Research & Education

Research Activities

Dr. Keiko Nanishi (https://researchmap.jp/nanishi; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7067-8413) works in the field of global health. Her research focuses on improving infant and young child nutrition and ensuring a continuum of care from pregnancy through delivery, the postpartum period, and early childhood.

Dr. Nanishi holds the copyright for the following psychometric scales:

• The Breastfeeding Support Scale
• The Japanese Version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form
• The Japanese Version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale
• The Japanese Version of the Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire

Send requests to use these scales to keiko50[at]m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

Research Projects

• Impact evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic on socioeconomic and health status disparity in Japan (Ethical approval number: 2020336NI);
  Disclosure (English translation available upon request)
• Effectiveness of a confidence-building breastfeeding intervention in a baby-friendly hospital in Lao PDR (Ethical approval number: 11329)
• Integration of malaria control activities and maternal, neonatal, and child health services to achieve malaria elimination and better maternal and child health in Cambodia (Ethical approval number: 11030)
  Publications:
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203989/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995361/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858830/
• Development of a breastfeeding support scale to measure breastfeeding support from lay persons and professionals (Ethical approval number: 10620)
  Publications:
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0890334413491142

Educational Activities

David Kipler and  Dr. Florence Ene offer training in English writing and oral presentation. Dr. Ene, Binzee Gonzalvo, and Sean Bennett also teach courses in medical English to medical students. The OIAA is available to provide training activities for departments and laboratories in the Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine. Seminar topics include writing and revising a research article, grammar and usage, sentence structure, effective paraphrasing, and preparation and practice of oral presentations. Personal consultations on writing, presentation, and manuscript submission are available by appointment. Please contact the OIAA at koryu2f@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp for more information on training and consultations.