Dr. Mira Simic-Yamashita holds a Ph.D. and a master's in social psychology from the Okayama University in Japan. She obtained her bachelor degree in psychology from the University of Belgrade in Serbia. She specializes in social psychology of language and communication, and is teaching on several universities in Japan, including Okayama University, Okayama University of Science and Hyogo University in Himeji. Her research interests include social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, learning, psychology of language, multilingualism and multiculturalism, sociocultural and psychological adaptation and social skills. She regularly presents and publishes her research on multilingualism and acculturation at the Multicultural Relations Society (Japan), Asian Association for Social Psychology, and Asian Conference of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.