Faculty

Faculty

Waits, Alexander / 衛雅樂

Institute of Public Health

 02-2826-7146 #67146
 
 alexwaits@nycu.edu.tw

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health


Office

Room 301-2, 2nd Medical Building


Academic Degrees

PhD in Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

MSc in Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

BA in Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel


Experience

Post-doctoral research fellow. National Health Research Institutes, National Institute of Environmental Health Science, Taiwan

Research assistant. National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Group and individual psychotherapist, case manager. Expressive arts therapy center for children with special needs, Israel

Care giver. Residential treatment programs for children with special needs and maltreated children awaiting adoption, Israel

 


Research Interests

Maternal and child health, Environmental health, Mental health



IHP Thesis advisees

Lila Estephan. Determinants of Burnout among Healthcare Workers in Belize amidst COVID-19 pandemic. 2022


Publications

1. Ngo, T. H., Pan, W. C., & Waits, A. (2022). Reduction in Aviation Volume due to COVID-19 and Changes in Air Pollution near the International Airport in Taiwan. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 22, 210297. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.210297 
2. Juber, N. F., Waits, A., Nguyen, T., Dlamini, L. P., & Masango, B. Z. (2022). Associations between pediatric asthma and age at menarche: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Survey. Journal of Asthma, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2022.2030750 
3. Waits, A., Chang, C.-H., Yu, C.-J., Du, J.-C., Chiou, H.-C., Hou, J.-W., Yang, W., Chen, H.-C., Chen, Y.-S., Hwang, B., & Chen, M.-L. (2021). Exposome of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Taiwanese children: exploring risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-021-00370-0 
4. Waits, A., Guo, C.-Y., & Chien, L.-Y. (2021). Comparison between American Institute of Medicine Guidelines and Local Recommendation for Gestational Weight Gain in Taiwanese Primiparous Women. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 25(12), 1981-1991. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03231-2 
5. Waits, A., Guo, C.-Y., & Chien, L.-Y. (2021). Inadequate gestational weight gain contributes to increasing rates of low birth weight in Taiwan: 2011–2016 nationwide surveys. Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 60(5), 857-862. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjog.2021.07.013 
6. Mabuza, G. N., Waits, A., Nkoka, O., & Chien, L.-Y. (2021). Prevalence of iron and folic acid supplements consumption and associated factors among pregnant women in Eswatini: a multicenter cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 469. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03881-8 
7. Waits, A., Chen, H.-C., Kuo, P.-L., Wang, C.-W., Huang, H.-B., Chang, W.-H., Shih, S.-F., & Huang, P.-C. (2020). Urinary Phthalate Metabolites are Associated with Biomarkers of DNA Damage and Lipid Peroxidation in Pregnant Women–Tainan Birth Cohort Study (TBCS). Environmental Research, 109863. 
8. Waits, A., Guo, C. Y., Chang, Y. S., & Chien, L. Y. (2020). Dose-Response Relationships between Breastfeeding and Postpartum Weight Retention Differ by Pre-Pregnancy Body-Mass Index in Taiwanese Women. Nutrients, 12(4), 1065. 
9. Waits, A., Guo, C. Y., & Chien, L. Y. (2018). Evaluation of factors contributing to the decline in exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum: The 2011‐2016 National Surveys in Taiwan. Birth, 45(2), 184-192. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/birt.12340?download=true 
10. Waits, A., Tang, Y.-R., Cheng, H.-M., Tai, C.-J., & Chien, L.-Y. (2018). Acupressure effect on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep medicine reviews, 37, 24-34.