• Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University (February 2025 - present)

• Part-time Research Fellow, University of Kansas (January 2025 - Present)

• Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas (January 2023 - January 2025)

• Research Fellow, International Growth Centre (February 2022 - Present)

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Toronto (September 2021 - September 2022)

• Research and Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis (August 2016 - August 2021)

• Assistant Engineer, Urban Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government (September 2014 - July 2016)

• URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN PRACTICE (4)

• URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS

•  SEMINAR(2)

• 2025-2028 2030 Cross-Generation Young Scholars Program – Emerging Young Scholars), National Science and Technology Council

• 2025-2030 Yushan Young Fellow, Taiwan Ministry of Education & National Cheng Kung University

• 2023 Case Study Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning & Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

• 2023 Postdoc Travel Award, University of Kansas

• 2021 Best Student Paper Award in International Planning, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

• 2021 IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto

• 2019 Graduate Student Essay Contest First-Prize in Sustainable Communities, American Planning Association

• 2018 Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, Washington University in St. Louis

• 2018-2020 Graduate Student Travel Grant, Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis

• 2017 Graduate Summer Research Fellowship, Divided City Initiative, Washington University in St. Louis

• 2016-2020 Collaborative Study Abroad Scholarship, Taiwan Ministry of Education

• 2013 Taiwan Third Grade Senior Civil Service Exam – Professional Certificate in Urban Planning

• 2013 The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society Award, National Cheng Kung University

• 2010 Chiayi-Building Foundation Fellowship

Journal Papers

• Xiao, Y., H.C. Wang, and K. Sho (2025) “Resilience of the transit-oriented built environment against COVID-19 transmission: Evidence from major urban communities in Wuhan city.” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101448.

• Wang, H.C., R. Krause, and X. Wang. (2025) “Concerns and Collaboration around Infrastructure and Resilience in Rural and Urban Places.” State and Local Government Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X251353247.

• Wang, H.C. (2025) “Seeing Self-help Urban Design as a Social Movement in the Global South: A Case in Accra, Ghana.” Geoforum. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2025.104260.

• Chen, C.Y. and H.C. Wang. (2024) “Willingness Analysis of Middle-Aged and Older People’s Participation in Reverse Mortgage Schemes.” International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 28(5), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2024.22231.

• Wang, H.C. (2024) “Resilient Development Impacts Could be Assessed: A Case in Accra, Ghana” Cities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104762.

• Wang, H.C. (2024) “Cultural Variables Differ Informal Settlement Interventions in Accra and Buenos Aires.” Urban Geography, 45(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2023.2234248.

• Wang, H.C. and A. M. Bazán. (2023) “HOUSING INFORMALITY IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: Insights from a Policy Comparison between Accra and Buenos Aires.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 47(5), 833-860.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.13201.

• Chen, C.Y. and H.C. Wang. (2023) “Investigating the Use of Second Houses for Middle- and Advanced-aged People: Empirical Evidence from a Metropolitan City.” Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 38, 2639-2657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-023-10059-5.

• Wang, H.C. (2023) “Exploring Perspectives on Sustainability and Planning from National and Local Planners for Effective Practice: The Experience of Ghana.” Local Environment, 28(4), 397-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2022.2145602.

• Wang, H.C. (2023) “Examining the Impact of In-situ Infrastructural Upgrading on Sustainability in Informal Settlements: The Case of Accra, Ghana.” Journal of Urban Affairs, 45(3), 665-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2022.2090371.

• Wang, H.C. (2022) “Prioritizing Compactness for a Better Quality of Life: The Case of U.S. Cities.” Cities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103566.

• Wang, H.C. (2022) “Consolidating Informal Settlements Through Upgrading? The Temporary Implications of In-Situ Electrification from Thembelihle in Johannesburg, South Africa.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, 59(2), 425-442. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221113586.

• Wang, H.C. (2022) “Case Studies of Urban Metabolism: What Should be Addressed Next?” Urban Affairs Review, 59(3), 949-968. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874221080145.

• Chen, Y.J., R. Matsuoka, and H.C. Wang. (2022) “Intergenerational Coresidence Living Arrangements of Young Adults with Their Parents in Taiwan: The Role of Filial Piety.” Journal of Urban Management, 11(4), 437-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2022.07.004.

• Ofori, B. D., O. Pabi, D. Nukpezah, J. Annan, and H.C. Wang. (2022) “Food System Flows and Distribution for the Accra Metropolis: Unfolding the Policy Dimensions.” Legon Journal of the Humanities, 32(2), 145-169. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ljh/article/view/224917.

Technical Reports

• Wang, H.C. (2025) “Interim impacts of an integrated resilient development project: The case of Accra, Ghana.” IGC Policy brief. https://www.theigc.org/publications/interim-impacts-integrated-resilient-development-project-case-accra-ghana.

• Wang, H.C., R. Krause, and X. Wang. (2024) “Local Government Decision-Making About Community Resilience – Summary of Survey Results.” Link

• Wang, H.C. (2022) “Unbalanced Investments: The Impact of Municipal Finance and Governance on Accra’s Informal Settlements.” IMFG Perspectives. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/124854.

• Wang, H.C. (2022) “Housing and Infrastructure Provision for Informal Settlements: Comparing Accra and Buenos Aires.” IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance. https://hdl.handle.net/1807/124855.

Book review

• Wang, H.C. (2023) Book review: Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics, by Deuskar, Chandan. Journal of the American Planning Association, 90(1), 185-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2023.2224228.