Professor Sonoe Mashino
RN · PHN · Ph.D. · Disaster Nursing · Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management
Short Biography
Dr. Sonoe Mashino, RN, PHN, is a Professor at the Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo, and Program Director of the Disaster Nursing Degree Program at its Graduate School of Nursing. She also serves as Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Disaster Risk Management for Health. Originally specializing in nursing leadership and management education and research, Dr. Mashino has expanded her expertise to include disaster nursing, health workforce development, community resilience, and simulation-based education. She has led and contributed to numerous national and international research projects, including collaborations with WHO. Dr. Mashino is frequently invited to speak at academic conferences both in Japan and internationally, reflecting her leadership in the field. She currently chairs the World Society of Disaster Nursing and holds key roles in several professional organizations. With over 30 years of experience, she is dedicated to advancing evidence-based practices and building resilient health systems.
Contact Information
| Address | 13-71 Kitaohji-cho, Akashi, Hyogo, Japan 673-8588 |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +81-78-925-9658 |
| Fax | +81-78-925-9670 |
| sonoe_mashino@cnas.u-hyogo.ac.jp |
Current Appointments
| Period | Position | Institution / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - Present | Professor | Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo |
| 2016 - Present | Program Director and Professor | Cooperate Disaster Nursing Degree Program, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Hyogo |
| 2017 - Present | Head | World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Disaster Risk Management for Health |
| 2021 - Present | Board member | Japan Society of Disaster Nursing |
| 2022 - Present | Chairperson | World Society of Disaster Nursing |
| 2025 - Present | President | Japan Society of Disaster Nursing |
Education
| Date | Qualification | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Ph.D., Nursing | Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Kochi, Japan |
| March 1999 | Master, Nursing (MSN) | Graduate School of Nursing, College of Nursing Art & Science, Hyogo, Japan |
| March 1989 | Bachelor, Nursing (BSN) | Kochi Women's University, Japan |
Licence and Certificates
| Date | Licence / Certificate |
|---|---|
| March 1998 | First-class License for School Nurse Teacher |
| May 1998 | Registered Nurse (Japan) |
| May 1989 | Registered Public Health Nurse (Japan) |
| April 1990 | Occupational Health Supervisor |
Employment History
| Period | Position | Institution / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| April 2016 - Present | Professor | Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo |
| October 2011 - March 2016 | Professor | College of Nursing Art & Science, University of Hyogo |
| April 2011 - September 2011 | Professor | School of Nursing, University of Kindai-Himeji University |
| April 2007 - March 2011 | Associate Professor | School of Nursing, University of Kindai-Himeji |
| June 2006 - March 2007 | Program Coordinator of Nurse Manager Education | Hyogo Nursing Association |
| April 2004 - March 2006 | Assistant Professor | College of Nursing Art & Science, University of Hyogo |
| April 1999 - March 2004 | Lecturer | College of Nursing Art & Science, Hyogo |
| September 1994 - March 1997 | Nurse | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital |
| April 1989 - March 1993 | Nurse | Nippon Medical School Hospital |
Management Appointments
| Period | Position | Institution / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| April 2016 - Present | Head | WHO Collaborating Centre for Disaster Risk Management for Health |
| April 2016 - March 2024 | Executive Director | Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo |
Research Areas
- Strengthening community resilience toward disasters and health emergencies
- Health workforce development in health emergencies and disaster risk management
- Disaster mental health for responders and health indicators for disaster risk management
- Implementation of simulation and instructional system design in nursing education
- Approaches to improving the nursing work environment
- Core competencies of disaster nursing and curriculum development for disaster nursing education and training
- Capacity building of nurse leaders, leadership and management in nursing
Research Activities
Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Nursing
| Period | Role | Research Project | Funding / Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Present | Principal Investigator | Co-Creating Community Disaster Resilience through the Narratives and Cultural Care of Women Leaders | TOYOTA Foundation 2025 International Grant Program: D25-N-0147 |
| 2023 - 2025 | Principal Investigator | Strategies to promote DX in public health administration | Health Labor Science Grant: 23LA2001 |
| 2020 - 2024 | Principal Investigator | Strategies for reconstructing a sustainable community care system in an area affected by a large-scale natural disaster | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B): 20H04021 |
| 2020 - 2023 | Co-Investigator | Systematically identifying and evaluating strategies for strengthening community resilience across multiple communities and countries | Funded by WHO: 2020/HQ/WKC/0015 |
| 2019 - 2021 | Co-Investigator | Health workforce development strategy in Health EDRM: evidence from literature review, case studies and expert consultations | Funded by WHO: 2019/UHC/WKC/0015 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Co-Principal Investigator and Project Manager | Development of Specific Care Strategies to Maintain and Recover Survivors' Health after Disasters | Funded by WHO: HIS-WKC-IR-UOH-Nursing |
| 2017 - 2020 | Principal Investigator | Development of Outcome Indicators in Health and Well-being of Disaster-Affected People for Disaster Risk Management | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B): 17H04434 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Co-Investigator | Study on Nursing in Advanced Roles as a Strategy for Equitable Access to Health Care in the Western Pacific Region | Led and funded by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training for Nursing Development in Primary Health Care, Yonsei University College of Nursing |
| 2016 - 2018 | Co-Investigator | Exploring the Science of Disaster Security and Safety | Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research: 16K15882 |
| 2014 - 2016 | Co-Principal Investigator | Development of a visualization and intervention decision-support system using health and living information of residents during the disaster reconstruction phase | Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research: 26670930 |
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
| No. | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chibana, F., Taniguchi, M., Iwasaki, M., Hayashi, C., Mashino, S., et al. (2025). The mental health outcomes of foster parents following parenting training: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev, 14, 219. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02960-7 |
| 2 | Hayashi, C., Tanemura, N., Taniguchi, M., Okano, T., Toyoda, H., Mashino, S., Ogata, S. (2025). A randomized controlled trial of mobile intervention using health support bubbles to prevent social frailty. npj Digital Medicine, 8, 471. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01873-y |
| 3 | Muzembo, B. A., Kitahara, K., Hayashi, C., Mashino, S., Honda, J., Ohno, A., Khatiwada, J., Dutta, S., Miyoshi, S. I. (2024). Non-cholera Vibrio infections in Southeast Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 17(11), 102564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102564 |
| 4 | Hung, K. K. C., MacDermot, M. K., Hui, T. S. I., Chan, S. Y., Mashino, S., et al. (2024). Mapping study for health emergency and disaster risk management competencies and curricula: literature review and cross-sectional survey. Global Health, 20, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-01010-y |
| 5 | Ikemoto, M., Matsuo, K., Tamura, T., Mashino, S. (2023). Lessons learned from practices during the initial response to COVID-19 on the cruise ship Diamond Princess. Global Health & Medicine, 5(3), 188-190. https://doi.org/10.35772/ghm.2023.01025 |
| 6 | Hung, K., MacDermot, M., Chan, E., Mashino, S., Balsari, S., Ciottone, G., et al. (2022). Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Workforce Development Strategies: Delphi Consensus Study. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X22001467 |
| 7 | Tao, Y., Lin, T., Feng, X., Gao, Y., Mashino, S. (2022). Cultural competence for disaster nursing: A scoping review of the Chinese and English literature. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 80, 103188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103188 |
| 8 | Hung, K. K. C., Mashino, S., Chan, E. Y. Y., MacDermot, M. K., Balsari, S., Ciottone, G. R., Della Corte, F., Dell'Aringa, M. F., Egawa, S., Evio, B. D., Hart, A., Hu, H., Ishii, T., Ragazzoni, L., Sasaki, H., Walline, J. H., Wong, C. S., Bhattarai, H. K., Dalal, S., et al. (2021). Health Workforce Development in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: The Need for Evidence-Based Recommendations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073382 |
| 9 | Egawa, S., Nagami, F., Eto, A., Mashino, S., Kayano, R. (2021). Historical development in Health EDRM policy and research: the case study of Japan. In World Health Organization, WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (pp. 16-36). https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/345591 |
| 10 | Umeda, M., Chiba, R., Sasaki, M., Augustine, E. N., Mashino, S. (2020). A Literature Review on Psychosocial Support for Disaster Responders: Qualitative Synthesis with Recommended Actions for Protecting and Promoting the Mental Health of Responders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 2011. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062011 |
| 11 | Mashino, S. (2019). Climate change and disaster: research on building capacities on disaster risk reduction. LINKS Magazine, 2019, 5-6. |
| 12 | Généreux, M., Schluter, P. J., Takahashi, S., Usami, S., Mashino, S., Kayano, R., Kim, Y. (2019). Psychosocial Management Before, During, and After Emergencies and Disasters-Results from the Kobe Expert Meeting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 1309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081309 |
| 13 | Glauberman, G., Mashino, S., & Qureshi, K. (2018). Pilot study to examine service-learning in disaster nursing education in Japan. Health Emergency & Disaster Nursing, 6, 35-42. https://doi.org/10.24298/hedn.2018-0001 |
| 14 | Mashino, S. (2016). Simulation Aids Training in Japan. Crisis Response Journal, 11(3), 54-55. |
Book Chapters
| No. | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kanbara, S., Pandey, A., Mashino, S. (2023). The Nurse's Role in Achieving Health Equity in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies in Asia. In Hassmiller, S., Darcy Mahoney, A., Beard, K. (Eds.), The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Global Applications to Advance Health Equity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29746-5_9 |
| 2 | Mashino, S., Bonito, S., Chandra, Y. A., Matsuo, A., Hu, Q., Augustine, E. N., Paudel, S., Kanbara, S. (2022). Nursing experience on disaster and health emergencies. In S. Kanbara, S. Miyagawa, & H. Miyazaki (Eds.), Disaster Nursing, Primary Health Care and Communication in Uncertainty (pp. 65-76). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98297-3 |
| 3 | Egawa, S., Sasaki, H., Mashino, S., et al. (2021). Historical developments in Health EDRM policy and research: the case study of Japan. In World Health Organization, WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (pp. 16-36). https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/345591/9789240032286-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |
Academic and Professional Memberships
| Period | Role / Membership | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Present | President | Japan Society of Disaster Nursing |
| 2024 - Present | Member of Scientific Committee | International Council of Nurses 2025 Congress |
| 2022 - Present | Chairperson | World Society of Disaster Nursing |
| 2021 - Present | Board member and Chair of Ethics and COI Committee | Japan Society of Disaster Nursing |
| 2020 - Present | Committee member, COI Management Committee | Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine |
| 2018 - Present | Board member and Chair of International Committee | Japan Nursing Society of Simulation and Learning |
| 2016 - Present | Core member | Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network |
| 2013 - Present | Member | World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine |
| 2010 - Present | Member | Japan Academy of Nursing Science |
| 2000 - Present | Member | Japan Academy of Nursing Administration and Policies |
| 1989 - Present | Member | Japan Nursing Association |
Global Consultations
| Period | Role | Organisation / Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Temporary Advisor | Implementation Guidance for the Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific |
| 2022 - 2023 | Consultant | WHO Technical Working Group on Action Area 2: competency-based education towards the Roadmap for Strengthening the Public Health and Emergency Workforce |
| 2019 - Present | Core member | WHO Thematic Platform for Health EDRM Research Network |
Updated on 1 December 2025