English CV

Xinhua MAO

EDUCATION

※Ph.D., Social Psychology, Graduate school of Human Science, Osaka University,
Osaka, JAPAN, April 2004-March 2008
Concentrations: Social Psychology, Cross-cultural Psychology
Dissertation: A Social Psychological Study in the Social Skills of Chinese undergraduates

※M.A., Sociology, Graduate school of Human Life Science, Osaka City University,
Osaka, JAPAN, April 2001-March 2003
Concentrations: Family Sociology
Dissertation: Effects of Family Environments on the Socialization of Chinese High Schoolers

※B.A, International Communication, Hannan University,
Osaka, JAPAN, April 1997-March 2001

※B.A, Japanese Language, Dalian University,
Dalian, CHINA, September 1994-August 1997

WORK EXPERIENCE

※University Guest (Academic) April 2024-
 Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia

※Professor April 2024-
Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, JAPAN
* As a teacher in the field of Social Psychology.

※Associate Professor April 2019-March 2024
Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, JAPAN
* As a teacher in the field of Social Psychology.

※Assistant Professor April 2012-March 2019
Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, JAPAN
* As a teacher in the field of Social Psychology.

※Assistant Professor May 2008-March 2012
Osaka University, Osaka, JAPAN
* As a teacher in the field of Interpersonal Social Psychology.

FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS

※SPSP Teacher/Scholar Travel Award of the 17th annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology January 2016

※Best Presentation Award of 79th Annual Conference of the Japanese Psychological Association December 2015

※Special Best Presentation Award of 77th Annual Conference of the Japanese Psychological Association December 2013

※Good Presentation Award of 21st Annual Conference of Japan Society for Research on Emotion June 2013

※Hisyo Research Fellow (The Top Thirty Young Researchers) of Osaka University October 2010

※Paper Award of the Kashiyama Scholarship Foundation (Japan) October 2008

※Scholar under the Kashiyama Scholarship Foundation (Japan) April 2005-March 2007

※Scholar under the Kazankai Foundation Scholarship (Japan) April 2003-March 2004

※Japanese Government Scholarship graduate school level April 2001-March 2003

※Japanese Government Scholarship Undergraduate level April 2000-March 2001

※Scholar under the Handehou Scholarship of Dalian University(China) October 1996

RESEARCH FUNDS

※Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) under Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “A Psychological Study on Cultural Adjustment Support for Japanese Residents in China”(No. 21K02991) (Principal Investigator) April 2021-March 2025

※Social Contribution and Community Collaboration Project Grant(2018) of Kobe Gakuin University Faculty of Psychology “Practical Application of the Findings of Intercultural Communication Research on the Promotion of Cultural Adjustment of Japanese Residents Abroad: A Study of Japanese Expatriate in China” (Principal Investigator) April 2018-March 2019

※Development Fund under Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of Kobe Gakuin University (2016) “A study on sorting out the problems of cultural adaptation of Japanese people in China”  (Principal Investigator) April 2016-March 2017

※Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) under Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “An Experimental Social Psychological Study on Cross-Cultural Communication between Japanese and Chinese” (No. 16K04276) (As a Co-Investigator, Masanori Kimura is the Principal Investigator) April 2016-March 2024

※Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) under Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “A Study on Social Psychology in View of the Social Skills in Adapting Chinese Culture by Japanese.” (No. 15K17260) (Principal Investigator) April 2015-March 2020

※Development Fund under Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of Kobe Gakuin University (2015) “The effects of Chinese cultural social skills training programs to Japanese.” (Principal Investigator) April 2015-March 2016

※Development Fund under Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of Kobe Gakuin University (2013) “A Study on the Behavior of Chinese International Students in Japan on the Adaptation to Japanese Culture.” (Principal Investigator) April 2013-March 2014

※Development Fund under Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of Kobe Gakuin University (2012) “What are Chinese International Students in Japan trouble in Adapting Japanese Culture?” (Principal Investigator) April 2012-March 2013

※Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)  under Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “A Study on Social Psychology in View of the Social Skills in Adapting Japanese Culture by Chinese International Students.”(No. 23730580) (Principal Investigator) April 2011-March 2015

※Young Scientists Program of Hisyo 30 of Osaka University (2010) “A Cross-cultural Study on Social Skills.” (Principal Investigator)  October 2010-March 2011

※Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(Start-up)/Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up under Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “A social psychological study on how to support Chinese in Japan to adapt Japanese Culture.” (No. 21830061) (Principal Investigator) October 2009-March 2011

※Human Science Project under Graduate School of Human Science Osaka University (2008) “The comparison of interpersonal communication between Chinese and Japanese.” (Principal Investigator) May 2008-March 2009

※Osaka University Student Data Collection and Analysis Support Funding (2007) “A study on social skills about Chinese undergraduates.” (Principal Investigator)  March 2008

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

10. Xinhua MAO (in press).Communication for Multicultural Conviviality In I. Daibo(Ed.), Psychological Strategies for Communication Design. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan. pp.-. 
9. Xinhua MAO (2020). I was invited to “Why don’t you come over?”, BUT･･････. In J. Taniguchi, T. Soma, Y. Kanemasa, T. Nishimura(Eds.), Learning social psychology: Episodes from romantic relationships and friendships(New Edition). Tokyo : Hokuju Shuppan. pp.52-55. 
8. Xinhua MAO (2020). Culture In T. Hasegawa(Ed.), Essential Psychology. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan. pp.183-188.
7. Xinhua MAO (2020).History of Psychology In T. Hasegawa(Ed.), Essential Psychology. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan. pp.14-21.
6. Xinhua MAO (2017). Skills training In I. Daibo(Ed.), Series Psychology and Work 10: Social Psychology. Kyoto : Kitaoji syobo. pp.75-81.
5. Xinhua MAO (2017). I was invited to “Why don’t you come over?”, BUT･･････. In J. Taniguchi, T. Soma, Y. Kanemasa, T. Nishimura(Eds.), Learning social psychology: Episodes from romantic relationships and friendships. Tokyo : Hokuju Shuppan. pp.52-55.
4. Xinhua MAO (2016). To understand and adapt cultures. In I. Daibo(Ed.), The Research Recipe of Interpersonal and Social Psychology. Kyoto : Kitaoji Shobo. pp.222-235.
3. Xinhua MAO (2013). The individual variation and cultural differences in Social Skills. In K. Ninomiya et al. (Eds.), Handbook of Personality. Tokyo : Fukumura Shuppan. pp.635-641.
2. Xinhua MAO (2012). The Role of Social Skills in the Culture. In I. Daibo(Ed.), Interpersonal and Social Psychology for Well-Being: Science of Interpersonal Communication and Interpersonal Relationships. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan. pp.226-249.
1. Xinhua MAO (2007). Applicability of Social Skills Scale KiSS-18 to Chinese. In A. Kikuchi(Ed.), Measure the Social Skills: Handbook of KiSS-18. Tokyo : Kawashima Syoten. pp.107-122.

Theses(19 below and other 10)

19.Xinhua MAO & Masanori KIMURA (2022). Effectiveness of Japanese cultural social skills training for Chinese international students. Kobe Gakuin University Journal of Psychology, 5(1), 39-52. PDF(in Japanese)
18.Sota MORI, Kazuhisa NAGAYA & Xinhua MAO (2022). The relationship between playing online games and helping behaviors among university students:  Focusing on the types of games, game usage time, and social skills. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 30(3), 170-173. https://doi.org/10.2132/personality.30.3.10 PDF (in Japanese)
17.Xinhua MAO,  Hiroyuki SHIMIZU, & Masanori KIMURA (2021). A study on the intercultural adaptation tasks of Japanese nationals overseas in China: Based on an exploratory survey of awareness on cultural difference between Japan and China. Kobe Gakuin University Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 31-40. PDF (in Japanese)
16.Asuka HATABU, Xinhua MAO, Yi ZHOU, Norihito KAWASHITA, Zheng WEN, Mikiko UEDA, Tatsuya TAKAGI, Yu-Shi TIAN (2020). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 among university students in Japan and associated factors: An online cross-sectional survey, PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244350. doi : 10.1371/journal. pone.0244350 PDF (in English)
15.Xinhua MAO & Hiroyuki SHIMIZU (2019). Facilitation of Chinese-cultural adaptation for Japanese people by didactic teaching approaches:  The effects of a seminar on cross-cultural adaptation for Japanese residents in Dalian of China. Kobe Gakuin University Journal of Psychology, 2(1), 1-8. PDF (in Japanese)
14.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2018). The development of a shot version of Chinese University-students Social Skill Inventory (ChUSSI). Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 18, 113-121. PDF (in Japanese)
13.Xinhua MAO  (2017). The effectiveness of a cultural social skills training program : Focus on Chinese undergraduates. Japanese Journal of Motivational Studies, 6, 67-71.
12.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2016). The effectiveness of a social skills training program with Chinese cultural characteristics: Examining the cognitive and behavioral changes in Chinese undergraduates using self-assessment and evaluation by others. Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, 32, 22-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.14966/jssp.0870 PDF news (in Japanese)
11.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2012). Development and Evaluation of a Social Skills Training Program Suitable for Chinese Cultural Characteristics. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 21, 23-39.https://doi.org/10.2132/personality.21.23 PDF (in Japanese)
10.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2010). How to progress Chinese young’s social skills. Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 10, 39-43. PDF (in Japanese)
9.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2008). Comparison of Chinese and Japanese university students in the contents of social skills. Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 8, 123-128. PDF (in Japanese)
8.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2007). Applicability of KiSS-18 to Chinese university students. Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 7, 55-60. PDF  (in Japanese)
7.Ikuo DAIBO, Hiroko KAMIDE, Hiroto MURASAWA, Yong Jin CHOU, Xinhua MAO, & Naoki TAKAHASHI (2007) Comparison of physiognomic features among Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans: Cultural comparison of physiognomic features with facial expression. The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers IEICE Technical Report, 107(241), 13-18.
6.Hiroko KAMIDE, Ikuo DAIBO, Hiroto MURASAWA, Yong Jin CHOU, Xinhua MAO, & Naoki TAKAHASHI (2007) Comparison of physiognomic features among Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans: In relation to the social skill. The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers IEICE Technical Report, 107(241), 19-24.
5.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2006). Chinese young’s human relations style: A categorical examination using an open-ended questionnaire. Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 6, 81-88. PDF (in Japanese)
4.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2006). The Development of Chinese University-students Social Skill Inventory. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 20(10), 679-683. PDF (in Chinese)
3.Ikuo DAIBO, Hiroko KAMIDE, & Xinhua MAO. (2006) Three-dimensional measurement of physiognomic features on some facial expressions: Some features of Chinese students. The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers IEICE Technical Report, 106(268), 29-34.
2.Hiroko KAMIDE, Ikuo DAIBO, & Xinhua MAO. (2006) Three-dimensional measurement of physiognomic features on some facial expressions: Relationships between social skills and facial expression of Chinese students. The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers IEICE Technical Report, 106(268), 35-40.
1.Xinhua MAO (2005). Applicability of social skill scale, KiSS-18 to Chinese Teenagers. Japanese Journal of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, 5, 85-91. PDF (in Japanese)

Poster Presentation at International Psychological Conference

24.Xinhua MAO (2022). Interpersonal relationships and the cross-cultural adaptation (Online). MC: Yi SUN, Chair: Yuko YATO,  Speaker: Xinhua MAO, Shaoyu YE, Bunki KATSU, Mengxi YIN, Yuanhong JI, Commentator: Cecilia CHENG, Hui XU,  The International symposium by cross-culture psychologist from Asia, Cross-cultural adaptation for Asian people: challenges and the self-growth. Organized by Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University(3/18/2022) . Ibaragi Osaka Japan.
23.Masanori KIMURA, Xinhua MAO, Jinsheng HU & Chihiro KOBAYASHI (2019). Experimental study of confrontational discussions in collectivistic cultures: Comparison between Japanese and Chinese people.Poster presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology(7/11/2019). Taipei, Taiwan.
22.Masanori KIMURA, Xinhua MAO , & Jinsheng HU (2018). Experimental Study of Interpersonal Conflicts and Management Strategies in Collectivistic Culture: Comparison between Japanese and Chinese People. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2018). Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
21.Xinhua MAO  (2017). Effects of a Short Intensive Cross-Cultural Adaptation Skills Training Program for Chinese International Students in Japan.Poster presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of Asian  Association of Social Psychology, Auckland, New Zealand.
20.Xinhua MAO  (2016). The Effectiveness of Cultural Social Skills Training Program: An Evidence from Chinese Undergraduate Students. Thematic Session : Communication (Accurate Nonverbal Communication in Interpersonal Settings) in the 31th International Congress of Psychology. Yokohama, Japan.
19.Xinhua MAO & Masanori KIMURA (2016). The Conscious and Behavioral Influences of Chinese Cultural Social Skills Training Programs on Japanese People: The Comparison Between Experimental and Control Group. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2016). San Diego, CA, U.S.A.(This research got the SPSP Teacher/Scholar Travel Award)
18.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO (2015). What are the differences of discussion between Japanese and Chinese people? Poster presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of Asian  Association of Social Psychology, Cebu City, Philippines.
17.Xinhua MAO  (2015). The effect of Japanese cultural adaptation skills training programs for Chinese students. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of Asian  Association of Social Psychology, Cebu City, Philippines.
16.Ken FUJIWARA, Xinhua MAO, Masanori KIMURA, Yukiko ISO, & Ikuo DAIBO (2015). Improving group performance: Equality in utterances and the proportion of females to males. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2015). Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
15.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO (2015). What are the differences of interpersonal communication between Japanese and Chinese people? : Experimental study with strangers and friends. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2015). Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
14.Xinhua MAO & Masanori KIMURA (2015). The holding effects of Chinese cultural social skills training programs to Japanese undergraduates participants. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2015). Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
13.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO (2013). What are the differences of interpersonal communication with strangers between Japanese and Chinese people? Poster presented at the 10th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
12.Xinhua MAO & Masanori KIMURA (2013). Do Chinese-culture social skills training programs have effects on the change in behavior?: A study using Japanese participants. Poster presented at the 10th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
11.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO (2013). What are the differences of interpersonal communication with friends between Japanese and Chinese people? Poster presented at the 13th European Congress of Psychology(2013), Stockholm, Sweden.
10.Xinhua MAO & Masanori KIMURA (2013). The Cultural Effects of Chinese-culture Social Skills Training Programs: When the Participants Are Japanese. Poster presented at the 13th European Congress of Psychology(2013), Stockholm, Sweden.
9.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO (2011). How do Chinese people communicate with their friends ?:An experimental study focused on dyadic interaction by female friends. Poster presented at the 9th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kunming, China.
8.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2011). Effects of Social Skills Training from a View-point of Nonverbal Channels. Poster presented at the 9th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kunming, China.
7.Masanori KIMURA & Xinhua MAO　(2011). Interpersonal communication of Chinese people across situations: The study focused on dyadic interaction by strangers.　Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2011). San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
6.Xinhua MAO (2011). Why are Chinese students in Japan distressed in their interpersonal relationships with Japanese? Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2011). San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
5.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2009). The effect of social skills training for Chinese undergraduates: holding effects from 3-month follow-up investigation. Poster presented at the The British Psychological Society Annual Conference(2009). Brighton, U.K.
4.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2008). The Effects of Social Skills Training Program Considering Chinese Cultural Characteristics: View-point From Participants, Interactional Partners and Observers. Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology. Belrin, Germany.
3.Hiroko KAMIDE, Ikuo DAIBO & Xinua MAO (2007). Three-Dimensional Measurement of Physiognomic Features of Some Facial Expressions: Relationship Between Social Skills and Facial Expression of Korean and Chinese Students. Poster presented at the 7th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
2.Ikuo DAIBO, Hiroko KAMIDE & Xinua MAO (2007). Three-Dimensional Measurement of Physiognomic Features of Some Facial Expressions: The Cases of Asian Students. Poster presented at the 7th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
1.Xinhua MAO & Ikuo DAIBO (2007). The effects of social skills training for Chinese-university students. Poster presented at the 7th biennial conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Others

Oral Presentation at Japan Psychological Conference (15 in total)
Poster Presentation at Japan Psychological Conference (32 in total)
Symposium at Japan Psychological Conference (6 in total)
Workshop at Japan Psychological Conference (3 in total)
Book Reviews and Columns (4 in total)
Lectures and Seminars in Japan and China (19 in total)
Newspaper, magazine, and Internet articles (10 in total)

EDITORIAL SERVICE

※On the Editorial Board of The Japanese Journal of Personality September 2012-September 2016
※On the Standing Editorial Board of The Japanese Journal of Personality September 2016-September 2020
Ad hoc Reviewer for The Japanese Journal of Psychology, Japanese Journal of Social Psychology, The Japanese Journal of experimental social psychology, The Japanese Journal of Research on Emotions

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

※Full Member, The Japanese Society of Social Psychology(JSSP), since April 2004
※Full member, The Japanese Psychological Association (JPA) since April 2005
※Full member, Japan Society of Personality Psychology(JSPP), since April 2005
※Full member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology(SPSP) USA, since September 2007
※Full member, The Japanese Group Dynamics Association (JGDA) since April 2011
※Full member, Intercultural Education Society of Japan(IESJ), since June 2015
※Full Member, The Kansai Psychological Association, since October 2016

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS SERVICE
※Board member of Committee on International Affairs of The Japanese Psychological Association, November 2017-Present
※Member of the Secretariat of The Kansai Psychological Association, June 2017 – May 2019
※Committee Member, The Kansai Psychological Association, June 2019-March 2022
※Standing Committee Member, The Kansai Psychological Association, April 2022-Present

LANGUAGES
Chinese(Mandarin), Japanese, English(poor)

COUNTRIES TRAVELED
China(Country of Birth and Citizen), Japan(living now), the U.S.A., Hong Kong (SAR of China), Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, and New Zealand

Updated in 10th April 2023