Research Supervision Staff and Research Topics (Master’s Program)

Health Nursing

Nursing Design

Prof. Kobayashi Hiromitsu	Experimental research on the evaluation of nursing skills, using measurements of physiological and physical functions Research on physical characteristics of the elderly, including walking, sleep, and autonomic functions
Prof. Kakihana Wataru	Research on physical fitness for health maintenance and promotion Research relating to educational practices to develop competencies
Assoc. Prof. Matsuda Yukihisa	Experimental psychological research on human cognitive functions and the application thereof Computational neuroscience on cognitive function and psychiatric disorder specificity, with a focus on brain structureResearch relating to educational practices to develop competencies

Community/Mental Health/Public Health

Prof. Imai Hideki	Human ecological research targeting human populations Epidemiological research relating to disease structure in Japan
Prof. Yonezawa Hiromi	Research relating to public health nurse practical activities Research relating to preventive health care Research relating to in-service training of public health nurses
Prof. Mino Yukiko	Research relating to evaluation, therapy, and social rehabilitation support for people with mental disabilities who have caused harm to others Research relating to nursing care of psychiatric patients with physical complications

Nursing Administration

Prof. Ishikawa Noriko	Research relating to nursing administration Research relating to nurses’ career formation and development Research relating to ideal forms of education aimed at improving nurses’ skills in practicing nursing care
Assoc. Prof. KIda Ryohei	Quantitative research relating to sustainable nursing organization operation Quantitative research relating to healthy work environments Epidemiological studies of nursing organizations using open data Research relating to community nursing delivery systems using geographical information systems

Practical Nursing

Women’s Health

Prof. Yoneda Masayo

Research relating to grief care (mainly focusing on perinatal deaths: miscarriages, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths) Research relating to professional midwifery care

Child and Family Health Nursing

Prof. Tobe Hiromi

Programs to improve family resilience Child-rearing attitudes that promote/hinder the development of attachment Emotion regulation and socialization of emotions Family mindfulness

Adult Nursing

Prof. Konya Chizuko	Research relating to the development of care technologies for wounds and skin disorders Research relating to remote support in wound and skin care nursing
Prof. Imai Miwa	Research relating to cancer prevention Research relating to the prevention of infectious diseases
Prof. Hirai Takao	Chronobiological research relating to lifestyle-related disease prevention Research relating to bone metabolism and nutrition
Prof. Minematsu Takeo	Development of skin-blotting technology for noninvasive skin assessments Development of a chronic dehydration method using skin-blotting Development of wound-blotting technology for noninvasive wound assessments
Prof. Dai Misako	Research relating to the development of care technologies for side effects and complications after cancer treatment Research relating to remote support for edema care
Department of Bio-engineering Nursing  Specially-appointed Prof. Ogai Kazuhiro (Concurrently with Gerontological Nursing)	Elucidation of the involvement of bacterial flora in wound occurrence and recurrence, and development of corrective methods Development and application of comprehensive testing methods using skin blotting Development and application of wound assessment technology targeting microRNA
Department of Bio-engineering Nursing  Project Assoc. Prof. Hasegawa Yoko (Concurrently with Gerontological Nursing)	Development of a skin-blotting-based method of evaluating health and nutritional status Research relating to nutrition in elderly people Nursing and nutrition research using medical databases

Gerontological Nursing

Prof. Sanada Hiromi	Care innovation in nursing science and engineering
Prof. Iwasa Kazuo	Research relating to basic clinical conditions of intractable neurological diseases
Prof. Kitamura Aya	Research relating to assessment and care techniques for bedsores Research relating to support for home care for elderly people
Department of Well-being Nursing  Prof. Matsumoto Masaru (Concurrently with Adult Nursing)	Research relating to the development of AI robotic chairs to increase the happy life expectancy of elderly people receiving home care Development of a method for monitoring physical condition while in a seated position Research relating to physical assessments (for excretion, etc.) using ultrasound (echography) Research relating to ICT- and MR-technology-based remote support for home-visit nursing

Home Care Nursing

Prof. Sakurai Shihomi

Health support for caregivers Support for raising children requiring constant medical care Research relating to home nursing

Midwifery Nursing

Prof. Kameda Yukie

Research relating to the effects of antenatal education and measuring instruments Research relating to midwife education