Members

Dr. Masato KAWABATA
Lab Director

Professor (Sport & Exercise Psychology)

Educational Background

March 2008 Ph.D. (Sport and Exercise Psychology)

The University of Queensland, Australia

March 1997 Master of Health and Sport Sciences

The University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

March 1994 Bachelor of Health and Physical Education

The University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan


Welcome to the Human Thriving Lab!

I am the Director of the Human Thriving Laboratory and a Full Professor at College of Sport and Wellness in Rikkyo University (RU). Prior to joining RU in April 2023, I was a tenured Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

The details of my profile and research impact can be found on the following websites:  RU researcher’s profile,  interview comments, researchmap,  Google Scholar, ResearchGate. It is joyful and meaningful to advance our knowledge and contribute to society through research.

I have served as a Co-Editor for Journal of Happiness Studies, one of top journals in social sciences. I have also served on the editorial board for The Sport Psychologist, a leading international journal in sport psychology

I am recruiting undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to do research under my supervision. If you are interested in joining the Human Thriving Lab, please feel free to e-mail me at masato.k@rikkyo.ac.jp.

Lab Members @ Rikkyo University, JAPAN

Tsutomu OKADA

Postgraduate (MA Year 1)

Saho BABA

Undergraduate (Year 3)

Shun NAGAI

Undergraduate (Year 3)

Lab Alumni @ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Postgraduates

 PhD

  1. Dr. Mark Anthony CHAN Wen Kein (Completed, June 2022)
  2. Dr. Bernadette Bree ASHLEY Lim Yan (Completed, May 2021) 

Undergraduates

  1. Alana Ang (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2022)
  2. Dzul Irfan (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2022)
  3. Edward Say (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2022)
  4. Foo Jun Wei (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2022)
  5. Tan Qi Qing (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2022)
  6. Kimmy Low (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2021)
  7. Vivien Tan (Academic Exercise Project, Completed, April 2021)
  8. Andi Agus, (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2021)
  9. Bryan Tan (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2021)
  10. Vivien Tan (URECA, Completed, April 2020)
  11. Goh Gint (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2020)
  12. Siti Aisha Binte Omar (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2020)
  13. Ivan Oh Teng Fong (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2020)
  14. Wee Wan Qi (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2020)
  15. Lye Chiew Min (Academic Exercise Project, Completed, April 2020)
  16. Ong Hui Lin Tracy (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  17. Gin Tan (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  18. Lam Pui Shan (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  19. Nur Syahida Jamaluddin (Academic Exercise Project, Completed, April 2019)
  20. Lim Szu Wen, Isabelle (URECA, Completed, April 2020)
  21. Lye Chiew Min (URECA, Completed, Recipient of URECA Undergraduate Research Excellence Award 2020)
  22. Seah Jin Feng, Fiona (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  23. Chen Siow Ee (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  24. Trevis Lee (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  25. Yeep Jun Hui (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2019)
  26. Ho Shu Yu (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2018)
  27. Mohamed Durrani Bin Bidin (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2018)
  28. Matthew Yeo Ming Chong (Final Year Project, Completed, April 2018)
  29. Noridayu Binte Roslan (Educational Research Project, Completed, Feb 2018)
  30. Siti Nadia Mohamed Rafii (Academic Exercise Project, Graduated, December 2017)
  31. Toh Jin Wei (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  32. Wong Sook Young (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  33. Neo Shao Hoon (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  34. Sarah See Wan Jun (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  35. Cho Jin Jin Tessa (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  36. Yukie Yoshida (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2017)
  37. Soo Ding-Shun Jacky (URECA, Completed, May 2016)
  38. Tan Wei En (URECA, Completed, May 2016)
  39. Fiona Lim Qing Xue (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  40. Ng Mun Hoong, Melody (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  41. Tan Jin Han (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  42. Toh Shuqin (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  43. T.Piriyah (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  44. Chow Zi Siong (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2016)
  45. Victoria Chan (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2015)
  46. Jian Huan Cheng (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2015)
  47. Khai Leng Chua (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2015)
  48. Deborah Saw (Final Year Project, Graduate, July 2016)
  49. Joey Ang (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2014)
  50. Deborah Guo (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2014)
  51. Stephanie Tabalujan (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2014)
  52. Jayalakshmy Aarthi Ananthanarayanan (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2013)
  53. Huang Yuchi (Final Year Project, Graduated, July 2013)