Researcher Directory System

MELISANDA Berkowitz
School of Global Studies
Lecturer
Last Updated :2025/02/21

Researcher Profile and Settings

Profile and Settings

Name

  • Name

    MELISANDA Berkowitz

Affiliations

Affiliation (Master)

  • School of Global Studies, Lecturer
  • Department of Global Studies, Lecturer
  • Graduate School of World Englishes, Lecturer
  • Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lecturer

Education, Etc.

Degree

  • Mar. 1996
  • Mar. 2002

Research Activities

Research Areas, Etc.

Research Areas

  • Development studies and anthropology Disability studies

Research Interests

  • Social development, disability, diversity, Bangladesh, Japan, social justice

Book, papers, etc

Published Papers

  • 不明, 不明, 2022, refereed, Single Work
  • 10, 14, 2020, refereed, Single Work
  • 2, 8, 2020, refereed, Single Work
  • Promoting Well-being in Diverse Japan
    Carlson, Andrea and Berkowitz, Melisanda
    1, 1, 1, 6, 2019, Not refereed, Joint Work
  • Mix and Match: Community Organizing for Disability Inclusion
    Berkowitz, Melisanda
    1, 1, 16, 22, 2019, Not refereed, Single Work
  • Social Lives of Youth with Intellectual Disabilities in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Survey of Transition to Adulthood
    Berkowitz, Melisanda
    Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), -, -, 2018, refereed, Single Work
  • A Relational Study of Transition to Adulthood in Japan for People with Severe Learning Disabilities.
    Berkowitz, Melisanda
    Lancaster Disability Conference 2018, Book of Abstracts, 74, 74, 2018, refereed, Single Work
  • 133, 134, 2017, refereed, Joint Work
  • 32, 32, 2016, refereed, Single Work
  • 125, 126, 2016, refereed, Single Work

Books etc

  • Making Participation a Tradition: The SIAD Experience in New Corella
    2012
  • International Leadership Development Course (ILDC) 2009: Report and Training Guidelines for Community Health and Development Workers
    2010
  • 2010

Conference Activities & Talks

  • Single Work, refereed
  • Berkowitz, Melisanda
    2020, Single Work
  • Single Work
  • Single Work, refereed
  • A relational study of transition to adulthood in Japan for people with severe learning dis/abilities
    2018, Single Work
  • Activity Report: A Symposium to Support Wellness among Diverse, Marginal and Multicultural Youth in Japan
    Melisanda Berkowitz and Andrea Carlson
    Joint Work
  • Doing and Talking: This Mummy's Reflections on Job Experience Week in Transition to Adulthood in Japan
    Melisanda Berkowitz
    Social History of Learning Disability Conference, Open University, UK, 2017, Single Work
  • Potential and Challenges for Undergraduate Study Tours in Development Studies: A Case Study of a Japanese University Program in the Philippines
    Single Work
  • Constructing Transition to Adulthood for People with Severe Learning Disabilities in Japan
    Melisanda Berkowitz
    Lancaster Disability Conference, Centre for Disability Research, Lancaster University, UK, 2016, Single Work
  • Mobilizing Community Members to Promote CBID: Findings from Two Small Scale CBID Projects in Japan
    Joint Work

Other Research Activities

Others

  • 2020, Mid-term Report on Sabbatical Research
  • 2020, Dozo Food, NPO M to M food bank project member
  • 2020, Family: Me and My Brother, Left behind in Kyrgyzstan, Nisshin: Asian Health Institute, Children in Asia, No.68., Translation, translation team leader
  • 2019

内外研究・留学実績

内外研究・留学実績

Social Contribution

  • 201904, 202003, UK, Lancaster University

Educational Activities

Educational Activities

Teaching Experience

  • English Workshop I, II, III (Content-based English following the department's core curriculum); Liberal Arts Lecture C (Diversity in Japanese Society) English and International Development (School of Contemporary Sociology) Seminar (Anthropology and Development), Intercultural Communication I, II Seminar (Anthropology and Development)

社会貢献活動情報

社会貢献活動

Social Contribution

  • Asahi Shimbun Social Welfare Organization, Childcare and Work Seminar Series, consultation as parent/member.
  • JICA Chubu, 2023 Multicultural Allies Course, "What Is Microagression?" Group facilitator, supporter
  • Asian Health Institute (AHI) Map of the Future, coproduced by multicultural youth in Japan and AHI international leadership course participants, workshop design and moderation team.
  • Editor, Oasis, Bulletin of the Creating Connections Forum
  • Organizing committee member, TELL Nagoya Suicide Prevention Walk 2018


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