Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, disabilities, and death in a population. Research is designed to explore physiological phenomena, pathogenesis, the natural history of diseases, and etiology. The educational objectives include cultivating students with a solid epidemiological knowledge on major concepts (e.g., epidemiological research design, bias and confounding, causal inference, etc.), and preparing students for the use of epidemiological methods and statistical analysis in community research, policy practices and clinical practices, so as to understand the distribution of a disease affecting the health of a population and its determinants. In addition, students will learn to formulate and promote intervention programs for healthcare and disease prevention.
The content of our educational program is designed to establish a foundation based on epidemiology, biostatistics, and community medical research methods to elevate basic knowledge on biomedicine. We emphasize the development of individual interests along with analytical and integration skills. We also provide an environment for epidemiological research, allowing students to have first-hand experience with primary data collection, or use secondary databases for epidemiological research by applying theoretical knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology into study design and strategic analysis.
Our division includes experts in community epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and genetic epidemiology who perform research on community epidemiology and secondary database analysis. The main focus of research includes mental illnesses and drug abuse, aging and cognitive impairment, nutrition, genetics and cancer, as well as community intervention and population health promotion.
※Since the 103 academic year, the division of epidemiology and preventive medicine have merged into the division of epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods
Advanced Study Designs in Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Biostatistical Modeling and Data Analysis
Seminars in Epidemiology (Master)
Epidemiologic Methods
Advanced Study Designs in Epidemiology
Biostatistical Methods
Advanced Biostatistical Modeling and Data Analysis
Seminars in Epidemiology (PhD)
Advanced Seminars in Epidemiology
Teaching Assistants' Training and Practice
Health Services Research & Practice
Health Survey Research
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Introduction to clinical trial
Applied econometrics for health policy
Spatial Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Genetic Data Analysis
Statistical Genomics and Metabolomics
Nutritional Epidemiology
Public health nutrition: multilevel and lifecourse perspectives
Epidemiology of Preventive Cardiology
Epidemiology of Aging
Substance Use and Public Health
Mental Health Epidemiology
Social Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
pharmacoepidemiology
Professor & Director
Chuan-Yu Chen
Education |
Ph.D. Mental Health , Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Drug abuse, children and adolescent mental health
Associate Professor
Hsin-Jen Chen
Education |
PhD, Department of International Health, Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Nutritional Epidemiology
Associate Professor
Wen-Chi Pan
Education |
Sc.D. (Environmental Health), Harvard University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Environmental Epidemiology, Causal Mediation Analysis, High Dimensional Data Analysis
Professor
Ming-Wei Lin
Education |
Ph.D. in Psychiatric Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, UK
Professional Specialty |
Genetic linkage, Genetic epidemiology, Psychiatric genetics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
Professor
I-Feng Lin
Education |
Doctor of Public Health in Biostatistics, Columbia university, USA
Professional Specialty |
Biostatistics, Quantitative analysis in public health research
Professor
Yiing-Jenq Chou
Education |
Doctor of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
Professional Specialty |
Health Policy, Health Economics, Health Insurance
Associate Professor
Yi-Fang Chuang
Education |
Ph.D., Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Professional Specialty |
Psychiatric epidemiology, cognitive aging, elderly mental health, Pharmacoepidemiology in the elderly population
Associate Professor
Jason Liu
Education |
Sc.D. in Epidemiology, Harvard University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Cancer epidemiology, Chronic disease epidemiology, Early-onset diseases
Professor
Hao-Min Cheng
Education |
Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Professional Specialty |
Integrated analysis, cardiovascular hemodynamics, cardiovascular epidemiology
Professor
Wen-Hang Pan
Education |
Ph.D., Philosophy in Nutritional Epidemiology, Cornell University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Nutrition Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Hypertension and obesity Omics research
Professor
YU-JIUN CHAN
Education |
Ph. D., Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Professor
Chung-Yeh Deng
Education |
Sc.D. in Health Policy, School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Health Policy, Medical Profession
Professor
CHEN-CHANG YANG
Education |
Dr.P.H., Department of Epidemiology (Pharmacoepidemiology Program), School of Public Health, Harvard University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Clinical Toxicology, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Safety of Chinese Herbs, Toxicoepidemiology & Pharmacoepidemiology
Professor
LIANG-KUNG CHEN
Education |
PhD, Institute of Health Policy and Welfare, National Yang-Ming University
Professional Specialty |
Geriatric Medicine, Frailty and Sarcopenia, Age-Friendly Health Care, Dementia Care
Professor
NICOLE HUANG
Education |
Ph.D., Health Policy & Management , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Professional Specialty |
Health Policy and Management, Health Services Research, Quality of Care Health System, Health Disparities
Professor
Chen-Huan Chen
Education |
MD, National Yang-Ming Medical College
Professional Specialty |
Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Professor
LI-YIN CHIEN
Education |
ScD, Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Maternal and child health, Health promotion, Community health nursing, Complementary and alternative medicine
Professor
CHI CHIAO
Education |
Doctor of Philosophy (Minor in Social Demography), University of California, USA
Professional Specialty |
Social and behavioral determinants of women’s health, Disparities in mental health risk, especially gender and SES, Psychosocial stressors and health in adolescent and aged populations, International health, HIV prevention
Professor
Kung-Yee Liang
Education |
Ph.D in Biostatistics of Public Health, Washington university, USA
Professional Specialty |
Analysis of correlated data, genetic and psychiatric epidemiology
Associate Professor
YAA-HUI DONG
Education |
Ph.D., Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University
Professional Specialty |
Pharmacoepidemiology, Health data analysis
Professor
PESUS CHOU
Education |
Dr.P.H (Major in Epidemiology), School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Epidemiology, Community Medicine Research, Cancer Screening, Biostastitcs
Professor
HONG-JEN CHANG
Education |
MS in Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Professional Specialty |
Biotech and pharmaceutical industry, Health Insurance, Disease Control and health information systems
Education |
M.D. Kaohsiung Medical Collage
Professional Specialty |
Infectious diseases, Nosocomial infections, Compromised host infections
Professor
SHU-TI CHIOU
Education |
Ph.D. in Epidemiology, National Taiwan University
Professional Specialty |
Medical humanity, Human research protection, Healthcare quality, Patient safety, Chronic illness care system, Healthy city development, Law and public health regulation, Preventive Medicine, Health Promotion, Health Policy
Professor
TA-CHIEN CHAN
Education |
Ph.D., Institute of Epidemiology, National Taiwan University
Professional Specialty |
Health Informatics, Geographic Information System, Infectious disease epidemiology, Spatio-temporal analysis, Spatial epidemiology
Education |
PhD in Public Health, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University
Professional Specialty |
Epidemiology
Associate Professor
JEN-HSIANG CHUANG
Education |
Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, USA
Professional Specialty |
Medical Informatics, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Surveillance
Associate Professor
VICTORIA Y. FAN
Education |
ScD, Health Systems and Health Economics, Department of Global Health & Population,Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Professional Specialty |
Health systems, Policy and quantitative research methods
Education |
PhD in Public Health, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University
Professional Specialty |
Epidemiology, Secondary analysis
Associate Professor
SHAO-YUAN JHUANG
Education |
PhD in Public Health, Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University
Professional Specialty |
Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, hemadynamics
Assistant Professor
AI-SEON KUAN
Education |
DPhil in Population Health (Cancer Epidemiology), University of Oxford, UK
Professional Specialty |
Cancer epidemiology, Neuroscience
