Education
Sc.D., Harvard School of Public Health
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
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Teaching
Selected Publication
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. In Press
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.
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 Discord. 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.
Lee S, Juon HS, Martinez G, Hsu CE, Ma GX. Assessing the Needs and Guiding the Future: Health needs assessments of Asian Americans: Findings from focus groups of 13 Asian American communities. Under Review
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. Under Review
Juon HS, Choi KS, Park EC, Kawk MS, Lee S. Hepatitis B Vaccinations among Koreans: Results from 2005 Korea National Cancer Screening Survey. Under Review
Lee S, Lok JK, Sharma E, Ulpe R, Carter-Pokras O. Cultural and immigration related influences of tobacco use among Asian Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans in Maryland: An exploratory qualitative study. 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.
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. Under Review.