◆March 25, 2011 "A Study on the Bottleneck of Diagnosing Disease Name in Memoirs of People with Autistic Disorder: Why Do they Try to Talk about 'False Step'?" Ars Vivendi Vol.3:92-105
◆September 26-27, 2009 "What is the Problem of Diagnosing Disease Name: Study from the Viewpoint of Requesting the Disease Name and Voicing It," (Abstract in Japanese) The 6th Meeting of Japan Society for Disability Studies, Ritsumeikan University
◆June 7, 2009 "Re-Examination of Problems to Give/Get the Diagnosis: Based on Niki's Opinion," The 7th Meeting of Japan Welfare Sociology Association (Program in Japanese), Nihon Fukushi University
◆May 23, 2009 "Blending of Discussion between Niki Rinko and Kayama Rika: On Diagnosis," Global COE Program Ars Vivendi Project "Study Group on Care," (Pre Reporting of the 7th Meeting of Japan Welfare Sociology Association) Ritsumeikan University
◆March 31, 2009 "Reconsideration of Self-Stories: In Dialogue with the Arguments of Arthur W. Frank," Core Ethics 5:351-360
◆Project Member, Projects Led by Graduate Students at Ars Vivendi, "Study Group on Care" in Academic Year 2008, Global COE Program Ars Vivendi, Ritsumeikan University