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Akiko Kataoka is an Assistant Professor at the Global Education Center of Waseda University, specializing in career development, leadership education, and local third places. With academic foundations from Hosei University (Master's 2015, Doctorate 2021), she combines practical experience from NEC, educational institutions, and her own career break journey into her research.
- Key affiliations: Waseda University (2021–present), Hosei University (2022–2023), Tokyo Keizai University (2023–2024)
- Education: Doctorate in Policy Studies (2021), Master's in Policy Studies (2015) from Hosei University
Her research explores career breaks as non-blank periods for self-reassessment, focusing on women's transitions and third places as environments for self-efficacy and regional revitalization. She co-authored the 2024 book Career Break: Letting Go Is Not a Blank and conducted fieldwork on cross-border learning's role in leadership education.
Recent publications analyze third place dynamics in local communities, career gap stigma, and self-efficacy mechanisms for displaced workers. Her teaching includes leadership development, organizational communication, and career theory courses at Waseda and Tokyo Keizai University.
