Dr. Melodie Cook has been teaching in Japan and Canada since 1992. Her research interests include teacher education, expatriate experiences with high-stakes testing in Japan, expatriate experiences...view moreDr. Melodie Cook has been teaching in Japan and Canada since 1992. Her research interests include teacher education, expatriate experiences with high-stakes testing in Japan, expatriate experiences with supplementary education in Japan, and more recently, working with foster and adoptive children in Japanese schools. She is a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture and the mother of adoptive and foster children.view less