Research Output

Peer-reviewed Publications

Chiya, A., Koh K.L. (2025). Music for the Environment: A Transdisciplinary Praxis for Environmental Governance.

Yamane, N., Shinya, M., Tan, X., Chiya, A., (2025). Differential Effects of Hand and Mouth Gesture Training on L2 English Pronunciation: Targeting Suprasegmental and Segmental Features. Frontiers in Communication, 10:1620465.
DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1620465

Chiya, A. (2025). Classical Music Festivals in Japan: Types, Objectives, and Integrated Model of Impact Assessment and Theoretical Approaches.
International Journal of Arts Management, 27(3), 22-42
https://boutique.gestiondesarts.hec.ca/en/product/classical-music-festivals-in-japan-types-objectives-and-integrated-model-of-impact-assessment-and-theoretical-implications/

Chiya, A. (2024). The role of rural music festivals in community resilience, resourcefulness, and well-being.
International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 21(1), 25-50
DOI: 10.18848/2325-1115/CGP/v21i01/25-50

Chiya, A. (2024). Harmonizing performers’ motivations and community revitalisation at a rural island music festival. 
International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 15(3), 416-433
DOI: 10.1108/IJEFM-02-2024-0016 

Qu, M., Zollet, S., Chiya, A. (2024). Island art sustainability education: A case study of Osakikamijima, Japan. 
Shima, 18(1), 68-88. 
DOI: 10.21463/shima.221 

Conference Presentation, Papers and Proceedings

Yamane, N., Shinya, M., Tan, X., Chiya, A. (2025, 17 May). Integrating manual motion techniques from music practice into English pronunciation training for EFL learners [Paper presentation].
日本音韻論学会 2025年度春期研究発表会 The Phonological Society of Japan, Spring Symposium 2025. Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Chiya, A. (2024, 30-31 May). Integrating cultural framing with music composition process to enhance environmental awareness and governance, part II of Endangered Species: Raising Awareness Through Music [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
Symposium: Emerging Issues in Environmental Rule of Law, United Nations Environmental Program and International Council of Environmental Law, Nairobi, Kenya. [invited]

Chiya, A., Funck, C. (2024, 24-26 May). Exploring cultural hybridity of Western classical music and local food culture: A case study on Shodoshima. 
APacCHRIE 2024 Conference Proceedings – Stand-up Paper Presentation, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.

Chiya, A. (2024, 29 February-2 March). Visiting performers’ motivations at a rural island music festival [Paper presentation].
SEAMA 2024 Conference: Islands Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.

Chiya, A. (2024, 17 July). Tempest of Change: Climate Storms.
Final Report – Symposium: Towards a Legal System in Harmony and Peace with Nature (pp. 22-24).
International Council of Environmental Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and University of Vigo, Madrid, Spain. [invited]

Koh, K. L., Chiya, A. (2023, 18-19 December). Music and the Environment [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
Symposium: Towards a Legal System in Harmony and Peace with Nature, International Council of Environmental Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and University of Vigo, Madrid, Spain. [invited]

Koh, K. L., Chiya, A. (2023, August). A proactive response in times of emergency – an experimental governance [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
20th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law: Future-Proofing Law in a Time of Environmental Emergency, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland (Online). [invited]

Chiya, A. (2023, 20-26 June). Music Festivals and Social Sustainability [Paper presentation].
Small Island Cultures Research Initiative Conference, SICRI and Japanese Society for Geographical Sciences, Miyajima, Japan.

Chiya, A. (2022, 15-18 November). (Classical) Music Festivals in the context of revitalization and sustainability on Japan’s regional communities [Poster presentation]. 
MIRAI 2.0 (Conference), Kyushu University, Itoshima, Japan.

Koh, K. L., Chiya, A. (2022, 3-6 October). Music and culture in the promoting the implementation of environmental law and governance [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
Oslo International Environmental Law Conference, University of Oslo, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and WCEL, Oslo, Norway. [invited]

Chiya, A., Koh K. L. (2022, 15 March). Lost Migration: The importance of migratory patterns on biodiversity [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
Beyond UNEA 5.2 and UNEP 50th Anniversary: “The Next Steps Forward”, United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and ICEL, New York/Geneva/Nairobi. [invited]

Chiya, A., Koh K. L. (2021, 19 November). Monochrome Burning: Raising awareness and the persuasive effect on the reduction on illegal deforestation through artistic intervention [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
International Congress: “Towards a Global Legal Framework in Harmony and Peace with Nature”, ICEL and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Madrid, Spain. [invited]

Koh, K. L., Chiya, A. (2021, 2-3 September). Harmony with Nature – the harmony and consonance between the oceans and music [Paper presentation, multimedia presentation].
Peace and Nature – Environmental Law Symposium – Laws for Ecological Resilience, Normandie Chair for Peace, International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) and World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), Marseille, France. [invited]

Other Invited Talks, Workshops, Masterclasses

  • Invited talk, Adapting to the ever changing world, OSG Youth Alliance, 2024
  • Guest lecture, Classical Music Festivals in Japan, part of Japanese Tourism, Hiroshima University, 2022, 2023
  • Guest lecture, Social and Cultural Sustainability, Dulwich College, Seoul, 2022
  • Workshop, Presentation and practice, Setoda-Tokyo Education Workshop, Ikuchijima, Japan, 2022
  • Guest lecture, Sustainability Development Goals and the Island Soundscape, Hiroshima Global Academy, Japan, 2022
  • Guest lecture, Music and Sustainability, Dulwich College, Beijing, 2022
  • Adaptation in the Time of Change, BIBDYES Empowerment Summit, Brunei, 2021
  • Guest lectures in Music, Capability Development, Management, Andante School of Music, Jakarta, 2021
  • Masterclasses, Orchestra conducting – Musin method, Peter the Great Music Academy, St. Petersburg, 2016-2020
  • Invited talk, Conducting and performance, Singapore School of the Arts, 2018
  • Guest lecture, Conducting and performance, Lasalle College of the Arts, 2017

Awards and Grants

  • SPRING Next-Generation Research Fellowship, Hiroshima University, 2024-2025
  • Graduate Research Fellowship, Hiroshima University, 2022-2024
  • Graduate School Leader Education Excellent Scholarship, Hiroshima University, 2024
  • Graduate School Leader Education Excellent Scholarship, Hiroshima University, 2023