Classes taught

Exercise and Health Science, Yamaguchi and the World, Introductory Seminar, Health Preservation, Medical Care, and Welfare I and II

Short biography

I graduated from the Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University in 1989. I was hired by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education that same year, and while serving there (until 1993) I completed the Doctoral Course in Behavioral Systems at the Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University (PhD: human-environment studies). In October 2000 I became a Lecturer on medical and environmental studies at the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, then an Assistant Professor in the field of medical care and environmental studies in the System Control Medicine Department, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University in February 2010, and an Assistant Professor at the Student Support Center, Organization for University Education, Yamaguchi University in April 2014, before becoming an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Global and Science Studies in April 2015, where I have been down to the present. My research themes include health and physical activity throughout women’s life stages.

Major papers, books, and works

1. A longitudinal study of a health education program for Japanese women in menopause. Nursing and Health Science, Vol.11, No.2, pp114-119, 2009. 2. “Association between mental health and physical activity during pregnancy,” Maternal Health, 53(2), pp. 367-374, 2012. 3. “Effects of stress relaxation interventions for 3 months on middle-aged women: A comparison of aromatherapy, exercise, and muscle relaxation methods,” Journal of Japanese Society of Health Education and Health Promotion, 20(4), pp. 276-287, 2012. 4. “The effects of physiological and perceptual responses on the orange sweet during self-selected intensity of treadmill exercise,” AROMA RESEARCH, 14(3), pp. 57-61, 2013 5. “Relationships between physical activities and mental health after childbirth: Comparison between primipara and multipara,” Maternal Health, 54(2), pp. 350-359, 2014

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