Biography

Steve McCarty was born in Boston and became a full Professor in Japan. He currently lectures for Osaka Jogakuin University. From 2004-2024 he presented for the Japanese government foreign aid agency JICA. At Kansai University from 2015-2020 he taught international ICT classes and held a unique Global Faculty Development position. Since 1998 he is the World Association for Online Education (WAOE) President. NEW: Digital Education Working Group, EU-funded Indo-Pacific European Hub for Digital Partnerships (2024-2027). His CV documents 255 publications, and presentations on 103 different topics (including 10 international conference keynote addresses), with 617+ citations recognized by Google Scholar. His work spans online education, bilingualism, language teaching with technology, Japan, Asia, faculty development, and the academic life. His research memoir and lifelong connections to Japan form a chapter in the 2022 book A Passion for Japan: A Collection of Personal Narratives. His academic career and views about the future are discussed in a December 2024 interview by the Japan Association for Language Teaching (see Works below for open access to nearly everything).