Rate My Professor Cindy Wang

Associate Professor Cindy Wang serves in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Hailing from Taiwan, she completed her Master's degree and Doctor of Philosophy at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane over nearly eight years. A registered nurse, Wang accumulated clinical experience as a registered nurse at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, from August 2006 to July 2007, and at Taichung Veteran General Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan, from November 1995 to September 1997. Her academic career includes overseas roles in tertiary education for more than ten years prior to returning to Australia in 2019. Key appointments encompass Senior Lecturer at The University of New England from November 2019 to August 2024, Assistant Professor at Asia University in Taichung, Taiwan from August 2016 to July 2017, Assistant Professor at Hungkuang University in Taichung, Taiwan from August 2007 to July 2016, Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology from July 2003 to July 2004, Research Assistant at Griffith University from February 2004 to July 2005, and Clinical Instructor at Hungkuang University from January 1998 to August 2000.

Wang's research interests focus on cancer nursing, chronic illness patients and families, complementary and alternative medicine, grounded theory, mixed methods, online learning, palliative care, qualitative research, and systematic reviews. Her key publications include the journal article 'The Perspectives of Families in Decision-Making Conflicts Related to Palliative Care Patients With Mechanical Ventilation in Taiwan' in American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2026), 'Loneliness in Older Adults Receiving Hemodialysis and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study' in Journal of Nursing Research (2025), 'A Study of Knowledge and Recognition on Postoperative Delirium Among Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Nurses' in Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing (2025), 'Cognitive impairment, physical frailty and depression in older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse community: A cross-sectional study' in Geriatric Nursing (2025), 'Perceptions of Empathy Among Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities' in Journal of Nursing Management (2024), 'The decision-making process of palliative care among male caregivers of chronically ill patients-A grounded theory study' in International Journal of Nursing Practice (2024), and 'Decision-making process for breast-conserving therapy from the perspective of women with breast cancer: A grounded theory study' in European Journal of Oncology Nursing (2023). She has authored chapters including 'Grounded theory' (2022), 'General Surgery Unit' (2017), and 'Medical record in oncology' (2015). Awards include the Outstanding Paper Award from the Long-term Care Professional Association Taiwan (2022) and the Best Teacher Award from the Teaching Award Organisation, Taiwan (2015).