Kanako Taku, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 123 Pryale Hall
Phone: 248-370-2309
Fax: 248-370-4612
E-mail: taku@oakland.edu
Personal Web Page:
http://kanakotaku.wordpress.com/
Major Field
Clinical Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Trauma Psychology
Degrees
Ph.D., Psychology (Department of Clinical Study for Development), Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Japan, 2005
Master of Education, Chiba University, Graduate School of Education, Japan, 1998
Bachelor of Education, Kobe University, Japan, 1996
Research Interests
My line of research has centered on the construct of posttraumatic growth (PTG), personal growth experienced as a result of the struggle with major life crises or traumatic events. My research has included the areas of clinical, trauma, developmental, personality, social, and cross-cultural psychology.
Most Recent Publications
Taku, K. (2012). PTG research in the U.S.: From the cross-cultural perspectives (written in Japanese). In T. Kondo (Ed.), PTG Shinteki gaishogo seicho: Beyond trauma. (pp.170-182). Kaneko Shobo, Tokyo, Japan.
Taku, K. (in press). Posttraumatic growth in American and Japanese men: Comparing levels of growth and perceptions of indicators of growth. Psychology of Men and Masculinity.
Taku, K., Kilmer, R.P., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2012). Exploring posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4(4), 411-419.
Taku, K. (2011). Commonly-defined and individually-defined posttraumatic growth in the US and Japan. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 188-193.
Taku, K., (2010). Research on posttraumatic growth: Psychological changes as a result of the stressful experiences among Japanese adolescents. Kazama Shobo.
Cann, A., Stilwell, K., & Taku, K. (2010). Humor styles, positive personality and health. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 3, 213-235.
Taku, K., (2010).Posttraumatic growth in cancer survivors. Clinical Oncology (Tokyo), 5, 211-217.
Taku, K., (2010). Posttraumatic growth in Japan: A path toward better understanding of culture-constant and culture-specific aspects. In R. Berger., & T.Weiss (Eds.), Posttraumatic growth and culturally competent practice: Lessons learned from around the globe. (pp. 146-163). Wiley, John & Sons
Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Taku, K., Vishnevsky, T. (2010). A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 23, 127-137.
Taku, K., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Calhoun, L. G. (2009). The culture of disclosure: Effects of perceived reactions to disclosure on posttraumatic growth and distress in Japan. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 1226-1243.
Kilmer, R. P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Buchanan, T., & Taku, K. (2009). Use of the revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 248-253.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2009). Intrusive versus deliberate rumination in posttraumatic growth across U.S. and Japanese samples. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 22, 129-136.
Taku, K., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). The role of rumination in the coexistence of distress and posttraumatic growth among bereaved Japanese university students. Death Studies, 32, 428-444.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). The factor structure of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: A comparison of five models using confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 158-164.
Taku, K., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R. P., & Cann, A. (2007). Examining posttraumatic growth among Japanese university students. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 20, 353-367.
Other Information
Courses (2013, Winter)
- PSY 251: Statistics and Research Design
- PSY 362: Statistical Analysis on Computers
Courses (2013, Summer II)
- Psy 245: Personality & Individual Differences
Certified Clinical Psychologist (#8235) by Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor in the Family Medicine Department, Clinician-Educator focus, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
TA or RA Positions
If you are interested in a TA or RA position with me, please send me an email.