Action & Design Lab

Miho Nishizaki, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Faculty of Software and Information Science, Iwate Prefectural University

Address: 152-52 Sugo, Takizawa city,  Iwate 020-0693, JAPAN

Email: miho_n[at]iwate-pu.ac.jp

Lab

Our lab studies how humans and animals perceive and behave in their everyday environment, analyzing it from an ecological perspective that sees the environment and animals as complementary, and working on design applications. Among other things, we explore the potential of design and technology to help identify and solve social problems.

Students in our lab: 10 members in FY2023, 14 members in FY2022 (eleven undergraduates, three graduates), 11 members in FY2021 (undergraduates).

RESEARCH AREAS

Design: Visual communication design, Accessible design, Design thinking

Ecological Psychology: Affordance, Development, Locomotion, Injury Prevention

Digital Product: AR application, Web application, Database

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Education, University of Tokyo 

M.A., Education, University of Tokyo 

B.A., Art and Design, Musashino Art University, Tokyo

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

12Home

 (AR App)

Baby Database

Home Hazards by Size 

(Web App)

Visual

Surface

Object

AWARDS

BOOKS


Nishizaki, M. (2016). Drawings and traces: development and emergence of depiction on the surfaces. Tokyo, Japan: Taga Press. (in Japanese). 

Nishizaki, M. (2008). The act of trace-making in infancy. In M. Sasaki (Eds.), Affordances in Infant Development. 72-83. Tokyo, Japan: Shougakukan. (in Japanese). 

PATENT

JP2019-219455A

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

GRANTS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKEN)

PUBLICATIONS (Peer-Reviewed Journals & Invited Paper)


PUBLICATIONS (Refereed Conference Proceedings)


Participate in our studies

You and your child can participate in our studies right from your own home!

We are studying how children perceive and act, and how they move in their home environment through interactions with objects. Based on theses observations, we design and develop applications to promote more child-friendly environments

We are currently looking for 3- to 4-month-old infants to participate in our longitudinal study.  Every child receives a special gift and you receive compensation for your time.

If you would like to participate in our studies or to be added into our database for future studies, you can fill out the short form below or email us at miho_n[at]iwate-pu.ac.jp