Current Resident SPF Fellows

Mr. Justin GOLDMAN was an Associate Research Fellow in Military Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore. Prior to his fellowship, he served as a US Marine and participated in two Western Pacific naval deployments ranging from Singapore to the United Arab Emirates. He provided humanitarian assistance in East Timor, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He graduated from Regis University in 2006 with a BA in International Policy. He later worked on a joint heavyweight torpedo program with the US-Royal Australian Navy, was a West Africa analyst for the Marine Corps, and deployed with the Africa Partnership Station onboard USS Fort McHenry. He earned an MSc in Strategic Studies in 2010 at RSIS.

Ms. Mihoko MATSUBARA served for nine years as a foreign liaison officer at the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Her worked earned her three letters of appreciation and 11 commendation coins from the US Forces Japan and Washington, and one commendation from the Ministry. She received her BA in Literature from Waseda University, Tokyo and an MA in International Relations and Economics from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University as a Fulbright Scholar. Her written work on the alliance and Chinese cyberwarfare has appeared twice in journals.