This list is as of May 24, 2024
■Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences（⼈間総合科学学術院）
Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences（⼈間総合科学研究群）
Master's Program in Disability Sciences
List of Faculty Research Fields
Research field

NameAffiliation

Kakizawa Toshibumi

Institute of HumanSciences

Research content
Special needs education
Educational Psychology of Persons with Visual Impairment and Blindness
Eye Movement of Persons with Visual Impairment
Causes of Visual Impairments

Visualimpairment
視覚障害学

Kobayashi Hideyuki

Miyauchi Hisae

Wada TsunehikoInstitute of HumanSciences

Education for children with visual impairment

Institute of Human

Education for visually impaired, support system for children with low-Sciences

incidence disabilities in local mainstream schools

Institute of Human
Sciences

Japanese therapy “Riryo” and training for blind “Riryo” therapists
Research support for the visually impaired
Blind sports and esports

Hearingimpairment
聴覚障害学

Obuchi Chie

Institute of Human
Sciences

Audiological study for people with deaf or hard of hearing, Assessment andmanagement for people with listening difficulties or auditory processing
disorders*1 Chung Inho

Institute of Human
Sciences

Sato Atsuko

Institute of Human
Sciences

Psychological study on language and cognitive development of deaf and hardof hearing people
A psychological study of language development in deaf and hard-of-hearing
children
Educational support for deaf and hard-of-hearing children

Kojima Michio

Institute of Human
Sciences

A study on the self of intellectually disabled and developmentally disabledchildren
Study on development support for children with Down syndrome*2 Noro Fumiyuki

Institute of Human
Sciences
Institute of HumanIntellectual,Developmentaland Behavioral
Disorders
知的・発達・⾏動障
害学

Yoneda Hiroki

Sciences

Applied behavior analysis for children with intellectual and developmental
disabilities
Education and Welfare for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental
disabilities
Curriculum for Students with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities
Inclusive Education System

Uono Shota

Okazaki Shinji

Sasaki Ginga

Tanji Takayuki

Institute of Human
Sciences

Cognitive psychology and neuroscience research on social cognitive functions
in children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders

Institute of Human
Sciences

Physiological and psychological study on the attentional function of children

Institute of Human
Sciences

Institute of Human
Scienceswith intellectual disabilities and children with developmental disabilities
Support for Learning and Employment of Adolescents and Adults withDevelopmental Disabilities
Use of Assistive Technology and ICT for People with Disabilities
Organizational Behavioral Management in Educational and Welfare Facilties
Reading intervention, reading and writing development, assistive technology(ICT), self-regulated learning, applied behavior analysis, developmental
disabilities*3 Matsuda Soichiro

Institute of Human
Sciences

Early Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Using Human-Human Technologies for Behavioral ChangePhysical
disabilities /HealthImpairements
運動・健康障害学
Speech /Language
DisordersTakeda Kazunori

Miyamoto Shoko

Institute of Human
Sciences

Imura Daichi

SciencesOka Noriko

Institute of HumanSciences

⾳声・⾔語障害学Principles ofdisability sciences

Institute of HumanSciences

Institute of Human

障害原理論

Pediatrics, Disability medicine, Special education for children with healthimpairment
Studies on reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities in higher
education
Assessment and treatment for speech fluency disorder (stuttering andcluttering).
A study of teaching and support methods for pediatric language
developmental disorders and selective mutism
Speech-language, physiological, and psychological research on mechanisms
and support for stuttering or other fluency disorders
History of education/welfare for people with disabilities
International comparative study of disability issues
Disability and society*4 Nagawa Masaru

Institute of Human
Sciences

Community life for people with disabilities
Advocacy for people with disabilities
Supported decision-making
Supports for students with disabilities in higher education settings

Disability welfare
障害福祉学

Community life support for persons with intellectual disabilities
Morichi Toru

Institute of Human
Sciences

Supported decision making
Self-advocacy

Notes:
1. Faculty members with *1 are scheduled to retire at the end of FY2025, and therefore cannot be appointed as a research supervisor.
2. Faculty members with *2 cannot be appointed as a research supervisor for the 2025 and 2026 entrance exam due to a position regulation.
3. Faculty members with *3 are sub research supervisors, they are able to conduct research supervision.
4. Faculty members with *4 are not research supervisors, however, they are able to conduct research supervision of therelevant content through collaboration among other faculty members.
5. There are also other co-research supervisors who are able to conduct research supervision so ask if needed.
6. Contact information for research field and content: Program in Disability Sciences at

dsdc#@#human.tsukuba.ac.jp(Delete "#" before sending e-mail.) Furthermore, for the contact information of each faculty member, refer to the website of
the Program in Disability Sciences at https://www2.human.tsukuba.ac.jp/ids/disability-mp/en/faculty.