Haruka Higa

Born and raised in Okinawa, Japan, Haruka Snyder received her M.A. in linguistics from Syracuse University and B.A. in English language and literature from Kanagawa University in Japan. She was a teaching assistant in Japanese at Syracuse University and also taught at University of Maryland University College Asia (now University of Maryland Global Campus Asia). Snyder has also taught at an English language teaching company in Japan.

Research Interests

Language teaching pedagogy, bilingualism, second language acquisition, speech development, teacher education, Okinawan language

Appointed to the Faculty

Educational Background

M.A., Syracuse University
B.A., Kanagawa University