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SUZUKI HANAKO

Department / Course College of Comprehensive Psychology Department of Comprehensive Psychology

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
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Academic background
1.	2012/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Kumamoto University Ph.D.(Medical Sciences)
2.	～2012/03	Doctorial Course │ Doctoral program in Medical Sciences │ Graduate School of Medical Sciences, │ Kumamoto University, │ Completed

Business career
1.	2012/04/01 ～ 2017/03/31	Assistant Professor │ GlobalCommons │ University of Tsukuba,
2.	2011/04/01 ～ 2012/03/31	Adjunct Faculty (Counselor) │ Health Center │ Kumamoto University,
3.	2009/04/01 ～ 2012/03/31	Research Fellow │ │ Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
4.	2004/06/01 ～ 2007/07/31	Senior Research Assistant │ │ McLean Hospital, Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program

Committee and society
1.	2021/07 ～	International Union of Psychological Science, Executive Committee Member
2.	2020/01 ～ 2023/12	American Psychological Association Committee for Global Psychology (CGP), Committee Member
3.	2019/06 ～ 2023/06	Japanese Psychological Association Executive Director
4.	2018/08 ～ 2020/08	American Psychological Association (APA) Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), International Section, Co-Chair
5.	2017/12 ～ 2023/09	Japanese Psychological Association Convention Committee
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Research activities
1.		American Psychological Association
2.		Japanese Psychological Association
3.		Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology
4.		Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research
5.		Japanese Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

Qualification and license
1.	2017	Clinical Psychologist (Japan)

Subject of research
1.	Decolonization and Cultural Translation of Psychology
2.	Multicultural Counseling
3.	Psychology and Global Issues
4.	Diversity and Well-being
5.	Intersectionality and Well-being
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Present specialized field
Counseling psychology (Keyword：Global Mental Health, Multicultural Counseling, Preventive Intervention, Mental health, Well-being, Career Development, Minorities)

Books
1.	2025	SEL interventions in East Asia: Design and implementation recommendationsSocial and Emotional Learning as Foundation for Future Readiness: Translating Research to Practice │ ,pp.187-200
2.	2025	Psychology in JapanThe Handbook of International Psychology │ ,pp.273-282
3.	2023	The role of empathy in improving SEL skills among educators and students in era of COVID-19Global Perspectives on Education Research │ ,pp.114-139
4.	2022	Cultural translation of SEL to Japanese educational contexts: Teachers’ perspectives on cultivating SEL competenciesNISSEM Global Briefs Volume III: Educational for the social the emotional and the sustainable SEL in context │ ,pp.50-64
5.	2017	Prevention of academic, cultural and behavioral problems among international student populations.In M. Israelashvili & J. L. Romano (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science. │ ,pp.408-431
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Papers
1.	2025	Cultural translation of career decision-making: Understanding practitioners’ perspectives from a multinational study on social and emotional learning │ International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance │
2.	2023	School refusal as a representation of questioning normality: Understanding the richness of socio-cultural transitions. │ Culture and Psychology │ 29 (3),pp.644-659
3.	2019	‘All other things being equal’: Conducting cross-cultural research in counselling psychology. │ Proceedings from the 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference, │ ,pp.162–175
4.	2019	Association between parental visitation and depressive symptoms among institutionalized children in Japan: a cross-sectional study │ BMC Psychiatry │ 19 (129),pp.1-9
5.	2018	Vocal aspect of social laughter during virtual interaction │ Working Papers em Linguistica │ 19 (2),pp.54-77
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/08	Bridging Borders: Unveiling a Global Mosaic of Inclusive Faculty Training Beyond the U.S.
2.	2024/07	Decolonizing the concepts of career and positive youth development
3.	2024/07	The many faces of psychology across the Asia pacific region
4.	2024/07	Why we need "cultural translation" of psychology terminologies for decolonization
5.	2023/11	Decolonizing methodologies: Understanding SEL research and practices in China, Japan, and South Korea.
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Works
1.	2025/03/07	Well-being
2.	2024/03/14	How psychology can contribute to reduce inequality
3.	2023/12/13	Using community perspectives to promote well-being for international students
4.	2023/03/24	Psychology and the SDGs: How psychology can help reduce inequalities
5.	2022/08/14	Legislation and Regulations of Psychology Licensure in Japan
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Winning science prize
1.	2025/08	American Psychological Association, Society for Counseling Psychology, International Section 2025 Excellent Contribution Award
2.	2008/04	Japanese Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2015/04 ～ 2019/03	Development and implementation of preventive intervention for international students
2.	2009/04 ～ 2012/03	Examining the effects of psychological stress on mental health and brain development among children living in foster care facilities

Subject
1.	英語P1
2.	英語P3
3.	英語S1
4.	英語S1
5.	英語S1
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