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E-mail：thtseng@mx.nthu.edu.tw

Education
Ph.D., Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University

Visiting Scholar & Professional Training
Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan
Visiting Scholar, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, USA (2019)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, USA (2012)
Certificate of Healthcare Garden Design, School of Chicago Botanic Garden, USA (2005)
Professional Certification, Cornell University (20-hour online courses in Environmental Education: Introduction to Environmental Education, Nature Education), 2018, 2019, 2020

Areas of Research：

Expertise
Environmental psychology/behavior; Healthy landscapes & Active living; Environmental planning and design; Therapeutic landscapes & Horticultural therapy; Leisure and tourism studies; Environmental education and nature experience; Learning landscapes and children’s behavior; E-STEAM theory and practice; Social media crowdsourcing research

Academic Experience
Leader, Landscape and Human Health Working Group, Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Research Hub, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) (2024–present)
Professor, Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, National Tsing Hua University (2023–present)
Jury Member, 19th Student Landscape Design Competition, Chinese Society of Landscape Architects (2024)
Member, Campus Landscape and Environmental Review Committee, National Tsing Hua University (2024–2026)
Member and Chair, Campus Landscape and Environmental Review Committee, National Tsing Hua University (2022–2024)
Jury Member, Autonomous Learning Competition, Exploration Park, Chung Hua University (2023)
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, National Tsing Hua University (2016–2023)
Section Chief, Division of International Affairs and Academic Cooperation, National Hsinchu University of Education (2012–2015)
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, National Hsinchu University of Education (2010–2016)
Section Chief, Reference and Consultation Division, Library, National Hsinchu University of Education (2010–2011)
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, National Hsinchu University of Education (2009–2010)
Assistant Professor, Department of Regional Humanities and Social Sciences, National Hsinchu University of Education (2005–2009)
Executive Editor-in-Chief, Quarterly of Chinese Landscape Architecture (2000–2008)
Assistant Professor, Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Asia University (2005–2006)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Tourism Management, Nanhua University (2005)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, MingDao University (2004–2005)
Assistant Professor, Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Tajen University of Technology and Science (2003–2005)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture, Chung Hua University (2002–2004)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Tajen University of Technology and Science (2000–2002)
Project Reviewer: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) research proposals in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences—Regional Studies and Geography, Psychology, Education (Physical Education), and Doctoral Dissertation Grants in Social Sciences
Reviewer: Tourism Management (SSCI); Current Issues in Tourism (SSCI); Journal of Forensic Science and Research; HortScience (SCI); Civil Engineering and Architecture; Journal of Literature and Art Studies; Landscape and Ecological Engineering(SCI); Outdoor Recreation Research (TSSCI); Journal of Tourism and Leisure Studies (TSSCI); Journal of Urban Planning (TSSCI); Journal of Geographical Science(TSSCI); Journal of Chinese Landscape Architecture(Reviewer Board Member ); Journal of Social and Regional Development; Journal of Tourism Management; Journal of Biological and Leisure Studies; Journal of Environment and Arts; Journal of Hospitality and Tourism; Journal of University Teaching and Practice, among others.
Guest Editor:  Special Issue, Sustainability (SSCI) (2023)

Professional Experience
Advisory Committee Member, “Marine Literacy Education” Program, Ocean Affairs Council, Taiwan (2025–present)
Board Member, Urban Design Committee, Hsinchu County Government (2024–present)
Board Member, Urban Planning Committee, Hsinchu County Government (2025–present)
Board Member, Review Committee for Rural Enterprises and Rural Good Products Integration Project, Soil and Water Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture (2024–present)
Board Member, Urban Design Review Committee, Taiwan High-Speed Rail Hsinchu Station District, Railway Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (2024–2026)
Board Member, Performance Evaluation Committee for Public-Private Partnership Project (ROT) of Zhuliang Market, Hsinchu City Government (2021–present)
Board Member, Environmental Education Review Committee, Hsinchu City Government (2024–present)
Seed Teacher, Environmental Education, Ministry of Education (2013–present)
Regional Expert, Central Taiwan School Outreach Program for Outdoor Education (2022–present)
Jury Member, National Environmental Education Awards (Individual Category) (2024)
Board Member, Public Art Review Committee, Water Resources Bureau, Taichung City Government (2021–2022)
Board Member, National Important Wetlands Review Committee, Ministry of the Interior (2020–2024)
Member, Land Use Change to Recreation Area Review Committee, Hsinchu City Government (2019–2020)
Jury Member, Miaoli Literature Map Creative Tourism Competition (2016)
Board Member, Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee, Hsinchu City Government (2015–2017; 2025-2027)
Board Member, Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee, Chiayi County Government (2013–2016)
Reviewer, Educational Materials for Schools and Social Environmental Education Programs (2013)
Member, Public Construction Procurement Review Committee, Executive Yuan (2009–present)
Board Member, Urban Renewal Review Committee, Hsinchu City Government (2006–2008)
Landscape Designer, Hanxiang International Landscape Design Company (2000.09–2002.02)

Awards and Grants
2024 Talent Development Fund Academic Research Award, National Tsing Hua University
Flexible Salary and Incentive Grant for Outstanding Faculty and Research Staff, National Tsing Hua University (2023–2026)
Research Grant, Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association (2022)
Excellent Research Scholar Award, National Tsing Hua University (2022)
Ministry of Education Award for Outstanding Overseas Student Internship Program Report (2019)
Ministry of Education “Shih-Hai Dream-Building” Overseas Internship Grants (2015, 2018, 2019)
Outstanding Educator Award (2014)
Research Publication Awards, National Hsinchu University of Education (2008–2014)
MOST International Conference Presentation Grants (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019)
Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Author Contribution Award (2010)
International Conference Presentation Grant, National Hsinchu University of Education (2006)
Academic Research Awards, Tajen University of Technology and Science (2004)
Merit Award, Pingtung Creative Tourism Planning Competition (2004)
Doctoral Student Research Grant, Ministry of Education (2002)
Merit Award, National Disaster-Prevention Park Student Design Competition, Construction and Planning Agency, Executive Yuan (2000)
3rd Prize, Asia-Pacific Region Student Design Competition, International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) (2000)
2nd Prize, Student Design Competition, Chinese Society of Landscape Architects (2000)
Wu Ming-Hsiu Architecture Firm Master’s Thesis Scholarship (1997)

Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Education for Sustainable Development and Environmental Literacy (co-taught); Action Learning and Environmental Survey Planning (co-taught); Local Practices of Landscape Sustainability (co-taught); International Action Learning on Sustainable Environmental Planning (co-taught); Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Education; Landscape and Green Space Planning; Applications of Landscape Ecology in Sustainable Education
Graduate (Master’s): Analysis and Critique of Environmental Education Research; Children and Environmental Issues; Contemporary Landscape Theory and Practice; Cultural Tourism Theory and Practice
In-Service Master’s Program: Special Topics in Landscape and Recreation Studies; E-STEAM Environmental-Based STEAM Education Practice; Environmental Psychology/Behavior Research and Projects; Social Justice, Culture, and Public Space
Teacher Education Program:  Social Inquiry and Practice (taught in English)
International Bachelor’s Program, Tsing Hua College: Tourism Management Theory and Practice (taught in English)

Course List：

• Introduction of Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Psychology
• Landscape and Environmental Ecology
• The Sustainable Planning of Landscape and Recreational Environment
• Action learning of environmental investigation and planning
• Local Practice of Landscape Sustainable Development
• Study Aboard Program on Sustainable Environmental Planning
• Environmental Education: Theory and Practice
• The Theory and Practices of Cultural Tourism
• Current issues of Children’s behavior
• Current issues of landscape architecture 
• The issues and practices of Environmental Psychology/ Behavior
• Environmental Education Theory and Practice