Dr Karl Wilkinson, PhD
Lecturer, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University Japan & Former Youth Parliamentarian
Honorary Advisor
PhD (Nagoya University, Japan)
MA (Nagoya University, Japan)
Currently a Lecturer teaching international relations at Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University, Japan. Karl is a former Jamaica youth ambassador and youth parliamentarian. He has a passion for understanding and documenting the youth experience, especially among marginalized youth. Currently a full-time university lecturer in Japan, his research spans youth, social deviance, rural development, and language learning.
Originally a computer science major, he has transitioned to the social sciences and has earned MA and PhD degrees in International Development from Nagoya University for his work on Filipino youth social enterprises and on Jamaican youth deviance within low-achieving education.
