Miyo Yokota

ヨコタミヨ | Miyo Yokota

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Professor

Research field (1)： Physical anthropology

Research keywords (6)： Physical/Biological Anthropology , Occupational Safety , Heat Stress , Thermal Modeling , Human Factors and Ergonomics , ESL for Kosen Students

Research theme for competitive and other funds (4)：

2021 - 2024 温熱モデルを用いた学校体育授業で見られる熱中症の要因解明および予防
2020 - 2023 能動的精密表面温度計測を用いた熱パルスレーダ-による癌の生体内診断
2009 - 2011 Individual variation and thermoregulatory modeling
2006 - 2009 Identifying human individual variability for thermal strain models: impact and effects of anthropometric/physiological variability on thermal regulatory predictions models

Papers (54)：

Homei Fujita, Takashi Nonaka, Yasushi Hosokawa, Takuma Kogawa, Fuhui Guo, Yuya Iseki, Miyo Yokota, Takahiro Okabe, Shigenao Maruyama. Evaluation of a Vacuum Insulated Temperature Calibration Device to Calibrate Thermistor Characteristics for Skin Cancer Diagnosis. IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals;Materials. 2024. 144. 4. 126-131
Kawabata Ryosuke, Yokota Miyo. A Study on Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in Endurance Running among Students at the National Institute of Technology. The Journal of Japanese Association for College of Technology. 2024. 29. 1. 51-56
Miyo Yokota, Ryosuke Kawabata. Evaluation of WBGT guidelines to assess thermal strain during endurance running of Japanese high school students. Journal of sports and human performance. 2024. 12. 1. 21-31
Masaaki Yoshida, Kumiko Ogasawara, Naomi Kawabata, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Miyo Yokota. Global Engineering Education in KOSEN During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turning Crisis Into Opportunities. J. of JSEE. 2023. 71. 1. 74-78
Miyo Yokota, Masanori Nakamura, Akio Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Kadoma. Global Engineering Education and Practical English for the Career Development: Introduction of TOEIC Classes from the 3rd Grade in KOSEN and the Longitudinal Assessment. J of JSEE. 2023. 71. 1. 70-73

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MISC (8)：

授業に引き込む・自主学習を後押しする取り組みで、英語の基盤を築く. 英語情報ウェブ. 2024
月刊高専. ボストンから八戸へ!グローバル社会で得た経験を研究・教育に生かしていく. 2022
横田実世. 人生を柔軟にそして青山を見つける. 全国ダイバーシティネットワーク OPENeD. 2021
Miyo Yokota, Anthony J. Karis, Victoria C. Goetz, William J. Tharion. Evaluation of physiological strain in law enforcement personnel wearing protective clothing and equipment. FASEB JOURNAL. 2013. 27
William J. Tharion, Mark J. Buller, Anthony J. Karis, Miyo Yokota, Reed W. Hoyt. Seasonal differences in the performance and physiology of participants in a physically demanding military road march. FASEB JOURNAL. 2011. 25

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Books (3)：

Advances in Understanding Human Performance: Neuroergonomics, Human Factors, Design and Special Populations
CRC Press, Taylor and Francis 2010
Thermal Manikins and Modeling
Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2006
The State of Dermatoglyphics: The Science of Finger and Palm Prints.
The Edwin Mellen Press 2000

Lectures and oral presentations (58)：

Evaluating thermal strain levels of Japanese high-school KOSEN students during shuttle run tests as an alternative endurance running tests.
(The 14h Asia Conference on Kinesiology (AKC2024), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2024)
Is WBGT index as the current heat guideline good enough to avoid heat stress?: An evaluation of the thermal strains of Japanese high-school KOSEN students during endurance running tests
(The 13th Asia Conference on Kinesiology (AKC2023) 2023)
保健体育実技内における持久走の熱中症発生要因の検討
(第31回体力・栄養・免疫学会 2023)
Thermal strain levels of KOSEN students during endurance running tests in physical education classes
(2023)
高等専門学校生を対象とした持久走における熱中症の発症予防対策における考察
(東北体育・スポーツ学会 2022)

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Education (2)：

Western Michigan University Anthropology (MA)
University of Tennessee - Knoxville Biological/Physical Anthropology (Ph.D)

Professional career (1)：

Ph.D. (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

Work history (7)：

2024/04 - 現在 Fukui Prefectural University Professor
2019/04 - 2024/03 Department of General Education and Science Center for International Exchange Director
2018/04 - 2024/03 NIT (KOSEN)-Hachinohe College Dept. of General Science and Education Professor
2016/08 - 2018/01 United Health Group - Optum Science Dept. Senior Analyst
2015/08 - 2016/08 Mouse Specifics Inc. Project Manager

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Committee career (7)：

2014 - 2014 the 3rd International Congress on Soldiers' Physical Performance (ICSPP) Scientific Advisory Committee
2011 - 2014 US Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Institutional Review Board for Human Research
2011 - 2011 International Conference for Human Environmental Systems Overseas Committee
2005 - 2011 American Dermatoglyphics Association Executive Committee
2008 - 2009 International Conference of Environmental Ergonomics Program Committee

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Awards (4)：

2023/08 - NIT-Hachinohe College British Council Award, Eiken Foundation of Japan
2022/03 - US Ambassador Award
2021/03 - Minister of Education Award (EIKEN)
2014 - DOD Achievement Medal for Civilian Service

Association Membership(s) (4)：

American Association for the Advancement of Science , Sigma Xi , American Association of Physical Anthropologists , The Council of College English Teachers

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