Rate My Professor Hung-Ru Lin

Hung-Ru Lin, PhD, RN, FAAN, serves as Distinguished Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing at National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences in Taipei, Taiwan. She obtained her PhD in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Nursing between 1999 and 2003. Her research specializations include oncology nursing, psycho-spiritual care, qualitative studies, elderly care, life and death issues, and learning effectiveness. Lin has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, often as the corresponding author, focusing on healthcare experiences of vulnerable populations such as cancer patients, family caregivers, older adults, migrants, and refugees.

Key publications include "Factors influencing health literacy among migrants in Taiwan" in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing (2025), "Psychological distress, sexual satisfaction and quality of life of gynaecological cancer patients and their spouses during cancer survivorship: a comparison of husbands and wives" in the Journal of Clinical Nursing (2024), "Experiences of family caregivers taking care getting lost of persons with dementia: a qualitative study" in BMC Psychiatry (2024), "Health-seeking behavior in older immigrants: a concept analysis" in Educational Gerontology (2024), "Uses of Andersen health services utilization framework to determine healthcare utilization for mental health among migrants: a scoping review" in Frontiers in Public Health (2023), and "Spiritual needs of older residents in long-term care facilities: a concept analysis" in International Journal of Studies in Nursing (2024). She has delivered presentations at international conferences, including the 15th International Nursing Conference and 28th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) in Seoul, Korea (2025), on topics such as eating experiences of Parkinson’s patients, perinatal bereavement care, and mental health care for young-onset type 2 diabetes. As a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Lin's qualitative research contributes to advancing nursing knowledge in psycho-spiritual care and end-of-life issues.