• Ph.D. 1993-2000 University of California at Berkeley (U.S.A.) Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry
• M.E.M. 1991-1993 Yale University (U.S.A.) Environmental Management
• B.S. 1986-1990 National Taiwan University (Taiwan) Plant Pathology

Employment Record 

• 2018- Professor, Ph.D. Program in Global Health and Health Security, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
• 2016- Professor, Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
• 2015-2022.02 Director, Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
• 2013-2016 Associate Professor, Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
• 2005-2013 Assistant Investigator, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Taiwan
• 2002-2005 Research Fellow, Bureau of International Cooperation, Department of Health (DOH), Taiwan
• 2000-2002 Senior Researcher, Recycling Management Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Taiwan

 Committee Member:

• 2017- Deputy Director, Collaborating Centres for Health Promotion, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH CCHP)
• 2016- Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)
• 2011- Counselor, Taiwan Health Corps
• 2011- Supervisor, Taiwan Harm Reduction Association
• 2011-2019 Supervisor, Taiwan Evidence-Based Medicine Association
• 2011-2014 Supervisor, Taiwan Risk Analysis Society

• International Health Organization
• Health Aid, Global Health Policy
• Health Security
• Evidence-Based Medicine

Research Project:

• 2019, New South-Bond Project of National Health Insurance and Medical Informatics, National Health Insurance, Ministry of Health and Welfare (PI)
• 2019, Research Center Project of World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Co-PI)
• 2017 – 2020, Educational Training for Collaborating Centres for Health Promotion and non-communicable diseases. Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Co-PI)
• 2017 – 2018, International cooperative research program on tobacco control policy. Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare (PI)
• 2017 – 2018, Capacity of scientific research in Sri Lanka for potential collaboration with Taiwan. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) (Co-PI)
• 2017, Asia Pacific Health Promotion Capacity Building Forum. Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Co-PI)
• 2017, Strategies and evaluations for the opportunities on international cooperation of diseases prevention and control. Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare (PI)
• 2016 – 2017, Cultivating physician scientists by combination of “Clinical-based PBL EBM learning” and “Minions systematic review training camp” Training Programs. Taipei Medical University (TMU) (Co-PI)
• 2016 – 2017, Perceptions towards evidence-based decision-making among public health teachers and students: A national survey in Taiwan, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) (PI)
• 2016, International conference: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare (PI)
• 2015 – 2016, Assessment of efficiency and impact of Taiwan’s medical aids to allied countries, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) (Co-PI)
• 2013 – 2015, Evaluation of motivation and dissemination of accessing the online evidence retrieval databases among physicians and medical students, National Science Council (NSC) (PI)
• 2013 – 2015, Questionnaire survey for patients treated by medical professionals dispatched from Taiwan to underdeveloped countries, Taipei Medical University (TMU) (PI)
• 2013, A feasibility study on the international promotion of Taiwan’s Health Experience, Department of Health (DOH) (PI)
• 2011 – 2013, Taiwan’s medical and humanitarian aids－international development strategies and policy analysis (NHRI) (PI)
• 2011 – 2013, Climate change and health policy (NHRI) (PI)
• 2007 – 2012, Integrating Taiwan into the academic network of international health (NHRI) (PI)
• 2007 – 2011, Establishing Evidence-based Medicine R&D Center and East-Asian Cochrane Network (NHRI) (PI)
• 2006, Establishing an academic network for cooperation on the international health policy (NHRI) (PI)
• 2006, Think Tanks Networking for Health Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (DOH) (PI)
• 2003 – 2005, Developing strategy for health policy promotion in Taiwan (NHRI) (PI)

Host of International Conference

• 2020 October, 2020 Asia-Pacific Health Promotion Capacity Building Workshop
• 2020 September, APACPH Educational Webinar on post-COVID-19
• 2019 October, Workshop on Universal Health Coverage, Manila, Philippines
• 2017 November, Global Health Security and IHR Implementation: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration
• 2017 September, Asia Pacific Health Promotion Capacity Building Forum and The first APACPH Taiwan Regional Conference
• 2017 May, the International Public Health Submit
• 2016 March, “Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Service” - 2016 YALE-TMU Joint Symposium: The Centennial Celebration of YSPH in Taiwan

Participation of International Conference (2016-present):

• 2016 April 22, Jeju Island, Korea for Executive Council Meeting of APACPH
• 2016 May 23~29, University of Tokyo, Japan for Joint Research and Education Program in Global Health
• 2016 June 8~14, Hokkaido University, Japan for Summer Institute Program
• 2016 Sep 15~19, Teikyo University, Japan for Executive Council Meeting & General Assembly of APACPH and the 48^th APACPH conference
• 2016 Nov 18~22, Malaya University, Malaysia for visiting of Research Management Centre
• 2017 Feb 5~8, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea for Executive Council Meeting of APACPH
• 2017 Feb 25 ~ March 2, Indonesia for Taipei Medical University Overseas Seminars
• 2017 March 22~26, Sri Lanka for New Southbound Policy Focus Project
• 2017 May 25~26, Bangkok, Thailand for the first APACPH Bangkok Region Conference
• 2017 June 28, Busan, Korea for 2017 PNU International Nursing Conference (invited speaker)
• 2017 July 5~13, Fiji for Mobile Medical Aid Project Evaluation (invited by Ministry of Health and Welfare)
• 2017 Aug 4~9, Chiang Mai, Thailand for the 9^th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference
• 2017 Oct 16~22, Tasmania, Australia for Oceania Tobacco Control Conference
• 2017 Oct 29 ~ Nov 4 , Singapore for “ Public Health Thought Leadership Dialogue” international conference hosted by the National University of Singapore
• 2017 Nov 19~24, Hanoi, Vietnam for “Strategies and Evaluations for the Opportunities on International Cooperation of Diseases Prevention and Control” Project
• 2018 Jan 14~17, Sabah, Malaysia for 50^th APACPH International Conference organizing meeting and site-visit (Executive Council member)
• 2018 Jan 22~23, Okinawa, Japan for University of the Ryukyus (invited speaker)
• 2018 Feb 25, Yogyakarta, Indonesia for “International Conference of Health Alma Ata University” (invited speaker)
• 2019 Apr 11~18, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Executive Council Meeting of APACPH & National University of Singapore, Singapore for cooperation conference
• 2019 Sep 3~7, Yonsei University, South Korea for Executive Council Meeting of APACPH
• 2020 Mar 20, Online Executive Council Meeting of APACPH
• 2020 Apr 25, Berkeley, Yale alumni, and New Taipei City co-host online conference of “Overcoming the Challenges of Covid-19: Lessons from Taiwan”
• 2020 Aug 18, Chulalongkorn University host THAILAND-SINGAPORE-TAIWAN Collaboration online workshop of “Primary Health Care’s role in Universal Health Coverage” (invited speaker)
• 2020 Sep 11, APACPH Collaborating Centres for Health Promotion (CCHP) and Yonsei University co-host online conference of “APACPH Educational Webinar on Post-COVID-19” (invited panelist)
• 2020 Oct 3, Alma Ata University host online conference of “The Response to Covid-19 and Beyond: Global Public Health Challenge” (invited speaker)
• 2020 Oct 25-26, APACPH Collaborating Centres for Health Promotion (CCHP) host “2020 Asia-Pacific Health Promotion Capacity Building Workshop”
• 2020 Nov 2, Japan Association of International Health host online conference of “Direction of Global Health in new normal” (invited speaker)
• 2020 Nov 26, University of The Philippines host online “3rd Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Forum” (invited speaker)
• 2020 Dec 5-9, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) host 2020 online conference of “COVID-19 –Regional Perspective-Lessons learnt and way forward” (invited speaker)
• 2020 Dec 12, University of Indonesia host online conference of “NOTES ON HANDLING OF COVID-19 IN INDONESIA AND ASIA” (invited speaker)