My research focuses on community-based scholarship addressing preventive health behaviors and global health as related to depression, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and health disparities among minority and underserved populations. My other related work includes representing DePaul University as Co-PI in the Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25), a National Institute of Health grant where I have aided in the recruitment of underrepresented minority nursing students for the PhD program in order to diversify the nursing workforce and reduce health disparities in the health science field. My intensive, collaborative research experience includes a strong research foundation in qualitative, quantitative, literature review, and mixed-method research methodologies.
1. Roat, C., Webber-Ritchey, K, Spulark, R & Lee, Y.M. (Accepted). Barriers to Black Americans Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine: An Integrative Literature Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10.1007/s40615-022-01437-w
2. Shim, S., Lee, H., Kim, S, Thi N., Huong T., Lee, Y.M., Thi P., Loan B. (Accepted) Association of Smoking Media Literacy with Vietnams and South Korean Adolescents’ Susceptibility to Smoking. Journal of School Nursing
3. Lee, MK., Lee, H, Song, KJ. & Lee, Y.M. (2022). Benefits of sustained physical activity from middle-age to early old age on quality of life in early old age. Scientific Reports, 12, 16455. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20431-0
4. Simonovich, S., Aquino, E., Lattner, C., Soco C., Amer, L., Howard, S., Shah, P., Nwafar, G, Lee, Y.M. (2022). Nurses’ PPE Experiences & Safety during Covid 19 Pandemic. Psych, 4, 226-237. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych4020019
5. Lee, Y.M., Webber-Ritchey, K., Bishhop, J., & Aquino, E. (2022) Predictors Associated with New Nursing Faculty’s Intent to Leave Nursing Academia: Teaching Preparation in Doctoral Program, Institutional Supports, and Job Satisfaction. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 19(1).doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0148
6. Lee, Y.M., Hyun, M. Y., Choi, S., & Aquino, E. (2021). Mediating role of spirituality in relationship of depression and problematic drinking and gambling. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 32(2), 79-87.
7. *Furtado, S., *Stallworth, T., Lee, Y.M., & Tariman, (2021). J. Stressors and Coping Strategies of Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Literature Review. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 25(4), 367-371.
8. Bernstein, K., Lee, Y. M., Gona, P., Shin, H., Cho, S., & Park, Y. (2021). Depression, depression literacy, and sociodemographic characteristics of Korean Americans: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 23(3), 547-557. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-020-01092-5
9. Lee, H. Y., Lee, H. K., Kim, Y. R., Kim, S. K., & Lee, Y.M. (2020). Network support using social networking services to increase exercise adherence for Korean-Chinese middle aged migrant women: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth, 8(11):e19159. doi: 10.2196/19159.
10. Cho, M. K., Lee, Y.M., Lim, S. J.., & Lee, H. K. (2020). Factors associated with the health literacy on social determinants of health: A focus on socioeconomic position and work environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6663: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186663
11. Lee, E. K., Lee, Y.M., & Rische, L. (2020). Factors affecting depression in high school students with chronic illness: A nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 34(3), 164–168.
12. Bernstein, K., Shin, H., Park, G. K., Lee, Y.M., & Hong, O. S. (2020). Evaluation of physical and mental health literacy among Korean Americans. Health Education and Behavior, 47(3), 457–467. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198120907887
13. Lee, E. K., Park, S. K., Lee, Y.M., & Rische, L. (2020). Factors associated with maintaining smoking cessation in adolescents after implementation of tobacco price increase policy in South Korea: Using the 11th youth health behavior online survey conducted in 2015. Research in Nursing and Health, 43, 40–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.21996