Jui-shan Chang

Dr Jui-shan Chang is an award-winning author, educator, sociologist, social sciences research consultant and psychotherapist. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in sociology from National Taiwan University and a Doctorate in sociology from the University of Michigan. She has also undertaken specialized training in psychotherapy and couples therapy in Melbourne. She has worked as an academic for the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, the East-West Centre in Hawaii, the University of Tasmania, the University of Iowa, and the University of Melbourne. In 2007, she won a national teaching excellence award (Carrick Citations) in Australia and a Dean's teaching excellence award at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an author; a psychotherapist in private practice; a freelance senior social and market research consultant; a social and cultural commentator in the media; and an educator delivering public lectures and professional development masterclasses and workshops on a wide range of topics for universities, professional bodies, industry, Governments and community organisations in Australia and overseas. She is bi-lingual in English and Chinese-Mandarin.

"Making a Meal of It" is the sole winner of The USA Best Books 2011 Awards (for the category of Health: Sex and Sexuality), a winner of The 2012 Reader Views Literary Awards (for the category of Humanities), and a finalist of The 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (for the category of Relationships).

A sophisticated Chinese edition of this book， 性爱是大事--飲食男女的中西比较， has been written by Dr Chang, and published by 立绪出版社 in July 2014 in Taiwan.

http://www.ncp.com.tw/product_show.php?sid=1402639152#

Broadcasting Corporation of China radio program 'Daily Special Book' (台灣中廣電台 '胡忠信每日一書') highly recommended this book and conducted an indepth interview with Dr Chang：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlpmpfy-Ko&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQRHsSgcH4o&feature=youtu.be

Author can be contacted at: juishan.chang@gmail.com