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Chiaki Ito, PhD

Chiaki Ito, PhD

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  • About me

    Technical Specialist, Manager, Researcher and Humanitarian Worker

  • Education

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      1995 - 1997
      Master of Arts (MA) Southeast Asian Studies

    • University of South Carolina-Columbia

      1991 - 1994
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Government and International Studies

    • The University of Tokyo

      2004 - 2007
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Health Sciences

      With emphasis on global health and epidemiology of migration and HIV/AIDS, my doctoral thesis was entitled “Risks of HIV Infection among Japanese business persons in Thailand”.

    • University of Washington

      2001 - 2004
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (incomplete) Human Geography

  • Experience

    • Chulalongkorn University

      Mar 1998 - Aug 2001
      Researcher

    • World Bank Group/Japanese Institute of Developing Economies

      Nov 1998 - Jul 2000
      Country Coordinator Consultant

    • University of Washington

      Nov 2002 - Jun 2003

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Apr 2003 - Jun 2003

      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Nov 2002 - Mar 2003

    • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

      Aug 2004 - Mar 2005
      Visiting Research Fellow

    • Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention (JFAP)

      Mar 2006 - Apr 2006
      Research Consultant

    • IOM - UN Migration

      Sept 2007 - now

      As Senior Regional Migration Health Specialist, I provide technical support in the domain of migration health to 56 countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia, the largest region in IOM, by monitoring and analyzing regional thematic trends, setting the strategic direction, identifying programme and resource mobilization opportunities, and building partnerships with key stakeholders both at the regional and country levels.

      • Senior Regional Migration Health Specialist for Europe and Central Asia

        Sept 2024 - now

      • Senior Regional Migration Health Specialist South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

        Aug 2023 - Sept 2024

      • Senior Regional Migration Health Specialist for the Middle East and North Africa

        Feb 2017 - Aug 2023

      • Health Programme Coordinator

        Aug 2012 - Feb 2017

      • Health Programme Officer

        Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

      • Migrant Health Programme Coordinator

        Sept 2007 - Aug 2010

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development (Global Peacebuilders Program), Tokyo, Japan

      Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center
      Jan 2016

    • Psychosocial Interventions in Emergency Displacement, Pisa, Italy

      Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
      Mar 2013

    • Regional Training of Trainers on the Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises (MISP), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

      International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
      Jul 2008

    • UN Cares, Bangkok, Thailand

      UNAIDS
      Jan 2009

    • Effective Community Responses to HIV in Asian and the Pacific, Bali, Indonesia.

      Burnet Institute
      Aug 2009

    • IOM Health and Emergencies, Beirut, Lebanon

      IOM
      Oct 2016

    • Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE), Nairobi, Kenya

      UNDSS
      Sept 2010

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chiaki Ito, PhD
      Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship World Bank 2005
    • Awarded to Chiaki Ito, PhD
      Asahi Beer Mecenat Grant Asahi Group Foundation, Tokyo, Japan Apr 2004 I received grant of approximately USD 6,000 for research entitled “The Relationship between Mother Food and Community Development of International Migrants, and their Dietary Transformation: A Case of Thai Migrants in Japan” and published the research.
    • Awarded to Chiaki Ito, PhD
      The Best Student Presentation Award The Association of Washington Geographers Autumn meeting, Seattle, USA Oct 2001