Credentials

BA (Intercultural Education) Sophia University, Tokyo,

MSEd (Mental Health Counseling) Fordham University,

PhD (Social/Cultural Psychology) Kyoto University

• BA thesis

A study of intercultural competence through the life story research method: A case study of a successful Japanese entrepreneur in China.

(A thesis written in Japanese)

Advisor: Prof. Fumio Watanabe

• Paper submitted for the MSEd comp exam

Theory and case analysis paper: Person-centered and Gestalt therapy for Jaylin

• Doctoral Dissertation

Personality and cognitive traits of intercultural competence

(A thesis written in Japanese)

Committee: Prof. Yukiko Uchida (advisor), Prof. Jun Saiki, Prof. Yasuko Funabiki

Abstract & Committee's comment in Japanese

Supervised Clinical Training:

• Apr. 2013-Feb. 2014 Behavioral Medicine Clinician

The Max & Celia Parnes Family Psychological and Psycho-educational Services Clinic

Clinical supervisor: Alexis Conason, PsyD [Link]

• Aug. 2010-July 2011 Mental Health Counselor Extern,

Bronx Youth/A.L.O.T. (Albert's Leaders of Tomorrow) Program,

BronxTHUNDER and IT-2 program, Preventive Intervention Research Center,

Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Clinical supervisor: Ken Wilson, PsyD