HomeDate: 2026-01-29
Dr. Pang-Yen Chang received his PhD from the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford. Prior to this, he completed medical training in environmental and occupational medicine at National Taiwan University Hospital. He is interested in the history of science, the history of medicine and public health, and science and technology studies (STS). His work primarily concerns the development of the human sciences in modern East Asia.
Over the past decade, Dr. Chang has explored how modern science shaped Chinese people’s mental landscapes and self-understanding. He has published a monograph on hypnosis and popular science, and in recent years has focused on the intersections of mind measurement, race science, and nationalism in Republican China. His future research aims include writing a Taiwan-centered history of psychology and conducting historical research on occupational medicine and labor health.
Dr. Chang has served as an assistant research fellow at the Institute of Modern History since October 2025.
