Chung-Bang Ben Weng, Ph.D, MSCS, MA Assistant Professor Office of Physical Education National Taipei University 151, University RD San Shia District, New Taipei City, 23741 Taiwan 886-2-8674-1111 ext. 66147 886-2-8671-8008 (Fax) cbweng@mail.ntpu.edu.tw http://web.ntpu.edu.tw/~cbweng EDUCATION: Aug. 2007- Dec. 2011 Jan. 2001- Dec. 2002 May 1999 Dec. 2000 Sep. 1992 Jun. 1996 PhD in Health Education & Behavior. University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida MS in Computer Science. Illinois Institute of Technology. Chicago, Illinois MA in Exercise Physiology. Central Michigan University. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan BS Physical Education, Minor: Business Administration. Fu-Jen Catholic University. Taipei, Taiwan RESEARCH INTERESTS: 1. Weight Control Behavior. 2. Physical Activity for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 3. Information Technology for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 4. Health Informatics. 5. Weight Management. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: 1. Assistant Professor, Office of Physical Education. National Taipei University, Taiwan (Aug, 2012 Present) 2. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Health Education & Behavior, University of Florida (Aug. 2009 Dec. 2011) 3. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, University of Florida (May 2007 Aug. 2009) Chung-Bang Weng 1
4. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Health Education & Behavior, University of Florida (Aug. 2007 May 2009) 5. Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Management of Information System, Northern Taiwan Institute of Science and Technology (Sep. 2003 - Jun. 2007) 6. Adjunct Lecturer in Office of Physical Education, Fu-Jen Catholic University (Sep. 2004 Jun. 2007) 7. Adjunct Lecturer in Office of Physical Education, Ming-Chun University (Sep. 2004 Jun. 2007) PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS 1. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Pigg, R.M., James, D. and Huang, I.C. Adolescent s Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors and Associated Substance Use, Suicidality, Multiple Sexual Partners, and Violence. American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting, October 2012, San Francisco, CA. (poster presentation) 2. Chen, W.W., Weng, C.B.,, Sheu, J.J. Tobacco Prevention via Online Teacher Continuing Education Program in Florida. American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting, October 2012, San Francisco, CA. (poster presentation) 3. Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Weng, C.B. Outcome Evaluation of Tobacco Prevention via Online innovative Teacher Continuing Education Program in Florida. American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting, October 2012, San Francisco, CA. (oral presentation) 4. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Pigg, R.M., James, D. and Huang, I.C. Risk Factors of Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors among High School Students. American Association for Health Education Research Coordinating Board, 2012 American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention and Exposition, March 2012, Boston, MA. (poster presentation) 5. Weng, C.B., Chen, W.W., Sheu, J.J.,and Guzman, B. Needs, Barriers, and Challenges in Tobacco Prevention and Intervention Teacher Training Program among School Districts in Florida. American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting, October 2011, Washington, DC. (poster presentation) 6. Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Weng, C.B.,and Guzman, B. Relationship between Diffusion Incentives and Adoption Intentions of Online Tobacco Prevention Education Program among School Districts in Florida. American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting, October 2011, Washington, DC. (poster presentation) 7. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., and Chen, W.W. Trends of Extreme Weight Loss Practice among High School Students. American Association for Health Education Research Coordinating Board, 2011 American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention and Exposition, April 2011, San Diego, CA. (poster presentation) 8. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., and Pigg, R.M. Jr. Preditors of Extreme Weight Loss Practice among High School Students. American Public Health Association 138th Annual Meeting, November 2010, Denver, CO. (oral presentation) Chung-Bang Weng 2
9. Weng, C.B. & Sheu, J.J. Longitudinal Trend of Public Health Information Technology Presentations. (3383.2, Health Informatics Information Technology) in the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting, November 2009, Philadelphia, PA. (poster presentation) 10. Weng, C. B., Lacaci, D., Mohammad, M., Maglich, M., Robinson, C., & Sheu, J. J. Information and Communication Technology Effectiveness for Eating Disorders Prevention among College Women. (3383.0, Health Informatics Information Technology) in the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting, November 2009, Philadelphia, PA. (poster presentation) 11. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J. & Weiler, R.M. Determinants of Unhealthy Weight Loss Practices among High School Youth. American Association for Health Education Research Coordinating Board, 2009 American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention and Exposition, April 2009, Tampa, Florida. (poster presentation) 12. Weng, C.B. Determinants of Unhealthy Weight Loss Practices among High School Youth. University of Florida Graduate Student Council Interdisciplinary Research Conference, March 2009, Gainesville, FL. (poster presentation) 13. Weng, C.B. & Sheu, J.J. Unhealthy Weight Loss Practices Differ among High School Youth by Sex and Sport Participation. American School Health Association 82nd Annual School Health Conference, November, 2008, Tampa, Florida. (oral presentation) 14. Sheu, J.J. & Weng, C.B. Curriculum Analysis on Public Health Informatics Degree, Certificate, and Training Programs. American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting, October 2008, San Diego, CA. (oral presentation) 15. Weng, C.B. & Sheu, J.J. Growth of Presentations in Informatics and Technology Confirms the Needs of HIIT. American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting, October 2008, San Diego, CA. (oral presentation) INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH PROJECTS: 1. Role: data collection/management and data analysis. In Chen, W. W. (Principal Investigator): Statewide Online Tobacco Prevention and Intervention Teacher Training Project Outcome Evaluation. Office of Healthy Schools, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, Florida Department of Education, October 1, 2010 ~ September 30, 2011. Project No. 011-93720-1S001, $60,000 (Total Costs). 2. Role: Technical Consultant. In Emma J. Brown (Principal Investigator): HIV Testing Factors Among Rural/Small City Black Men (U01). Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 30, 2007 - September 29, 2011. Funded amount $1,200,000. 3. Role: Research Assistant--Evaluate the psychometric property of existing questionnaire. In I-Chan Huang (Principal Investigator): Using Item Response Theory to Improve Children Quality of Life Assessment. (May, 2009-August, 2009.). NIH. 2009-2012. $383,567 (Total Costs) INVITED PRESENTATIONS: 1. Pokorny, S.B., O Mara, R., & Weng, C.B. (2007) Assessing Campus Smoking Policy University of Florida Smoking Prevention & Cessation Task Force Meeting, November 7, 2007, Gainesville, FL. Chung-Bang Weng 3
PUBLICATIONS: 1. Weng, C.B., & Sheu, J.J. (2009) Growth of Presentations in Informatics and Technology Confirms the Needs of HIIT. HIIT Newsletters; 4(4): 5. 2. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., & Chen, W.W. Trends of Overweight/Obesity and Weight Control Practices among High School Students in the US. The Health Education Monograph Series (in press) 3. Sheu, J. J., Chen, W. W., Guzman, B. M., & Weng, C. B. The Relationship between Diffusion Incentives and Adoption Intentions of Online Tobacco Prevention Education Program among School Districts in Florida. Submitted to Journal of Drug Education. 4. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Pigg, R.M., James, D. and Huang, I.C. Risk Factors of Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors among High School Students. Submitted to American Journal of Public Health 5. Weng, C.B., Sheu, J.J., Chen, W.W., Pigg, R.M., James, D. and Huang, I.C. U.S. Adolescent s Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors and Associated Substance Use, Suicidality, Multiple Sexual Partners, and Violence. Submitted to Pediatric RESEARCH EXPERIENCES: 1. The Investigation of Health Status and Lifestyle and its Association with Cardiopulmonary Endurance in College Students. (Jan., 2006, Role: Co-Investigator) 2. The effects of Badminton Video on Demand System though Internet as Teaching Aids. (Jan., 2004, Role: Principle Investigator) 3. The Effect of Moderate Caloric Restriction and Exercise on Body Mass, Waist to Hip Ratio, and Visceral Fat Distribution. (May, 2000, Role: Principle Investigator) 4. The Relationship between Shoulder Muscle Strength and Defense Position of Fu-Jen Catholic University Baseball Players. (Apr., 1996, Role: Research Assistant) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND SERVICE American Public Health Association (APHA) Health Informatics and Information Technology (HIIT) Special Primary Interest Group 1. Policy Committee Member 2. Abstract Reviewer 3. HIIT Student Liaison Representative AWARD APHA HIIT Outstanding Service Award (Nov, 2010) COURSE TAUGHT: 1. Web Site Design (Northern Taiwan Institute of Science and Technology, NTIST) Fall 2003, Fall 2005. Chung-Bang Weng 4
2. Multimedia Application (NTIST) Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Summer 2006 3. Computer Network (NTIST) Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Spring 2006 4. Network Database (NTIST) Summer 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 5. Network Security (NTIST) Fall 2004 6. Operating Systems--Linux (NTIST) Fall 2006, Spring 2007 7. Volleyball (Ming-Chun University) Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 8. Freshman Physical Education (Fu-Jen University, FJU) Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 9. Basketball (FJU) Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 10. Golf (FJU) Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 11. Badminton (NTIST) Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP: 1. Teaching Assistant, HSC 3143 Drug Education, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida (Spring, 2011) 2. Teaching Assistant, HSC 4624 Trends and Issues in International Health, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida (Fall, 2009, Fall 2010) 3. Teaching Assistant, HSC 3537 Health and Medical Terminology, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida (Spring, 2010) 4. Health Informatics Lab Assistant, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, & Fall 2008) 5. Graduate Assistant, HSC 4302 Methods and Materials in Health Education, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, & Spring 2009) 6. Teaching assistant, PES 672 Statistics for Physical Education and Health Promotion, Central Michigan University (Spring 2000) INNOVATIVE PROJECT: Chung-Bang Weng 5
1. Weng, C.B., Leu, T.P., & Yang W.T. (2003) Badminton Video on Demand System through Internet as a Teaching Aid. Northern Taiwan Institute of Technology. GRANTS: 1. Weng, C.B., Leu, T.P., & Yang W.T. (2003) Plans for Improve the Quality of Learning. Northern Taiwan Institute of Technology, Feb. 2003 - Jun. 2003. (USD$ 2,500) CERTIFICATES AND LICENSURE 1. Instructor of IBM DB Intelligent Miner for Data 2. Instructor of IBM WebSphere Portal-Express COMPUTER SKILLS: 1. Language: C, C++, Unix Shell, JAVA, SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL. 2. Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows, Minix. 3. Database Systems: Oracle, SQL-Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL 4. Internet Tools: HTML, XML, JAVA Applet, Java Script, PHP. 5. Statistics Software: SPSS, SAS, and R. RECENT SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS 1. 2010 Gator Swing Open MD Champion 2. 2009 Gator Smash Open MD Champion; XD Champion 3. 2009 Gator Swing Open MD Champion; XD Champion 4. 2008 Gator Smash Open MD Final. 2009-2011 Badminton Club Coach, University of Florida Chung-Bang Weng 6