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Miyo Yokota

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Affiliation The Center for International Learning
Title Professor
Room E802 (Extension)
E-mail yokota@fpu.ac.jp ( at = @ )
Website https://researchmap.jp/-yokotamiyo?lang=en
Education University of Tennessee-Knoxville (USA), Biological Anthropology
Degree Ph.D.
Academic Societies American Association of Biological Anthropology
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Career August, 2009: Research Scientist/Statistician, Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division, US Army Research Institute of Environment Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
August, 2015: Project Manager, Mouse Specifics, Inc., Framingham, MA, USA
August, 2016: Senior Research Analyst, Optum-United Health Group, Johnston, RI, USA
April, 2018: Professor, Department of General Education and Science, National Institute of Technology, KOSEN, Hachinohe-college, Aomori, Japan
April, 2024 – Current: Professor, Fukui Prefectural University

Research Interest

Research Field Biological Anthropology
Research Summary ○　Identifying individual differences in physiological responses to a given environment and the application to occupational/school safety
○　Usability, validity and reliability of developed engineering devices
○　English education in Science and Engineering
Keywords Biological Anthropology, Human Factors – Ergonomics, Thermal Modeling, Occupational Safety, English Education in Science and Engineering

Selected Publications

【Books】(Selected)
○ Dermatoglyphic variation in Siberian groups. Miyo Yokota. The State of Dermatoglyphics: The Science of Finger and Palm Prints. Editors Durham, N., KM Fox, CC Plato. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press. pp. 265-285. 2000
○ Transient evaporative sweat rate from humidity measurements under clothing. Miyo Yokota, L.G. Berglund, J.A. Gonzalez, L.A. Blanchard. Thermal Manikins and Modeling. Editor Fan J. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnic University. pp 50-57. 2009
○ The effects of chemical biological protective patient wraps on simulated physiological responses of soldiers. Miyo Yokota, T. Endrusick, J. Gonzalez, D. MacLeod, Advances in Understanding Human Performance: Neuroergonomics, Human Factors, Design and Special Populations. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis. pp.450-458. 2011.

【Papers】(Selected)
○ A Study on Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in Endurance Running among Students at the National Institute of Technology. Ryosuke Kawabata, Miyo Yokota. The Journal of Japanese Association for College of Technology, 29(1) 51-56, Jan, 2024
○ Evaluation of WBGT guidelines to assess thermal strain during endurance running of Japanese high school students. Miyo Yokota, Ryosuke Kawabata. Journal of sports and human performance, 12(1) 21-31, Jan, 2024
○ Global Engineering Education in KOSEN During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turning Crisis into Opportunities. Masaaki Yoshida, Kumiko Ogasawara, Naomi Kawabata, Yoshihiro Kadoma, Miyo Yokota. J. of JSEE, 71(1) 74-78, Jan, 2023
○ Global Engineering Education and Practical English for the Career Development: Introduction of TOEIC Classes from the 3rd Grade in KOSEN and the Longitudinal Assessment. Miyo Yokota, Masanori Nakamura, Akio Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Kadoma. Journal of JSEE, 71(1) 70-73, Jan, 2023
○ Evaluation of a Vacuum Insulated Temperature Calibration Device to Calibrate Thermistor Characteristics for Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Homei Fujita, Takashi Nonaka, Yasushi Hosokawa, Takuma Kogawa, Fuhui Guo, Yuya Iseki, Miyo Yokota, Takahiro Okabe, Shigenao Maruyama. IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals Materials, 144(4) 126-131, Jan, 2024
○ Introduction to KOSEN English in Collaboration with Engineering Teachers. Miyo Yokota, A. Kikuchi, M. Kumagai, K. Sato, K. Niwase, Y. Iseki, D. Konno, T. Kogawa, T. Fukumatsu, S. Mizuno et al. JSEE, 70(2) 119-123, Mar, 2022.
○ Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) acceptably predicts core body temperature during self-paced load carriage within multiple environmental conditions. Adam Potter, David Looney, Miyo Yokota, Anthony Karis, Jason Hancock, William Tharion. Journal of Sport and Human Performance, 9(3) 11-25, Nov, 2021
○ Accuracy of the Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) During Ranger Training Brigade’s Road March Training. William Tharion, Miyo Yokota, Anthony Karis, Adam Potter. USARIEM Technical Report, 21(9), 2021
○ When a Class Becomes Global: Teacher and Student Perspectives. Miyo Yokota. NIT, KOSEN-Hachinohe College Bulletin, 54, Feb, 2020
○ The Application of Practical Activities in Science and Engineering To Kosen English Curriculum. Miyo Yokota, William Tharion. The 13th International Symposium on Advances in Technology and Education (ISATE 2019), Nov, 2019
○ Treatment Tolerability in Patients with Immunoglobulin Light-Chain Amyloidosis. A. Rizio, M. White, K. McCausland, T. Quock, S. Guthrie, M. Yokota, M. Bayliss American Health & Drug Benefits, 11 430-437, 2018
○ Current attitudes of Hachinohe-Kosen students toward English -What needs to be done with active-learning?- Miyo Yokota, Akio Kikuchi. NIT, KOSEN-Hachinohe College Bulletin, 53 1-6, 2018
○ Real-time core body temperature estimation from heart rate for first responders wearing different levels of personal protective equipment. Mark J. Buller, William J. Tharion, Cynthia M. Duhamel, Miyo Yokota. ERGONOMICS, 58(11) 1830-1841, Nov, 2015
○ Core temperature and surface heat flux during exercise in heat while wearing body armor. William Santee, Xiaojiang Xu, Miyo Yokota, Mark Buller, Anthony Karis. USARIEM Technical Report, 16(1), 2015
○ Thermoregulatory modeling use and application in the military workforce. Miyo Yokota, Larry G. Berglund, Xiaojiang Xu. Applied Ergonomics, 45(3) 663-670, May, 2014
○ Thermal-work strain in law enforcement personnel during chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) training. Miyo Yokota, Anthony Karis, William Tharion. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 20(2) 126-133, Apr, 2014
○ Individualized human CAD models: Anthropometric morphing and body tissue layering. T. MacLead, T.P. Rioux, M. Yokota, P. Li, B. Corner, X. Xu. USARIEM Technical Report, 14(6), 2014
○ Refinement of Probability Survival Decision Aid (PSDA V.1.2) X. Xu, A. Allen, T. Rioux, T. Patel, P. Sinha, M. Yokota, W. Santee USARIEM Technical Report, 14(2), 2014
○ Thermoregulatory modeling of physiological strain in law enforcement personnel wearing protective clothing and equipment. Miyo Yokota, Anthony Karis, William Tharion. International Journal of Occupation and Environmental Health 20 126-133 2014

Community Engagement

○ Hachinohe National Institute of Technology (KOSEN)「Robot Musume」
（STEAM volunteering activity for local elementary and middle schools by female engineering students）Vice Chief Advisor April 2019 – March 2022　
○ Patient and Family Advisory Board Member, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA. 2012-2018
○ Judge, e-cybermission 2010-2012
○ Judge, Massachusetts Science Fair 2012- 2014

Educational Activites

Classes English A・B・C・D，Advanced English IA・IB, English IIb
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