Profile
education
languages
March 2015
Ph.D. International Public Policy
Osaka University (Japan)
Advisor: Dr. Naoto Yamauchi
Thesis: Empirical Analysis on Subjective Well-being and Family Relationships
May 2010
M.S. Human Development and Family Studies
Concentration: Family Life and Parent Education
North Carolina State University (USA)
Advisor: Dr. Karen DeBord
Final Project: What Works for Child Maltreatment Prevention: Strategies to Manage Parental Stress, Increase Social Support and Reduce Economic Hardship
March 2008
B.A. Human Sciences
Osaka University (Japan)
Thesis: The Relationships between Early Adult Attachment Styles and Coping with Stressful Events
English (fluent)
Japanese (native)
skills
Stata
SPSS
MS Office
Grant writing
Database management
work experience
2010 - present
April 2015–present
Contract Researcher
Aiiku Research Institute (Former: Japan Child and Family Research Institute)
April 2015–present
Visiting Researcher
Japan Institute for Public Policy Studies
April 2013–March 2015
Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2)
Osaka University (Japan)
April 2014-August 2014
Teaching Assistant of Applied Econometrics I
Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University (Japan)
August 2012–September 2012
Research Assistant
Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
June 2012–March 2015
Managing Editor of The Nonprofit Review
Japan NPO Research Association
November 2011–March 2013
Research Assistant
Center for Nonprofit Research and Information, Osaka University (Japan)
June 2010 – June 2011
Program Development Specialist Intern
Telamon Corporation North Carolina (USA)
June 2010 – June 2011
Health and Safety Publication Developer
NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
academic society
Japan Society of Family Sociology
Japanese Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
National Council on Family Relations
licensures
2010 - present
scholarships & awards
April 2013–March 2015
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
May 2013
Eligibility for Exemption from Repayment of the Entire Loan for Graduate School Students with Outstanding Results
Japan Student Services Organization
August 2008-May 2010
Long-Term Student Support Scholarship
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology