MAI VAN TRUONG

Last Updated :2025/06/16

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor (Special Appointment)
E-mail
maivanhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I completed my PhD in Human and Nature Interaction in Ecology at Hiroshima University, Japan. My research investigated generational changes in children's nature experiences and the socio-ecological drivers of nature disconnection (supervised by Prof. Tetsuro Hosaka, 2019-2023). My work bridges ecological science and social behavior, focusing on how modernization and urbanization reshape human relationships with nature. I have conducted extensive questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to explore ways to restore children's connection to nature. My current research adopts an interdisciplinary approach to inform strategies for sustainable nature conservation, especially by re-engaging children and families with nature in modern urban societies.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University
  • Hiroshima University

Research Keywords

  • Urban Ecology, Human-nature interaction, Children's nature play, Nature conservation, Outdoor recreation and tourism

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Japan Society of Tropical Ecology
  • The Ecological Society of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Ecosystem Conservation and Management Science

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Comprehensive Fractionation of Antioxidants and GC-MS and ESI-MS Fingerprints of Celastrus hindsii Leaves, 20190604
  2. Isolation and Identification of Constituents Exhibiting Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Antihyperuricemia Activities in Piper methysticum Root, Foods, 20221201
  3. Antioxidant, xanthine oxidase, alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase inhibitory activities of bioactive compounds from Rumex cripus L. root, Molecules, 20191029
  4. Phytochemical analysis and potential biological activities of essential oil from rice leaf, Molecules, 20190202
  5. Isolation and Purification of Bioactive Compounds from the Stem Bark of Jatropha podagrica, Molecules, 20190301
  6. Antihyperuricemia, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities of Tridax procumbens L., Foods, 20190110
  7. Isolation and purification of potent growth inhibitors from Piper methysticum root, Molecules, 20180731
  8. Momilactones A and B: optimization of yields from isolation and purification, Separations, 20180514
  9. Efficacy from different extractions for chemical profile and biological activities of rice husk, Sustainability, 20180427
  10. Weed suppressing potential and isolation of potent plant growth inhibitors from Castanea crenata Sieb. et Zucc., Molecules, 345(23(2)), 20180207
  11. Potential use of plant waste from the Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis Sogo Yukidian "V3") as an antioxidant source, Foods, 20170927
  12. ★, Parents' orientation is more important for children's visits to greenspaces than the availibility of spaces and time, Landscape and Urban Planning, 235(104738), 20230311
  13. ★, How to encourage parents to let children play in nature: Factors affecting parental perception of children's nature play, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 69(127497), 20220203

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Factors influencing the frequency of nature play among Vietnamese urban and rural children: A parent-child paired survey approach, The 72th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, 2025/03/18, Without Invitation, English
  2. Time, spaces, and parents: What determines frequency of children's play in nature?, the 69th Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, 2022/03/21, Without Invitation, English
  3. Environmental Interactions of Momilactones and Phytochemicals Between Rice and Weeds in Paddy Fields., the 54th Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, 2019/06/01, Without Invitation, English, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
  4. How to encourage parents to let children play in nature? Factors affecting parental perception of children's nature play, 2021/03/21, Without Invitation, English, the Ecological Society of Japan

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. JASTE Grants for Young Researchers, Assessment of children's play in nature and influential factors for the play in urban and rural areas in Vietnam
  2. The IDEC Institute Young Researchers Research Grant, Changes of children's nature play in a tropical developing country and their driving factors, 2024/12/01, 2026/03/31

Social Activities

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2025, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
  2. 2025, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
  3. 2025, Journal for Nature Conservation, Others