Member Introduction

Staff

Name Affiliation Position Field Sites Research Themes
Taro Yamauchi
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Profile

 Faculty of Health Sciences Professor South Pacific
(Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands),
Southeast Asia
(Indonesia, Laos),
Japan,
Sub-Saharan Africa
(Cameroon, Zambia,
Botswana,
South Africa) etc.		 Human Ecology and Global Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Nutritional Anthropology, Growth and Development
Center for Environmental and Health Sciences Director
Akira Sai
researchmap		 Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity Assistant
Professor		 Malaysia,
Indonesia,
Cameroon		 Body Image, Sanitation
Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies
Sikopo Nyambe
researchmap		 Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity Assistant
Professor		 Zambia, Cameroon,
Japan		 Participatory Action Research (PAR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)
Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies
Rieko Yamamoto
researchmap		 Center for Environmental and Health Sciences Specially
appointed
Assistant
Professor		 Cambodia, Japan Application and Practice of Mobility Assistive Technology in Community Rehabilitation

Visiting Fellow

Name Affiliation Field Sites
Ken Ushijima Hokkaido Research Organization Japan (Hokkaido), Indonesia

Graduate Students (Ph.D.)

Name Years Field Sites Research Themes
Kiyoshi Furusawa D4 Malawi Health Communication
Arimi Mitsunaga D3 Malawi Child Health and Nutrition, Menstrual Hygiene Management among Women and Girls
Jessy Zgambo D2 Zambia Epidemiological Research on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Urban Slums, GIS Mapping
Nahid Uz Zaman
 D2 Bangladesh Menstrual Health and Hygiene Coping Among Female Nursing Students
Joy Sambo D2 Zambia Menstrual Health and Hygiene among School Girls, Solid Waste Management in Lusaka

Graduate Students (Master’s)

Name Years Field Sites Research Themes
Yurina Kameya M1 Cameroon Menstrual Health and Hygiene among School Girls in Yaounde