Nakao, G. (2018, December). Multicultural counseling: Consultation for foreign residents in Japan based on culture and psychological mechanism. (In Japanese: 多文化間カウンセリングの視点から: 文化とこころのメカニズムから考える在住外国人のための相談とは？) Invited lecturer at Aichi International Association (AIA).
Nakao, G. (2018, Jan 8th). The theory and practice of cross-cultural psychology: Culture assimilator and the practice of suspension of judgement for the viable training methods. (In Japanese: 異文化間心理学の理論と実践: 研修ツールとしての文化的同化法と判断保留のトレーニングに関して) Invited lecturer and facilitator of cross-cultural training at TechnoProducer Corporation in Tokyo.
Nakao, G. (2015, May). Multicultural issues in education and psychology: The perspective of cultural psychology (In Japanese). Invited lecturer at a course titled International Themes at Nanzan University
Nakao, G. (2014, February). A theoretical approach to the psychology of culture shock from the perspective of self-construal (In Japanese). One of the selected presenters at the final lecture of Prof. Fumio Watanabe, titled “Beyond Culture,” Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2013, November). Self-construal as the basis of cross-cultural psychology: Revisiting the self-concept in a globalizing world. Seminar of the New York Association of Young Scholars, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, New York.
Nakao, G., Ishimori, M., Harada, A., Nagaoka, C., de Almeida,I., Uchida, A.,& Ueda, M.(2024). The platform and representation of Comic-Con community: Field studies of Fan Expo and Anime-Con in Vancouver, Boston, and Taipei. Poster presentation accepted for the 65th annual conference of the Japanese Society of Social Psychology, Sep 1st, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. (In Japanese: コミコン・コミュニティにおけるプラットフォーム性と表象：バンクーバー・ボストン・台北のFan ExpoやAnime Conでのフィールド調査)
Igor de Almeida, Gen Nakao, Alethea Koh, Pamela Taylor, & Fabio José Cardias-Gomes (2023). Examining Amae from multiple languages: Analysis from Brazil, Japan, and the US. Poster presented at the 64th annual conference of the Japanese Society of Social Psychology, August 7th, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. (In Japanese: 甘えに関する多言語からの検討: ブラジル・日本・アメリカからの分析)
Schunk, F., Trommsdorff, G., Wong, N, & Nakao, G. (2022). Cyber- and Traditional Bullying as Global Challenges? Findings from Germany, Hong Kong, and Japan. Paper presentation accepted for the 16th Meeting of the German-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (GJSSS: https://gjsss.org/), March 2-4, Tokyo, Japan.
Schunk, F., Trommsdorff, G., Wong, N, & Nakao, G. (2022). Different Functions of Emotion Regulation in Linking Harmony Seeking and Rejection Avoidance to Life Satisfaction and Social Support Across Cultures. Poster presentation submitted for the 52nd DGPs (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie) Congress, September 10-15, Hildesheim, Germany.
Fabian, F., Trommsdorff, G., & Nakao, G. (2021, Sep). Cyberbullying as a Global Challenge: Findings from Germany and Japan. Paper presentation submitted for the 16th Meeting of the German-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (GJSSS: https://gjsss.org/), Tokyo, Japan.
Nakao, G. & Uchida, Y. (2021, July). Cultural similarities and differences in intercultural competence: Theory and empirical findings. Paper presentation accepted for the 32th International Congress of Psychology (ICP), 18-23 July 2021, Prague, Czech Republic.
Nakao, G. (2021, March). Struggles and strategies of foreign-born counselors: A qualitative inquiry into Japanese counselors. Paper presentation accepted for the XIII Congresso Internacional de Estudos Japoneses no Brasil; XXVI Encontro Nacional de Professores Universitários de Língua, Literatura e Cultura Japonesa, Online conference, 17-19 March 2021. [Link]
Haraguchi, M., Nakao, G., Toyota, T., Yamasaki, I., Dziyauddin, R., & Yoshida, Y. (Dec., 2020). Psychology, culture, and group dynamics as risk factors for heat strokes among students during heatwaves. A poster presented at the Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), Online conference, 1-17 December 2020.
Nakao, G. (2020, July). A review study of the premises, classification, and future tasks of intercultural competence. (In Japanese: 異文化間能力の前提・類型および実証的課題のレビュー) Poster presented at the 84th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Online Digital Poster, Toyo University, Hakusan Campus, Tokyo, Japan.
Liew, K. M., Tominaga, H., Maeura, N., Nakao, G., Arimoto, S., Imai, S., Ohno, Y., Yanagawa, H., & Uchida, Y. (2019, Sep). Nostalgia and Self-Relevant Neural Processing During Music Listening. Poster presented at the 83rd Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Sep. 13rd, Ritsumeikan University: Ibaraki campus, Osaka, Japan. [Link]
Nakao, G. (2019, Sep). Qualitative inquiry into discrepancies between doctoral students’ preferences for psychotherapy theoretical orientation: The Therapeutic Orientation Questionnaire (TOQ). (In Japanese: 心理カウンセラー研修生の心理療法理論の志向性に関する考察) Poster presented at the 83rd Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Sep. 13rd, Ritsumeikan University: Ibaraki campus, Osaka, Japan. [Link]
Uchida, Y., Tominaga, H., Nakao, G., & Maeura, N. (2018, Sep). Investigating the mind with biosensing technology. (In Japanese: 生理センシングでリアルなこころに迫る). Poster presented at the 2018 Kyoto University Academic Day, Kyoto, Japan. [Link]
Nakao, G. and Uchida, Y. (2018, Aug). What is cross-cultural competence from the perspective of the tolerance of ambiguity? (In Japanese: 曖昧さへの耐性の観点からみた異文化間能力とは？ 認知的完結欲求と文化的知性尺度を用いた検討)Poster presented at the 59th annual conference of the Japanese Society of Social Psychology, August 28th, Otemon Gakuin University, Ibaraki-city, Osaka, Japan.
Nakao, G., & Uchida, Y. (2016, Sep). Is holistic reasoning necessary for intercultural competence? An empirical study using Cultural Intelligence Scale. (In Japanese:異文化間能力には包括的認知が必要か？ 文化的知性尺度(Cultural Intelligence Scale)を用いた検討) Poster presented at the 57th annual conference of the Japanese Society of Social Psychology (Proceedings of the 57th annual conference of JSSP, p. 388), September 18th, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan. (This presentation was part of the research project which won the Young Scholar Incentive Award 2015 from the Japanese Society of Social Psychology (JSSP))
Nakao, G. (2016, August). Autonomy Reexamined: A Clinical Case Study of a Jamaican Client in the United States. Poster presented for the 23rd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) at WINC Aichi, Nagoya, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2016, July). Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) of foreign-born counselors in the United States: Multicultural counseling competence of Japanese counselors. Poster presented for the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP) at the PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2016, Feb). The integrative study of intercultural competence and holistic cognitive style. (In Japanese) Poster presented at Kokoro Sentan Unit, the conference of young graduate students/scholars of psychology at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2015, June). Qualitative inquiry into discrepancies between doctoral students’ preferences for psychotherapy theoretical orientation: The Therapeutic Orientation Questionnaire (TOQ). Poster presented at Kokoro Sentan Unit, the conference of young graduate students/scholars of psychology at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2015, June). Autonomy reexamined: A Jamaican client and a Japanese therapist in New York City. Paper presented at the international workshop, "Culture and Clinical Psychology Perspectives for the KOKORO Well-being Studies," Kokoro Research Center at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2014, September). The cultural challenges and strategies of Japanese counselors in multicultural settings: A qualitative inquiry. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Conference of SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research) Japan, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nakao, G. (2013, October). Utilizing the interpersonal theory of psychotherapy with high-risk adolescents in an urban school setting: A theoretical underpinning of improvement of attendance based on “the Sense-of-the-Other.” Paper presented at the 25th Annual Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York.
Nakao, G., & Suchday, S. (2013, May). Cognitive traits of terrorism: How does stress influence radical beliefs? Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Day, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Hagemann, L., Nakao, G., & Suchday, S. (2013, March). The impact of stress on radical beliefs. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York City.
Nakao, G. (2008, October). A study of intercultural competence through the life story research method: A case study of a successful Japanese entrepreneur in China. Poster presentation at the Seventh Annual Convention of the Japan Society for Multicultural Relations (JSMR), Tokyo, Japan.