My research pipeline focus on the health effects of mind-body exercises, such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong, for chronic health conditions, especially for people with musculoskeletal pain and chronic fatigue syndrome. I have published 15 articles and research abstracts in prestigious journals, such as "Trends in Yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong use among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2017" in the American Journal of Public Health. I have taught Tai Chi and Qigong classes at three universities in the United States, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Indiana University at Bloomington, and Western Washington University. My recent work focuses on developing an internet-based class for Health Qigong Baduanjin and comparing the health effects of people taking this online class Vs. In-person for people with musculoskeletal pain through a multi-disciplinary collaborative approach that connects traditional Chinese medicine, mind-body exercise, and western science.

I have joined the integrative medicine program as a visiting scholar at the Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy at School of Medicine since August, 2014. I have been collaboratively working with professors and graduate students on research projects related to the use of CAM for children with mental health issues, use of meditation among US adults, the trends of using yoga, tai chi, and qi gong in the US, and the prevalence and predictors of meditation use among children in the US by using nationally representative data. I am also investigating the relationship between body weight and being bullied, mental health and video-game playing among US high school students by using YRBS data.I have led mindfulness retreats, gave lectures for the alternative medicine classes for the integrative medicine fellows and graduate students. I also led workshops to celebrate the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day at UNC hospital.

Teach community health related classes including: 1) Foundations of Health Education, 2) Nutrition, 3) Community Health, 4) School Health, 5) Grant Writing, 6) Society and Drugs, and 7) Healthy lifestyle.Conduct research in the following areas: 1) Video-game Playing and Mental Health among Youths, 2)Complementary and Alternative Use among Children with Mental Health Issues, 3) Body weight and bullying, 3) The Trends of Yoga Use among U.S. Adults, and 4) The Prevalence and Predictors of Meditation in the U.S.

Teach health promotion, school health, and children's health classes; supervise future teachers; conduct research about obesity prevention among under-served children; the benefits of gardening at school; develop mind-body exercise curriculum for the pediatric population.

Teach Public Health Classes including personal health, stress management, men's health, intermediate yoga, and health qi gong.

Led nutrition education, physical activity, and meditation classes for elementary school students; supervised AmeriCrop members and interns; applied for state and national grant

I was a research coordinator for a three-year nationally funded research project to develop culturally appropriate mindfulness-based programs for the elderly with China State Administration of Sport (CSAS). As a project manager, I have participated in all stages of this study including co-authoring of the grant proposal, monitoring the midterm and final project report, and following up with publishing books and teaching DVDs. The project won a national innovative scientific research award, and many people have benefited from regularly practicing these mind-body exercise programs.