RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, and CREATIVE WORK
Research Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Ji, H., Shin, S.H., Coronado, A. & Lee, H.Y. (In Press). Extreme Heat Events and Impairment of Functional Ability: Risk Disparity Among Older Adults with Economic Insecurity. Journal of Applied Gerontology
Yoon, Y., An, S., Choi, Y. J., & Lee, H. Y.S (In Press). The interplay of social support and education on diabetes knowledge: A focus on Korean American women. Ethnicity & Health.
Love, H.A., Ezemenaka, C., Horton, A. G., Yoon, Y. J., & Lee, H. Y.S (In Press). Undergraduate class standing, social support, and depressive symptoms. Journal of American College Health.
Shin, S.H., Walker, S., Ji, H., & Lee, H.Y. (In Press). Performance Under Fire: Older Adult Cognitive Risks and Protections Under Heat Strain, The Gerontologist.
Cosenzo, L. G., Littleton, T., Johnson, K., Albright, D. L., & Lee, H. Y.S (In Press). Transportation-related geographic isolation, social connectedness, and depressive symptoms among adults living in the Black Belt region of Alabama: A moderation analysis. Journal of Rural Mental Health.
Han, A., Malone, L., Lee, H. Y., Gong, J., Henry, R., Zhu, X., & Yuen, H. K. (In Press). The use of ecological momentary assessment for family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review. Health Psychology Research
Rick, T.J., Sagaram, S., Jewett, P.I., Lee, H.Y., … Blaes. A. (2024). A pilot randomized controlled trial of an online intervention for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors to increase knowledge about late effects and recommended screening. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01587-2 8.
Choi, Y. J., Lee, H. Y., Yoon, Y. J., & Blackburn, J. (2024). Health literacy among Korean American immigrant women in the USA: Role of social support. Social Work in Public Health. Published online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2024.2324148 9.
Lee, L. H., Yoon, Y.J., Kim, D., Noh, H., Jones, S., & Lee, H. Y.S (2024). Perceived transportation barriers moderate the association between depressive symptoms and household transportation use: A pilot study. Journal of Transport & Health, 33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101713.
Lee, H. Y., Yoon, Y. J.,F Choi, Y. J., & Ham, Y-H. (2024). Factors Associated with Korean American Women’s Health-Related Internet Use: Findings from Andersen’s Behavioral Model. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 26, 124–132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01540-y
Allen, R. S., McIntyre, A.,D Oliver, J.S., Payne-Foster, P., Cox, B.S. Hay-McCutcheon, M.J., Wilson, L., Spencer, C., & Lee, H.Y.S (2023). Church leaders share and implement solutionfocused health strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Alabama. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01873-2
Eyer, J. C., Won, C. R., D Sawyer, M., Luo, Y.,D Wang, K.,D Chipalo, E.,D Thomas-LeBlanc, G., & Lee, H. Y.S (2023). A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery in rural Alabama. Qualitative Health Report. 28(11), 3358-3378. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2023.5915
Lee, J., Kang, D., Lee, H. Y., & Kim, J. W. (2023). The effects of authoritative source cues and argument strength of correction tweets on MMR vaccine-related misinformation credibility. Health Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231210215
Lee, H. Y., Chou, C., Wang, K.,D McDaniel, C. C., &, Daniel, C. L. (2023). The roles of HPV awareness and knowledge in HPV vaccine initiation and completion among college students in the Deep South of the United States: Applying the Andersen’s Behavioral Model. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2023.2250783
Lee, H. Y., Eyer, J. C., Luo, Y.,D Jeong, H.,D Chapman, S., & Hudnall, M. (2023). Opioid literacy among individuals living in rural Alabama: The role of social determinants of health. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1- 8. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20230523-03
Lee, H.Y., Song, J., & Choi, E.Y.D (2023). Childhood abuse and opioid prescription use in adulthood: Differences between non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks in the United States. PLoS ONE. 18(9): e0291752. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291752.
Lee, H.Y., Daniel, C.L., Wang, K.,D McLendon, L., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2023). HPV vaccination among college students in the South: The role of HPV knowledge on vaccine initiation and completion. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(6), 2149–2156. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.6.2149
Lee, H.Y., Hao, Z. & Choi, E.Y.D (2023). Depression among Korean American Immigrants Living in Rural Alabama: Use of Social Determinants of Health Framework. Ethnicity & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2023.2208314
Lee, H. Y., Kois, L., Wang, K., Won, C. R.,D Han, A., & Allen, R. S. (2023). Correlations between social determinants of health and technology access among rural African American Alabamians. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 34(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2023.0003
Lee, H.Y., Luo, Y.,D Chou, C., Lee, M.H.,F & Bennett, M. (2023). Associated factors with colorectal cancer screening awareness in the Black Belt region of Alabama: A comparison among three types of colorectal cancer screening. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 16(1), Article 4.
Lee, H. Y., Luo, Y.,D Won, C.R.,D Daniel, C., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2023). HPV and HPV vaccine awareness among African Americans in the Black Belt region of Alabama. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01562-0
Lee, H. Y., Won, C. R.,D Luo, Y.,D & Lee, M. H.F (2023). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine awareness among Korean American immigrants in Alabama: Would internet use improve health awareness? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(8), 2575–2581. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.8.2575
Nam, Y., Choi, E.Y.,D Won, C.R.,D & Lee, H.Y.S (2023). The role of racial/ethnic discrimination in financial access and material hardship: Findings from Korean immigrants living in the Deep South. Journal of Consumer Affairs. http://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12559
Roh, S., Lee, H. Y., Jun, S. J., Lee, Y-S., & Won, C. R.D (2023). Andersen’s Behavioral Model to identify correlates of cervical cancer knowledge among American Indian women. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(4), 1151-1157. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.4.1151
Roh, S., Lee, Y-S., Kenyon, D. B., Elliott, A. J., Petereit, D. G., Gaba, A., & Lee, H. Y. (2023). Mobile web app intervention to promote breast cancer screening among American Indian women in the Northern Plains: Feasibility and efficacy study. JMIR Formative Research, 7, e47851. https://doi.org/10.2196/47851
Shin, H.R., Um, S.R., Yoon, H.J., Choi, E.Y., Shin, W.C., Lee, H.Y., & Kim, Y.S. (2023). Comprehensive senior technology acceptance model of daily assistive technology for older adults with frailty: Cross-Sectional study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e41935. https://doi.org/10.2196/41935
Suntai, Z., Noh, H., Lee, L., Bell, J. G., Lippe, M. P., & Lee, H. Y. (2023). Quality of Care at the End of Life: Applying the Intersection of Race and Gender. The Gerontologist, gnad012. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad012
Zhu, X., Lee, H. Y., & Gong, J. (2023). Examining the construct of HPV vaccine hesitancy and its determinants using Randomized Neural Networks. Smart Health. 28, 100386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhl.2023.100386
Choi, Y. J., Lee, H. Y., Yoon, Y. J.,D & Oh, J. (2022). Correlates of mental health literacy among Korean American immigrant women. Social Work in Mental Health, 20(4), 465-482. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2027848
Choi, E. Y.,D Kanthawala, S., Kim, Y.S, & Lee, H. Y., S (2022). Urban/Rural digital divide persists in older adults: Does it vary racial/ethnic groups? Journal of Applied Gerontology 7334648211073605. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211073605
Choi, E. Y.,D Shin, H., Kim, S., Lee, H. Y., & Kim, Y. S. (2022). Limited health literacy increases risk of frailty among community‐dwelling older adults: Longitudinal findings from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 22, 325-331. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14369
Gajos, J., Luo, Y.,D Wang, K.,D & Lee, H. Y.S (2022). Self-Rated health and mental health among African Americans in the rural south: The influence of social determinants of health and race-related stressors. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 33(3), 1305– 1321. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0114
Hopson, L. M., Lidbe, A., Jackson, M. S., Adanu, E., Li, X., Penmetsa, P., Lee, H. Y., Anderson, A., Obuya, C., & Meerdink, G. (2022). Transportation to school and academic outcomes: A systematic review. Educational Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2034748
Ji, H., Shin, S. H., Rogers, A., Neese, J.,M & Lee, H. Y.S (2022) Racial/Ethnic disparities in drug use during the COVID 19 pandemic: Moderating effects of the access to non-profit substance use disorder treatment services. PLoS ONE, 17(6): e0270238. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270238
Kayser, K., Washington, A., Anderson, G., Harris, L. M., Lee, H. Y., & LaJoie, A. S. (2022). Perceived barriers and facilitators in accessing cervical cancer screening: The voices of women in a low-income urban community. Family & Community Health, 45(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000312
Lee, H.Y., Luo, Y.,D Daniel, C., Wang, K.,D & Ikenberg, C.D.D (2022). Is HPV vaccine awareness associated with HPV knowledge level?: Findings from HINTs data. Ethnicity & Health, 27(5), 1166-1177. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2020.1850648
Lee, H. Y., Noh, H., Choi, E., & Lee, L. H. (2022). Social determinants of willingness to discuss end-of-life care with family and doctors among Korean American immigrants: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Alabama. Health & Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14043
Lee, H. Y., Wang, K.,D Choi, E. Y.,D Gajos, J. M., & Won, C. R.D (2022). Opioid knowledge among African Americans living in rural Alabama: Findings from a social determinants of health framework. Journal of Drug Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221093610
Lee, H.Y., Wang, K.,D Deavours, D. F., Ott, T. F., Lee, J., & Yoon, S. (2022). Information and communication technology use for seeking health information in Vietnamese living in rural areas. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2022.2059694
40. Lee, H. Y., Wang, K.,D Johnson, K., Kubanga, K.,D Han, A., & Choi, E.D (2022). Does the use of social media affect the online health information-seeking behaviors among underserved African Americans in rural Alabama? Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 33(4), 1949–1964. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0147
Lee, H. Y., Xiong, S., Khang, T., Vue, B., Culhane-Pera, K-A., Pergament, S., Torres, M. B., Sur, A., Koopmeiners, J.S., & Desai, J. (2022). Evaluating HmongHPV eHealth to Promote Hmong Adolescent HPV Vaccinations: A Pilot Feasibility Study. JMIR Formative Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/38388
Lee, M.H.,F Schwartz, A., Luo, Y.D & Lee, H.Y. (2022). Mammogram uptake among Korean American women in the South: Do health beliefs matter? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 23(11).
Noh, H., Lee, H.Y., Lee, L., & Luo, Y.D (2022). Awareness of hospice care among rural African Americans: Findings from social determinants of health framework. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 39 (7), 822-830. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091211057847
Noh, H., Lee. H. Y., Lou, Y.,D & Lee, L. H. (2022). Willingness to Discuss End-of-Life Care Wishes among Rural African Americans. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41 (7), 1763- 1772, https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221084174
Oh, A., Gaysynsky, A., Winer, R. L., Lee, H. Y., Brewer, N. T., & White, A. (2022). Considerations and opportunities for multilevel HPV vaccine communication interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(2), 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab129
Baik, J., Yoon, Y. J.,D Gibson, P., Lo, N., Nam, H. E., Im, Y. J., & Lee, H. Y. (2021). Mothering and mothered during defection and resettlement: Experiences of North Korean refugee women and their children. Children and Youth Services Review, 130. 106242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106242
Chung, S.D., Lee, H. Y., Lee, M.,F & Chung, S., (2021). Health literacy in Korean adults and Korean American immigrants: Implications for achieving health equity. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 42(1), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20973511
Daniel, C., Lawson, F., Vickers, M., Green, C., Wright, W., Coyne-Beasley, T., Lee, H. Y., & Turberville, S. (2021). Enrolling a rural, community pharmacy as a vaccines for children provider to increase HPV vaccination: A feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 21, 1266. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11304-8
Guo, Y.,F Qin, W., & Lee H.Y. (2021). Social participation and depressive symptoms in older African American cancer survivors: Comparison with the non-cancer subjects. Aging & Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1950619
Han, A., Yuen, H. K., & Jenkins, J., & Lee, H. Y. (2021). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) guided online for distressed caregivers of persons living with dementia. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2021.1908475
Jin, S.W.,F Lee, J., & Lee, H.Y. (2021). Analyzing factors associated with decisional stage of adopting breast cancer screening among Korean American women using precaution adoption process model, Ethnicity & Health, 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1520813.
Li, Q.,D Lee, H. Y., Jin, S. W.,F & Lee, D.U (2021). Advancing health literacy: Gender- and agespecific approaches to reducing health disparity. Best Practice in Mental Health, 17(1), 56- 70.
Lee, H.Y., Lee, L., Luo, Y.,D Penmetsa, P., Adanu, E.K., Li, X., & Jones, S. (2021). Anxiety and depression among African-Americans living in rural Black Belt areas of Alabama: Use of social determinants of health framework. British Journal of Social Work, bcab199, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab199
Lee, H. Y., Choi, E.Y.,D Won, C.R.,D Song, J., & Gajos, J.M. (2021). Opioid literacy of Korean Americans in Rural Alabama: Addressing the role of social determinants of health. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 32(6), 727-739. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659621995902
Lee, H.Y., Li, Q.,D Luo, Y.,D Wang, K.,D Hendrix, S.,D Lee, J., Yoon, S., & Huy. N. (2021). Is Pap test awareness critical to Pap test uptake in women living in rural Vietnam? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(3). 903-908. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.903
Lee, H. Y., Hao, Z., & Choi E. Y.D (2021). Online health information-seeking behavior among Korean American immigrants in rural Alabama: Dose discrimination matter? Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(4), 996-1004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021- 01317-1
Lee, H. Y., Kim, S. Y., Neese, J.,M & Lee, M. H.F (2021). Does health literacy affect the uptake of annual physical check-ups?: Results from the 2017 US health information national trends survey. Archives of Public Health, 79(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00556-w
Lee, H.Y., Jin, S. W.,F Henning-Smith, C., & Lee, J. (2021). Role of health literacy in healthrelated information-seeking behavior online: Cross-sectional study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(1). e14088. http://doi.org/10.2196/14088
Lee, H. Y., Kanthawala, S., Choi, E. Y.,D & Kim, Y.S. (2021). Rural and non-rural digital divide persists in older adults: Internet access, usage, and attitudes toward technology. Gerontechnology 20(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2021.20.2.32-472.12
Lee, H.Y., Luo, Y.,D Neese, J.,M Daniel, C., & Hahm, H. (2021). The role of English proficiency in HPV and HPV vaccine awareness: A cross-sectional study across race/ethnicity. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(2). 349–357. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.2.349
Lee, H.Y., Luo, Y.,D Neese, J.,M Lee, D., & Daniel, C. (2021). Targeted intervention strategies to promote HPV-associated cancer equity. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 8(2), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.8.2.1
Lee, H. Y., Won, C. R.,D Hao, Z.,D Luo, Y.,D Allen, R., & Jones, S. (2021). Attitude and responses to the pandemic and COVID – 19 vaccination in rural Alabama: The importance of transportation. Best Practice in Mental Health, 17(1), 1-17.
Li, X., Hu, Q., Liu, J., Nambisan, S., Khattak, A., Lidbe, A., & Lee, H. Y. (2021). Pathway analysis of relationships among community development, active travel behavior, body mass index, and self-rated health. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1872123
Kimball, B.C., Kudek, M.R., Ly, D.V., Eagle, S., Hausman, V., Lee, H. Y., & Sadak, K.T. (2021). Empowering childhood cancer survivors through integrated, individualized health insurance education. Precision Cancer Medicine, 4. https://doi.org/10.21037/pcm-21-16
McDaniel, C. C., Hallam, H. H., Cadwallader, T., Lee, H. Y., & Chou, C. (2021). Persistent racial disparities in cervical cancer screening with Pap test. Preventive Medicine Reports, 24 (101652). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101652
McDaniel, C. C., Hallam, H. H., Cadwallader, T., Lee, H. Y., & Chou, C. (2021). Disparities in cervical cancer screening with HPV test among females with diabetes in the Deep South. Cancers, 13(24), 6319. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246319
Shin, H-R., Choi, E. Y., Kim, S-K., Lee, H. Y., & Kim, Y. S. (2021). Health literacy and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: Evidence from a nationwide cohort study in South Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 7918. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph18157918
Xiong, S.,D Kasouaher, M. Y., Vue, B., Culhane-Pera, K. A., Pergament, S. L., Desai, J., Torrez, M. B., & Lee, H. Y.S (2021). “We will do whatever it takes”: Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations in Hmong-American adolescents and parents. Journal of Cancer Education, 23, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-021-02057-4
Yoon, S., Wang, K.,D Luo, Y.,D Lee, J., Neese, J.,M & Lee, H.Y.S (2021). Cancer screening literacy among Vietnamese population: Does annual checkup improve cancer screening literacy? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(3). 927-933. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.927
Lee, H.Y., Choi, Y. J., Shin, J.H.,M Yoon, Y. J.,D & An, S.O.D (2021). Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening in Korean American Immigrant Women: Identifying Malleable Variables for Intervention Development. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 32(3), 230-238. DOI: 10.1177/1043659620914693. PMID: 32336226.
McLendon, L., Puckett, J., Green, C., James, J., Head, K.J., Lee, H.Y., Pierce, J.Y., Beasley, M., & Daniel, C.L. (2020). Factors associated with HPV vaccination initiation among United States college students. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutic, 17(7). 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1847583
Han, A., Yuen, H. K., Lee, H. Y., & Zhou, X. (2020). Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on process measures of family caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18. 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.10.004
Kim, S. Y., Guo, Y.,D Won, C. R.,D & Lee, H. Y. S (2020). Factors associated with receipt of mammogram among caregivers: a comparison with non-caregivers. BMC Women’s Health, 20(1), 216. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-01079-2
Roh, S., McKinley, C. E., Liddell, J. L., Lee, Y-S., & Lee, H. Y. (2020). American Indian Women Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Community Support in a Context of Historical. Journal of Community Practice http://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2020.1798833.
Choi, E. Y.,D Kim, Y.S., Chipalo, E.,D & Lee, H. Y.S (2020). Does perceived ageism widen the digital divide? And Does It Vary by Gender? The Gerontologist, 60(7), 1213-1223. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa066
Guo, Y.,D Yang, F., Hu, F., Li, W., Ruggiano, N., & Lee, H. Y. S (2020). Existing mobile phone apps for self-care management of people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias: Systematic analysis. JMIR aging, 3(1), e15290. https://doi.org/10.2196/15290
Kim, J.H., Lee, H.Y., Won, C.R.,D Barr, T., & Merighi, J. R. (2020). Older adults’ technology use and its association with health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Nursing Outlook, 68(5), 560-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.05.001.
Lee, H.Y., Eyer, J., Lee, D.,U Won, C.R.,D Hudnell, M., & Cain, D.S. (2020). The Opioid Crisis in Alabama: Actionable Recommendations for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Rural Communities. Best Practice in Mental Health. 16(1), 1-11.
Ko, K.S., Lee, H.Y., & Won, C.R.D (2020). Latent Growth Model of Predictors of Health Status in Korean Older Adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 44(3):364-374 https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.44.3.9. PMID: 32295684
An, S.O.,D Lee, H.Y., Choi, Y.J. & Yoon, Y.J.,D (2020). Literacy of Breast Cancer and Screening Guideline in an Immigrant Group: Importance of Health Accessibility. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(3), 563-570. PMID: 31956925. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-00973-z. Accepted 2020, January 19
Lee, H. Y., Choi, E. Y.,D Kim, Y., Neese, J.,M & Luo. Y.D (2020). Rural and non-rural digital divide persists in older adults: Internet access, usage, and perception. Innovation in Aging, 4 (Suppl, 1), 412–413. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1329
Lee, H.Y., Hwang, J., Ball, J., Lee, J., Yu, Y., & Albright, D. (2020). Mental Health Literacy Affects Mental Health Attitude: Is There a Gender Difference? American Journal of Health Behavior, 44(3), 283-291 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.44.3.1. PMID: 32295676
Lee H.Y., Ham, Y. H., & Lee, J.W, (2020). HPV Literacy as a crucial determinant for completion of HPV vaccine series in young adult women. Social Welfare Policy and Practice. 6(1), 149-178.
84. Lee, H.Y., Zhou, A.,D Lee, R.M., & Dillon, A.L. (2020). Parents’ Functional Health Literacy is Associated with Children’s Health Outcomes: Implications for Health Practice, Policy, and Research, Children and Youth Services Review, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104801.
Rogers, E.A., Chanthanouvong, S., Saengsudham, C., Tran, V., Anderson, L., Zhang., L., & Lee, H.Y. (2020). Factors Associated with Reported Colorectal Cancer Screening Among LaoAmerican Immigrants in Minnesota. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22, 375- 382. doi:10.1007/s10903-019-00899-1. Accepted 2019, May 16
Choi, Y.J., Lee, H.Y., An, S.O.,D Yoon, Y.J.,D & Oh, J.M (2020). Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness and Literacy among Korean-American Women. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 7(1), 1-9. DOI 10.1007/s40615-019-00628-2. PMID: 31410785.
Lee H.Y., Hwang, J., Ball, J.G., Lee, J., & Albright, D.L. (2020). Is health literacy associated with mental health literacy? Findings from Mental Health Literacy Scale. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 56(2), 393-400. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12447. Accepted 2019, October 11
McDaniel, J. T., Lee, M., Albright, D. L., Lee, H. Y., & Maddock, J. (2020). Small area estimation of mental distress among United States military veterans in Illinois. Community mental health journal, 56(2), 298–302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00488-4
Guo, Y.,D Cheng, T. & Lee, H.Y. (2019). Factors Associated with Adherence to Preventive Breast Cancer Screenings among Middle-aged African American Women. Social Work in Public Health, 34(7), 646-656, DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2019.1649226. PMID: 31411130
Albright, D. L., Lee, H. Y., McDaniel, J. T., Kroner, D., Davis, J., Godfrey, K.,D & Li, Q.D (2019). Small area estimation of HPV vaccination coverage among school-aged children in Alabama counties. Public Health, 177, 120-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.08.006. PMID: 31561050. Accepted 2019, August 10
Lee, M.H.,F Merighi, J., & Lee, H.Y. (2019). Factors Associated with Mammogram Use in Korean American Immigrant Women. American Journal of Health Behavior, 43(6). 1075- 1085. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.43.6.6
Vickers, M., Green, C. Lee, H.Y., Pierce, J.Y., & Daniel, C.L. (2019). Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination Uptake and HPV-associated Cancers: A County-Level Analysis in the State of Alabama. Journal of Community Health.44, 1214-1223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900- 019-00690-1. Accepted 2019, July 17
Jin, S. W.,F Lee, H. Y., & Lee, J. (2019). Analyzing factors enabling colorectal cancer screening adherence in Korean Americans using the Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization. Journal of Psychosoical Oncology, 37(6), 729-745. DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2019.1608347. PMID: 31328688. PMCID: PMC6803065. Accepted 2019, July 22
McDaniel, J. T., Albright, D., Lee, H. Y., Patrick, S., McDermott, R. J., Jenkins, W. D., Diehr, A. J., & Jurkowski, E. (2019). Rural-urban disparities in colorectal cancer screening among military service members and veterans. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health. 5(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0013
McDaniel, J. T.,, Mayer, A. B., McDermott, R. J., Albright, D., L., Lee, H. Y., & Harara, E. (2019). Service member and veteran mental distress rates and military-civilian residential segregation in South Carolina counties. Housing and Society, 46(3), 157-169, https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2019.1668224
Jin, S.W.,F Lee, H.Y., & Lee, J. (2019). Analyzing Factors of Breast Cancer Screening Adherence among Korean American Women Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Healthcare Services Utilization. Ethnicity and Disease, 29(2), 427-434. doi:10.18865/ed.29.S2.427
Zhou, A.D , Lee, H.Y., & Lee, R. (2019). Who Has Low Health Literacy and Does It Matter for Depression? Findings from Aggregated and Disaggregated Racial/Ethnic Groups. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(1), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000210
Rivera, A.M., Zhang, Z. Kim, A. Ahuja, N., Lee, H.Y., & Hahm, H.C. (2019). Mechanisms of action in AWARE: A culturally informed intervention for 1.5-and 2nd-generation Asian American women. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(4), 475-479. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000391. PMID 31305115.
99. Lee, H.Y., Lee, M.H.,D Sharratt, M.,M Lee, S., & Blaes, A. (2019). Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Papanicolaou Tests and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in an Underserved Immigrant Population: A Culturally Targeted and Individually Tailored Text Messaging Approach. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Mhealth & Uhealth, 7(6), e13256. doi:10.2196/13256. PMID: 31199340. PMCID: 6592403. Accepted 2019, April 26.
Allen, E., Lee, H.Y., Pratt, R., Vang, H.M, Desai, J., Dube, A., & Lightfoot, E. (2019). Facilitators and Barriers of Cervical Cancer Screening and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination among Somali Refugee Women in the United States: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 30(1), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659618796909. PMID: 30170512.
Vogel, R., Niendorf, K., Petzel, S., Lee, H., Teoh, D., Blaes, A, Argenta, P., Rivard, C., Winterhoff, B., Lee, H.Y., & Geller, M. (2019). A patient-centered mobile health application to motivate use of genetic counseling among women with ovarian cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial, Gynecologic Oncology, 153(1), 100-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.01.019. Accepted 2019, January 22
102. Lee, H.Y., Beltran, R.D , Kim, N.G., D & Lee, D.U (2019). Racial Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening: Implications for Relieving Cervical Cancer Burden in Asian American Pacific Islander Women. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care, 42(6):458-467. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000642. PMID: 30624249. Accepted 2018, June 7.
Pope, Z., Lee, J., Zeng, N., Lee, H.Y., & Gao, Z. (2019). Feasibility of Smartphone Application and Social Media Intervention on Breast Cancer Survivors’ Health outcomes. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9(1), 11- 22. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby002. PMID 29471477.
Choi, E.Y.,M Kim., Y.S., Lee, H.Y., Shin, H.R., Park, S. W., & Cho, S.E.M (2019). The moderating effect of subjective age on the association between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning in Korean older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 23(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1390733.
Manuscripts Under Review
Lee, H. Y., Shin, S. H., Choi, E. Choi, Y., & Ji, H. (Under Review). Extreme Heat and Alcohol Consumption in Older Adults: The Role of Early Life Experiences as Moderators. Journal of Gerontology, Series B (Psychology).
Lee, H. Y., Kim, J., Yoon, Y., Kim, D., & Chipalo, E. (Under review). Internet use and depressive symptoms among older adults in the U.S.: Unraveling the differences by gender. Journal of Applied Gerontology
Kim, D., Yoon, Y., Cosenzo, L., & Lee, H.Y.S (Under Review). Rural Alabamians’ unmet medical needs: Rethinking the roles of online health information-seeking behaviors. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
Lee, H.Y., Chipalo, E., Luo, Y. & Chou, C. (Under Review). Determinants of Female Cancer Screening Awareness in Alabama’s Black Belt Region. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention.
Littleton, T., Luo, Y., Abura-Meerdink, G., & Lee, H. Y.S (Resubmitted). Associations between social determinants of health and threats to interpersonal violence among Black Americans in rural Alabama. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Lee, H.Y., Won, C.R., Luo, Y., Hao, Z., Lidbe, A., & Jones, S. (Under Review). Transportation Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement in the Black Belt Region of Alabama amid COVID-19 Pandemic. Ethnicity and Health.
Lee, H.Y., Chipalo, E., Luo, Y., Kanthawala, S., & Lee, M.H. (Under Review). The role of technology use and social media for health in HPV awareness: A comparison across age groups. Social Work in Public Health
Lee, H. Y., Luo, Y., Won, C.R.,D Lee, J., & Baik, J. (Under Review). Association between Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Survey. Social Work in Mental Health
Lee, H.Y., L. H. Lee, Yoon, Y.J., Kim, D., Noh, H., Gong, J., & Jones, S.(2024). Exploring the Moderating Role of Gender in the Link between Depressive Symptoms andNon-Household Transportation Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Alabama. Journal of Transport & Health
Sagong, H., Chon, M.G., Woo, J. H., & Lee., H. Y.S (Under Review). Mediating role of racial discrimination on the relationship between English proficiency and health outcomes among Korean Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Lee, H.Y., Woo, J., Lu, J., & Won, C. (Under Review). Unveiling Protective and Risk Factors: Korean Americans in the Deep South and Their Encounters with Discrimination during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Woo, J., Lee, H.Y., Lu, J., & Won, C. (Revised and Resubmitted). Woo, J., Lee, H., Lu, J., & Won, C. (Revised and Resubmitted). The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Depression Among Korean Americans Living in the Deep South: Social Support as a Mediator. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Yoon, Y., Ward, C. J., Sleep-Frankel, M., & Lee, H. Y.S Anti-Asian Hate Incidents and Mental Health Outcomes among Asian Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An extensive scoping review. Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Lee, H.Y., Lee, L., Yoon, Y.J., Kim, D., & Jones, S. (Under Review). Factors Associated with Perceived Transportation Barriers for Access to Opioid-Related Services among Rural Residents. Journal of Health Care for Poor & Underservednnu
Zhu, X., Gong, J., & Lee, H.Y. (Under Review). Contextualized Machine Learning for Generalized Identification of Vaccine Hesitancy. ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare 16. Pena-Bastidas, J., Lee, H.Y., & Jones, S. (Under Review). The Role of Emerging Mobility Solutions in Shaping Care-Seeking Behaviors in Rural Communities: A National Survey with Stated Choice Experiment. Transport Policy
Han, A., Hong, I., Yuen, H., Hawkins, J., Lee, H.K., Montoro-Rodriguez, J., Lim, Y., Lee, H.Y., & Delzell, E. (Under Review). Psychological Flexibility Processes, and Depressive Symptoms in Family Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Journal of Health Psychology
Lee, L. H., Yoon, Y. J., Kim, D., Jones, S., & Lee, H. Y.S (Under review). The relationship between social determinants of health and community needs for opioid-related services: A cross-sectional study among rural residents in Alabama. Social Work in Health Care.
Lee, H. Y., Chipalo, E., Luo, Y., Kanthawala, S., & Lee, M. H. (Under Review). The role of technology and social media use in human papillomavirus awareness: A comparison across four age groups. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention.
Lee, H. Y., Malele, K. P., Won, C. R., & da Luz Scherf, E. (Under Review). Empowering rural Alabama: The critical role and challenges of community health providers in healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative Health Research.
Zhang, K., Han, S., Hu, M., Huang, Y., Zhang, M., Li, C., Xiangqian, Liin, S., Wijerathna, T., Lee, H.Y., Choi, E., & Choi, Y.J., Du, X. (Under Review). Energy Burden and Chronic Kidney Disease: A National Study in the United States. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Non-Refereed Publications: Book Chapters, Reports, and Technical Documents
Xiong, S., Torres, M.B., Wilhelm, A., Khang, T., Vue, B., Culhane-Pera, K., Desai, S., Pergament, S. & Lee, H.Y. (In Press). Using community based-participatory action research to develop, implement and disseminate a targeted eHealth communication intervention for Hmong-American parents and adolescents. In Y. Qian & R. Ahmed (Eds.), Theory and Application of Health Acculturation: A Communication Perspective (pp. 201-219). The Rowman & Little Publishing Group Inc.: MD.
Lee, L. H., Fowler, M., Lee, H.Y., & Beck, J. (2022). Recidivism for youth in DYS custody (2014 & 2016). Alabama Department Youth Services. 3. Lee, L. H., Fowler, M., Lee, H.Y., & Beck, J. (2021). Recidivism for youth in DYS custody (2014 & 2015). Alabama Department Youth Services.
Lee, H.Y., Hasenbein, W.,D & Gibson, P. (2020, August). Mental Health and Older Adults. Encyclopedia of Social Work. Oxford University Press
Lee, H.Y. & Neese, J.M (2019, December). Mental and Behavioral Health in Immigrant Populations: Prevalence, Assessment, and Interventions for Culturally Competent Practice. In Multicultural Psychology, (3rd Ed.). Ed. Gordon C. Nagayama Hall. Routledge Press.
Lee, H.Y., Lee, M.H., & Lee, S.H. (2019). Summary of Article Titled, “Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Papanicolaou Tests and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in an Underserved Immigrant Population: A Culturally Targeted and Individually Tailored Text Messaging Approach” The Communication Initiative Network.
Lee, H.Y., Lee, M.H.,D & Kayser, K. (2019, August). Oncology Social Work: Global Perspective, Handbook of Health Social Work (3rd Ed). Eds. Gehlert, S. & Browne, T., John Wiley & Sons. 8. Lee, H.Y., Beltran, R.D (2017, Summer). Health & Mental Health Literacy in Child Welfare. (Child Welfare Hot Topic No. 2). St. Paul, MN: Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota.
Kim, Y.S., Lee, M.H.,D Lee, H.Y., … & Kang, M.S. (2017). Developing the Technology of Personalized Mobility-Assistance-Service Chain for the Elderly in Korea. Research report submitted to the National Research Foundation of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Oktay, J., Kayser, K., Lee, H.Y., Rohan, E., Smith, S., Zebrack, B., & Stephenson, J. (2016). Promoting Research in Oncology Social Work: A White Paper. Association of Oncology Social Work Post-Conference Research Institute. AOSW Research Committee. September 2016 11.
Lee, H.Y. (2016). mHealth Pilot Study: Text Messaging Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination. Manuscript featured for broader readership globally at the Communication Initiative Network. http://www.comminit.com/global/content/mhealth-pilot-study-textmessaging-intervention-promote-hpv-vaccination
Lee, H.Y., Le, C., Gehbre, R., Yee, D (2015). Multimedia Messaging Intervention to Promote Breast Cancer in Korean Immigrant Women. Research report submitted to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation, Dallas, TX.
Lee, H.Y. (2015). Improving health literacy among underserved populations. Vision 2020 Blog: Improving lives. College of Education and Human Development. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, http://cehdvision2020.umn.edu/cehd-blog/improving-healthliteracy-underserved-populations/
Lee, H.Y., Moua, M., & Kwon, M. (2015). Exploring the factors and barriers inhibiting Hmong American women from receiving medical screenings for cervical cancer. Research report submitted to the UCare Fund of the Minnesota Medical Foundation.
Lee, H.Y. (2014). Phoning it in: An app for Korean American women. Research brief published in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, May, 2014. Mspmag.com
Park, B.H, Lee, H.Y., & Kim, Y.S. (2014). Exploratory Study on Health Literacy Promotion for the Multi-Cultural Family, Research report submitted to the Korea Medical Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Jung, Y.K. & Lee, H.Y. (2013). Cultural Health Beliefs and their Impact on Prostate Cancer Screening Behavior in an Underserved Immigrant Group. A commentary paper for the article entitled, “Older Korean American men’s prostate cancer screening behavior: The prime role of culture,” published at Beyond Abstract Series of the UroToday (www.UroToday.com). UroToday is a global leader in the delivery of quality, online content providing accurate and timely medical news, clinically relevant in the practice of urology, attracting an audience of more than 60,000 international medical professionals every month. The link is: http://www.urotoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=782&catid=1134&id=6 5025&lang=en&view=article
Lee, H.Y., Koopmeiners, J., Raveis, V., Yeazel, M. (2013). Mobile phone text messaging intervention for cervical cancer screening. Research report submitted to the National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, DC.