Jung Eun Lee, PhD, MSN, RN

  • Associate Professor
  • College of Nursing
  • Phone: 401.874.4905
  • Email: jelee@uri.edu
  • Office Location: RI NEC, Room 248, 350 Eddy St., Providence, RI, 02903

Biography

Dr. Jung Eun (Jay) Lee’s research focuses on symptom science, with an emphasis on fatigue symptoms among individuals living with chronic diseases. She is especially interested in developing novel symptom management interventions to improve health outcomes for underrepresented populations with chronic conditions.

Dr. Lee speaks regularly at national and international conferences, and has received the American Thoracic Society Abstract Award in 2014, 2016, and 2017. Her research on HIV-related symptoms was funded in part by the Rhode Island Foundation. She is currently developing a self-management intervention for older adults living with multimorbidity.

Dr. Lee advises a group of Undergraduate Research Fellows and has served as a Faculty Mentor for four recipients of the URI Undergraduate Research and Innovation Grant.

She is an active member of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association and the International AIDS Society. She has also served as a Faculty Counselor for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

 

Research

Symptom science; behavioral research; quality of life; chronic disease; statistics

 

Education

PhD, Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

MSN, Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

BSN, Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Selected Publications

Lee, J. E., Haynes, E., & Chan, P. A. (in press). Symptoms and health-related quality of life among older adults living with HIV. Nursing Research. 

Lee, J. E., Haynes, E., DeSanto-Madeya, S., & Kim, Y. M. (2024). Social determinants of health and multimorbidity among adults 50 years and older in the United States. Nursing Research, 73(2), 126-137. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000708

Lee, J. E., Nguyen, H. Q., & Fan, V. S. (2024). Inflammatory markers and fatigue in individuals with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nursing Research, 73(1), 54-61. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000695

Lee, J. E. (2023). Cancer history and healthcare utilization among Asian adults living in the United States: A population-based study. Asian Oncology Nursing, 23(4), 168-176. doi: 10.5388/aon.2023.23.4.168

Kim, Y. M., & Lee, J. E. (2023). Dyadic effects of psychological health on quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer and caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 39(5), 151477. doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151477

Hathaway, E. C., Lee, J., & Wojeck, R. K. (2023). Socioeconomic disparities associated with healthcare utilization among adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Nursing Research, 72(3), 167-174. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000638.

Lee, J., Nguyen, H. Q., Jarrett, M. E., Mitchell, P. H., Pike, K. C., & Fan, V. S. (2018). Effect of symptoms on physical performance in COPD. Heart & Lung, 47(2), 149–156. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2017.12.007

Lee, J. E., Kim, S. S., Kim, S., Han, K. H., Kim, S. H., Ji, E. J., & Oh, E. G. (2011). Factors influencing health behavior of patients with chronic hepatitis B. Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing, 23(1), 20-30.