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SUZUKI HANAKO

Department / Course College of Comprehensive Psychology Department of Comprehensive Psychology

Title / Position 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.	～2012/03	Doctorial Course │ Doctoral program in Medical Sciences │ Graduate School of Medical Sciences, │ Kumamoto University, │ Completed
3.	～2007/05	Master Course │ Mental Health Counseling │ Lynch Graduate School of Education, Department of Counseling Psychology, │ Boston College │ Completed
4.	～2005/05	Major in Psychology, Minor in Rehabilitation Counseling │ College of Arts and Sciences, │ Boston University │ Graduated

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 (CGPP), 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.	Multicultural Counseling
2.	Decolonization and Cultural Translation of Psychology
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：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 │ ,pp.50-64
2.	2022	The role of empathy in improving SEL skills among educators and students in era of COVID-19
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
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
5.	2013	Biomedical model. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology │ ,pp.142–143.
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Papers
1.	2023	School refusal as a representation of questioning normality: Understanding the richness of socio-cultural transitions. │ Culture and Psychology │ 29 (3),pp.644-659
2.	2019	‘All other things being equal’: Conducting cross-cultural research in counselling psychology. │ Proceedings from the 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference, │ ,pp.162–175
3.	2019	Association between parental visitation and depressive symptoms among institutionalized children in Japan: a cross-sectional study │ BMC Psychiatry │ 19 (129),pp.1-9
4.	2018	Vocal aspect of social laughter during virtual interaction │ Working Papers em Linguistica │ 19 (2),pp.54-77
5.	2016	Explaining the effectiveness of the Contrast Culture Method for managing interpersonal interactions across cultures │ Journal of International Students │ 6 (1),pp.73-92
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/11	Decolonizing methodologies: Understanding SEL research and practices in China, Japan, and South Korea.
2.	2023/10	Multicultural issues and training in counseling education in Japan
3.	2023/09	Indigenizing psychology: Disrupting settler-colonial ideologies of sameness
4.	2023/09	Psychology’s path forward: Trauma-informed and culturally attuned care
5.	2022/11	How can we reduce inequalities? Applications of psychological sciences to global challenges
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Works
1.	2023/12/13	Using community perspectives to promote well-being for international students
2.	2023/03/24	Psychology and the SDGs: How psychology can help reduce inequalities
3.	2022/08/14	Legislation and Regulations of Psychology Licensure in Japan
4.	2022/07/30	Current issues in diversity and inclusion
5.	2022/04/28	Cultural Translation of SEL to Japanese Educational Contexts: Teachers’ Perspectives on Cultivating SEL Competencies (オンライン)
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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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