Research Interests
Social cognitive dysfunctions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their neural substrates.
Key words: Autism spectrum disorder, Emotion, Gaze processing, Joint attention

Degrees
2006 B.A. Psychology, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (Supervisor: Chikashi Michimata)
2008 M.A. Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Supervisor: Sakiko Yoshikawa)
2011 Ph.D. Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Supervisor: Sakiko Yoshikawa)

Academic Positions
2008/04-2011/03  Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2011/04-2014/03  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2014/04-2014/09  Researcher, The Organization of Promoting Developmental Disorder Research

2014/10-2017/10  Assistant Professor, Department of Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry, Habilitation, and Rehabilitation, Kyoto University

2017/11-2019/09  Associate Professor, Department of Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry, Habilitation, and Rehabilitation, Kyoto University

2019/10-2020/06  Senior Researcher, The Organization of Promoting Nerodeevelopmental Disorder Research

2020/07-2023/03  Section Chief, Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry

2023/04-present  Associate Professor, Devision of Disability Sciences, Institute of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba