Naoko Kato-Nitta

Project Associate Professor
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Project Associate Professor
Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research

Japan

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Biography

Naoko Kato-Nitta received her PhD at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies [Sokendai, Japan] in 2012 and is currently a project associate professor at Joint-Support Center for Data Science Research and the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan. Her current research includes public communication of science and technology, public attitude/behavior toward science and technology, and organizational creativity at scientific research institutions. She is also specialized in quantitative survey methodology and how to assess various facets of peoples’ attitudes toward science and technology.

Featured

Academic paper

2019

Expert and public perceptions of gene-edited crops: attitude changes in relation to scientific knowledge
Academic paper

2021

Effects of information on consumer attitudes towards gene-edited foods: a comparison between livestock and vegetables
Academic paper

2018

Understanding the public, the visitors, and the participants in science communication activities
Academic paper

2016

Organizational Creativity in Japanese National Research Institutions: Enhancing Individual and Team Research Performance
Academic paper

2013

The influence of cultural capital on consumption of scientific culture: A survey of visitors to an open house event at a public scientific research institution
Academic paper

2013

The job satisfaction-job performance relationship for creative tasks: An empirical investigation of the role of attitude and behavior in job performance among scientists
Media article

2021

Studying behaviours and attitudes towards science and technology
Academic paper

2022

Public Perceptions of Risks and Benefits of Gene-edited Food Crops: An International Comparative Study between the US, Japan, and Germany