Japan

Assistant Professor
Dr Kita is an international scholar in the field of family violence, especially gender-based violence (GBV) and child abuse. Her major interests include bio-psycho-social recovery process after GBV and prevention for poly-victimization and inter generational transmission of violence in family. Her research projects are ongoing in collaborations with international scholars, such as the U.S., Hong Kong and Norway. 

Professor
Dr Kamibeppu focuses her research on childhood cancer survivorship and prevention of child abuse. For more than a decade, she has advocated for the offering of preventative child abuse interventions during pregnancy, which is now a priority in the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare in Japan. She recently developed the Maternal Mental Health Promotion Program (MMHPP) for expectant mothers. Dr. Kamibeppu currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing (JARFN) and is chairperson of Research Committee and also a member of the Editorial Board of the Japanese Journal of Research in Family Nursing.