Shota Matsunaga, MMSc

Specially Appointed Researcher, Bureau of Global Health Cooperation, Japan Institute for Health Security, Tokyo, Japan

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Mental Health
Global Health
Public Health

MESSAGE

My research focuses on mental health in low- and middle-income countries, with particular attention to maternal and child health as well as occupational health. I aim to generate evidence that informs the development of mental health and social welfare policies to promote psychological well-being.

NARRATIVE CV

Shota Matsunaga is a Specially Appointed Researcher at the Institute for Global Health Policy Research under the Bureau of Global Health Cooperation at the Japan Institute for Health Security in Japan.
He received his Master of Medical Science (MMSc) from Kitasato University in 2024. Since completing his MMSc, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at Tokyo Women’s Medical University. In 2025, he enrolled in the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, and assumed his current position. His research focuses on postpartum depression and the mental health of children and workers in low- and middle-income countries. In Japan, he is engaged in public health research using large-scale datasets of workers and forensic psychiatric patients.

Curriculum Vitae (Detailed)

Shota Matsunaga, MMSc

Japanese clinical psychologist. His research focuses on mental health in low- and middle-income countries.

Career

2023-2024	Research Technician, Department of Neuropsychiatry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
2024-present	Assistant Professor, Center for Medical and Nursing Education, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
2025-present	Specially Appointed Researcher, Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of Global Health Cooperation, Japan Institute for Health Security

Education

2018-2022	School of Humanities, Kwansei Gakuin University
2022-2024	Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University
2025-present	Doctoral Program, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Awards and Honors

2024	Nursing Science Research Award 2024, JSPCUN

Selected publications

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