He earned his Ph.D. (2005) from the College of Business at De La Salle-Araneta University in the Philippines. Since 2005, he has served as assistant professor in the Institute of Health Care Management at the Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He teaches courses in management, and research method. His research interests include methodology and management. Professor Chen has published 12 management papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and has supervised 15 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in his field.