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Sachiyo Ito-Jaeger

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Dr Sachiyo Ito-Jaeger is a Senior Research Fellow at the and the School of Medicine, the 糖心原创.

Her research spans two interconnected areas in Digital Mental Health:

(1) exploring how digital technologies can enhance the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, through co-created interventions such as animations and participatory design approaches, including Soma Design; and

(2) advancing the responsible development, implementation, and evaluation of digital mental health tools, guided by Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), with an emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusion.

Prior to joining the BRC, Sachiyo worked on the , investigating whether co-created online animations can promote mental health literacy (i.e., understanding mental health issues, reducing stigma, increasing help-seeking efficacy) among young people.

Before joining the 糖心原创, Sachiyo worked as a post-doctoral researcher for the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development in the United States. She holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology specialising in Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology, as well as a BA in Psychology and an MA in Cognitive and Social Psychology.

Teaching Summary

Modules

  • I am a co-convenor for PSTY 4048: MSc Mental Health Research and Practice - Masters Research project, where I support postgraduate students in designing and conducting independent research within mental health.

Doctoral supervisions

  • I currently co-supervise two PhD students:
    • Sarah Gordon (School of Health Sciences)
    • Lucy Hitcham (School of Computer Science/UKRI Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training).

Research Summary

Her research interests include:

  • Mental health and wellbeing of children and young people
  • Digital Mental Health
  • Holistic and embodied approach to Digital Mental Health
  • Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
  • Mental health literacy (i.e., understanding mental health issues, reducing stigma, increasing help-seeking efficacy)
  • Attachment theory

Recent Publications

  • HITCHAM, L., G脫MEZ BERGIN, A., ITO-JAEGER, S., REEVES, S. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026. JMIR Mental Health.
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., KAFADAR, A.H., BENFORD, S. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026. JMIR Human Factors.
  • TACHIQU脥N, M., OLUKAN, D., ITO-JAEGER, S., THORN, E., BERGIN, A., PISKOPANI, A.M. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026.
  • BRUNDELL, P., THORN, E., CASTLE-GREEN, T., TENNENT, P., AVILA, J. M. and ITO-JAEGER, S., 2026. In: DSR2026: Research Papers.
  • HITCHAM, L., G脫MEZ BERGIN, A., ITO-JAEGER, S., REEVES, S. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026. JMIR Mental Health.
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., KAFADAR, A.H., BENFORD, S. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026. JMIR Human Factors.
  • TACHIQU脥N, M., OLUKAN, D., ITO-JAEGER, S., THORN, E., BERGIN, A., PISKOPANI, A.M. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2026.
  • BRUNDELL, P., THORN, E., CASTLE-GREEN, T., TENNENT, P., AVILA, J. M. and ITO-JAEGER, S., 2026. In: DSR2026: Research Papers.
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., LOGATHASAN, S., CURRAN, T. and CRAWFORD, P., 2023. JMIR Mental Health.
  • CURRAN, T, ITO-JAEGER. S, PEREZ VALLEJOS, E and CRAWFORD, P, 2023. Journal of Mental Health.
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., LANE, G., DOWTHWAITE, L., WEBB, H., PATEL, M., RAWSTHORNE, M., PORTILLO, V., JIROTKA, M. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2023. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 22, 16094069231186965.
  • GIBSON, R., BABBAGE, C.M., WAGNER, H.G., PRICE, D.J., MARTINDALE S., CHADBORN, N.H., ITO-JAEGER, S., DARZENTAS, D.P., WEBB, H., JACOBS, R. and ATABEY, A., 2023. In: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. 987-1001
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., CURRAN, T. and CRAWFORD, P., 2022. Health Expectations: An international Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy.
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., CURRAN, T., SPORS, V., LONG, Y., LIGUORI, A., WARWICK, M., WILSON, M. and CRAWFORD, P., 2021. Journal of Mental Health.
  • CALL, C.D., RAZURI, E.B., HOWARD, A.R., DELUNA, J.H., ITO-JAEGER, S. and CROSS, D., 2019. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 29(6), 804-818
  • ITO-JAEGER, S., HOWARD, A.R., PURVIS, K. and CROSS, D., 2017. Infant Behavior & Development. 48, 114- 123
  • RUS, A.V., ITO-JAEGER, S., PARRIS, S., CROSS, D., PURVIS, K. and DR膫GHICI, S., 2014. Child Abuse Review. 23, 342-352
  • SCOLLON, C.N., HOWARD, A.H., CALDWELL, A.E. and ITO, S., 2009. Journal of Happiness Studies. 10, 257鈥�269
  • KREITLER, C.M., DANSEREAU, D.F., BARTH, T.M. and ITO, S., 2009. Enhancing the decision-making of extraverted college students College Student Journal. 43(4), 1171-1181
  • ANT脭NIO DE ALC脗NTARA MENDES, J., LUCASSEN, M., ADAMS, A., MAHAMUD, A., HITCHAM, L., ITO-JAEGER, S., AICARDI, C., NIELSEN, E., ROBERTS, L., TOWNSEND, E. and JIROTKA, M., Conceptualising and Operationalising 'Patient and Public Involvement' (PPI) and 鈥楻esponsible Research and Innovation鈥� (RRI) in Youth Mental Health Research: A Scoping Review Research Involvement and Engagement. (In Press.)

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