This is the main website of Rick Lavin, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto.

I teach science English (ESP, EAP) and general English in the Faculty (FESSPUK) and associated Graduate School (GSESSPUK) of Environmental & Symbiotic Sciences, which offers Masters and doctoral programs.

My major research interest is Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), and I'm also keenly interested in reading (mainly extensive reading) and vocabulary.

My email address is rlavin at pu-kumamoto and guess the rest. (Hint: it's an academic site in Japan.)