Taipei Medical University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Center for Humanities and Social Engagement

Learn More About CHISE

Who we are

Introduce CHISE’s interdisciplinary and international approach to:

  • Environmental health
  • Indigenous wellbeing
  • Reproductive justice
  • Equity and justice

Explain CHISE’s connection across:

  • Humanities
  • Social sciences
  • Medicine
  • Community-based knowledge

01/ Our History

  • Founded in 2016 by ecologist and Professor Lin YihRen.
  • Later directed by legal scholar and Professor Jeffrey Lee.
  • Since 2025, directed by anthropologist Dana E. Powell, Associate Professor in the Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities.

02/ Our Approach

CHISE brings together expertise in:

  • Bioethics
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Feminist healthcare
  • Rural environmental justice

The Center emphasizes critical, qualitative, collaborative, and community-engaged research.

Research Mission

CHISE advances the relevance and impact of the humanities for urgent, contemporary, public-facing problems through critically informed and interdisciplinary research.

The Center supports mentorship, collaboration, and a global network of scholars, activists, creators, and community partners committed to transformative research and social change.

CHISE prioritizes projects that:

Work at the intersection of medical and environmental humanities.
Demonstrate a commitment to decolonial and collaborative research.
Use innovative methods to decenter hegemonic academic knowledge practices.

01 / Health Promotion and Ecological Care

02 / Community Resilience and Industrial Revitalization

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