Contact
Biography
Dr Sachiyo Ito-Jaeger is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health & Technology and the School of Medicine, the University of Nottingham.
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-produced interventions such as animations and design methods like Soma Design; and
(2) advancing responsible development, implementation, and evaluation of digital mental health tools, guided by Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).
Prior to joining the BRC, Sachiyo worked on the AHRC-funded, interdisciplinary project, 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 University of Nottingham, 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:
Research Summary
Her research interests include:
- Digital Mental Health
- Mental health and wellbeing of children and young people
- Embodied Digital Mental Health
- Holistic and embodied approach to Digital Mental Health (e.g., physical contact)
- 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
ITO-JAEGER, S., LANE, G., DOWTHWAITE, L., WEBB, H., PATEL, M., RAWSTHORNE, M., PORTILLO, V., JIROTKA, M. and PEREZ VALLEJOS, E., 2023. TrustScapes: A Visualisation Tool to Capture Stakeholders’ Concerns and Recommendations About Data Protection, Algorithmic Bias, and Online Safety. 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. It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories. In: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. 987-1001