Team

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Yie-Ru Chiu
Professor, Department Chair

Ph. D, National Taiwan Ocean University, Harbor and Ocean Engineering

Specializations:

  • Geographic Information Systems and Planning
  • Decision Support Systems for Water and Energy Integration
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Energy Development
  • Permaculture Sustainable Design
Dr. Chang-Xian Dai
Professor

PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan (U.S.)

Specializations:

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Applied Numerical Analysis
  • Green Energy
  • Aerodynamics
Dr. Alex Tan
Associate Professor

Ph.D, National University of Singapore, Building Science

Specializations:

  • Environmental Behavior
  • Environmental Education
  • Building Science
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Computer Computation and Simulation

Cross-Departmental Faculty

Dr. Chu-Chia Hsu
Professor

Ph. D, National Central University, Institute of Mechanical Engineering

Specializations:

  • Augmented Reality
  • Virtual Reality
  • Multimedia Interactive Design
  • Game Development Design
Dr. Guang-Huey Lin
Professor

Ph. D, National Taiwan University, Institute of Botany

Specializations:

  • Microbial Genetics
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology
Dr. Yun-Chih Chiang
Associate Professor

Ph.D, National University of Singapore, Building Science

Specializations:

  • Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Carbon Footprints
  • Interdisciplinary Applications of Sustainable Energy
  • Offshore Wind Power Operations and Maintenance
  • Disaster Prevention
Dr. Han-Lin Chen
Associate Professor

Ph.D, Chinese Culture University, Science, Geography Division, Graduate Institute of Earth Science

Specializations:

  • Geography
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Cultural History
Dr. Liang-Yin Hsu
Associate Professor

Ph.D, Bielefeld University, Germany, Public Health

Specializations:

  • International Health
  • Health Policy
  • Chinese Health Systems
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Dr. Pei-Lan Chen
Associate Professor

Ph.D, National Chung Cheng University, Graduate Institute of Education

Specializations:

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Cognitive Psychology and Questioning
  • Reading Psychology
Dr. Yi-Kao Ching
Assistant Professor

Ph.D, King’s College London, UK, Psychiatry

Specializations:

  • Addiction Psychology
  • Psychiatric Epidemiology
Dr. Hsin-Yi Hsiao (Cindy)
Associate Professor

Ph.D, University of Southern California, USA, Social Work

Specializations:

  • Health and Mental Health
  • Mobile Technology for Social Good
  • Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Work and Life Balance
  • Social and Environmental Sustainability
  • Mixed Methods (Qualitative/Quantitative Studies)
Dr. Po-Chih Hsu
Clinical Faculty

Ph.D, National Defense Medical Center, Graduate Institute of Medical Science

Specializations:

  • Tumor Immunology
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Maxillofacial Reconstruction
Dr. Mu-Lin Zhang
Assistant Professor

Doctor of Science, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)

Specializations:

  • Plant Classification
  • Vegetation Ecology
Dr. Shu-Juan Wu
Assistant Professor

Doctoral degree from the Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, National Chung Cheng University

Specializations:

  • Learning for the Elderly
  • Independent and Simple Living
  • Intergenerational Learning
Dr. Pei-Lan Chen
Clinical Faculty

Doctor of Education, National Chung Cheng University (CCU)

Specializations:

  • Teaching and Learning for Teacher Trainees
  • Reading Psychology
  • Cognition and Questioning
  • Design Thinking
Dr. Jia-Feng Yan
Professor

Ph.D., Life Sciences, National Defense Medical College

Specializations:

  • Health Care Policies for People With Disabilities
  • Long-Term Care Policies
  • Application of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Health, Disabilities and Functions
Dr. Pei-Fang Lai
Associate Professor

Doctor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Tzu Chi University

Specializations:

  • Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Care
  • Disaster Medical Care
  • Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation