Self-Efficacy and Learning Behavior Laboratory
Program in English Language and Culture Education, School of Education,
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University

2025-2026

• Event organized by lab featuring spoken word performer, Liam Coady, on ways to integrate English poetry reading and writing in Japanese classrooms

• Event organized by lab featuring guest speaker, Patrick Murphy, on updated teaching practices for High School English Speech and Debate in Japan

• Lab Director chosen as the recipient of the IAIR Early Career Award at the IAIR & IACCP Conference 2025 in Brisbane, Australia

• Lab Director and Prof. Toshimune Kambara's Psycholinguistics Laboratory members published an article in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience

• Second workshop on creative communication developed by our lab coordinated with Western Carolina University faculty

• Lab Director served as a panelist for the Hiroshima Jogakuin JHS (2nd Year) Peace Studies Course

2024-2025

• Lab Director discusses linguistics and language education on You Know What I Would Do, a podcast hosted by Mike Castle and Joey Greer 

• Lab members attend and co-present poster for the 12th International Symposium of Linguapax Asia 2024 hosted by Eikei University of Hiroshima (日本語)

• Lab Director and JMU Collaborator Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman awarded Phase 1 Seed Money Funding from the International Network of Universities (INU)

• Lab Director awarded the INU Researcher Mobility Award to collaborate with Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman at James Madison University (JMU)

• Lab Director and Kyoei senior provide keynote presentation on creative thinking and education at Hiroshima JET ALT Orientation 2024

• Lab Director and Kyoei Lab Students spearhead presentations and mock lessons for English education at Hiroshima University Open Campus 2024

• Coordinated study abroad panel symposium with a Kyoei semester abroad student, Takehara ALT, Mr. Matthew Loomis, and Dr. Aaron Sponseller

• Lab members visited Prof. Shinya's biomechanics lab and Prof. Yamane's phonology and phonetics lab in a lunch research meeting exchange

• Co-coordinated teacher training workshop on task-based language teaching with U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow, Ms. Claire Lee

• Lab Director and mentee Gahl Liberzon presented student research poster for the APA Division 37 and ABCT Student Symposium 2024 (Virtual)

• Lab Director and Dr. Sponseller presented research progress on study abroad motivation with mentees at Osaka JALT Conference 2024

• Collaborative research article published in the journal Word with Dr. Toshimune Kambara and the psycholingustics laboratory

• Dr. Delakorda Kawashima and the Lab Director served as panelists for the Hiroshima Jogakuin JHS/SHS Peace Studies Course

• Lab Director gave an oral presentation with mentee Gahl Liberzon at the ISQOLS 2024 Winter Virtual Conference

2022-2023

• New co-authored journal article published in Communications Psychology with international collaborative research team

• New co-authored journal article published in Psychological Assessment with international collaborative research team

• Lab Director presented an abstract poster for the virtual showcase of the Global Flourishing Conference 2023

• Lab Director gave an online lecture on intercultural communication for the All-Japan International Student Committee (AJISC)

• Lab Director presented grant work progress at International Network of Educational Institutes (INEI) annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea

• New co-authored article published with Dr. Takuya Fujikawa on effortful control traits and interoceptive attention tendencies

• Lab Director and Doctoral Student Shizuki Saruta presented posters at IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology in Vancouver, Canada

• Lab Director presented research progress at a seminar organized by Dr. Mayu Koike (Institute of Science Tokyo) for students at Science Tokyo

• Special event workshop on creative communication developed by our lab coordinated with Western Carolina University faculty

• Workshop on improving team teaching led by our lab and Dr. Brett Walter conducted with ALTs and English education majors

• New co-authored article published with Dr. Shogo Hihara (Matsuyama Univ.) on trauma exposure, post-traumatic stress, and identity content in Japan

• New co-authored journal article published with Dr. Kohei Kambara (Doshisha Univ.) on processing modes and mindfulness in Japan

• Lab Director appeared as commentator at Kyoto University Research Administration Center event with Dr. Rafik Hadfi

• English education student who rehearsed with lab wins 3rd prize at the Waseda English Speaking Society's Okuma Cup

• Kabir Lab produces English educational materials and implementation for Super Science High School's scientific writing workshop

• Lab Director featured on nationally televised series, Why Did You Come to Japan? (TV Tokyo)【広島のスピッツ大好きＹＯＵ】

• Collaborative research article led by Lab Director on adolescent well-being in Ghana featured in science communication press