Research areas	environmental health; environmental psychology; health geography
Keywords	disaster epidemiology, EDH, NbS, EcoDRR, climate change adaptation for public health
Themes	Salutogenesis by Nature-based Solutions (NbS) My research mainly focuses on the impact of NbS on residents' health and well-being in regions where vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters. Using salutogenesis to understand people-environment interactions, I address community developments by utilizing the natural environment (e.g. blue-green spaces) and local natural resources in these regions. ・Research on preventive and adaptive measures for health inequalities caused by climate change and natural disasters ・Epidemiological study on reducing health inequalities through natural resource management behavior.
Major publications	Tashiro A., (2022) Assessing Green Management in Health Belief Model: An Analysis of a Post-Disaster Rural Context. Journal of Environmental Management 302 (114025). Tashiro A., Kogure M., Itabashi F., Nagata S., Tsuchiya N., Nakaya T., Hozawa A. (2021) Coastal exposure and residents' mental health in the affected areas by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Scientific Reports 11(16751). Tashiro A., (2021) Green self-efficacy for blue-green infrastructure management in a post-disaster recovery phase: Empirical research in a small rural community. Coastal Engineering Journal. 63(3): 408-421. Tashiro A., Nakaya T., Nagata S., Aida J. (2020) Types of coastlines and the evacuees’ mental health: A repeated cross-sectional study in Northeast Japan. Environmental Research.196. 110372. Tashiro A., Shaw R. (2020) COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Japan: What Is behind the Initial Flattening of the Curve?, Sustainability 12(13)5250.
Professional societies/Research and synergic activities	Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine Center for Environmental Information Science
Teaching Areas	Undergraduate courses Environment-Behavior Studies Graduate courses (Master's program) Restorative Environment and Salutogenesis Graduate courses (Doctor's program) Undergraduate courses open to all departments
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