Atsushi Kukita

Flow Experience, Developmental Psychology, Positive Psychology

Flow experience in everyday life, flow in learning environments, cultural invariance/variance of flow, Experience Sampling Method (ESM)

Global Square AW909

Principles of Psychology, Special Seminar C (Positive Psychology), Special Seminar D (Flow), Seminar I – III, Capstones

Undergraduate Studies (Liberal Arts), Soka University of America MA (Education), University of California, Los Angeles MA (Psychology), Claremont Graduate University Doctoral Studies (Psychology), Claremont Graduate University Adjunct Faculty, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Business Statistics) Adjunct Faculty, Hosei University (Psychology) Tenure-Track Faculty, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Soka University

Psychology, the scientific study of the human mind and behavior, gives us tools to understand ourselves and others more deeply, recognize our strengths, and discover possibilities for growth, closely echoing Soka University’s invitation to “Discover your potential.” I am also especially drawn to the university’s guiding question, “For what purpose should one cultivate wisdom? May you always ask yourself this question,” which resonates deeply with positive psychology’s classic inquiry into “what makes life worth living.”
If you have ever wondered why we sometimes become so absorbed in something that we lose track of time, what helps people thrive, or how we can make learning and everyday life more meaningful, I hope we will have many opportunities to explore these questions together from a psychological perspective at FILA!