Lin Ching Hsuan

Lin Ching Hsuan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, where he has served since 2021. His research focuses on Child Welfare, Kinship Care, Adoption, and Trauma-Informed Practice, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations such as migrant workers, foster youth, and families in crisis. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Child Welfare Policy Analysis
• Intercountry Adoption Dynamics
• Support Systems for Kinship Caregivers
• Health Equity for Marginalized Populations

His recent work explores the systematic review of school-based mental health services for racial minority children and the decision-making frameworks in child protection cases in Taiwan. He has also published extensively on resilience in post-adoption contexts and the challenges faced by foster youth advisory boards in the United States and Taiwan.

Lin’s research spans comparative policy analysis of family preservation programs in the U.S. and Taiwan, as well as ecological perspectives on immigrant social worker practice. His publications consistently address the intersection of structural inequities and individual well-being, with methodological approaches ranging from qualitative phenomenology to large-scale data analysis.