Expertise
Human Geography, Urban Geography, Third Sector Research, Disaster Prevention and Recovery Policy
Research Projects
- The Purpose and Role of the Disaster-affected People Database (March 9, 2026 - August 31, 2028)
Education
2016 Doctor of Literature, Osaka City University
2007 Master of Agriculture, Kyoto University
2005 Bachelor of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Experience
2022 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan University
2021 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences, Osaka City University
2019 Lecturer, Department of Management and Information, Kyoto College of Economics
2014 Researcher/Senior Researcher, The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- Disaster Response Governance: Stopping the Confusion of Disaster Relief, Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2021
- Networks Creating Innovation: Inter-regional Emergence Through the Third Sector. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2020
Others
an expert member of the Cabinet Secretariat's 'Advisory Council for the Preparation of the Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency'
a member of the Cabinet Office's 'Study Group on the Support for Disaster Victims' the special advisor to the Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
