Akemi Osugi

Akemi Osugi, Ph.D. is an associate professor of investigative psychology at Fukuyama University in Japan. She was formerly a polygraph examiner with the Japanese police and contributed to criminal investigations in the practice field by using the autonomic nervous system-based Concealed Information Test (CIT). Her continuing professional interests are the development of scientific memory detection techniques for the field and engagement between researcher and practitioner communities, not only in Japan but globally. She has introduced the field application of CITs in Japan through publications and lectures. She conducts training about practical CIT usage in Japan to foreign practitioners to share her experiences and expertise for better polygraph usage around the world.

Dr. Osugi has conducted numerous studies since 2005, mainly on the relationship between the P300-based CIT and emotional arousal. She has also conducted ANS-based CIT research and RT-based CIT research in her lab, receiving several research grants for her work. Dr. Osugi has penned several publications related to her findings, contributing to the international discussions within her industry.

Dr. Osugi completed a bachelor’s degree in literature and a master’s in psychology from Nagoya University. She started work at Forensic Science Laboratory in 2008 and completed a doctorate in psychology from Nagoya University while working as a polygraph examiner. Working with the Japanese police force for eleven years, Dr. Osugi effectively worked to improve their techniques, and to this day remains a visiting researcher with the police, contributing lectures to criminal investigators in their academy.