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Assoc Prof Masato Kawabata
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education - Physical Education & Sports Science
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Dr Masato Kawabata is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at National Institute of Education (NIE). He completed his undergraduate and Master’s degree at The University of Tsukuba, Japan. He worked as an Associate Lecturer at Japanese universities for six years before studying abroad.
He obtained his PhD at The University of Queensland, Australia. Since 2011, he has been a Honorary Senior Research Fellow at School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. At NIE, he has served as the Program Leader of Graduate Education by Research for the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group since 2017.
Dr Masato is a Co-Editor for Journal of Happiness Studies (5-yr Impact Factor: 4.729).
Designation
• Associate Professor (Tenured)
• Programme Leader, Higher Degree by Research
He obtained his PhD at The University of Queensland, Australia. Since 2011, he has been a Honorary Senior Research Fellow at School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. At NIE, he has served as the Program Leader of Graduate Education by Research for the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group since 2017.
Dr Masato is a Co-Editor for Journal of Happiness Studies (5-yr Impact Factor: 4.729).
Designation
• Associate Professor (Tenured)
• Programme Leader, Higher Degree by Research
Dr Masato’s fields are Sport and Exercise Psychology, and Positive Psychology. He is an expert in the areas of active engagement, motivation, optimal functioning, and measurement. He considers life as a series of opportunities for human development, and being physically active is a highly significant factor for well-being and human flourishing across the entire lifespan (i.e., from positive youth development to positive ageing). He is interested in (i) how sport and exercise participations affect physical and psychological well-being and human development and (ii) how practitioners (e.g., educators and coaches) can assist and motivate others in developing a growth-oriented mindset.
- Do Outcome Success, Gender and Motivation Influence Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Assessment'
- Exploring the right spot: A constraints-led approach to optimize exploratory learning
- Assessing causality of the association between exercise and neurocognitive gains
- Manipulating the timing of low-dose caffeine to improve 3-point shooting accuracy in basketball players: a pilot study
Awards
2021 – The NIE Excellence in Research Award
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2008 – HMS Excellent Teaching Award
School of Human Movement Studies,
The University of Queensland, Australia
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2008 – HMS Excellent Teaching Award
School of Human Movement Studies,
The University of Queensland, Australia
Fellowships & Other Recognition
2011 - Present
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences,
The University of Queensland, Australia
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences,
The University of Queensland, Australia
Supervision of PhD Students
Dr Mark Anthony Chan Wen Kein (Completed)
Dr Bernadette Bree Ashley Lim Yan (Completed)
Dr Bernadette Bree Ashley Lim Yan (Completed)