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July 19, 2011
Dr. Sunmin Lee receives an outstanding poster Award at the 2011 Cancer Health Disparities Program Meeting sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
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December 14, 2010
Dr. Sunmin Lee was invited to participate in the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Research and Data Convening.
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July 28, 2010
Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) awarded a seed grant to Dr. Sunmin Lee to conduct a pilot study to interview Chinese and Korean American breast cancer survivors, their caregivers, and oncologists to collect data on various issues these women face.
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Dr. Sunmin Lee receives an outstanding poster Award at the 2011 Cancer Health Disparities Program Meeting sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
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December 14, 2010
Dr. Sunmin Lee was invited to participate in the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Research and Data Convening.
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July 28, 2010
Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) awarded a seed grant to Dr. Sunmin Lee to conduct a pilot study to interview Chinese and Korean American breast cancer survivors, their caregivers, and oncologists to collect data on various issues these women face.
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Assistant Professor |
| Education |
| ScD, Harvard School of Public Health |
| MPH, Seoul National University |
| BA, Seoul National University |
| Research Interest |
| Social Determinants of Health |
| My research focuses on how various social factors influence health. I have examined the effects of job and caregiving stress, marital transitions, and socioeconomic status on cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline in elderly using cohort studies. My recent work focuses on investigating multilevel (individual-, neighborhood-, and school-level) predictors of adolescent obesity trends using longitudinal data. |
| Health Disparities Studies Focusing on Asian American Health |
| My research in this area looks into various health problems and challenges that Asian Americans face as a minority group, as well as proposing potential recommendations that may contribute in reducing health disparities. My recent work includes a health needs assessment in 13 Asian American communities, smoking studies in four Asian American communities, and a liver cancer prevention study in three Asian American communities in Maryland. All of this work has been carried out through close partnerships with various Asian American communities in Maryland. For more information, please visit Maryland Asian American Health Studies. |
| Teaching |
| EPIB 622 Social Determinants of Health (Fall) |
| EPIB 611 Intermediate Epidemiology (Spring) |
| For more course information, please visit the department website. |
| Selected Publication |
| Lee S, Chen L, Ma GX, Fang CY. What is lacking in patient-physician communication: Perspectives from Asian American breast cancer patients and oncologists. J Behav Health. In press. |
| Ma GX, Gao W, Lee S, Wang MQ, Tan Y, Shive SE. Health seeking behavioral analysis associated with breast cancer screening among Asian American women. Int J Women Health. In press. |
| O’Neill A, Lee S, Yan A, Voorhees CC. Association between weather and physical activity in Baltimore Teens. Environ Behav. In press. |
| Strong C, Lee S, Tanaka M, Juon HS. Ethnic differences in prevalence and barriers to HBV screening and vaccination among Asian Americans. J Community Health. Feb 3, 2012. Epub |
| Philbin MM, Erby LAH, Lee S, Joun HS. Hepatitis B and liver cancer among three Asian American sub-groups: A focus group inquiry. J ImmigrMinor Health. Sep 8, 2011. Epub |
| Lee S, O'Neill A, Park J, Scully L, Shenassa E. Health insurance moderates the association between length of stay and health in legal immigrants. J ImmigrMinor Health. 14 (2):345- 349, 2012 |
| Chen L, Juon HS, Lee S . Acculturation and BMI among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Adults in Maryland. J Community Health. 37(3):539-546, 2012 | Chae DH, Lee S, Lincoln KD. Discrimination, family relations, and major depression among Asian Americans. J ImmigrMinor Health. 14(3):361-70, 2012. |
| Lee S, Ma GX, Juon HS, Martinez G, Hsu CE, Bawa J. Assessing the needs and guiding the future: findings from the health needs assessment in 13 Asian American communities of Maryland in the United States. J ImmigrMinor Health. 13(2):395-401, 2011. |
| Ma GX, Lee S, Wang M, Tan Y, Gao W, Ma X, Lai P, Toubbeh JI. Role of sociocultural factors in hepatitis B screening among Asian Americans. South Med J. 2011 Jul;104(7):466-72. |
| Ayers JW, Juon HS, Lee S, Park E. Hepatitis B Vaccination Prevalence and its Predictors among Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and Multiracial Groups in NHANES. J ImmigrMinor Health. 12(6): 847-52, 2010. |
| Choi KS, Lee S, Park EC, Kwak MS, Spring B, Juon HS. Low rates of breast cancer screening in Korean women compared with Korean American women and White women. J Women Health.19(6): 1089-1096, 2010. |
| Lee S, Martinez G, Ma GX, Hsu CE, Robinson ES, Bawa J, Juon HS. Access barriers and health care in 13 Asian American Communities. Am J Health Behav. 34(1): 21-30. 2010. |
| Lee S, Juon HS, Martinez G, Hsu CE, Robinson ES, Bawa J, Ma GX. Model minority at risk: Expressed needs of mental health by Asian American youth. J Commun Health. (34): 144-152. 2009. |
| Juon HS, Choi KS, Park EC, Kawk MS, Lee S. Hepatitis B Vaccinations among Koreans: Results from 2005 Korea National Cancer Screening Survey. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(9): 185, 2009. |
| Lee S, Martinez G, Hsu CE, and Maryland Asian American Health Solutions. Asian American Health Priority: Strengths, Needs and Opportunities for Action: A study of Montgomery County, MD, 2008. Asian American Health Initiative, Department of Health and Human Services, Montgomery County, Maryland. 2008. |
| Tworoger SS, Lee S, Schernhammer ES, Grodstein F. The association of sleep duration, difficulty sleeping, and snoring with cognitive function in older women. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 20(1): 41-48, 2006. |
| Lee S, Buring JE, Cook NR, Grodstein F. The Relation of Education and Income to Cognitive Function among Professional Women. Neuroepidemiology. 26(2): 93-101, 2006. |
| Lee S, Cho E, Grodstein F, Kawachi I, Hu FB, Colditz GA. The effects of marital transition on changes in dietary and other health behaviors. Int J Epidemiol. 34(1): 69-78, 2005. |
| Lee S, Kawachi I, Grodstein F. Does Caregiving Stress Affect Cognitive Function in Older Women? J Nerv Ment Dis. 192(1): 51-57, 2004. |
| Lee S, Colditz GA, Berkman LF, Kawachi I. Prospective study of job insecurity and coronary heart disease among US women. Ann Epidemiol 14(1):24-30, 2004. |
| Lee S, Colditz GA, Berkman LF, Kawachi I. Prospective study of caregiving to non-ill children and grandchildren and coronary heart disease among US women. Am J Public Health. 93(11):1939-1944, 2003 |
| Lee S, Kawachi I, Berkman LF, Grodstein F. Education, other socioeconomic indicators, and cognitive function in older women. Am J Epidemiol. 157:712-720, 2003. |
| Lee S, Colditz GA, Berkman LF, Kawachi I. Prospective study of caregiving and coronary heart disease among US women. Am J Prev Med. 24(2):113-119, 2003. |
| Lee S, Colditz GA, Berkman LF, Kawachi I. Prospective study of job strain and coronary heart disease among US women. Int J Epidemiol. 31:1147-1153, 2002. |
| Under Review |
| Lee S, Chen L, Ma GX, Fang CY, Oh Y, Scully L. Challenges and Needs of Chinese and Korean breast cancer survivors. Under Review. |
| Martinez-Garcia G, Atkinson N, Carter-Pokras O, Lee S, Portnoy B, Sawyer R. Pregnancy wantedness among Latino adolescents. Under Review. |
| Lee S, Young DR, Pratt CA, Jobe JB, Chae SE, McMurray RG, Johnson CC, Going SB, Elder JP, Stevens J. Effects of parents' employment status on changes in body mass index and percent body fat in adolescent girls. Under Review. |
| Lee S, Yoon H, Chen L, Juon HS. Culturally tailored photonovel development for hepatitis B prevention in Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American communities in Maryland. Under Review. |
| Lee S, O’Neill A, Ihara, ES, Chae DH. Change in Self-Reported Health Status among Immigrants in the United States: Associations with Measures of Acculturation . Under Review. |
| Tanaka M, Strong C, Lee S, Juon HS. The influence of information on hepatitis B screening, knowledge, social norms and self-efficacy for hepatitis B screening among Asian Americans. Under Review. |
| Clough J, Lee S, Chae DH. Barriers to Health Care among Asian Immigrants in the United States. Under Review. |
| Current Advisees |
| Allison O'Neill (PhD) |
| Lu Chen (PhD) |
| Mary Jung (MPH) |
| Heather Stone (MPH) |