Hwayun Lee, MSN, MPH, RN

Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Health Disparities of Underserved Populations

Faculty Advisor:
Haera Han, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor

Dissertation Focus:
The focus of my dissertation will be exploring the psychosocial correlates of smoking among Asian American immigrant adolescents.

Publications:

Hill M, Kim M, Lee H. (2003). Patient related barriers to blood pressure control. In Hypertension Primer: Essentials of High Blood Pressure (3rd Ed). JL Izzo Jr. MD & HR Black MD (Eds.). American Heart Association.

Weil, JM & Lee, HH. (2004). Cultural considerations in understanding family violence among Asian American Pacific Islander families. J Community Health Nursing, 21(4):217-27.

Kim M, Han H. Park HJ, Lee H, Kim KB (2005). Constructing and Testing a Self-Help Intervention for High Blood Pressure Control Program for Korean American Seniors. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. (In Print).

Presentations:

Kim MT, Kim KB, Kang J, Ko M, Lee H, Park HJ, Han HR. Cultural Influences on
Smoking Behaviors of Korean Americans. 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 6-10, 2004.

Han HR, Kim MT, Kang J, Ko M, Pistulka G, Lee H, Kim KB. Effective Health Communications: Finding a Right Channel for a Linguistically Isolated Population. 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 6-10, 2004.

Lee H, Han H, Kim MT, Kim KB. Implementing a Multilevel Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans in Maryland. National State of the Science Conference, Washington DC, October 6 - 9, 2004.

Han HR, Kim MT, Kim KB, Han W, Park H, Pistulka G, Lee H. Anti-Smoking Media Campaigns for a Linguistically Isolated Population. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, December 10-12, 2003.

Kim KB, Han W, Kim MT, Lee H, Park H, Pistulka G, Han HR. A Community-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Americans in Maryland. National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA, December 10-12, 2003.

Kim MT, Han HR, Park HJ, Lee H, Pistulka G. A Community-Based Health Promotion Program for Korean American Elderly: Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Population. 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.

Pistulka G, Han HR, Park HJ, Lee H, Kim, M. Acculturation stress, Social Support and Depression among the Korean American Immigrant Elderly in Maryland. 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.

Han HR, Pistulka G, Park HJ, Lee H, Kim KB, Kim MT. High Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Korean American Elderly with Hypertension. American Heart Association 75th Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 17-20, 2002.

Honors and Awards:

Johnson & Johnson Community Health Scholar, Baltimore, MD 2004-2006

Vice president, Doctoral Student Organization, 2004-2005
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Fellow (selected), Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program, 2004-2005
funded by ANA & SAMHSA.

Health Disparity for Underserved Population Fellow, 2003-2005
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Baltimore, MD 2002-2003

Senior Leadership Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1994

Award of Achievement from United Asia Learning Resource Center, 1994
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Honorable Mention, NBA Recognition Award for Outstanding 1988
Community, Needham, MA