Komisarof, Adam

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Affiliation

Faculty of Letters (Hiyoshi)

Position

Professor
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Career 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2000.04
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    2006.03

    Shobi University, Department of Policy Management, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

  • 2006.04
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    2016.03

    Reitaku University, Department of Economic Studies & Business Administration, Associate Professor, Professor

  • 2012.04
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    2013.03

    University of Oxford, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Visiting Academic

  • 2016.04
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    Present

    Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Professor

  • 2022.03
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    2023.03

    Oxford University, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), Visiting Academic

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide 】

  • 1986.09
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    1990.05

    Brown University, Educational Studies

    United States, University, Graduated

  • 1996.04
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    1998.12

    Antioch University, Master's Program in Intercultural Relations

    United States, Graduate School, Graduated, Master's course

  • 1998.04
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    1999.03

    Keio University, Center for Japanese Studies Japanese Language Program (Advanced Program completed)

    University, Completed, Other

  • 2004.09
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    2008.03

    International Christian University, Department of Public Administration

    Graduate School, Graduated, Doctoral course

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Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide 】

  • Bachelor's Degree in Educational Studies, Brown University, 1990.05

  • Master's Degree in Intercultural Relations, Antioch University, 1998.12

  • PhD in Public Administration, International Christian University, Dissertation, 2008.03

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Licenses and Qualifications 【 Display / hide 】

  • Washington State Japanese Teaching License, 1995.09

  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1, 2003.12

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Research Areas 【 Display / hide 】

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Social psychology

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Research Keywords 【 Display / hide 】

  • Acculturation

  • Intercultural Communication

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Research Themes 【 Display / hide 】

  • Intercultural Communication, 

    1999.01
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    Present

  • Acculturation, 

    1999.01
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    Present

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Books 【 Display / hide 】

  • The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Communication

    Shuang Lui, Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua, and Levi Obijiofor , Sage, 2025.01,  Page： 593

    , Accepted

  • Weaving intercultural work, life, and scholarship in globalizing universities

    KOMISAROF M Adam, Routledge, 2016

    Scope: Sole author pages 23-38, and co-author with Zhu Hua pages 1-20 and 174-199

  • At home abroad: The contemporary Western experience in Japan

    KOMISAROF M Adam, Reitaku University Press, 2012

  • On the front lines of forging a global society: Japanese and American coworkers in Japan

    KOMISAROF M Adam, Reitaku University Press, 2011

  • Communication Success

    KOMISAROF M Adam, Nan’Un Do, 2004

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Papers 【 Display / hide 】

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Reviews, Commentaries, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

  • The exigent case for belonging: Conceptualization, operationalization, and actualization

    Komisarof A.

    International Journal of Intercultural Relations (International Journal of Intercultural Relations)  83   A1 - A10 2021.07

    ISSN  01471767

  • Re-examining intercultural research and relations in the COVID pandemic

    Kulich S.J., Komisarof A., Smith L.R., Cushner K.

    International Journal of Intercultural Relations (International Journal of Intercultural Relations)  80   A1 - A6 2021.01

    ISSN  01471767

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    The authors provide an urgent call for cross- and intercultural scholars to re-examine many of the related themes and classic or contemporary study areas of “intercultural communication” and “intercultural relations” in light of the impacts that the novel coronal (COVID-19) pandemic is having on human interaction both across and within our social-cultural contexts. As scholars focusing on intercultural communications/relations, education, management, psychology, and social issues, the global COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a range of intercultural problems or issues that need to be researched to better understand related aspects of human suffering, social disruption, and economic inequalities. New research projects/papers need to address how these impact key intercultural theme/topic areas like cultural attributions/expectations, values/beliefs, identities, perceptions/stereotypes/prejudice, language/speech codes, cultural systems/patterns, acculturation/adaptation, intercultural effectiveness/sensitivity/competence, and conflict (Kulich et al., 2020, Table 3.7). Some research areas and applications potentially affected by COVID are highlighted, including our sense of national/international identity and cooperation, our mediated or actual social networks, our ways of framing or carrying out intercultural or cross-cultural cooperation, new issues emerging in inter-group contact, how we apply cross-cultural taxonomies or dimensions to analyze data, and how these ultimately affect our relationships with each other across all levels of culture (from dyads, to groups, sub- or co-cultures) or express and affirm interculturality at such times. Each area is highlighted by calls for specific types of intercultural research to address these challenges and opportunities.

  • Viewing intercultural adaptation and social inclusion through constructs of national identity: An introduction

    Komisarof A., Leong C.H.

    International Journal of Intercultural Relations (International Journal of Intercultural Relations)  78   1 - 9 2020.09

    ISSN  01471767

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Presentations 【 Display / hide 】

  • Reconsidering Hofstede’s Individualism-Collectivism to Formulate Better Programs for Intercultural Educators and Trainers

    Adam Komisarof

    SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan Annual Conference (Obirin University, Tokyo) , 

    2025.10
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    Oral presentation (general), SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan

  • New Developments in Hofstede’s Individualism-Collectivism: A Workshop for Scholars, Educators, Trainers, and Other Practitioners

    Adam Komisarof

    IESEG (Institut d'Économie Scientifique et de Gestion) School of Management (Catholic University of Lille, Lille campus) , 

    2025.09
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    Oral presentation (invited, special), IESEG (Institut d'Économie Scientifique et de Gestion) School of Management

  • New Developments in Hofstede’s Individualism-Collectivism: A Guide for Researchers and Educators

    Adam Komisarof

    IESEG (Institut d'Économie Scientifique et de Gestion) School of Management (Catholic University of Lille, Paris campus) , 

    2025.09
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    Oral presentation (invited, special), IESEG (Institut d'Économie Scientifique et de Gestion) School of Management

  • Social Markers of Acceptance: Global Research, Local Applications

    Adam Komisarof

    Society and Workplace Diversity Research Group in the Department of Psychology (University of Bergen) , 

    2025.09
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    Oral presentation (invited, special), Society and Workplace Diversity Research Group in the Department of Psychology

  • Social Markers of Acceptance: New Research, New Discoveries

    Adam Komisarof

    Promoting Immigrant Belonging and Well-Being Across National and Cultural Contexts (University of Oxford) , 

    2025.09
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    Oral presentation (invited, special), Centre on Migration, Policy and Society

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Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

  • Improving Japanese Inclusivity of Migrants Through University Education

    2024.04
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    2027.03

    基盤研究(C), Principal investigator

  • Building a Society More Inclusive of Migrants Through University Education

    2020.04
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    2023.03

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Kakenhi, Adam Komisarof, No Setting

  • Study Abroad Students' Identification Practices, Motivations, and Learning Evaluations: Examining Heterogeneity and Fluidity

    2017.04
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    2020.03

    Japanese Government, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Professor Gregory Poole, Doshisha University, Research grant, No Setting

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    I am serving as a member of the research team executing this project, or in Japanese, as a 連携研究者.

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Awards 【 Display / hide 】

  • Astor Visiting Lectureship, University of Oxford

    2023.12, University of Oxford, Astor Visiting Lectureship

    Type of Award： Other

  • Reitaku University Excellence in Teaching Award (co-recipient)

    2015.09, Reitaku University

  • Reitaku University Excellence in Research Award

    2012.09, Reitaku University

    Type of Award： Other

  • Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship

    1998.04, Rotary Foundation

    Type of Award： Award from publisher, newspaper, foundation, etc.

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Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 4

    2025

  • INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 3

    2025

  • INTENSIVE ENGLISH 2A

    2025

  • INTENSIVE ENGLISH 1A

    2025

  • ADVANCED ENGLISH(2)

    2025

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Courses Previously Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • Intensive English

    Keio University

    2016.04
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    2017.03
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    Full academic year, Within own ｆaculty

  • Advanced High English

    Keio University

    2016.04
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    2017.03
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    Full academic year

  • Advanced English

    Keio University

    2016.04
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    2017.03
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    Full academic year, Within own ｆaculty

  • Academic Skills

    Keio University

    2016.04
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    2017.03
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    Full academic year

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Memberships in Academic Societies 【 Display / hide 】

  • SIETAR Japan

    　

  • International Academy for Intercultural Research

    　

  • International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

    　
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Committee Experiences 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2008.09
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    Present

    Past President (2023-present), President (2021-2023), President-Elect (2019-2021), Fellow & Board member (2013-present), Outstanding Book Award Committee (2013-15), Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee (2015-17), Scientific Committee (2016-present), Fellows Day Organizer (2017, 2019, 2022, 2023), International Academy for Intercultural Research

  • 1998.09
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    2009.03

    Member of Board of Directors (July, 2002-July, 2004), Assistant Editor, Journal of International Education (July, 2002-July, 2004), Editorial Board for Journal of International Education (July, 2000-June, 2002), Japanese International Education Society

  • 1998.04
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    Present

    SIETAR Japan Journal Committee, assistant editor for Journal of Intercultural Communication (2014-2016), SIETAR Japan Conference Steering Committee (for conferences held in 2006 & 2009), SIETAR Japan (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research)

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