- Faculty
- Mayuko ONUKI
Mayuko ONUKI
- Posted
- Thu, 01 Oct 2020
- Degree:
Ph.D. (Psychology, University of Southern California) - Background:
Research Fellow (2015-2020), Japan International Cooperation Agency, Research Institute
Assistant Professor (without tenure), Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2020-2022)
Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track), Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2022-present)
Field of Specialization
Social Psychology; Applied Behavioral Science
Research Theme
Social Integration (Intergroup Discrimination and Reconciliation) in Post-conflict Societies, Roles of International Volunteers in Globalizing Civil Society, Behavioral Science in Intervention and Measurement Designs.
Major Works / Publications / Awards
Major Works / Publications
- Onuki, M., & Okabe, Y. (2026). Role of social capital in international volunteering: Evidence from Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 55(2), 475–502.
- Takasaki, Y., Kogure, K., & Onuki, M. (2026). The COVID-19 pandemic could worsen the psychological well-being of people with disabilities in Cambodia. Scientific Reports.
- Onuki, M. (2024). Giving back to society by returned Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. In Y. Okabe (Ed.), State-managed international voluntary service: The case of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (pp. 99–121). Springer.
- Onuki, M., Aoyagi, K., & Takasaki, Y. (2022). Personal intergroup contact between different groups of ex-combatants and civilians: Evidence from a behavioural experiment in Rwanda. European Journal of Social Psychology, 52(1), 1–17.
- Onuki, M. & Komukai, E. (2019). The impact of skills training for ex-combatants and civilians with disability on intergroup reconciliation in Rwanda. In K. Obuchi (Ed.), Understanding Conflicts through Psychology, (pp. 221-243), Tokyo, Japan: Seishin Shobo. (In Japanese)
- Zickfeld, J. H., Schubert, T. W., Seibt, B.,…(4th to 34th authors are ordered alphabetically with the total of 35 authors), Onuki, M.,…& Fiske, A. P. (2019). Kama muta: Conceptualizing and measuring the experience often labelled being moved across 19 nations and 15 languages. Emotion, 19(3), 402-424.
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Academic Societies
- International Society for Third-Sector Research
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
- The Japanese Psychological Association
- The Japan Society For International Development
Service to Society
- Member, Expert Advisory Group, State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2018, United Nations Volunteers (2017–2018)
- Invited Participant, Policy Workshop for State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2026, United Nations Volunteers (2025)
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