DR. Dennis L.C. Weng
翁履中 博士 Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dennis Weng is the Chief Executive Officer of GDC. Dr. Weng is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sam Houston State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas (2014). Before his current position, Dr. Weng taught at Wesleyan University, SUNY-Cortland, and the University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, he serves as an international research fellow for Democracy Studies at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the Center of Southeast Asia Studies at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Dr. Weng’s research interests in Political Science are in comparative politics, international relations, and political methodology. Specifically, his research focuses on the links between domestic political behavior, international politics, and security issues with a regional focus on the US and Asia-Pacific. Dr. Weng has published various scholarly articles in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Weng is frequently interviewed by US and Asian News Media. His op-eds have appeared in many Asian News media. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Weng does regular political commentary on American and Asian politics. He comments in print, radio, and television for American and international audiences. Weng offers analysis and commentary on international politics, particularly on US-China-Taiwan relations. He also comments on elections and political behavior in the US and Asian countries. |
DIGITAL MARKETING ASSISTANT Ms. Cheng is the Digital Marketing Assistant of GDC. She finished her bachelor's degree in Finance at University of Colorado Denver in 2014. During her undergraduate study, she focused on the topics of international finance, international marketing and applied marketing management. She did her intern as a digital marketing specialist at a non-profit institution- Emily Griffith Foundation at Denver in 2015. She had taught Chinese Mandarin in Bechtel International Center at Stanford University in 2016. Now, she is taking her master's degree- MEd in foreign language education at University of Pittsburgh. She is enthusiastic at attending the events about international affairs and cultural issues. Ms. Cheng can speak fluent Chinese, English and Taiwanese. During her free time, she likes to read history, international news, and observes the international relations among Taiwan- US and China. Currently, she is working on advocating the concept and idea of GDC via digital marketing platform. |