DanRN’s Adventures

It was interesting to observe the calm acceptance of Super Typhoon Ragasa’s approach and the preparations in action. There did not seem to be much panic or anxiety, even though the severity of the storm was already quite apparent - it was the largest storm on the planet this year and one of the largest in recorded history. And there had already been fatalities and much damage in both Taiwan and the Philippines. In my conversations with Grace, Amy, and others it seemed the mea

My first presentation was at the Macau Polytechnic University in Macau as a guest of Dr. Tao Zhang and the topic was qualitative and mixed-methods research to graduate students in public health. Typically, public health focuses on epidemiology and statistics, so more the number side of health issues. However, over the last decade or so it has been recognized that often the numbers have little context without the qualitative component to help provide explanation and context. A

While my work and contributions were not appreciated at my last place of employment, I can say I experienced two amazing opportunities where my clinical, teaching, and research work were recognized and valued elsewhere. The first was in 2023 when I was invited as a visiting scholar to Brazil and the second was an invitation in September 2025 as visiting scholar to the Guangdong Pharmaceutical University in Guangzhou and the Macau Polytechnic University in Macau. I could not h