Research fields
Our laboratory conducts research across a wide spectrum of fields, including healthcare management, safety engineering, and ergonomics. A particular focus is placed on human error, which is widely recognized as a leading cause of serious accidents. Since such errors often stem from deeper organizational issues, we emphasize research in organizational risk management—one of the most critical themes in ergonomics. Our primary areas of application include healthcare safety and transportation safety, both of which are major societal concerns. In recent years, we have broadened our scope from safety alone to include healthcare quality, operational efficiency, and other comprehensive aspects of healthcare management.
With the rapid aging of the population and declining birthrate in Japan, our lab also addresses pressing societal issues. The rising cost of healthcare and the need for effective elderly health management are becoming critical concerns. At the same time, the shrinking younger workforce has increased reliance on senior citizens and foreign workers. We explore strategies to support these demographic changes, contributing to more sustainable healthcare and workplace systems.
Lastly, we are also engaged in research related to digital platforms, such as e-commerce and social networking services (SNS). As more students show interest in these emerging areas, we apply ergonomics and human-centered design methods to study the effects of online advertisements, user interface design, and consumer reviews on user behavior.
Student theses and dissertations
Ph.D. dissertation
- 2021
Sahar Hamido "A Study on Effective Support of People's Daily and Working Life in Ageing Society"
Master thesis
- 2024
Kakeru Miyamoto “Effectiveness of VR Safety Training for Bicycle Users: Comparison with Conventional Video Training”
Junjie Shi “Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Shared Decision-Making: Perspectives of Hemodialysis Patients, Family Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers” - 2023
Ano Abe "Verification of the Promotional Effectiveness of Influencer Marketing on YouTube"
Mengni Chen "Exploring the Medication Adherence from User Experiences of Smart Pill Boxes: A Qualitative Study"
Hanshu Wang "Factors Influencing the Intention to Use Telemedicine in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Cross-National Study between Japan and China"
Siyuan Zhang "Exploring the Well-being and Needs of Healthcare Workers in China During the COVID-19 Surge and Reintegration Stage" - 2022
Kodai Aoyama "Factors Forming Usage Habits for Wearable Sensors: A Comparison of Younger and Older Adults
Keisuke Shinoda "Factors Influencing the Intention to Use Telemedicine"
Tomohiro Okutsu "Investigating Factors Leading to Japanese Aviation Accidents Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)"
Bachelor thesis
- 2024
Haruto Amano “Impact of Customer Reviews on Online Shopping”
Sae Fujii “Impact of the Alignment between the Destination and Design Elements on Impressions in Tourism Advertisements”
Nobuaki Kurabayashi “A Comparison of Driverless Vehicle’s External Display Expression Methods to Bicycle Users”
Naoto Tanaka “Effect of Producer’s Facial Expression and Photo Background on Food Packaging”
Kensuke Cho “Impact of the Bottle Shape and Label Colour on Purchase Intention of Soft Drink”
Takehiro Hanada “Effects of Social Incentives in Group Work” - 2023
Ryunoshin Akagawa "Identifying the Current Status and Causes of Presenteeism among Japanese Student Athletes"
Takeru Takahashi "Factors Influencing Intention to Continue Using X (formerly Twitter) after being Charged"
Daichi Williams "Elucidating the Effects of Auxiliary Road Traffic Signs and the Influencing Factors"
Taihei Okuma "Improving the Interface of a Digital Scoring System: A Case Study"
Liantong Shen "Extension and Application of an Incident Taxonomy Related to Electronic Medical Records"
Masato Sakai "Effects of Presentation Speed and Subtitle Language on Comprehension of Foreign Language Audio Videos" - 2022
Takahiro Ominato "Comparison of Learning Effects Based on the Presentation Speed of Video Instructional Materials"
Moto Mizuta "Influence of the Background Colour of Images on Food Impression in Online Shopping" - 2021
Ano Abe "Factors influencing the effectiveness of product promotion on Instagram by brand and influencer (in Japanese)"
Naoki Kasuda "Impacts of mask on appearance and its mechanism (in Japanese)"" - 2020
Atsutoshi Nakai "Exploring Factors Contributing to Railway Crossing Accidents (in Japanese)"