Vita
Takahiko Masuda, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Contact Information:
Department of Psychology University of Alberta P-355,
Biological Sciences Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E9
Phone: 780-492-7861
Fax: 780-492-1768
Email: tmasuda@ualberta.ca sites.psych.ualberta.ca/takamasuda
Education
| B.A. | 1993 | Psychology, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| M.A. | 1996 | Psychology, Kyoto University, Japan |
| M.A. | 1998 | Psychology (Culture & Cognition), University of Michigan, USA |
| PhD | 2003 | Psychology (Culture & Cognition), University of Michigan, USA |
Employment
| 2003-2005 | Center of Excellence, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 2005-2011 | Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2011-2018 | Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 2012 | Visiting Associate Professor, University of Michigan, USA |
| 2013 | Visiting Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2015-Present | Affiliate Researcher, Hokkaido University – Center For Experimental Research in Social Sciences, Japan |
| 2017-present | Summer Visiting Scholar, The Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotshubashi University, Japan |
| 2017-present | International Partner, Hokkaido University, Japan |
| 2018-Present |
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada. |
| 2019, Jan 1st – |
Visiting Professor, School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University Business School, Japan |
Grants/Scholarships/Awards/Honors
| 1996-1997 | Research Fellowships of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Scholarship (4,800,000 JPY) |
| 1997-2002 | Fulbright Scholarship (35,000 USD) |
| 2001 | Brickman Memorial Award, University of Michigan (1,000 USD) |
| 2003-2005 | Center for Excellence Research Grant, Hokkaido University (1,300,000 JPY) |
| 2005-2007 | Endowment Fund for Future, Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Research Fund University of Alberta (9,602 CAD) |
| 2007-2010 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant (109,068 CAD) |
| 2009 | Endowment Fund for Future, Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Research Fund University of Alberta (4,179 CAD) |
| 2010-2013 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant (109,520 CAD) |
| 2010 | Japanese Psychological Association Award for International Contributions to Psychology (Award for Distinguished Early and Middle Career Contributions, 50,000 JPY) |
| 2010 | Endowment Fund for Future, Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Research Fund University of Alberta (2,780 CAD) |
| 2011 | Book of the Year Award, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology. “Masuda, T., & Yamaghishi, T. (2010) Bunkashinrigaku [Cultural Psychology].” (100,000 JPY) |
| 2012 | Research Grant, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University (100,000 JPY) |
| 2013 | Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (1,588,000 JPY) |
| 2015 | Endowment Fund for Future, Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Research Fund University of Alberta (3,262 CAD) |
| 2016 | Killam Research Fund, Cornerstone Grant Program (6,882 CAD) |
| 2016 | Grant Assist Program Bridge Funding, University of Alberta (5,000 CAD) |
| 2016 |
Award for Excellence in Teaching, The Interdepartmental Science Students’ |
| 2017-2022 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant (169,236 CAD) |
| 2017 | Tolman Award: Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
Administrative Experience
| 2007-2008 | The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 2008-Present | The Psychology Subject Pool Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 2011-Present | The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| Present | Committee Member, Research Ethics Board 2, University of Alberta |
| 2017-Present | Member of the Research Committee, Prince Takamado Japanese Center, University of Alberta, Canada |
Community Service
| 2017-Present | President, Metro Edmonton Japanese Community School |
Organizational Experience
| 2012-Present | The Organizing Committee, Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Cultural Psychology Preconference. |
| 2012-Present | The Collaborative Organizer Committee, International Congress of Psychology (ICP), 2016 Yokohama |
| 2013 | The Scientific Organizing Committee, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), 2013 Los Angeles |
| 2016 | The Scientific Organizing Committee, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), 2016 Nagoya |
Committee – Reviewer Experience
| 2007-2008 | Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. |
| 2008 | Reviewer, National Science Foundation, USA |
| 2008-2009 | Member, Adjudication Committee (#10 – Psychology) Standard Research Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. |
| 2010-2011 | Member, Adjudication Committee (#10 – Psychology) Standard Research Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. |
| 2011 | Reviewer, National Science Foundation, USA |
| 2011 | Reviewer, Switzerland National Foundation, Switzerland. |
| 2012 | Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. |
Editorial Experience
| Associate Editor | |
| 2017-Present | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Attitude and Social Cognition |
| 2015-Present | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| 2015-Present | Frontiers in Psychology: Cultural Psychology |
| Consulting Editor | |
| 2008-Present | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin |
| 2009-2015 | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| 2014-Present | Asian Journal of Social Psychology |
| 2014-Present | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes |
| Ad hoc Journal Reviewer | |
| Attention, Perception & Psychophysics | |
| Child Development | |
| Cognition | |
| Cognitive Science | |
| Emotion | |
| European Journal of Social Psychology | |
| Frontiers in Cultural Psychology | |
| IEICE Tranactions | |
| International Journal of Psychology | |
| Japanese Psychological Research | |
| Journal of Experimental Child Psychology | |
| Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance | |
| Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition | |
| Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | |
| Journal of Nonverbal Behavior | |
| Mind & Society-a journal of cognitive and epistemological studies on economics and social science | |
| Neuro Image | |
| Perspectives on Psychological Science | |
| PLoSOne | |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America | |
| Psychological Science | |
| Royal Society Open Science | |
| Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology |
Professional Affiliations
| Asian Association of Social Psychology | |
| American Psychological Society | |
| Canadial Psychological Association | |
| Cognitive Science Society | |
| Japanese Group Dynamics Association | |
| Japanese Psychological Association | |
| Japanese Social Psychology Association | |
| Society of Experimental Social Psychology | |
| Society of Personality and Social Psychology |
Invited Talks
| Conferences/Workshops | |
| Japan | Japanese Psychological Association |
| Japan Society of Developmental Psychology | |
| JPA-Developmental Psychology Research Group “Doyoken”, Saitama University | |
| Japan Society for Research on Emotions | |
| Educational/Practical Research Forum, Hyogo Teachers University | |
| Canada | Social & Personality Preconference, Canadian Psychological Association |
| University/Educational Organizations | |
| Japan | Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan |
| Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan | |
| Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Keio University-SFC, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Kobe Univerisity, Kobe, Japan | |
| Jyochi (Sophia) University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tamagawa University Kindergarten, Kagawaga, Japan | |
| Tokyo Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Nara Women’s University, Nara, Japan | |
| Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan | |
| Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan | |
| Waki Junior High School, Iwakuni, Japan | |
| Canada | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| USA | University of Michigan, USA |
| Singapore | Singapore Management University, Singapore |