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Profile Information

Researcher number: 30791371
J-GLOBAL ID: 201801017930797764
researchmap Member ID: 7000025096

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2016 - Present

Professor, Faculty of Letters, Keio University
Mar, 2022 - Mar, 2023

Visiting Academic, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), Oxford University
Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2016

Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Economic Studies & Business Administration, Reitaku University
Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2013

Visiting Academic, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford
Apr, 2000 - Mar, 2006

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

Education

Sep, 2004 - Mar, 2008

Department of Public Administration, International Christian University
Sep, 2004 - Mar, 2008

Department of Public Administration, International Christian University
Apr, 1998 - Mar, 1999

Center for Japanese Studies Japanese Language Program (Advanced Program completed), Keio University
Apr, 1996 - Dec, 1998

Master's Program in Intercultural Relations, Antioch University
Sep, 1986 - May, 1990

Educational Studies, Brown University

Committee Memberships

Awards

Papers

Context Matters: High-Low Context Orientation as Expressed in Japanese and American Business Communication

Adam Komisarof

No Business Without Communication: How Communication Can Shed Additional Light on Specific Business Contexts, Dec 1, 2023 Peer-reviewedInvitedCorresponding author
Constructions of Japanese National Identity: Host Views Using a Social Markers of Acceptance Framework

Adam Komisarof, Chan-Hoong Leong, Travis Lim

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2023(May), May 1, 2023 Peer-reviewed
The Exigent Case for Belonging: Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Actualization

Adam Komisarof

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 83 A1-A10, Jul 1, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvited
Re-Examining Intercultural Research and Relations in the COVID Pandemic

Steve J. Kulich, Adam Komisarof, L. Ripley Smith, Ken Cushner

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 80(January, 2021) A1-A6, Jan 20, 2021 Peer-reviewed
A new framework of workplace belonging: Instrument validation and testing relationships to crucial acculturation outcomes

Komisarof A

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 2021
What does it take to become “one of us?” Redefining ethnic-civic citizenship using markers of everyday nationhood

Leong C.H, Komisarof A, Dandy J, Jasinskaja-Lahti I, Safdar S, Hanke K, Teng E

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 78 10-19, Sep, 2020
Viewing intercultural adaptation and social inclusion through constructs of national identity: An introduction

Adam Komisarof, Chan-Hoong Leong

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 78(September, 2020) 1-9, Sep 1, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Influence of Societal Context on Social Markers of Acceptance: A Comparison Across 5 Cultures

Adam Komisarof, Chan-Hoong Leong, first author, J. Dandy, K. Hanke, I. Jasinskaja-Lahti, S. Safdar, E. Teng

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 78(September, 2020), Sep 1, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Constructing who can be Japanese: A study of social markers of acceptance in Japan

Komisarof A, Leong C.H, Teng E

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 23(2) 238-250, Jun 1, 2020
Global Education’s Outcomes: The Role of Social Markers of Acceptance in Constructing Japanese Identity and Ingroup Boundaries

Book chapter in "The Global Education Effect and Japan: Constructing New Borders and Identification Practices” (Editor: Neriko Musha Doerr), 2020 Peer-reviewed
A New Framework of Workplace Acculturation: The Need to Belong and Constructing Ontological Interpretive Spaces

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Journal of Intercultural Communication, 21 15-37, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Acculturation in East and Southeast Asia

Adam Komisarof, Chan-Hoong Leong

Book chapter in Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology, 2nd edition (Editors: John Berry & David Sam), 248-271, Feb, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Making Sense of Transnational Academics’ Experience: Constructive Marginality in Liminal Spaces

Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua

Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities, 174-199, Jan 1, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities: An Introduction

Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua

Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities, 1-20, Jan 1, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Organizational Membership Negotiated, Denied, and Gained: Breaking the Rice Paper Ceiling in Japan

Adam Komisarof

Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities, 23-38, Jan 1, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Are Americans more successful at building intercultural relations than Japanese? A comparison and analysis of acculturation outcomes in Japan

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Springer Plus, 2014(3), 2014 Peer-reviewed
Re-entry: A teaching moment for intercultural communication awareness and skills

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

JALT 2010 Conference Proceedings, 569-577, 2011 Peer-reviewed
Centrifugal vs. centripetal discourses of reform: Contending subcultures within the Japanese professorate. [Review of the book The Japanese professor: An ethnography of university faculty]

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Journal of Intercultural Communication, 14 85-88, 2011
Conflicting acculturation strategies regarding ethnocultural diversity: Towards a resolution for Japan’s multicultural future

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Journal of Intercultural Communication, 13 31-38, 2010 Invited
Five keys to improving Assistant Language Teacher & Japanese teacher relations on the JET Program

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Reitaku University Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 18(2) 1-9, 2010

Books and Other Publications

Weaving intercultural work, life, and scholarship in globalizing universities

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR (Role: Contributor, Sole author pages 23-38, and co-author with Zhu Hua pages 1-20 and 174-199)

Routledge, 2016
At home abroad: The contemporary Western experience in Japan

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Reitaku University Press, 2012
On the front lines of forging a global society: Japanese and American coworkers in Japan

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR

Reitaku University Press, 2011
Communication Success

HKOMISAROF M Adam, HR (Role: Joint author)

Nan’Un Do, 2004

Presentations

The Role of Acculturation Pressures on Migrants’ Subjective Well-Being: Findings from Japan

Adam Komisarof

Migration Oxford and COMPAS (Centre on Migration: Policy & Society) Lecture Series, Feb 5, 2024, Migration Oxford and COMPAS (Centre on Migration: Policy & Society), University of Oxford Invited
Attitudes to Migration and Patterns of Discrimination: Findings from Japan

Adam Komisarof

Migration Oxford and COMPAS (Centre on Migration: Policy & Society) Lecture Series, Feb 2, 2024, Migration Oxford and COMPAS (Centre on Migration: Policy & Society), University of Oxford Invited
Social Markers of Acceptance Towards Immigrants: Towards More Inclusive Societies

Adam Komisarof

Keio University "Kenkyu no Genba" Lecture Series, Dec 8, 2023, Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts Invited
The Impact of "Trying to Belong" on Migrant Mental Health in Japan: Social Markers of Acceptance

Adam Komisarof

SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan Annual Conference, Nov 12, 2023, SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan Invited
Who Is One of "Us"? Social Markers of Acceptance and Promoting Belonging in Interpersonal Relationships and Societies

Adam Komisarof

Doshisha University, Institute for the Liberal Arts Invited Lecture, Oct 6, 2023, Doshisha University, Institute for the Liberal Arts Invited
Who Is Japanese and How Is This Decided? Constructions of Japanese National Identity Through Social Markers of Acceptance

Adam Komisarof

Japanese Studies Association of Australia 2023 Conference, Sep 2, 2023, Japanese Studies Association of Australia
The Exigent Case for Belonging: Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Actualization: Presidential Research Address

Adam Komisarof

International Academy for Intercultural Research 13th Biennial Conference, Jul 25, 2023, International Academy for Intercultural Research Invited
The Spirit of Philadelphia: Conference Welcome Address

Adam Komisarof

International Academy for Intercultural Research 13th Biennial Conference, Jul 24, 2023, International Academy for Intercultural Research Invited
Who Is One of "Us"? Social Markers of Acceptance and Creating More Inclusive Interpersonal Spaces and Societies

Adam Komisarof

SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan Workshop, May 13, 2023, Toyo University Invited
Promoting Belonging in an Intercultural World

Adam Komisarof

Making a Difference: Understanding the Role of Culture in Education and Society, Mar 8, 2023, International Centre for Intercultural Studies, University College London Invited
Who Is "One of Us"? National Identity, Social Markers of Acceptance, and Migrant Belonging in Japan and Beyond

Adam Komisarof

Education, Communication, and Language Sciences Research Seminar Series, Feb 28, 2023, Newcastle University Invited
Can Immigrants Become "One of Us"? National Identity, Social Markers of Acceptance, and the Stress of Immigrants Trying to "Fit In"

Adam Komisarof

Psychology Seminar, School of Psychology, Feb 24, 2023, School of Psychology, University of East Anglia Invited
Mind the Culture Gap: The Challenges and Rewards of Intercultural Communication

Adam Komisarof

Invited Lecture for the Brown University Club of the United Kingdom, Jan 17, 2023, Brown University Club of the United Kingdom Invited
Can People "Become Japanese," or Any Nationality for that Matter? Looking Through a Lens of Social Markers of Acceptance

Adam Komisarof

SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Europa Monthly Online Seminar, Dec 5, 2022, SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Europa Invited
The Nexus of Social Markers of Acceptance and Immigrant Belonging: A Constructed, Capriciously Moving Target?

Adam Komisarof

Works in Progress Paper Series, Dec 1, 2022, COMPAS (Centre on Migration: Policy & Society), University of Oxford
National Identity, Social Markers of Acceptance, and the Stress of Immigrants Trying to "Fit In"

Adam Komisarof

Department of Psychology Seminar Series, Nov 29, 2022, Department of Psychology, University of Essex Invited
Do Japanese People Use Consistent Criteria in Accepting (or Rejecting) Immigrants of Different National Backgrounds

Adam Komisarof

SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan Annual Conference, Nov 26, 2022, SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research) Japan
Aligning Acculturation Strategies: The X-Factor in Building Positive Intercultural Relations

Adam Komisarof

Invited Lecture for The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Nov 16, 2022, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Invited
How Do We Decide Who Is "One of Us"? National Identity and Migrant Mental Health Through a Lens of Social Markers of Acceptance

Adam Komisarof

Invited Lecture for The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Nov 13, 2022, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Invited
Can Migrants Become Japanese? Social Markers of Acceptance among Japanese and Migrant Experiences with Belonging in Japan

Adam Komisarof

Invited Lecture for The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Nov 9, 2022, University of Tel Aviv Invited

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

LITERATURE 2 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

LITERATURE 1 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 4 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 3 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH(2) (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH(1) (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH 4 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH 2 (Keio University)
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

ADVANCED ENGLISH 1 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

INTENSIVE ENGLISH 2A (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

INTENSIVE ENGLISH 1A (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH 2 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH 1 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 4 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

INTERMEDIATE HIGH ENGLISH 3 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH(2) (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH(1) (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH 4 (Keio University)
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 (Keio University)

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

Building a Society More Inclusive of Migrants Through University Education

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Kakenhi, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023

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

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japanese Government, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020

Professor Gregory Poole, Doshisha University