Toshinori Ishikuma

Toshinori Ishikuma
Born	September 1950 (age 66) Yamaguchi Prefecture
Residence	Ibaraki Prefecture
Citizenship	Japan
Fields	School Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, Psychological assessment
Institutions	Tokyo Seitoku University, University of Tsukuba
Alma mater	University of Montevallo, University of Alabama
Doctoral advisor	Alan S. Kaufman
Known for	establishing the system of the School Psychology in Japan, Japanese versions of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Ⅲ and Ⅳ
Notable awards	President's Award to Outstanding Contribution (2012) National Association of School Psychologists Outstanding Article Award (2004) with S. Tamura, Japanese Association of Educational Psychology Outstanding Research Award, Second Place (1987) with A. S. Kaufman, J.M. McLean and S. Moon, Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference

Toshinori Ishikuma (born September 1950) is a Japanese psychology professor known for his work on introducing and establishing the system of school psychology services in Japan, and his expert guidance and training in chosen students for psychology He was among key psychologists who started certifying school psychologists in Japan in 1997. He is also famous for development of individual intelligence tests such as the Japanese versions of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC), Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (KABC-Ⅱ), and Japanese versions of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -Ⅲ and Ⅳ. He is now working to produce the Japanese version of Wechsler Adult and Adolescence Intelligence Scale -Ⅳ. He is also among important members of movement toward "Chartered Psychologist Bill", which is expected to be discussed Spring 2015.

Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Ishikuma earned his bachelor's degree from University of Montevallo in 1985; M.A. in Educational Psychology from University of Alabama in 1986; and Ph.D. from University of Alabama in 1990 (under Alan S. Kaufman), specializing in School Psychology. He learned about psychological services with a focus on each child's strengths in intelligence and a philosophy of intelligent testing from Alan S. Kaufman and his wife, Nadeen L. Kaufman.