Michael Annear PhD

Dr. Michael Annear is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. His fields of teaching and research sit within the disciplines of public health and gerontology wherein he explores connections between human aging, physical activity, and urban environment. Dr. Annear has significant experience in quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial research and currently teaches research methods and statistics courses in an English graduate program. He has lectured in human health and research in New Zealand, Australia, and Japan for over 12 years, and has experience with post-graduate research supervision at Masters's and PhD level.

Dr. Annear has over 50 peer-reviewed publications in leading health and sport-related journals, over 30 international conference presentations, and over $1,000,000 in contestable research funding from peak international agencies, including the Mirai Japan-Sweden collaborative funding initiative, JSPS Kakenhi grant program, and the Australian NHMRC. He is active in international communities of practice as an associate editor of the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, guest editor of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and a member of the European College of Sport Science and the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to his academic experience, Dr. Annear has also worked in local government in New Zealand, leading projects related to public green space, new urban developments, and sport and recreation.