Okumura Katharine

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Associate Professor

Research field (2)： Foreign language education , Education - general

Research keywords (5)： Social contribution of universities , Intercultural contact in Japan , Intercultural education , Migrant integration policy and practice , Multicultural society

Research theme for competitive and other funds (2)：

2023 - 2026 Development of an intercultural communication support program for multicultural communities
2021 - 2024 Development of a Sustainable Support System for Foreign Residents in the Post-COVID-19 Era.

Papers (7)：

Katharine Okumura. Multicultural Workplaces in Japan and the Third Mission of Universities: Host Society Attitudes Toward Foreign Workers and Implications for Higher Education in Japan. Bulletin of the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education Tohoku University. 2023. 9. 71-84
Kathy Okumura. Friendship, Rivalry, or Indifference? Understanding the Attitudes of Japanese Workers toward Technical Intern Trainees. Migration Policy Review. 2022. 14. 158-176
Katharine Okumura. Searching for the Voice of the Other: A Review of Literature on Japan's Technical Intern Trainees from the Perspective of Social Inclusion. Kobe College Studies. 2021. 68. 1. 57-75
Kathy Okumura. An Examination of Intercultural Contact Opportunities at Japanese Universities. Kobe College Studies. 2020. 67. 1. 47-68
Kathy Okumura. Work-Life Balance: A Male Perspective (findings from a survey of attitudes among Japanese and non-Japanese men). Kobe College Women's Studies Forum. 2016. 30. 117-137

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Books (1)：

An Introduction to Translation and Spoken Language Interpreting
Osaka Kyoiku Tosho 2016 ISBN:4271410179

Lectures and oral presentations (6)：

Third Mission Opportunities in Multicultural Japan: Host Society Attitudes Toward Foreign Workers and Implications for Higher Education
(Ritsumeikan University Asia-Japan Research Institute International Workshop: “From the Frontier of Asian Diaspora Studies: Perspectives on Migrants, Refugees, and Returnee Diasporas” 2023)
A Glimpse into Multicultural Blue-Collar Worksites in Japan: Findings from fieldwork exploring feelings, relationships, and expectations of Japanese workers toward technical intern trainees
(2022 Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies (JAMPS) Winter Conference 2022)
Intercultural Relations with Technical Intern Trainees: Examining the intercultural attitudes, skills and knowledge of Japanese workers
(43rd Conference of the Intercultural Education Society of Japan 2022)
On the Impact of Contact: How does occupational intergroup contact impact the attitudes and behavior of Japanese employees?
(Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies (JAMPS) Spring 2021 Annual Conference 2021)
International Students Working with Communities: An examination of the settlement needs of specified skill workers
(The 25th JAISE Annual Conference 2020)

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Education (4)：

2020 - 2023 Tohoku University Graduate School of Education
2019 - 2020 University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences School of Education
1999 - 2000 University of Queensland School of Languages and Cultures
1988 - 1993 University of Sydney Faculty of Arts Department of Foreign Languages

Professional career (4)：

PhD (Education) (Tohoku University)
MA (International Education) (University of Sydney)
MA (Japanese Interpreting and Translation) (University of Queensland)
Bachelor of Arts (French) (University of Sydney)

Work history (6)：

2024/04 - 現在 Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Associate Professor
2001/04 - 現在 Freelance interpreter and translator
2012/04 - 2024/03 Kobe College Faculty of Letters Department of English Associate professor
2014/04 - 2015/07 Kansai University Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research Part time lecturer
2001/04 - 2012/02 Mazda Motor Company In-house interpreter and translator

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Association Membership(s) (6)：

Japan Mirai: Japan Platform for Migrant Workers Toward Responsible and Inclusive Society , Japan Comparative Education Society , Comparative and International Education Society , Australian Association for Research in Education , Intercultural Education Society of Japan , Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies

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