Senior Scholar

Wild, Tame, and In-Between: Traditional Agricultural Knowledge of Taiwan Indigenous People
Introduction and Background Many of us would agree that Senator J. William Fulbright’s vision of “a world with a little more knowledge and


American Literature & Creative Writing in Taiwan
Introduction I had the pleasure to serve as a Visiting Professor in the Foreign Languages and Literature Department at Tunghai University in Taichung,

Creating Structured Data for Online Bios
Introduction The study aims to define an effective method and framework for describing online biographical sketches using structured data, or, in a


Teaching in a Buddhist Pure Land: A Fulbright scholar on Dharma Drum Mountain
For one semester, I taught and conducted research in a Buddhist Pure Land! I spent the 2016 fall semester on Dharma Drum Mountain, a green


Research on Childhood Obesity among Preschool-age Children in Taiwan
I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a senior research scholar working on a cross-strait research project in Taiwan and


Research and Reflections from Hualien County
When I visited Taiwan in the summer of 2002, there were no direct flights between the island and mainland China, Freedom Square was


Opportunities and Challenges in Implementing Digital Equity Initiatives in Remote Areas in Taiwan
Project Background This year has marked a new milestone in my academic career by becoming a Fulbright Senior Scholar and embarked on a new


Beijing’s Formidable Strategy in the South China Sea
The U.S. rebalance to Asia has yet to alter the desired outcome for U.S. allies and partners in the South China Sea (SCS):


Facebook, Busy Weekends, and Young Startups in the Sharing City
I arrived in Taipei in late June of 2015 to begin my sabbatical leave and my Fulbright research focusing on the “sharing city,” part