Degrees

Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
M.S.W., University of California-Los Angeles
M.S.G., University of Southern California
M.A., Seoul National University
B.A., Seoul National University

Current Research

• A culturally tailored video-based intervention to motivate underserved Vietnamese Americans to obtain colorectal cancer screening
• Assessment of cancer literacy among Hmong American refugees, aimed at developing culturally competent cancer prevention interventions
• Comparison and examination of attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs of Korean American immigrants and Koreans in Korea on the topic of cancer screening
• Cancer health disparity among elderly Asian American cancer survivors and the importance of culture and life strengths in coping with cancer
• Health literacy and its impact on health disparity in Asian immigrant and refugee populations

Publications

1. Lee, H., Lytle, K., Yang, P, & Lum, T. (In press). Mental health literacy in Hmong and Cambodian American elderly refugees: A barrier to recognizing and seeking help for depression. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

2. Lee, H., Lee, S. E., & Eaton, C. (In press). Definition of financial abuse in Korean elderly immigrants: Does culture play a role? Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect.

3. Lee, H., Gibson, P., & Chaisson, R. (In press). Elderly Korean immigrants' socially and culturally constructed definitions of elder neglect. Journal of Aging Studies.

4. Yoon, H. S., Lee, H., Park, E. S., Yoon, J. Y., Kwon, J. H., Park, K. H., Nam, R., & Kang, S. B. (In press). Effectiveness of the elder mistreatment prevention program for older persons. Journal of Community Social Welfare.

5. Lee, H., Ju, E. S., Vang, P. D., & Lundquist, M. (In press). Breast and cervical cancer screening disparity among subgroups of Asian American women: Does race/ethnicity matter? Journal of Women’s Health.

6. Lee, H., & Shin, N. R. (2010). Cultural view on and response to elder mistreatment in elderly Korean American immigrants: A social development intervention. Social Development Issues, 89-110.

7. Lee, H., & Vang, S. (2010). Barriers to Cancer Screening in Hmong Americans: The Influence of Health Care Accessibility, Culture, and Cancer Literacy. Journal of Community Health, 35(3), 302-314.

8. Yoon, H. S., Lee, H., Kwon, J. H., Yoon, J. Y., Park, E. S., Nam, R., Kang, S. B., & Park, K. H. (2010). Perception and help-seeking behavior among older persons by using six hypothetical elder mistreatment scenarios. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 30(1), 221-240.

9. Lee, H., Park, E. J., & Lightfoot, E. (2010). When does a battered woman seek help from the police? The role of battered woman’s functionality. Journal of Family Violence, 25(2), 195-204.

10. Lee, H., Ju, E. S., & Lightfoot, E. (2010). The role of substance use by a perpetrator and a victim on the outcomes of intimate partner violence. Journal of Social Work Practice in Addiction, 10(1), 3-24.

11. Lee, S., Lee, H., & Diwan, S. (2010). What do Korean American immigrants know about Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? The impact of acculturation and exposure to the disease on AD knowledge. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, 66-73.

12. Lee, H. (2010). Family violence in Asian Americans: Child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder mistreatment. In The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today, eds. E. Wen-Chu Chen & G. J. Yoo (pp. 889-900). Greenwood: San Francisco.

13. Lee, H., & Eaton, C. (2009). Financial abuse in elderly Korean immigrants: Mixed analysis of the role of culture on perception and help-seeking intention. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 52(5), 463-488.

14. Lee, H., Lightfoot, E., & Edleson, J. (2008). Differences among battered mothers in their involvement with child protection services: Could the perpetrator's biological relationship to the child have an impact? Children and Youth Services Review, 30(10), 1189-1197.