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Hire Dr. Hiroki K.

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UChicago Dual PhD in Cognitive & Behavioral Science. Former professor. Featured in Nature, The Guardian, The Atlantic ...

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Author of 20+ scientific publications including in top journals such as Nature Human Behavior, Perspectives on Psychological Science, The Journal of Experimental Psychology, and The Journal of Vision. My work has been featured by The Guardian, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and more. Formerly a tenure-track professor, I have over a decade of formal experience in all stages of the research process. I now specialize in research consulting and founded Kotabe Labs, a decentralized and remote team of experts to tackle complex projects for organizations in industry and academia. Together, we both broaden and deepen the capacity of what we can accomplish together. We work on a diversity of projects in the human and social sciences and their applications in technology and business. I hold a dual Ph.D. and from UChicago and am an alumnus of Columbia University. I am a U.S. citizen and native English speaker. My hourly rate is 100 USD/hr. I offer 10% and 20% discounts on 10- and 20-hour flexible-use bookings, respectively. Learn more at: hirokikotabe.com kotabelabs.com Publications: bit.ly/kotabe-g-scholar CV: bit.ly/kotabe-cv

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science

Services

• Data & AI

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Founder & Director

Kotabe Labs

2019 - Present

Science Writer, Academic Editor, Consultant

Self-Employed

2018 - 2019

Assistant Professor

SKK Graduate School of Business

2017 - 2018

Postdoctoral Scholar & Doctoral Student

University of Chicago

2011 - 2017

Doctoral Researcher

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

2011 - 2016

Research Assistant (Salaried, Full-Time)

Columbia University

2009 - 2011

Education

Ph.D. (Psychology)

University of Chicago

2011 - 2016

Ph.D. (Behavioral Science)

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

2011 - 2016

(Psychology)

Columbia University

2009 - 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

OTHER

Stephen Charles Van Hedger, Howard Nusbaum, Shannon Heald, Alex Huang, Hiroki Kotabe, Marc Berman(2018). The aesthetic preference for nature sounds depends on sound object recognition . Center for Open Science

Alexander Coburn, Omid Kardan, Hiroki Kotabe, Jason Steinberg, Michael C. Hout, Arryn Robbins, Justin MacDonald, Gregor Hayn-Leichsenring, Marc Berman(2018). Psychological responses to natural patterns in architecture . Center for Open Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Schertz, K.E., Sachdeva, S., Kardan, O., Kotabe, H.P., Wolf, K.L., Berman, M.G.(2018). A thought in the park: The influence of naturalness and low-level visual features on expressed thoughts . Cognition. 174. p. 82-93.

Kotabe, H.P., Kardan, O., Berman, M.G.(2017). The nature-disorder paradox: A perceptual study on how nature is disorderly yet aesthetically preferred . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 146. (8). p. 1126-1142.

Choe, K.W., Kardan, O., Kotabe, H.P., Henderson, J.M., Berman, M.G.(2017). To search or to like: Mapping fixations to differentiate two forms of incidental scene memory . Journal of Vision. 17. (12). p. 1-22.

Ibarra, F.F., Kardan, O., Hunter, M.R., Kotabe, H.P., Meyer, F.A.C., Berman, M.G.(2017). Image feature types and their predictions of aesthetic preference and naturalness . Frontiers in Psychology. 8. (APR).

Kotabe, H.P., Kardan, O., Berman, M.G.(2016). The order of disorder: Deconstructing visual disorder and its effect on rule-breaking . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 145. (12). p. 1713-1727.

Kotabe, H.P., Hofmann, W.(2015). On Integrating the Components of Self-Control . Perspectives on Psychological Science. 10. (5). p. 618-638.

Kotabe, H.P.(2014). The world is random: A cognitive perspective on perceived disorder . Frontiers in Psychology. 5. (JUN).

Hofmann, W., Kotabe, H.(2013). On treating effort as a dynamically varying cost input . Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36. (6). p. 692-693.

Yang, L.H., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Kotabe, H., Link, B.G., Saw, A., Wong, G., Phelan, J.C.(2013). Culture, threat, and mental illness stigma: Identifying culture-specific threat among Chinese-American groups . Social Science and Medicine. 88. p. 56-67.

Hofmann, W., Kotabe, H.(2013). Teaching & learning guide for: A general model of preventive and interventive self-control . Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 7. (10). p. 775-779.

Hofmann, W., Kotabe, H., Luhmann, M.(2013). The spoiled pleasure of giving in to temptation . Motivation and Emotion. 37. (4). p. 733-742.

Wilhelm Hofmann, Hiroki Kotabe(2013). On treating effort as a dynamically varying cost input . Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36. (06). p. 692--693. Cambridge University Press ({CUP})

Hofmann, W., Kotabe, H.(2012). A General Model of Preventive and Interventive Self-Control . Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 6. (10). p. 707-722.

BOOK

Kotabe, H.P., Hofmann, W.(2016). How Depletion Operates in an Integrative Theory of Self-Control . Self-Regulation and Ego Control. p. 399-423.

DATA SET

Hiroki Kotabe, Wilhelm Hofmann(2012). A prediction model of self-control: Enactment and negativity biases present in predictions of emotional consequences of self control success and failure . American Psychological Association ({APA})

Hiroki Kotabe, Lawrence H. Yang, Valerie Purdie-Vaughns(2011). Role of Culture in Mental Illness Stigma: Cultural Beliefs Influence Memory of Threatening Information . American Psychological Association ({APA})