Profile

Yasumitsu JIKIHARAJunior Associate Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

Profile

Research Interests

Forensic Psychology

Developmental Psychopathology

Family Psychology


Education

Apr 2019 - Mar 2021: Ph.D. in Lifespan Developmental Science, Tsukuba University, Tokyo, Japan


Apr 2016 - Mar 2018: M.A. in Counseling, Tsukuba University, Tokyo, Japan


Apr 2002 - Mar 2006: Bachelor of Arts in Laws, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan


Degree

Ph.D. in Lifespan Developmental Science, Tsukuba University

M.A. in Counseling, Tsukuba University


Honors and Awards

Mar 2021: President's Award, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba


Work History

Apr 2024 - Present: Junior Associate Professor, Osaka University


Apr 2021 - Mar 2024: Junior Associate Professor, University of Toyama


Apr 2020 - Mar 2021: Family Court Investigating Officer, Kobe Family Court


Apr 2019 - Mar 2020: Instructor, The Training and Research Institute for Court Officials


Apr 2017 - Mar 2020: Family Court Investigating Officer, Tokyo Family Court


Apr 2014 - Mar 2017: Court Officer, Supreme Court of Japan


Apr 2011 - Mar 2014: Family Court Investigating Officer, Nagasaki Family Court


Mar 2009 - Mar 2011: Family Court Investigating Officer, Matsue Family Court


Apr 2007 - Mar 2009: Assistant Family Court Investigating Officer, Matsue Family Court



Qualifications

Oct 2019: Certified Public Psychologist


Committee Experience

Nov 2021 - Present: Standing Editorial Board Member, Japan Society of Certified Public Psychologists


Apr 2021 - Mar 2024: Secretary-General, Japanese Association for Research on Children of Divorced Families and Stepfamilies


Oct 2020 - Mar 2021: Associate Editor-in-Chief, Japanese Association for Research on Children of Divorced Families and Stepfamilies


Sep 2019 - Sep 2020: Editorial Committee Member, Japanese Association for Research on Children of Divorced Families and Stepfamilies


Mar 2019 - Mar 2024: Director, Japanese Association for Research on Children of Divorced Families and Stepfamilies


Jan 2020 - Dec 2020: Associate Editor-in-Chief, Newsletter Committee, Japanese Society for Developmental Psychology


Jan 2019 - Dec 2019: Newsletter Committee Member, Japanese Society for Developmental Psychology



Professional Memberships

Japanese Association of Family Therapy


Japanese Society for Developmental Psychology


Japanese Psychological Association


Japanese Association of Family Psychology


Japanese Association of Educational Psychology


Japanese Association for Research on Children of Divorced Families and Stepfamilies


Japan Society of Family Sociology


National Council on Family Relations


Association of Family and Conciliation Courts


Japanese Association of Criminal Psychology


Japanese Association of Certified Public Psychologists


Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology


Grants


Education History

Apr, 2024 - Aug, 2024 Personality Psychology  (Osaka University)

Apr, 2024 - Aug, 2024 Support Theory and Applications in Forensics and Criminology Area  (Osaka University)

Apr, 2024 - Aug, 2024 Laboratory in Clinical Study of Education II(Seminar in Psychology)  (Osaka University)

Apr, 2024 - Aug, 2024 Seminar in Educational Psychology I  (Osaka University)


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