Aya Okada Reserach Lab

Japanese version

Community Engagement

Nonprofit Activities Board Member, Mori No Dengonban Yururu (May 2019 to present)
Volunteering/Pro Bono City Cast, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (online contribution)
Others Researcher, Doshisha University Social Marketing Research Center (2021-present)
Research on Financial Donations, The MICHINOKU Future Fund (July 2019 - Summer 2020)
Translating Current Awareness articles published in Japanese into English, Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library (August-September 2019, February-March, 2020, August-September 2021)
Committee Member, Higashi Matsushima City Machizukuri Kyodo Committee (2023 - present)
Committee Member, Sendai District Court (2020-2023)
Op-Ed Columns in Kahoku Shimpo (2019 - present, irregular appearances)
Appearance in Radio Show gNomura Real Estate Development x Tohoku University 100-Year-LifeLabh (Date FM, March 2020)
Appearance in Radio Show gYururu to On Time Talkh (FM Taihaku, August 2022-present)
Academic Societies
International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)

Board Member (2023 - present)
Conference co-chair, 16th International Conference (July 16-19, 2024, Antwerp, Belgium)
Guest Editor for ISTR Asia Pacific Third-Sector Researchers Network Newsletter, Issue 9 (October, 2023)
The 12th ISTR Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Academic Committee (September 2020 - December 2022)
PhD Seminar Faculty Co-chair (May 24-28, 2021, Virtual)
PhD Seminar Faculty Chair (July 13-14, 2019, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailandj
The 11th ISTR Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Academic and Organising Committee (October 2018 - July 2019)
PhD Seminar Faculty (July 8-10, 2018, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlandsj
PhD Seminar Faculty (December 2-3, 2017, MM-CSR Trisakti University Campus, Jakarta, Indonesia)

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

Co-chair of Message Strategy Common Interest Groupi2019-presentj
2021 ARNOVA Asia Conference Program Committee (January-June 2021)
2020 ARNOVA Best Paper Award Committe
2020 ARNOVA Asia Conference Program Committee (January-June 2020)

Japan NPO Research Association (JANPORA)

Board Memberi2018 - presentj
Chair of Academic Planning Committee, The 23rd Annual Conference of Japan NPO Research Association, June 19-20, 2021, Virtual.
Series of newsletter articles on participation in international conferences (September 2015 - March 2017)
Workshops on participating in international conferences for graduate students and junior faculty
The 18th Annual Conference (March 5-6, 2016, Doshisha University)
The 4th Summer Hokkaido Seminar (August 31 - September 31, 2016, Hokkaido University)

Japan Association of Social Relations (JASR)

Vice President (2022 - present)
Board Member (2020-present)
Professional Development Panel at the The First Annual Conference gParticipating in International Conferencesh (March 20-21, 2021, Virtual).