I am a Visiting Scholar (Honorary Associate/Fellow) in the School of Nursing, spending about one year here on sabbatical from Teikyo University in Tokyo, where I am a lecturer in the Department of Nursing. I am from Japan and hold a master’s degree and a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Tokyo, specializing in family nursing. I am a nurse with clinical experience at the University of Tokyo Hospital and teaching experience in pediatric and family nursing for undergraduate nursing students. My research interests focus on health-related quality of life, patient-reported outcomes, and communication among children and adolescents with cancer — particularly those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation — as well as their family members and health care providers. Since joining Dr. Montgomery’s lab in 2026, I have been developing my work on symptom science and dyadic approaches that capture the experiences of children and their family members together. In my free time, I enjoy walking and having a beer.