Mio Nakamura, M.S.

Research fellow/Occupational Therapist

Department of Assistive Technology, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for persons with disabilities

4-1, Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
TEL: +81-4-2995-3100 (Ext. 7287), FAX: +81-4-2995-3132

E-mail: nakamura-mio@rehab.go.jp

Biography

< Brief Bio. >

I had worked at the Hospital, Nursing home and Community as an Occupational Therapist.

I am in a doctoral course at the graduate school of Human health Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University. I am working at the Department of Assistive Technology, Research Institute of the National Rehabilitation Center for persons with Disabilities at the same time. Main study theme is proposed method for the clinical evaluation of Assistive Technologies in the developmental phase. I am doing the clinical evaluation of Roboticbed (developing by Panasonic Corporation) which is the Life-Support Robot in the NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) project* of Japan.

*About NEDO project

http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/introducing_project1_6.html

1. M.S., Department of Occupational Therapy, Graduate school of Health and Welfare Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare，2010

2. B.S., Department of Social welfare, Faculty of Society, Bukkyo University，2007

1. Part-time Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Tokyo Metropolitan

University，2012 to Present

2. Part-time Research fellow, Department of Assistive Technology, Research Institute, National　

Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities，2010 to Present

3. Chief, Department of Rehabilitation, Seibu General Hospital, Saitama, Japan，2006-2010

4. Home Visit Nursing Station Nakaizu, Shizuoka, Japan， 2004-2006

5. Department of Occupational Therapy, Hot spring of Rehabilitation Nakaizu Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan，2001-2004

License

1. Registered Occupational Therapist(OTR) since 2001　

2. Certification for housing environment coordinator 2nd grade in Japan, since 2001

3. Registration of Long Term care specialist of the long term care insurance in Japan, since 2007

Fields of Specialties

1. Occupational Therapy for persons with disabilities and elderly

2. Well-being Science, and Assistive Technology

Membership in Academic Societies

1. Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists(JAOT）

2. Rehabilitation Engineering Society of JAPAN (RESJA)

3. Society of Biomechanism

Publications

＜Journal papers＞

1) Mio Nakamura, Jun Suzurikawa, Akihiro Ohta, Yohei Kume, Hideo Kawakami, Kaoru Inoue, Takenobu Inoue , Methodology for user and user's life centered clinical evaluation of assistive technology(ULCEAT):Evaluation with prototype Roboticbed, Technology and Disability24, pp273-282, 2012

http://iospress.metapress.com/content/x0m300480203/?p=ace23072455f408d8f17a5a2c19ea5aa&pi=2

2) Yohei Kume, Tomohiro Shimoda, Akihiro Othta, Shohei Tsukada, Hideo Kawakami, Mio Nakamura, Jun Suzurikawa, Takenobu Inoue, Development of Transfer Assist Robot System Supporting Self –reliant Life, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.25,No.2 , pp.417-424, 2013

＜Refereed Proceedings＞

1)Mio Nakamura, Miwa Sakiyama, Jun Suzurikawa, Shohei Tsukada, Yohei Kume, Hideo Kawakami, Takenobu Inoue: Methodology for Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Assistive Technology: Evaluation by Rehabilitation Professionals, EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY FOR INDEPENDENCE AND CARE AAATE 2011, p115～p121，Aug.2011,Netherland, [Oral]

＊This paper was nominated the best awards top 10 of the AAATE conference 2012.

2) Mio Nakamura, Jun Suzurikawa, Akihiro Ohta, Yohei Kume, Hideo Kawakami, Kaoru Inoue, Takenobu Inoue: Clinical Evaluation of The Prototype Roboticbed in an Experimental Environment, RESNA 2012 annual conference ，Scientific Paper, Jul.2012,Baltimore,USA,[Poster]

3)Takenobu Inoue,　Misato　Nihei,　Mio Nakamura,　Jun Suzurikawa，：Clinical Evaluation　in Development Process of Novel Assistive Technologies From Wheelchair to Robotics， RESNA 2012 annual conference ，Work Shop, 7/2012,Baltimore,USA[Oral]

4)Kaoru Inoue, Naomi Sakuma, Maiko Okada, Mio Nakamura，Dementia Care Mapping Testing on the Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Services to Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease，Alzheimer's Association International Conference2013，Jul.2012,Boston,USA　[Poster]

5) Kaoru Inoue, Mio Nakamura, Naomi Sakuma and Maiko Okada, Turning off or Turning on?: Two Different Ways to Use a Baby Seal Shaped Robot Paro in Occupational Therapy for Patients with Dementia, AAATE conference 2013，Portgual,Sep.2013 [Poster]

*Domestic Conference (in Japanese)
Oral 19, Co-author 7.