Honorary Member
Edward Sapir Society of Japan, 2015

Special Priority Funds Grantee
Japan Women’s University, 2014

Exchange Researcher
Waseda University, 2012

Short-Term Research Grant
Japan Foundation, 2012

Spencer Small Research Grant
Spencer Foundation, 1998

Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Academy of Education, Stanford University, 1995-1996

Harvard-Radcliffe Certificate of Distinction in Teaching
1990

Dokkyo International Cooperation Research Fellowship
Dokkyo University, Summer 1989

American Association of Applied Linguistics Graduate Student Prize
Awarded for the best paper presented at AAAL conference by a graduate student, 1989

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship
Harvard University, 1987

Harvard University Grant-in-Aid
Harvard University, 1983-1989

Suminoto Travel-Study Fellowship
Yale University, 1974-1975

Full-year Sabbatical
2005-2006; 2019-2020

Kolvenbach Grant
2018

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teaching/Mentoring Award
2012

Research Incentive Grant
2009

Teachers for a New Era
Carnegie Corporation-supported grant to Boston College, 2006-2007; 2008; 2009

Faculty Fellowship
Spring 2003

Faculty Fellowship
Declined in order to accept Spencer Fellowship, Spring 1996

Teaching/Advising Grant
1995-1996; 2002-2003; 2003-2004; 2006-2007; 2009

Small Research Grant
Summer 1993; Fall 2004; Summer 2005