**Name**

HIRUTA Shuichi


**Affiliation**

Professor of Sports Science for Lifelong Physical Activity, Department of Educational Sciences, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University


**Employment History**

Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2005
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2002
Associate Professor, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1995
Assistant Professor, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1987
Research Associate, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness, and Sports, Nagoya University, 1984


**Educational History**

M.Ed. in Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo, 1984


**Research Interests**


Occupational Ergonomics
Improvement of Athletes!C Performance
Training Aids


**Recent Main Publications**

Psychosocial work characteristics and low back pain in daycare (nursery) workers in Japan: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06009-x, 2022
Relationship between an amount of Key Tasks and Job Satisfaction among Caregivers and Nurses in Elderly Care Facilities. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 26. DOI：10.1186/s40557-014-0024-1, 2014
Low back pain among cooks in nursery schools. Industrial Health 35:194-201, 1997