ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant professor, Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2022-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2018-2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida,Tampa, FL, USA, 2016-2017
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA, 2016
MS in Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA, 2012
MSW, School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2006
BAs in German Language & Literature / Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2004
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Aging and Health, Family Relationships, Quality of Life and Death, Quantitative Methods
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Lee, H.J., & Kim, B. (2022). “Till Death Do Us Part,” Dying Matters, Beyond the Individual: Advance Care Planning Patterns Among Older Couples. Journal of Aging and Health, 34(6-8), 858-869.
Jung, J.H.ǂ, & Lee, H.J.ǂ (2022). Death of a child, religion, and mental health in later life. Aging & Mental Health, 26(3), 623-631. [ǂ Equally contributed]
Lee, H.J., Han, S., & Boerner, K. (2022). Psychological and physical health in widowhood: Does marital quality make a difference? Research on Aging, 44(1), 54-64.
Lee, H.J., Small, B., & Haley, W.E. (2020). Health and well-being in the year before death: The association with quality of life and care at the end-of-life. Journal of Aging and Health, 32(10), 1475-1485.
Lee, H.J., Kim, K., Bangerter, L.R., Zarit, S.H., & Fingerman, K.L. (2020). Gaps in evaluations of aging parents’ problems between aging parents and their middle-aged children. Journal of Adult Development, 27(2), 135-146.
Schmitt, E.M., Gallagher, J., Albuquerque, A., Tabloski, P., Lee, H.J., Gleason, L., Weiner, L., Marcantonio, E.R., Jones, R.N., Inouye, S.K., & Schulman-Green, D. (2019). Perspectives on the delirium experience and its burden: Common themes among older patients, their family caregivers, and nurses. The Gerontologist, 59(2), 327-337.
Burr, J.A., Han, S., Lee, H.J., Tavares, J.L., & Mutchler, J.E. (2018). Health benefits associated with three helping behaviors: Evidence for incident cardiovascular disease. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(3), 492-500.
Choi, Y.ǂ, & Lee, H.J.ǂ (2017). Do regular cholesterol screenings lead to lower cholesterol levels and better health behaviors for all? Spotlight on middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Journal of Aging and Health, 29(3), 389-414. [ǂ Equally contributed]
Lee, H.J., & Szinovacz, M. (2016). Positive, negative, and ambivalent interactions with family and friends: Associations with well-being. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(3), 660-679.
Lee, H.J., & Dugan, E. (2015). How large is the gap between self-report and assessed mental health and does it impact older adult mental health service utilization? Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(1), 3-19.
Lee, H.J., Lyu, J., Lee, C.M., & Burr, J.A. (2014). Intergenerational financial exchange and the psychological well-being of older adults in the Republic of Korea. Aging & Mental Health, 18(1), 30-39.
Burr, J.A., & Lee, H.J. (2013). Social relationships and dental care service utilization among older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 25(2), 191-220.
Jeon, H.J., Suh, T., Lee, H.J., Hahm, B.J., Lee, J.Y., Cho, S., Lee, Y.R., Chang, S.M., & Cho, M.J. (2007). Partial versus full PTSD in the Korean community: prevalence, duration, correlates, comorbidity, and dysfunctions. Depression and Anxiety, 24(8), 577-585.