| Position | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Sociology |
| Graduate School | Sociology |
| Department | Sociology |
Career
| March 2006: | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Ph.D. (Sociology) |
| October 2018: | Appointed to Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letter, The University of Tokyo |
Research Areas
Sociology of health and illness, Welfare Sociology
1) Sociology of dementia care, critical dementia studies
Focusing on the history of dementia care practices, this project attempts to describe and evaluate the understanding of dementia and the dynamics of exclusion and inclusion of people with dementia in Japanese society.
2) Research on the experiences of women within the haemophilia community
In collaboration with haemophilia patient associations and drug-induced HIV victims' associations, the study identifies the experiences of women as carers of haemophilia patients and haemophilia carriers.
3) Theoretical examination of the sociology of health, illness and disability
While conducting several empirical studies myself, I am working with researchers working on other subjects to develop a sociological theoretical framework for describing and analysing health, illness and disability.
