Occupational Stress and Health Management Research Group

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan

Our research is focused on elucidating the mechanisms of overwork-related health issues, including mental health problems, fatigue and sleep problems, and development of systematic strategies to counter these issues. Our activities include 1) field studies in truck drivers, shift-working nurses, and information technology workers, 2) questionnaire research with cross-sectional and prospective designs, 3) experimental research using polysomnography, 4) development of hormone-based tests for expedited stress measurement using biological samples, and 5) evidence-based policy making. We hope that our research contributes to creating safe and healthy work environments and improving the quality of life of workers.

Members

Official position	Name	Field of study
Director	Takeshi Sasaki	Occupational epidemiology, Workers' mental health
	Tomohide Kubo	Work-related fatigue and sleep, Occupational health psychology, Work science
	Shuhei Izawa	Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology, Occupational health psychology, Job stress
	Shun Matsumoto	Occupational health, Ergonomics, Health science
	Yuki Sato	Epidemiology, Preventive medicine
	Yuki Nishimura	Physiological anthropology, Psychophysiology
	Nagisa Sugaya	Psychosomatic medicine, Clinical psychology, Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology
	Keita Kiuchi	Industrial and organizational psychology, Clinical psychology
	Keiichi Miki	Occupational physiology, Neuroendocrinology, Analytical chemistry