Biography
Expertise:
Gait analysis; Biomechanics analysis
Research/Scholarly Interests:
Gait analysis of children, older adults, and people with motor disabilities
Kinematic, kinetic, and muscle activity assessments during human locomotion
Evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation protocols
The most important parts of my teaching philosophy are to inspire students for self-study and to help students to develop/improve their critical thinking skills. The healthcare filed is quickly evolving, so I believe that students should be taught about the skills to find a solution instead of given the solution to each specific question/problem they raised. Whenever my students were stuck with complicated problems, I often tried to guide them to dissect it into simpler questions and find the solutions step by step. There would be times when I would not know the answers to a specific question or situation, I encourage students and I to work together and find the solution based on the best scientific evidence available.
I also believe that all students in the health professions should be exposed to the current research world to some extent. I always try to implant assignments to the course that involved reading current literature and conducting small research projects. Through these different assignments, I hope to help the students to develop/improve their skills to gather information, critically judging the accuracy of the information, and direct the general public using evidence-based scientific information.