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  BORLAND, Janet Lorraine

   Associate Professor (New rank system)

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 2004/03~2008/07 〔Doctoral Course〕 History, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Completed, Ph.D.(Arts)
2. 2002/03~2003/12 〔Master Course〕 History, The University of Melbourne, Completed, M.A.
3. 2000/03~2000/12 B.A. degree with Honors, The University of Melbourne, Graduated, B.A.(Hons)
4. 1995/03~1999/12 Japanese & Psychology, The University of Melbourne, Graduated, B.A.& B.Sc.
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■ Professional Background
1. 2025/04~ Associate Professor (New rank system), Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2. 2022/09~2025/03 Assistant Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
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■ Present Specialized Fields
Area studies (Key Word:Modern Japanese history, environmental history, technology of conservation, red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, history of children and youth, digital humanities) 
■ Books and Articles
1. Book Borland, Janet. Earthquake Children: Building Resilience from the Ruins of Tokyo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 2020.   (Single) 2020
2. Article Borland, Janet. Review of Histories of Children and Childhood in Meiji Japan. Edited by Christian Galan & Harald Salomon, (Routledge, 2024). Asian Studies Review, March 2025.   (Single) 2025Link
3. Article Charles Scawthorn, Tomoaki Nishino, Charles Schencking and Janet Borland, “Kantō Daikasai: The Great Kantō Fire following the 1923 Earthquake,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 113, no. 5 (2023): 1902-1923.   (Collaboration) 2023Link
4. Article Borland, Janet. "Giving Earthquake Children the Voice they Deserve One Hundred Years Later," Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus 21, issue 8, no. 4 (2023): 1-12   (Single) 2023Link
5. Book Borland, Janet. "Birds and Children as Barometers of Japan’s Postwar Environmental History.” In Reconsidering Postwar Japanese History: A Handbook, edited by Simon Avenell, 194-208. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2023.  pp.194-208 (Collaboration) 2023
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■ Academic Awards
1. 2022 Shortlisted, Australian Historical Association, W. K. Hancock Prize for Earthquake ChildrenLink
2. 2021 Shortlisted, NSW Premier’s History Awards, General History Prize for Earthquake ChildrenLink
3. 2021 Winner, Grace Abbott Book Prize for Earthquake ChildrenLink
4. 2020 Winner, The Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities First Book Prize for Earthquake ChildrenLink
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■ Websites
   http://www.earthquakechildren.com/
   https://www.janetborland.com
■ E-Mail Addresses
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■ External Researcher ID
orcID 0000-0002-8727-4287