- Assistant 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 is on symptom science with a focus on sleep disturbances and fatigue symptoms. She is especially interested in developing novel symptom management interventions to improve quality of life and 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 is funded in part by the Rhode Island Foundation.
Dr. Lee advises a group of Undergraduate Research Fellows and has served as a Faculty Mentor for two recipients of the URI Undergraduate Research and Innovation Grant.
She is an active member of the American Statistical Association, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Eastern Nursing Research Society, the Global Korean Nursing Foundation, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She also serves as a Faculty Counselor for the latter.
Research
Symptom science; behavioral research; fatigue; sleep health; 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
Mammen, J. R. & Lee, J. E. (2021). Understanding the genetics of COPD, α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), and implications for clinical practice. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(8), 576-579. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000627
Baek, S., Choi, E., & Lee, J. (2020). Unmet healthcare needs of children in vulnerable families in South Korea: Finding from the Community Child Center Child Panel Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 8241. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218241
Yee, N., Locke, E. R., Pike, K., Chen, Z., Lee, J., Huang, J. C., Nguyen, H. Q., & Fan, V. S. (2020). Frailty in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Risk of Exacerbations and Hospitalizations. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 15, 1967-1976. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S245505
Liu, T., Lee, J., Wang, J., Ge, S., & Li, C. (2020). Cognitive dysfunction in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A concept analysis. Clinical Nursing Research, 29(5), 339-351. doi:10.1177/1054773819862973
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
Fleehart, S., Fan, V. S., Nguyen, H. Q., Lee, J., Kohen, R., Herting, J., Matute-Bello, B., Adams, S. G., Pagalilauan, G., & Borson, S. (2014). Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in patients with COPD: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 10, 1321-1329. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S65507
Thomas, K. A., Burr, R. L., Spieker, S., Lee, J., & Chen, J. (2014). Mother-infant circadian rhythm: Development of individual patterns and dyadic synchrony. Early Human Development, 90(12), 885-890. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.005
Oh, E.G., Yoo, J.Y., Lee, J.E., Hyun, S.S., Ko, I.S., & Chu, S.H. (2014). Effects of a three‐month therapeutic lifestyle modification program to improve bone health in postmenopausal Korean women in a rural community: a randomized controlled trial. Research in Nursing & Health, 37(4), 292-301. doi: 10.1002/nur.21608
Nguyen, H. Q., Fan, V. S., Herting, J., Lee, J., Fu, M., Chen, Z., Borson, S., Kohen, R., Matute-Bello, B., Pagalilauan, G., & Adams, S. G. (2013). Patients with COPD with higher levels of anxiety are more physically active. Chest, 144, 145-151. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1873
Kim, S. H., Cho, Y. U., Kim, S. J., Lee, J. E., & Kim, J. H. (2013). Low bone density in breast cancer survivors in Korea: prevalence, risk factors and associations with health-related quality of life. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17, 196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.07.003
Oh, E. G., Bang, S. Y., Kim, S. H., Hyun, S. S., Chu, S. H., Jeon, J. Y., Im, J. A., Lee, J. E., & Lee, M. K. (2013). Therapeutic lifestyle modification program reduces plasma levels of the chemokines CRP and MCP-1 in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Biological Research for Nursing, 15, 48-55.
Oh, E.G., Yoo, J.Y., Lee, J.E., Ko, I.S., & Chu, S.H. (2012). Bone health knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors in middle-aged Korean women. Korean Journal of Health Promotion, 12(2), 90-99.
Kim, S. S., Lee, W. H., Cheon, J. Y., Lee, J. E., Yeo, K. S., & Lee, J. H. (2012). Preferences for advance directives in Korea. Nursing Research and Practice, 873892.
Oh, E. G., Ko, I. S., Chu, S. H., Lee, J. E., & Yoo, J. Y. (2012). Female college students’ knowledge, self-efficacy and health behaviors related to bone health. Korean Journal of Womens Health Nursing, 18, 38-48.
Oh, E. G., Kim, S. H., Bang, S. Y., Hyun, S. S., Im, J. A., Lee, J. E., & Yoo, J. Y. (2012). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is independently associated with arterial stiffness in women with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 27, 61-67.
Oh, E. G., Bang, S. Y., Kim, S. H., Hyun, S. S., Chu, S. H., Jeon, Y. K., Im, J. A., Lee, M. K., & Lee, J. E. (2011). Effects of a therapeutic lifestyle modification program on inflammatory chemokines and insulin resistance in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Biological Research for Nursing, 13, 182-188.
Kim, J. H., Song, J. E., Lee, S. K., Heo, S. K., Sung, Y. H., & Lee, J. E. (2011). The effect of emotional intelligence on organizational performance in clinical nurses. The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education, 17, 81-90.
Lee, J. E., Oh, E. G., Kim, S. S., Kim, S. A., Han, K. H., Kim, S. H., & Jee, E. J. (2011). Disease knowledge, uncertainty, stress and health behaviors in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing, 23, 20-30.
Lee, W. H., Sung, J. H., Lee, J. E., & Kang, K. A. (2010). The experiences of prayer in Christian patients with breast cancer. Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing, 10, 199-209.
Oh, E. G., Bang, S. Y., Hyun, S. S., Kim, S. H., Chu, S. H., Jeon, Y. K., Im, J. A., Lee, M. K., & Lee, J. E. (2010). Effect of a 6-month lifestyle modification intervention on the cardiometabolic risk factors and health-related qualities of life in women with metabolic syndrome. Metabolism, 59, 1035-1043.