Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, where she received her M.D. in 1986 and Ph.D. (public health and social medicine) in 1993.

I was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Social Medicine, Harvard medical School form 1989 to 1990 and a Visiting Fellow at the Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School from 1990 to 1992.

I was also a Fulbright fellow at Harvard University and Cambridge Health Alliance (Victims of Violence Program) from 2007 to 2008.

I have published more than 10 books, edited 3 books and written numerous articles on trauma in Japanese.

I am on the editorial board of the journal of Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Clinically, as a psychiatrist, I support trauma sufferers' recovery, especially from sexual and domestic violence. I also work closely with people recovering from drug and other addictions. I have given numerous lectures, training workshops, supervisions on these topics.

My current research project is "Interaction of trauma and gender: psychopathology, deviation and creativity."

My English articles include,

Miyaji, N. "A New Metaphor for Speaking of Trauma - The Toroidal Island Model", Violence and Victims, 29(1), pp.137-151, 2014

Miyaji, N. "Shifting identities and transcultural psychiatry", Transcultural Psychiatry, 39(2), pp.173-195, 2002

Other activities:

1993  Physician and public health specialist in the Association of Medical Doctors for Asia Health Project in Somalian refugee camps in Djibouti

1993-2001  Director of the AMDA International Medical Information Center Kansai

2001-2004  Committee member for the national and municipal governments in Japan on domestic violence policies

2005-2008  JICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency) advisor for the Project Strengthening Integrated Health Care for the Population Affected by Violence and Human Rights Violation in the Republic of Peru

2013-2014  Committee member for the National Police Department on crimes of stalking

Website "Ring-shaped Island"

https://ringshapedisland.wixsite.com/ringshapedisland

Previous Website【〜2007】

http://www.soc.hit-u.ac.jp/ISGI/staff/miyaji.html