SHIBATA Seiji PhD (psychology)

Professor
Department of Human Psychology, Sagami Women’s University

2-1-1 Bunkyo Minami-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0383, Japan

Research Interests:

  • Restorative environments
  • Nature-Human connection

Qualifications:

2005 Ph.D., Psychology, Doshisha University
1997 M.A., Psychology, Doshisha University
1995 B.A., Psychology, Doshisha University

Appointments:

2016 — present Professor, Dept. of Human Psychology, Sagami Women’s University
2011 — 2016 Associate Professor, Dept. of Human Psychology, Sagami Women’s University
2008 — 2011 Lecturer, Dept. of Human Psychology, Sagami Women’s University
2001 — 2005 Research Associate, Dept. of Psychology, Bunkyo Women's University (currently Bunkyo Gakuin University)

Other Professional Activities:

2019 — present President, The Japanese Society of Environmental Psychology
2019 — present Board Member, The Japanese Society of Environmental Psychology
2014 — 2017 Vice President, Man-Environment Research Association (MERA)
2014 — 2017 Board Member, Man-Environment Research Association (MERA)
2013 — 2018 Chief Editor, Japanese Journal of Environmental Psychology
2012 — present Editorial Board Member, Japanese Journal of Environmental Psychology
2008 — 2014 Board Member, The Japanese Society of Environmental Psychology
2006 — present Editorial Board Member, MERA Journal

Academic Society Memberships:

Japan
  • The Japanese Psychological Association
  • The Japanese Society of Environmental Psychology
  • Man-Environment Research Association
  • Japan Society for Research on Emotions
International
  • International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
  • International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS)