[info_list font_size_icon=”30″ connector_animation=”fadeInUp”][info_list_item list_title=”Lab Language” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^321|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/conversation.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^conversation|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]The Hokusei Gakuen University Digital Media and Society Lab is an
all-English environment. Lab meetings, written communication, and social gatherings are all in English. Our undergraduates are all English majors, so their English is excellent.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Quantitative methods” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^322|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/research.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^research|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]We stay abreast of the latest advances in quantitative research methods. Multi-group CFAs, multi-level structural equation modelling and HLM, and robust, bread-and-butter cross-cultural research methods all make us far too excited.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Actively Publishing” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^323|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/press-delivery-service.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^press-delivery-service|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]We are committed to producing high quality, internationally competitive research that makes a difference. Being based in Japan means we are perfectly placed to test innovative hypotheses about cultural similarities and differences in digital media use.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Well-funded” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^324|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/piggy-bank.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^piggy-bank|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]The lab funds pool is available for all lab members to access for research projects – online crowd-sourcing (Amazon Mechanical Turk, Lancers.jp etc.), Qualtrics web surveys, SPSS and Mplus statistics software – we have you covered. We conduct at least one collaborative large-scale cross-cultural survey per year.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Mediated Cultures Retreat” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^325|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/business-people-meeting.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^business-people-meeting|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]Every year around October, the Digital Media and Society Lab holds an overnight retreat at an onsen-hotel just outside of Sapporo City. Senior Lab members present their findings, and in-depth sessions are held to deepen understanding about current issues in cyberpsychology.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Close to the rest of Asia” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^326|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/travel.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^travel|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]The consumer class in the Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing in the world. Be close to the action, embedded in a region going through fast changes in digital media consumption. From Sapporo’s international airport, over 15 destinations in the Asia Pacific are accessible by direct flight. Shanghai, for example, is only a $150 flight away![/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”The good Hokkaido life” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^327|url^http://cyberpsychology.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grass.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^grass|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:25px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:40px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:26px;”]We’re located in Sapporo, the urban hub of Hokkaido – Japan’s northern-most (and we think
best) island. Hokkaido is home to Japan’s best natural resources – the
best skiing in the world, amazing temperate summers (great for
cycle touring and hiking), and still all the great things you expect from Japan: great (local) food, deep culture, and the sights and sounds of Japan. Did we mention that Tokyo is only 1.5 hours and US$90 away by plane?[/info_list_item][/info_list]
