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（Last updated : 2023-07-05 15:24:27）

SUZUKI HANAKO

Department / Course College of Comprehensive Psychology Department of Comprehensive Psychology

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Human Science
2.	Research Organization of Science and Technology Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science

Academic background
1.	2012/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Kumamoto University Ph.D.(Medical Sciences)
2.	～2007/05	Master Course │ Mental Health Counseling │ Lynch Graduate School of Education, Department of Counseling Psychology, │ Boston College │ Completed
3.	～2005/05	Major in Psychology, Minor in Rehabilitation Counseling │ College of Arts and Sciences, │ Boston University │ Graduated
4.	～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	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 ～	American Psychological Association Committee for International Relations in Psychology (CIRP), Committee Member
3.	2019/06 ～	Japanese Psychological Association Director
4.	2018/08 ～ 2020/08	American Psychological Association (APA) Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), International Section, Co-Chair
5.	2017/11 ～ 2019/06	Japanese Psychological Association
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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.	Development of preventive intervention targeted at international students residing in Japan
2.	Cross-cultural research on grief
3.	Cross-cultural research on laughter and communication
4.	Identity issues of international psychologists
5.	International students’ identity and career development

Present specialized field
Counseling psychology (Keyword：Counseling Psychology, Multicultural Counseling, Preventive Intervention, Mental health, Well-being, Acculturation, Identity, Career Development, International Students, Immigrants, Minorities)

Books
1.	2022	Cultural translation of SEL to Japanese educational contexts: Teachers’ perspectives on cultivating SEL competencies │ NISSEM Global Briefs Volume III: Educational for the social the emotional and the sustainable SEL in context │ ,pp.50-64 (Co-authored)
2.	2022	The role of empathy in improving SEL skills among educators and students in era of COVID-19 │ Global Perspectives on Education Research │ (Co-authored)
3.	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 (Co-authored)
4.	2016	Tsukuba's international community: Globalization in action. In D. Fujimoto, J. Harper, S. Lee, L. Rogers, & M. Tomioka (Eds.). Readings on diversity issues: From xenophobia and hate speech to identity, women, and privilege in Japan. │ ,pp.37-51 (Co-authored)
5.	2013	Biomedical model. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology │ ,pp.142–143. (Co-authored)
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Papers
1.	2019	‘All other things being equal’: Conducting cross-cultural research in counselling psychology. │ Proceedings from the 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference, │ ,pp.162–175 (Co-authored)
2.	2019	Association between parental visitation and depressive symptoms among institutionalized children in Japan: a cross-sectional study │ BMC Psychiatry │ 19 (129),pp.1-9 (Co-authored)
3.	2018	Vocal aspect of social laughter during virtual interaction │ Working Papers em Linguistica │ 19 (2),pp.54-77 (Co-authored)
4.	2016	Explaining the effectiveness of the Contrast Culture Method for managing interpersonal interactions across cultures │ Journal of International Students │ 6 (1),pp.73-92 (Co-authored)
5.	2015	Roles of attachment and self-esteem: Impact of early life stress on depressive symptoms among Japanese institutionalized children │ BMC Psychiatry │ 15 (8) (Co-authored)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2021/08	Deep Listening and Complex Communication in Developing Educator SEL Skills (Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association)
2.	2021/07	Social emotional learning unique to Japanese educational context: findings from multinational study (International Congress of Psychology 2020+)
3.	2020/08	Understanding SEL in Japanese educational context. (Social Emotional Learning and Career Development 2020 Online Mini-conference.)
4.	2019/08	Legislation process and development of psychological licensure in Japan. In B.-J. Hwang (Chair), Establishment of psychologist license laws in East Asian countries. (Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association)
5.	2019/08	Japanese practitioners’ views on DSM-5 persistent complex bereavement disorder (Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association)
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Works
1.	2022/04/28	Cultural Translation of SEL to Japanese Educational Contexts: Teachers’ Perspectives on Cultivating SEL Competencies (オンライン)
2.	2022/03/24	Legislation and Regulations of Professional Psychology Licensure in Japan (Online)
3.	2021/11/19	Psychology in Action: Leading for the Climate
4.	2017/09	Providing preventive intervention to promote wellness among increasing international students in Japan (LaBRI, University of Bordeaux, France.)

Winning science prize
1.	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

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