Dr. Kuei-Ru Chou is currently the Dean of the Office of Global Engagement (OGE) and a Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing, College of Nursing at Taipei Medical University. She has made tremendous contributions to gerontology nursing in practice and evidence-based research working in both public and private institutions for 35 years. 

(1) Dr. Chou has conducted research in nursing, gerontology, and mental health making global citizens become more aware of the importance of healthcare providers and the need for nursing research. Dr. Chou’s innovative and outstanding program of healthcare research has had a global reach generating knowledge that has improved the standard of living for patients and caregivers.  

(3) Dr. Chou has actively promoted psychiatric home health care and made significant improvements in gerontological psychiatric health care, including the development of dementia care guidelines for older adults. Dr. Chou has also dedicated her efforts to enhancing the training of home healthcare staff as the supervisor of Taiwan's Home Care and Services Association. 

(4) Dr. Chou fostered collaborations with universities in over 48 countries ensuring the global exchange of knowledge and best practices in nursing during her tenure as the Dean of the College of Nursing. She continues to foster global connections as the Dean of the Office of Global Engagement and is currently the President of the Taiwan Sigma Theta Tau Chapter. Through her strong leadership and passionate advocacy, Dr. Chou's organization has spearheaded the advancement of innovation, quality, and services in long-term care. 

(5) Dr. Chou has invested considerable time and energy in mentoring students and new researchers, thus promoting a culture of research and innovation. Her guidance has impacted over 100 graduate students and hundreds of faculty members, leaving a lasting legacy in the nursing community. 

Chou's Lab is an inclusive and integrative lab focused on exploring cutting-edge cognitive training research for mild cognitive impairment and dementia, innovative swallowing function research for presbyphagia and dysphagia, effective and accessible cognitive-behavioral therapy research for patients and caregivers with mental health disorders, and evidence-based research for music and light Therapy. 

(1) Cognitive Training Research for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Dr. Chou is a pioneer of multi-domain cognitive training research that focuses on interactive cognitive function training and virtual interactive memory training programs which promote and extend the value and knowledge of nursing research. This research promotes and extends the value and knowledge of nursing research on domestic and international levels.

(2) Innovative Swallowing Function Research for Presbyphagia and Dysphagia

Dr. Chou’s dysphagia and dementia research focuses on developing innovative programs that combine different types of swallowing exercises and rehabilitation strategies to improve outcomes and standards of living for older adults and their caregivers. 

(3) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Research for Patients and Caregivers with Mental Health Disorders

Dr. Chou's mental health research ensures effective and accessible interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy for patients and caregivers with mental health disorders that improve mental health service access.  

(4) Evidence-Based Research for Music and Light Therapy

 Dr. Chou's evidence-based research on music and light therapy provides a platform that facilitates other psychiatric hospitals to adopt music and light therapy as part of mental health care programs.  

(5) Mentorship

Dr. Chou facilitates learning using multiple strategies that meet learners’ educational needs, model professional behaviour, and stimulate critical thinking, and time management in the lab. Dr. Chou also facilitates learner development and socialization through recognition and adaptation of the unique learning styles of domestic and international masters and Ph.D. students and offers appropriate learner resources, advice, and counselling.