Faculty members of this department specialize in natural science, physical education, humanities, social science, or linguistic science. Through research and research practices in their areas of expertise, the members connect this university, which specializes in veterinary medicine and animal science, with people and society at large. They teach primarily Transitional Education courses, aiming to develop healthy, well-educated individuals with an international perspective.
Member List
- Department of Human Sciences
- Division of Natural Sciences and Physical Education
- Division of Humanities, Social Sciences and Linguistic Sciences
Division of Natural Sciences and Physical Education, Section of Natural Sciences and Physical Education
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KAWABATA HidenobuProfessor -
HIRATA MasahiroProfessorTheme1)Study of milk culture in the Afro-urasian Continent
2)Study of milk culture in Japan
3)Elucidation of the significance of milk culture in the human history
4)Study of flock management and subsistence of pastoralists in arid areas
5)Regional revitalization through dairy farming
6)Study of forest ecology and forest restoration in the urban park "Obihiro no Mori" -
Marshall SmithProfessor -
ITADANI AtsushiAssociate ProfessorThemeStudy on the development of inorganic solid material with new function -
Yoshihito GandoAssociate Professor -
CHUMA IzumiAssociate Professor -
SAITO JunAssociate ProfessorThemePractical and theoretical studies on active learning and learning analytics for the physics education -
MURATA KoichiroAssociate ProfessorThemeTo investigate sustainable manegement methods of regional communities -
KAYANO MitsunoriAssociate ProfessorThemeStatistical, bioinformatical, epidemiological methods for humans' health and animals’health and performance -
Hiroki OhtaAssociate ProfessorThemeMathematical models of many body systems including what have been studied in biology and Data analysis based on the knowledge about such models -
Yoshie TanakaAssociate Professor -
TOKUJI YoshihikoAssociate ProfessorThemeResearches in our laboratory are mainly focus on three perspectives as follows which based on the keywords of “Food and Genomics”.
· Explore the beneficial functions and/or components in foods that involve in health promotion through changes in gene expression.
· Identify the effect of foods, food components and their mechanism on improving the intestinal microbial composition and gut barrier function.
· Develop improved food crops through modulating the genes responsible for environmental responses or production of functional substances.
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Division of Humanities, Social Sciences and Linguistic Sciences, Section of Humanities, Social Sciences and Linguistic
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TOKIOKA HirozumiProfessorThemeHow to utilize William Golding's novels as an effective teaching material for intercultural understanding -
SHIBAGUCHI JunichiProfessorThemeA study on historical novels and history descriptions. A study on expression of autobiographies and biographies -
SASAKI YokoProfessorThemeModern history of Austria -
WATANABE YoshiyukiProfessorThemePsychological usage of personality constructs and related methodological issues -
Maki Terauchi HoAssociate Professor -
Izumi OchiaiAssociate ProfessorThemeReconstructing the linguistic prehistory of Austronesian language family -
Isami RomeroAssociate ProfessorThemeDiplomatica History of Japan and Latin America Relations during the Cold War -
OKABE YasunariAssociate ProfessorThemeReasearch of social acceptance of sciences and technologies -
HIRADATE YoshiakiAssociate ProfessorThemeHistory of Technology Education in elementary and secondary education -
HIGASHI YousukeAssociate Professor -
David CampbellSenior Assistant Professor -
NOHARA KaoriSenior Assistant ProfessorTheme"Contractualize" of the working style in modern Japan and France
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