NL310 Professor

•  Phone: (410) 293-6545
•  E-mail: cfujimur@usna.edu
•   Department of Leadership, Ethics, Law, Luce Hall (Mail Stop 7-B) 112 Cooper Road Annapolis, MD 21402-5022

Dr. Fujimura is an anthropologist and professor at the United States Naval Academy and has published widely on global cross-cultural competence development for the United States military and most recently on cyber culture studies. Her work focuses on developing effective communication in the military and the role of global cultural acuity in peacekeeping operations. Dr. Fujimura’s goal is to enhance communication and cultural competence among leaders in the armed forces and professionals engaged in international negotiations.

In her spare time at work, Dr. Fujimura offers individual strengths-based coaching and global communication workshops. Dr. Fujimura received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Russian Studies (French Minor) at Bowdoin College, Maine. She went on to receive her M.A. in Geography and her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Most recently Dr. Fujimura was the recipient of the Admiral Jay Johnson Professorship in Leadership and Ethics at USNA. In 2006 Dr. Fujimura was the recipient of the Class of 1951 Civilian Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, The United States Naval Academy, presented in honor of Professor Theodore J. Benac as well as the USNA Service Award in 2021.

Dr. Fujimura’s publications cover a wide range of scholarly topics including Russia’s Abandoned Children (Praeger 2005), Developing Cross-Cultural Competence for Leaders (with Dr. Joseph J. Thomas, Routledge 2022) and Communication Between Cultures (Cengage 2025). Besides her research at home and abroad, Dr. Fujimura is actively involved in training her Belgian Malinois companions in tracking (Search and Rescue), obedience and agility.