Dr. Shu Liao teaches at the Department of Social Work at Asia University in Taiwan. Her research interests include community service and learning as well as women empowerment. She co-founded the Service-Learning Division of Student Affairs, and Center for Advanced Research of Entrepreneurship (CARE) a transdisciplinary research center in Asia University with Dr. Raymond Yeh and others.
As the Librarian of the university, she envisions the library to be a transdisciplinary platform for the various departments at Asia University. She is a recipient of the social Justice Award in 2001, and a nationa outstanding teacher award in service learning in 2008 among other recognitions.