Projects per year
Personal profile
Contact Information
Office: Sichel Hall - 105E
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Kansas
… → 2011
M.A., Communication Studies, University of Kansas
… → 2007
B.A., English with Middle and High School English Teaching Credential, Tsuda University
… → 2005
External positions
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas
Jan 1 2006 → Jan 1 2011
Research Interests
- Intercultural communication from interpersonal and intergroup perspectives
- Influences of social and cultural identities on day-to-day communication processes
- Influences of interpersonal relationships on intergroup and intercultural attitudes
- East Asian cultural values and communication styles
- Intercultural and intergroup conflict management
- Cultural adaptation and acculturation strategies
- Communication experiences between host nationals and sojourners
- Non-Western perspectives on communication
- Intergroup contact hypothesis
- Common Ingroup Identity Model
- Social identity and self-categorization theories
- Communication accommodation theory
- Acculturation framework
- Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory
- Social and behavioral science: Survey and experimental designs
- Regression (Mediation/Moderation Analyses)
- (M)ANOVA
- Structural Equation Modeling
Disciplines
- Communication
Projects
- 1 Active
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“Integration of Student and Faculty Voices in Curriculum Design: Co-Creation of a Data-Informed Curriculum and Learning Outcomes in the January Term Program.”
Williams, C. M. (PI) & Imamura, M. (CoPI)
1/1/23 → …
Project: Research project
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Transmission of gender ideology through family discourse: Japanese mothers and their career choices
Imamura, M., Dow, E. & Uehara, N., Mar 30 2023, In: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 33, 1, p. 12-37 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct and indirect effects of contact quality and perceived cultural identification on conflict management styles in an American–Chinese context
Imamura, M., Zhang, Y. B. & Liu, N., Dec 2021, In: Asian Journal of Social Psychology. 24, 4, p. 423-434 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of Latino immigrants’ acculturation strategy and U.S. Americans' assimilation attitudes on perceptions of accommodation satisfaction and willingness to communicate
Montgomery, G., Zhang, Y. B. & Imamura, M., May 2021, In: International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 82, p. 157-167 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing Metadiscursive Thinking About Research Methods Through a Mixed-Methods Research Project
Rigsby, E. & Imamura, M., 2020, In: Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 31, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communication Accommodation, Relational Closeness, Cultural Salience, and Intergroup Attitudes: Chinese Sojourners Perspective
Zhang, Y. B. & Imamura, M., Jun 1 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Activities
- 1 Other
Prizes
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Early Career Award for Scholarship and Service - Saint Mary's College of California (2015)
Imamura, M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Hob Crockett Research Paper Award - Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas (2010)
Imamura, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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E. C. Buehler Teaching Award - Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas (2010)
Imamura, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sene and Louella Carlile Scholarship - Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas (May 2010)
Imamura, M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Graduate Student Research Competition Third Prize - Office of Graduate Studies, University of Kansas (2008
Imamura, M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)