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To be yourself
Gerontological Nursing provides practical education based on a wide variety of research, aiming to enhance
individualized care and to build and integrate a comprehensive community care system to enable people to live as
they like until the end of their lives in today's super-aging society.
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Academic staff
Professor Yasushi Takeya Research Map
Associate Professor Miyae Yamakawa Research Map
Assistant Professor Eriko Koujiya Research Map
Administrative Secretary
Sawako Hayashi, Kasumi Otani
Specially Appointed Lecturer
Masako Higo
Special Researcher
Misato Yoshida, Huiting Wang
Doctoral Program
D3 Reiko Kanaya, Kaori Umezaki, Mizuki Katsuhisa, Yuichiro Saizen, Yuko Takeshita, Wenping Mo, Xujing Hu
D2 Xiaoji Liu ,Jieyu Mao, Taiki Teshima, Keisuke Iwase
D1 Xie Yulon, Hitomi Chikama
Master Program
M2 Sayaka Hayashi, Runa Hirose, Misaki Fujii, Yang Liu
M1 Wu YunFan, Hikaru Shimoo, Yang Shiyun, Yuzuki Maeizumi, Nobuyuki Inaizumi
Research Student
Han Zhao
Graduates
2023(Master Program)Mai Onishi, Misaki Kasamatsu, Aki Sugiura, Hitomi Chikama, Ayako Hibi
(Doctoral Program)Tamami Shiba, Kaori Umezaki, Huiting Wang, Shimpei Takahashi
2022
(Master Program)Moeno Seta, Xiaoji Liu
(Doctoral Program)Yuki Moriki
2021
(Master Program)Kasumi Ikuta, Mizuki Katsuhisa, Reiko Kanaya, Yuichiro Saizen, Keigo Takiue
2020
(Master Program)Sonoko Ito, Shimpei Takahashi, Miho Nishitsuji, Nana Hirokawa
(Doctoral Program) Etsuko Oham, Naoko Ohtsuki
Related Laboratories
Faculty and Overseas Researchers
Momoe Utsumi, RN, PhD.(Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Professor; Invited Professor)Faculty and Overseas Researchers
Kumiko Katsuma(Nanaru Visiting Nursing Station; General manager; Invited Professor)
Kazue Kamae (Shigenobu), MD, PhD.( Director, Asakayama Hospital Medical Center for Dementia Diseases)
Tomohiro Kamata, OTR(TRAPE Corporation; CEO; Invited Faculty)
Sanae Kishimoto, MHS, MPH(Graduate School of Medicine,Kyoto University - Visiting Researcher)
Shinpei Saruwatari(Director of Medical Collaboration Office, Shirakawa Medical Corporation Seikoen Hospital, ; Invited Researcher)
Shunji Suto, PhD.(Nara Medical University; Associate Professor; Invited Professor)
Toshiyuki Suwa, PhD.(Department of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine – Invited Faculty)
Aya Tanaka (Gourmet Kineya Social Contribution House; Facility Director; Clinical Professor)
Aki Nagase, RN, GCNS, NP( Medical corporation Ohisamakai Ohisama Clinic Nishinomiya; Geriatric Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Nurse; Invited Faculty)
Hirooki Miyazaki, OTR(NPO Corporation ENABLE; Chairman; Invited faculty)
Christina Sung (Taiwan, Tzu-Chi University, Science and Technology, Taiwan; Associate Professor)
Hee Sun Kang(South Korea, Chung-Ang University, Professor)
Kristina Mikkonen (Finland, Oulu University Finland; Associate Professor)
Nick Tyler(UK, University College of London; Invited Professor)
Partaporn Bhatarasakoon (Thai, Chiang Mai University, Professor; Invited Professor)
Tatsuto Suzuki (UK, University College of London, Technician; Invited Faculty)
Geriatric and General Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Department of clinical gene therapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Medical School
Asakayama General Hospital
Nanaru Visiting Nursing Station
GOURMET KINEYA Corporation
TRAPE Corporation
NPO Corporation ENABLE