Monchanok Choowanthanapakorn is a lecturer in the Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Program, School of Public Health, University of Phayao, Thailand. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Applied Thai Traditional Medicine from Thammasat University in 2010 and her Master's degree in Acupuncture Science from China Medical University, Taiwan in 2015. Her research interests include Thai traditional medicine, herbal compress therapy, complementary and alternative medicine and clinical research. She has participated in several research projects related to complementary and alternative medicine and public health and is actively engaged in research on integrative healthcare and evidence-based traditional medicine.