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  TSUTSUI Kumiko
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  Education Development and Learning Support Center
   Position   Professor
■ Education
1. 〔Doctorial Course〕 Communication Studies, College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Completed, 博士
2. 〔Master Course〕 Communication Studies, Department of Communication and Media, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Completed, Master of Arts
■ Message
Youth is not everything, but there are so many things you can do because you are young. You can ask anything, you can make mistakes, and if you fail, you can still keep on challenging. You have the keys to making your university life meaningful. Use them to get involved in the multilingual and multicultural activities that APU provides and broaden your perspectives through interacting with many students and faculty members.
■ Current specialized field
Cultural anthropology, Foreign language education, Area Studies (Key Word：Intercultural Communication) 
■ Books and theses
1. 2024 Article The Growth of Student Assistants (SA) who are in charge of Multicultural Collaborative Learning Classes: The Development and its Contributing Factors in/of the SAs’Perceived Competencies as Listed by the University  pp.71-82 (Collaboration) 
2. 2023 Article Visualization of Learning in a Large-Scale Project-Based Overseas Program: Focus on a Keyword “ Makaseru (Dependence on Others) ” in Group Interactions  pp.63-85 (Collaboration) 
3. 2022/11 Article Toward a Harmonious Multicultural Community: A Report on an Event to Learn from Minority International Students  pp.70-82 (Collaboration) 
4. 2021/12 Article Ahead of Multicultural Societies: Based on Japanese and Korean Multicultural Policies and Perceptions Kyushu Communication Studies pp.18-41 (Collaboration) 
5. 2016/12 Article The NPO's Approach to Homelessness in Hawaii International Relations and Area Studies  (Collaboration) 
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI
1. 2017/04～2020/03  Post-disaster Destination Image: Marketing, Communication and Sustainable Recovery  (Key Word : )
2. 2009～2011  Studies on North Korean Rhetoric of Indoctrination : Unveiling rhetorical methods of controlling the people  (Key Word : )
■ E-Mail address
  kyoin_mail