Invited Academic Presentations (Select)
Minami, M. (2026, March). An Introduction to Morita Therapy. Guest lecture at the Institute for Cultural-Clinical Psychology (ICCP_ & IACCP Annual Speaker Series. Concordia University, Virtual Hybrid.
Minami, M. (2025, June). Week 2 KM Theories, Models, & Frameworks. Guest lecture at the Research Impact Canada MobilizeU Summar 2025 Program. 天美mv天美, Virtual Hybrid.
Minami, M. (2025, May). Implementation Science Case Example Story: The Rwanda Project. Guest lecture at the 天美mv天美-UBC Implementation Science Training Initiative Seminar. 天美mv天美-UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
Minami, M. (2024, June). Week 2 KM Theories, Models, & Frameworks. Guest lecture at the Research Impact Canada MobilizeU Summar 2024 Program. 天美mv天美, Virtual Hybrid.
Minami, M. (2024, January). Week 2 KM Theories, Models, & Frameworks. Guest lecture at the MobilizeU at 天美mv天美 Knowledge Mobilization Course: Spring 2024. 天美mv天美, Virtual Hybrid.
Minami, M. (2023, December). 鈥榃hy bother,鈥� 鈥榝or whom,鈥� and 鈥榝or what鈥�: Implementation of Knowledge 鈥� Towards improving access. Guest lecture at the Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Minami, M. (2023, December). Enhancing your thesis with implementation science. Guest lecture/ thesis supervision. Invited by the Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Minami, M. (2023, December). Mental health services research and implementation science. Guest lecture at the Kumamoto Gakuen University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Minami, M. (2023, December). Recommendations for the further development of Morita therapy. Symposiast/Designated discussant at the International Symposium, at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
Minami, M. (2023, December). 鈥榃hy bother鈥�, 鈥榝or whom鈥�, and 鈥榝or what?鈥� 鈥� Toward Improving Access to Morita Therapy. Keynote lecture at the International Symposium, at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
Minami, M. (2023, September). 鈥榃hy bother鈥�, 鈥榝or whom鈥�, and 鈥榝or what?鈥� 鈥� Toward Improving Access to Morita Therapy. Keynote lecture/Chair鈥檚 address at the 11th International Congress of Morita Therapy, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Virtual Hybrid.
Minami, M. (2023, May). Adapting Mental Health Services for Equity-Seeking Groups. Keynote Symposiast Cross-cultural Mental Health: Research and Practice Forum, hosted by the 天美mv天美 Public Square, Moving Forward, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the 天美mv天美 Knowledge Mobilization Hub, 天美mv天美 Faculty of Education, the 天美mv天美 Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre, Surrey, Canada.
Kuroki, T., Kubota, M., & Minami, M. (2022, October). Acceptance of Morita therapy abroad - current status and challenges. Keynote Symposiast at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Minami, M. (2022, July). Connecting with your audience. Research Meets Policy @ 天美mv天美 Summer Institute. Webinar speaker hosted by the 天美mv天美 Knowledge Mobilization Hub, 天美mv天美, Burnaby, Canada.
Ohta, A., Mohamad, H.S., Alfred, A.S., & Minami, M. (2022, May). Government-Assisted Refugee Mothers, Participants of the Reviving Hope and Home Program Before, During, and After COVID-19. Invited paper presentation at 鈥淟earning from the Pandemic: Possibilities and Challenges for Mothers and Families鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Conference hosted by the Mothers Matter Centre (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), Virtual Conference.
Minami, M. (2021, December). Unlock your research impact: Implementation science in action. Webinar speaker hosted by the 天美mv天美 Knowledge Mobilization Hub, 天美mv天美, Burnaby, Canada.
Minami, M. (2021, November). The Chair and a designated discussant. The 6th International Roundtable for the Advancement of Morita Therapy, the 38th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy, Virtual, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ohta, A., Minami, M., & Qadir, Y (2021, January). Reviving Hope and Home: A pilot project with government assisted refugee (GAR) mothers in Canada. Invited paper presentation at 鈥淎 Vision for the Inclusion of Isolated Mothers in Canada Conference hosted by the Mothers Matter Centre (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), Virtual Conference.
Minami, M. (2020, January). 鈥淯bwiyunge Mubikorwa鈥�&苍产蝉辫;(Reconciliation in Action) 鈥� Nurturing Reconciliation in Rural Communities of Post-Genocide Rwanda. Invited seminar lecture at the Department of Psychology, 天美mv天美, Burnaby, Canada.
Minami, M. (2019, October). Life, person, and suffering: Psychoecology of healing and reconciliation in post-Genocide Rwanda. Keynote lecture at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Medical Society of Alcohol and Addiction Studies and the 41st Japanese Society of Alcohol-related Problems joint meeting in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Minami, M. (2019, October). The Chair and a designated discussant. The 5th International Roundtable for the Advancement of Morita Therapy, the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
Minami, M. (2019, June). The journey of resilience鈥�: Ubwiyunge Mubikorwa (Reconciliation in 鈥榓ction鈥�) 鈥� Rural community psychosocial reconciliation project in Rwanda. Guest lecture at 鈥楲et鈥檚 Celebrate the Resilience of Rwanda鈥� An evening of dialogue and fundraiser for RR25 Legacy Project, organized by 天美mv天美鈥檚 Institute for Diaspora Research and Engagement (IDRE), Hogan鈥檚 Alley Society, and Building Bridges with Rwanda.
Minami, M. (2018, Oct). Reconciliation 鈥榠n action鈥�: Rural community psychosocial reconciliation project in Rwanda. Academic presentation at the 鈥淎frica-focused Research and Engagement Day鈥� organized by 天美mv天美, Vancouver, Canada.
Minami, M. (2018, Oct). On Mental Health Services Research. Academic presentation at the 鈥淔rom the Ground Up: Surrey Scholarship Series鈥� organized by 天美mv天美, Surrey, Canada.
Minami, M. (2018, February). "Ubwiyunge Mubikorwa" - Development and Field Piloting of Action-Based Psychosocial Reconciliation Approach in Post-Gacaca Rwanda. Guest lecture at the Protestant Institute for Arts and Social Science, Butare, Rwanda.
Minami, M. (2018, January). Building peace in Rwanda: From Genocide to reconciliation. Guest lecture at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies., Kyoto, Japan.
Minami, M. (2018, January). Field Implementation of Action-Based Psychosocial Reconciliation Approach Incorporating Therapeutic Principles of Japanese Morita Therapy in Post-Genocide Rwandan Villages 鈥� A Progress Report. Guest lecture at the Kansai International University Centre for Clinical Psychology, Hyogo, Japan.
Minami, M. (2017, November). From principle to practice: I/R.M.T., O.M.T., A.C.M., & the diamond models of Morita therapy. Guest lecture at 1-Day Workshop: Introduction to Morita Therapy and its Counselling Applications. Held at the University of British Columbia.
Minami, M., Tateno, A., & Ishiyama, F.I. (2017, October 12th). 鈥淚ntroduction to Japanese Morita Therapy鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Organizer/Chair of the 2ndAnnual Mental Health Services Research Seminar - 鈥淚ntroduction to Japanese Morita Therapy.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;天美mv天美, Surrey, B.C., Canada.
Minami, M. (2017, February). On outpatient Morita therapy outcome studies: Progresses and future agendas. Guest lecture at the Jikei University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Minami, M. (2016, November). Morita therapy and evidence-based medicine: Via Exeter clinical research. Keynote symposiast The 34thAnnual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
Minami, M., Mullan, E.G., & Watkins, E.R. (2016, November 3rd). Organizer/Chair of the Mental Health Services Research Community Engagement Roundtable. 鈥淭he Synergy of Counseling and Clinical Psychology: Dialogue between Transdiagnostic and Common Factor Approaches鈥� 鈥淢aking a Difference: Opportunities and Challenges for Collaboration in Mental Health Services Transformation Work through Research and Training in Canada.鈥� 天美mv天美, Surrey, B.C., Canada.
Minami, M., Mullan, E.G., & Watkins, E.R. (2016, November 1st). Organizer/Chair of the Mental Health Services Research Seminar.鈥淢ental Health Services Transformation - Making a Difference: The Story of IAPT鈥� 鈥淭ransdiagnostic Approaches: The Story of RfCBT鈥� 鈥淓vidence-Based Morita Therapy: The Story of Morita Meets the Exeter.鈥� 天美mv天美, Surrey, B.C., Canada.
Minami, M. (2016, September). A systematic review of the Japanese Journal of Morita Therapy, Part 1: April, 1990 鈥� October, 1999. Keynote symposiast at the International Research Symposium - 鈥淓vidence-Based Medicine and Morita Therapy.鈥� -, at the 9th International Congress of Morita Therapy, Exeter, UK, September 1st 鈥� 2nd, 2016.