Dr. Masako Morishita

Associate Professor

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Biography

Masako Morishita is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University. With a focus on environmental exposure science and population health, Dr. Morishita's research centers on improving the physicochemical characterization of indoor and outdoor airborne particles and quantifying biological burden biomarkers, trace elements, and metals. She employs receptor modeling for emission source identification to assess human and animal exposures in multidisciplinary environmental health science research projects. Dr. Morishita is the principal investigator of an NIH R01 project aimed at reducing particulate matter-associated cardiovascular health effects among seniors. Prior to joining Michigan State University in 2016, she was a Research Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, where she directed the Trace Metals Laboratory for the Environmental Health Sciences Core Center, funded by the NIEHS. Her expertise has been instrumental in conducting community-based intervention clinical trials focused on decreasing personal exposures to PM2.5 and assessing related adverse cardiovascular responses. Dr. Morishita's work is essential in addressing environmental health disparities within communities.

Research Interests

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology