Rate My Professor Eriko Nishio

Eriko Nishio is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Department of Regional Creation at Kyushu Kyoritsu University, where she also holds the position of Director of the Center for General Education. She participates actively in university governance through memberships in the Academic Affairs Committee, Public Relations Committee, Faculty Personnel Planning Committee, Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee, and Faculty Development Committee. Furthermore, she serves as a Harassment Counselor for the Fukuhara Gakuen educational foundation. Nishio graduated from Fukuoka University’s Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, obtaining a teaching license in science for junior and senior high schools. She completed the doctoral program at Kyushu Kyoritsu University’s Graduate School of Engineering, majoring in Environmental and Urban Systems Engineering, and received her Doctor of Engineering degree in March 2006 (Kyushu Kyoritsu University, Certificate No. 2).

Her research spans environmental chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, and regional studies. Initial investigations focused on biodegradation processes and environmental hazards, including the isolation and identification of bacterial strains producing the endocrine disruptor octylphenol diethoxylate in paddy fields (Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 2002) and Sphingomonas sp. that yields tert-octylphenol monoethoxylate under aerobic conditions (Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 2005). She analyzed seasonal variations in mutagenicity of tap water and mutagenicity in pool water with disinfection methods (Journal of Environmental Mutagens, 2004). Later publications shifted to health and lifestyle studies, such as surveys of dietary status and habits by living arrangements among university students (Journal of the Integrated Study of Dietary Habits, 2014), comparisons of lifestyle habits between Japanese and Chinese university students (2015, 2016, 2018), and effects of raw soybean-enriched diets on blood glucose in diabetic mouse models (2009). Recent single-authored and co-authored works examine factors fostering civic pride among Kitakyushu university students and their impact on settlement intentions (Japan Regional Policy Studies, 2026), regional attachment and hometown employment aspirations (2025, Kyushu Kyoritsu University Research Bulletin, 2024). Employing tools like IBM SPSS Statistics and Amos, her current focus addresses regional revitalization in depopulated areas by analyzing youth retention factors. Her doctoral thesis explored the distribution and formation of harmful substances like mutagens and endocrine disruptors in the environment (2006).