Norie Ushijima

I recently graduated at Hosei university and Portland Community College studying Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology.

Nonprofit Corporation Anata no Ibasho (Your Place) Online, Japan 

Online Chat Counselor (Crisis Line Specialist) April 2023 – Present 

● Providing anonymous counseling services to people who need help with social, financial, mental, and substance abuse problems under the supervision of licensed mental health counselors and psychiatrists. 

● Skills: Conflict resolution•Intervention planning•Communication•Active listening 

Portland Community College Portland, OR 

International Peer Leader July 2022 – Present 

● Working with the International Student Life and Orientation Team to plan and facilitate International Student Orientation Week each term and provide engagement and involvement opportunities for international students at Portland Community College each term. 

● Skills: International Students · Event Planning · Event Management · Event Marketing•Advocacy Portland Community College Portland, OR 

Student Advocate January 2022 – July 2022 

● Served as a Student Advocate at the Women's Resource Center at PCC and provided events, clubs, and projects related to social and gender justice. Facilitated Workshops on student success and topics of current interest, such as stress relief, healthier relationships, safer sex, relationship violence, domestic and sexual violence. 

● Skills: Women's Issues · Women's Rights · Communication

• HOSEI UNIVERSITY Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 

Bachelor of Arts, Sustainability Studies. (September 2023 Expected* )

Relevant Coursework: Study of wage inequality for women in East Asia, Intercultural Communication. Research Experience in Coursework: Case Study of Occupational Segregation by Gender in Japan, External Factors that Influence Women’s Reemployment in Japan. 

Honors: Hosei 21 and Certified Study Abroad Scholarship, Scholarship for overseas study approved by the Support Group Committed 5 hours per week to support International Students who had hardships during a pandemic. 

• PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Portland, OR, United States 

Associate of General Studies, Psychology. (September 2023 Expected*)

Relevant Coursework: Abnormal Psychology, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Women’s Study, Sociology of Gender. 

Honors: President's List, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society.