Our Faculty
Prof. HIRUTA Shuichi
Professor of Sports Science for Lifelong Physical Activity, Department of Educational Sciences, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University

Employment History
- Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2005
 - Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2002
 - Associate Professor, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1995
 - Assistant Professor, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1987
 - Research Associate, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1984
 
Educational History
M.Ed. in Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo, 1984
Research Interests
- Occupational Ergonomics
 - Improvement of Athletes!C Performance
 - Training Aids
 
Recent Main Publications
- Psychosocial work characteristics and low back pain in daycare (nursery) workers in Japan: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06009-x, 2022
 - Relationship between an amount of Key Tasks and Job Satisfaction among Caregivers and Nurses in Elderly Care Facilities. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 26. DOI:10.1186/s40557-014-0024-1, 2014
 - Low back pain among cooks in nursery schools. Industrial Health 35:194-201, 1997