Masaki Shimada Date of Birth : 20 June 1973 Nationality : Japanese shimada@ntu.ac.jp masakishimada1@gmail.com Laboratory of Animal Society, Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Life & Environmental Sciences, Teikyo University of Science 2525, Yatsusawa, Uenohara, Yamanashi, 409-0193, JAPAN Phone: +81(554)63-4431 Ph.D. Professor – Teikyo University of Science Study of Play, Human Evolution, Social network analysis of Animals Degrees 2006: Ph.D. (Doctor of Science). Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN 2001: Master of Science. Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN 1999: Bachelor of Science. Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN Employment 2024-today: Professor, Teikyo University of Science 2015-2024: Associate Professor, Teikyo University of Science 2009-2015: Lecturer, Teikyo University of Science 2007-2009: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, JSPS 2006-2007: Research Assistance, Kyoto University Honors / Prizes Primates Social Impact Award (2017) Prize of the best thesis Sarutahiko Forum (2005) Prize of the best essay Child Science (2004) Member of NIMBioS (2013-2015)