Dr Misa Tomono is a medical doctor and incoming PhD candidate in Multi-Sectoral Preparedness and Strategic Coordination, with multidisciplinary field and academic experience in public health and all-hazards response.
Her background includes frontline engagement in both natural and human-made disasters, including the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine and the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Japan, as well as research and peer-reviewed publications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has worked with a range of domestic and international public institutions, including the World Bank, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services of Fiji, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, and a Japanese municipal government.
She is currently training as a junior resident in emergency medicine at the Japan Institute for Health Security (National Center for Global Health and Medicine). She will commence her PhD at the Health Security Center, Kyoto University, Japan, in April 2026.
She holds a medical degree and has a strong interest in the development of resilient, evidence-based crisis response systems.
