MSc, PhD
Professor
Professional Identity, Professionalism, Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, COVID-19 Communication and Data, Progress Testing; Teacher Beliefs and Conceptions; Inquiry-Based Learning, Large-scale International Comparative Studies (e.g. TIMSS), College Science Teaching and Evaluation (physics and mathematics education); History and Philosophy of Science in Science Education; Science Curriculum Studies
Bio Statistics, Teacher and teaching/learners and learning, dental education research seminars, faculty development/program evaluation, Hybrid Teaching and Learning,
Dr. HsingChi von Bergmann is a Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia (UBC), where she leads research at the Health Sciences Professional-Education Research Lab. She holds a PhD and MSc in Science Education from the University of Southern California and a BSc in Physics from Tunghai University, Taiwan. Her academic career spans multiple institutions across North America, including the University of Calgary and Michigan State University.
Dr. von Bergmann’s interdisciplinary work focuses on dental education, competency-based assessment, and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in health professions education. She has secured over 55 research grants totaling more than $2 millions and published extensively in top-tier journals. A frequent keynote speaker internationally, she has significantly contributed to advancing educational practices in science and health sciences education.
Apart from mentoring and leading her faculty in strengthening its education research portfolio, in 2016, von Bergmann received a competitive and prestigious dental education fellowship, the ADEA/ADEA Gies Foundation Education Fellowship. She has been invited to give more than 50 speeches and lectures/keynote speeches nationally and internationally.
Recent Media Appearance:
Media Interview (Cantonese/Mandarin) April, 4, 2022; Omni TV to comment on BC Health’s decision of only release COVID-19 cases weekly and cancellation on reporting system of the rapid antigen test in BC. https://www.omnitv.ca/on/en/videos/疾控中心不再要求省民上載快速測試陽性結果-bc-apr-04-2022/
Media Interview （Mandarin）June 13， 2022；中央社 Keynote Speaker (in English) in the Inaugural Forum held by the Taiwanese Students Association in Vancouver, Canada (首屆溫哥華台灣學生論壇) https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2022-06-13/769604
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）, September 29, 2022. At the blink to collapse, Canadian Media advocates Canadian Health Looking at Taiwan’s Health Care for solutions. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202209290204.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA (中央社). February 28, 2024, Telling Stories and Looking for Truth （加國台裔教授看228：說故事找真相 增進族群認識）. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202402280012.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April 16, 2025, Disruption of Taiwanese Canadian Voluntarily Participate in Taiwanese Legislators Big Recall Movement. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504060133.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April19, 2025, Taiwanese Canadian Professor and Students Voluntarily Participate in Taiwanese Legislators Big Recall Movement in Vancouver https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504190138.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April 28, 2025, Taiwanese Canadian Participate in Vancouver Sun Run to Advocate Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in WHO/WHA Assembly. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504280133.aspx
Recent Publications:
Maragha, T., von Bergmann, HC (accepted February, 2025) “Twelve Tips to Support Students’ Wellbeing in Contemporary Health Professional Programs”, Journal of Medical Education.
Maragha, T., Garcia, AP., Shuler, CF, von Bergmann, HC. (2024) The six-domain well-being framework in oral health sciences: A pathway from theory to practice, J.Dent Educ., Feb., DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13401
Maragha, T., Shuler, CF, Walker, J., von Bergmann, HC. (2023). Thriving in foreign learning environments: The case of hands-on activities in early years of dental education. J.Dent Educ., November, https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13412
Maragha, T., Dempster, L., Shuler, C., Lee, V., Mendes, V., von Bergmann, H. (2023) Exploring students’ perspectives from two Canadian dental schools toward online learning experiences. J Dent Educ., March 27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13207
Tonogai, J., von Bergmann, H., Chvartszaid, D., Dempster, L (2023) Patient and clinician perspectives on implant dentistry decision aid content: results from an enhanced Delphi study. J. of Prosthodontics. DOI: 10.1111/jopr.13691
Perez A, Howey M, Green JL, Tavares Costa Nóbrega M, Kebbe M, Amin M, von Bergmann H, Ganatra S. (2023) Multiple cases in case-based learning: A qualitative description study. Eur J Dent Educ. 2023 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/eje.12900. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36776122.
Maragha, T., Donnelly, L., Schuetz, C., von Bergmann, H., Brondani, M. (2022) Students’ Resilience and Mental Health in the Dental Curriculum, European Journal of Dental Education https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12790
Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., von Bergmann, H., Brondani, M. (2022) An interprofessional model of care for oral health during pregnancy. Journal of Interprofessional Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.2017417
Johnson, V., Brondani, M., von Bergmann, H., Grossman, S. Donnelly, L., (2022) Dental Service and Resource Needs During COVID-19 among Underserved Populations. JDR Clinical Translational Research. DOI: 10.1177/23800844221083965
Mesbahi, A., von Bergmann, H., Yen, EHK, Mostafa, N., Soheilipour, S., Alkesjuniene, A. (2022) Theory-Guided Remote Cooperative Learning-Based Preventive Dental Education as Part of the School Curriculum. Journal of School Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13239
Shuler, CF, von Bergmann, H., (2021). Uncertainty as an Oral Health Professional: Beginning with Recognizing the Reality. Online Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health. DOI: 10.33552/OJDOH.2021.04.000592
Liu, He., Lai, WWM., Hieawy, A., Gao, Y., von Bergmann, H., Haapasalo, M., Tay, F.R., Shen, Y. (2021). Micro-computed Tomography Evaluation of Root Canal Filling Quality of Mandibular Molars Obturated for 54 Months. Journal of Endodontics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2021.08.015
Maragha, T., Donnelly L, Schuetz CG, von Bergmann H, Brondani, M (2021). Mental Health and Wellness in Canadian Dental Schools: Findings from a National Study. Journal of Dental Education. http://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12768
Kwon, J., Shuler, C., von Bergmann, H. (2021). Professional Identity Formation: the Key Contributors and Dental Students’ Concerns. Journal of Dental Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12810
Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., von Bergman, H., & Brondani, M. (2020). A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers’ Views on Integrating Oral Health into Prenatal Care. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084420961998
Brondani M, Cua D, Maragha T, Shayanfar M, Mathu-Muju K, Almeida F, von Bergmann H, Villanueva J, Alvarado AAV, Learey S, Donnelly L. A Pan-Canadian narrative review on the protocols for reopening dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Oral Health 2020, 20, 352.
Zhu, Y. & von Bergmann, H. (2019). Bridging adult and health science education: A scoping literature review. Proceedings of the 38th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Annual Conference, June 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada.