Stephanie Ann Houghton PhD is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University in Japan. She is co-editor, with Melina Porto, of a new 'Intercultural Communication and Language Education' book series (Springer Nature). She has published multiple academic books, and articles in peer-reviewed international journals. She is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World(r) 2016 (33rd Edition). She has also received numerous awards from the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England including 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century (10th edition, 2017), World Leader of the Humanities 2016, Top 100 Educators 2016, Top 100 Professionals 2016, The Da Vinci Diamond for Inspirational Accomplishment (2016), the Cambridge Certificate for Outstanding Professional Achievement, and she has also been nominated for Woman of the Year 2016.