Criminologist & Social Psychologist (Updated on 17.09.2023)

Yuji Z. Hashimoto

Presentation

Criminologist and Social psychologist

• Driven by a deep interest in understanding human behavior within social contexts, I am drawn to the complex interplay between anti-social and pro-social behaviors. While I consider myself foremost a criminologist, in particular a comparative criminologist, I have complemented this foundation with studies in social and cross-cultural psychology. This dual focus has not only enriched my initial training as a psychologist but has also sharpened my insights into deviant behavior.

• Having an affinity for statistics as a means to understand social and anti-social phenomena, I predominantly lean towards quantitative methodologies, equipped with the skills to examine quantitative data as a social scientist. Nonetheless, I also value and am well-versed in qualitative data collection and analysis. I firmly believe that both approaches are invaluable to achieving a full understanding of human social behavior.

• I am proud of my multicultural heritage, a blend of Brazilian, Italian, and Japanese roots, and further enriched by my Swiss upbringing. I believe that my diverse background has endowed me with a broad worldview and an open-mindedness that allow me to approach topics with an internationally-oriented perspective that is not held to a cultural manner of perceiving and understanding the world.

Experience

École des Sciences Criminelles, Université de Lausanne - Graduate Assistant

August 2018 - Current

• Data collection, database management, administration of the internet portal, and production of annual reports for the SPACE project (Annual Penal Statistics of the Council of Europe).

• Providing expertise in the design and administration of questionnaires for various projects and external requests.

• Assistance during courses and exams, reviewing student assignments, managing OUT Mobility requests.

• Supervision of Master’s thesis work.

• Member of the Master’s thesis committee, deciding on topics to propose and on personal projects suggested by students.

• Other administrative tasks.

Centre de soutien à l'enseignement, Haute École Pédagogique du canton de Vaud - Research Assistant (Chargé d’enseignement suppléant)

November 2018 - December 2018

• Provided further assistance to the tasks of the Centre de Soutien à l’Enseignment relating to their student satisfaction surveys and responses rates.

École des Sciences Criminelles, Université de Lausanne - Student Assistant

February 2018 - August 2018

• Participation in the LINCS (Linking International Criminal Statistics) project by reorganizing the databases for all editions (and all countries) of the European Sourcebook and linking data from SPACE, in order to facilitate future data collection while allowing for time series.

• Accessory contribution as a scientific expert at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium defining the LINCS project and at the meeting of the network of national correspondents taking part in the LINCS project, at Strasbourg, France.

Centre de soutien à l'enseignement, Haute École Pédagogique du canton de Vaud - Intern

February 2018 - July 2018

• Carried out a literature review about student evaluations of teaching (SET) with a focus on online questionnaires. The objective was to provide the necessary knowledge, based on theory and past research, to increase response rates of web administered evaluations in the context of tertiary education.

• Other activities includedparticipating in team meetings and training and providing informed opinions about areas related with SET and questionnaires.

Independent Tutor

November 2016 - December 2017

• Statistics tutoring (methodology and analysis)for university students.

• Proof-reading and correcting Master's Theses according to APA norms (paper formatting and style and referencing).

Terre des hommes - Volunteer at the 2015 World Congress for Juvenile Justice

January 2015

• Logistical support at the congress venue, including welcoming guests, offering information and providing assistance to presenters.

Profile

• Age: 32 (8 Oct.)

• Nationality: Brazilian, Italian & Swiss (and Japanese)

• Lived in: Brazil, Malaysia, Japan, and Switzerland (Ticino, Vaud)

• Polyglot

EDUCATION

Doctor of Law (PhD) in Criminology - School of Criminal Justtice (ESC), University of Lausanne

August 2018 - Present

Master of science (Msc) in Psychology, Social and intercultural psychology orientation - Faculty of social and political sciences (SSP), University of Lausanne

September 2016 - September 2018

• Master's Thesis: The Rational Whistleblower - A scenario-based role-playing experiment about police corruption, supervised by Prof. Fabrizio Butera.

• Faculty award presented by the University of Lausanne on the recommendation of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP) for the excellent results obtained throughout the Master's degree.

Master of law (Mlaw) in criminal sciences, criminology and security orientation - School of Criminal Justice (ESC), University of Lausanne

September 2014 - February 2017

• Master's Thesis: The influence of transport infrastructure and type of housing on residential burglary rates in Switzerland (original title: L'influence des infrastructures de transport et du type d'habitation sur les taux de cambriolage résidentiel en Suisse), commissioned by the Federal Statistical Office and supervised by Prof. Marcelo F. Aebi.

Bachelor of science (BSc) in psychology - Faculty of psychology and education sciences, University of Geneva

September 2011 - June 201