Research theme for competitive and other funds (8):
2015 - 2018 What is the factor of electronic books causes negative effects on social development in infancy? How is it reduced?
2015 - 2018 絵本の読みあい活動における読み手と聞き手の関係性の促進に関する実証的研究
2016 - 2017 Travel to the UK by three developmental psychologists from Japan taking part in a UK-Japan joint seminar on the effect of digital technology on social and cognitive development, resulting in a publication and further collaboration, Lancaster, March 2017
Yumiko Ishikawa, Tsutomu Mizutani, Yu Saito, Ayumi Sato, Takeshi Kono, Hisao Kobayashi. Measuring the pattern of hemodynamic response during picture book reading in experts and non-experts. International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 2017. Vol. 24. 91-102
Ayumi Sato. Shared book reading has positive effects on parent-child relationship: is it true or not?. Baby Science. 2017. Vol. 16. 18-27
Yu Saito, Yumiko Ishikawa, Tsutomu Mizutani, Ayumi Sato, Takeshi Kono, Hisako Kobayashi. The Process of Expertise in Reading Picture-book: Questionnaire and Interview Study. The Journal of International Association of Early Childhood Education. 2016. 23. 93-102
Ayumi Sato, Shoji Itakura, Ichiro Uchiyama. Does shared book reading between mother and infant improve the quality of their relationships?. International Convention of Psychological Science. 2017
Ayumi Sato, Shoji Itakura, Ichiro Uchiyama. Shared book reading enhances child language development? An interventional study. Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development. 2017
Ayumi Sato, Tomomi Sato, Charlie Lewis, Yumiko Ishikawa, Yu Saito, Shoji Itakura, Etsuo Horikawa. The curse of technology? Electronic books reduce joint attention between mother and infant. SRCD Special Topic Meeting: Technology and Media in Children's Development. 2016
Ayumi Sato, Tomomi Sato, Charlie Lewis, Yumiko Ishikawa, Yu Saito, Shoji Itakura, Etsuo Horikawa. The message is in the medium: Electronic vs. paper picture-books influence joint attention in mother-infant interaction. First Lancaster Conference on Infant and Child Development. 2016
Ayumi Sato, Tomomi Sato, Yumiko Ishikawa, Yu Saito, Etuo Horikawa. The Effect of Electronic Picture-books Interactions between Mother and Infant on Joint Attention and Their Gazes. 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. 2016
The influence of mothers’ involvement on young children’s social cognitive ability through the lens of attachment, joint attention, and theory of mind
(79th JPA Conference 2015)
Lifespan development of theory of mind
(JSDP 26th Conference 2015)
2017/03 - 現在 Shimane University Faculty of Human Science Lecturer
2016/12 - 2017/03 Lancaster University Department of Psychology Visiting Researcher
2016/01 - 2017/03 Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters Assistant Teaching/Research Staff
2016/02 - 2016/03 Lancaster University Department of Psychology Visiting Researcher
2015/04 - 2015/12 Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Research Fellow
2013/11 - 2015/03 NTTコミュニケーション科学基礎研究所 客員研究員
2013/04 - 2015/03 Saga University Faculty of Medicine visiting fellow
2013/04 - 2015/03 Kyoto Tachibana University Faculty of Health Sciences Assistant Professor
2012/04 - 2013/03 Saga University Faculty of Medicine Assistant Professor
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Awards (2):
2016/08 - Lancaster Conference on Infant and Children Developmen Travel Grant The message is in the medium: Electronic vs. paper picture-books influence joint attention in mother-infant interaction
2007/12 - Kansai Psychological Society Research Encouragement Prize at 119th Conference