Dr. Ren has an interdisciplinary academic background in architectural design, gerontology, public health, and project management, and has been committed to the academic research and practical implementation of healthy living environments in Canada and China for decades. Dr. Ren has published 9 peer-reviewed papers, 7 magazine and journal reports, and 11 international academic conference presentations. Dr. Ren is an editorial board member of Interdisciplinary Nursing Research Journal at Peking University and a Master's students supervisor in the Furniture Design and Engineering Department of Beijing Forestry University.