Position Associate Professor
Faculty Social Psychology
Graduate School Social Psychology
Department Social Psychology

Career

April 2013: Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
April 2024: Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo

Research Areas

Social Psychology

1) Social Psychology

Engages in applied research from a social psychology perspective, focusing on how public opinions are formed and the influence of media and communication on contemporary social issues.

2) Political Psychology

Investigates how general voters, who lack specialized political knowledge, understand and behave in political contexts, by applying psychological insights.

3) Media and Communication Research

Explores how major shifts in the media environment—such as the decline in the status of mass media and increase in individual choices—affect people's values and behavior, and how these changes, in turn, shape society as a whole.