Jin Young Seo, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC

Associate Professor

Jin Young Seo is an associate professor at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.

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Educational Background

PhD, Nursing, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 2015
Post-Master's Certificate, Nursing Education, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 2014
MS, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 2007
BS, Nursing, Kyungpook National University, 2001

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) Institute, 2019
Nursing Outlook Excellence in Research Award, 2017
Annual Ruth G. Elder Excellence in Research Award, University at Buffalo, 2015
GSEU Professional Development Award, University at Buffalo, 2013
DeVoe Doctoral Dissertation Award, University at Buffalo, 2013

Research

Dr. Seo targets her program of research on Asian immigrant women’s health service utilization, health disparities (social determinants), and health seeking behavior regarding cancer screening behavior. As a PI of a grant from the New York State Department of Health (DOH01-C33912GG-3450000), she has been developing, implementing, and evaluating a culturally tailored educational program to reduce breast cancer health disparity among high-risk Korean immigrant women in NYC. Dr. Seo has valuable experience leading community-engaged studies and recently, led, as PI, three pilot studies among this hard-to-reach and vulnerable population of Asian women working as nail salon to investigate their health symptoms, health concerns, and health seeking and health service utilization. Most recently, she conducted a pilot study in collaboration with Temple University College of Public Health to assess indoor air quality in nail salons in NY and NJ and plans to develop and implement multilevel intervention to minimize chemical exposure to nail salon workers in the Greater NYC area.

Grants and Publications

Seo, J. Y., Park, S. H., Choi, S. E., Lee, M. K., & Strauss, S. (2022, in press). Development and modification of a culturally tailored education program to prevent breast cancer in Korean immigrant women in New York City. Journal of Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-022-02207-2
Seo, J. Y., & Strauss, S. M. (2020). Association of cancer history and health care utilization among female immigrants using NHANES 2007-2016 data. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22, 1208–1216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01090-7
Seo, J. Y., Kim, H. K., Euam, J., & Strauss, S. M. (2020). “Worrying about getting sick in the future”: Lived experience of health seeking and healthcare utilization among Korean immigrant nail salon workers. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 7, 508–518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-019-00679-5
Chao, Y., Seo, J. Y., Katigbak, C., & Chang, Y. (2020). Utilization of mental health services among older Chinese immigrants in New York City. Community Mental Health Journal, 56, 1331–1343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00570-2
Seo, J. Y., Kuerban, A., Bae, S-H, & Strauss, S. M. (2019). Disparities in health care utilization between Asian immigrant women and Non-Hispanic White women in the United States. Journal of Women’s Health, 28(10), 1368–1377. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7532
Seo, J. Y., Chao, Y.-Y., & Strauss, S. M. (2019). Work-related symptoms, safety concerns, and health service utilization among Korean and Chinese nail salon workers in the greater New York City area. Asian Pacific Journal of Public Health, 31(3), 199–209. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519840255
Seo, J. Y., Chao, Y.-Y., Yeung, K. M., & Strauss, S. M. (2019). Factors influencing health service utilization among Asian immigrant nail salon workers in the Greater New York City area. Journal of Community Health, 44(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-0544-7
Byrnes, L., Hickey, M., Seo, J. Y., & Goshin, L. (2018). Caring for women with disabilities during the perinatal period: Results of a descriptive survey. Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs, 6(4), 38–43.
Seo, J. Y., Kim, W., Hewner, S., & Dickerson, S. S. (2018). Lived experience of health seeking and healthcare utilization among Korean immigrant women living in suburban communities. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 3(1), 8–20. https://doi.org/10.31372/20180301.1086
Chung, J., Seo, J. Y., & Lee, J. (2018). Using the Socioecological Model to explore factors affecting health-seeking behaviors of older Korean immigrants. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 13(2), e12179. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12179
Seo, J. Y., & Chao, Y.-Y. (2018). The effects of exercise interventions on depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in the US: A systematic review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(3), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20171024-01
Seo, J. Y., Li, J., & Li, K. (2018). Cervical cancer screening experiences among Chinese American immigrant women in the United States. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 47(1), 52–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2017.10.003
Bae, S-H, Farasat, A., Nikolaey, A., Seo, J. Y., Foltz-Ramos, K., Fabry, D., & Castner, J. (2017). Nursing teams: Behind the charts. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(5), 354–365. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12473
Seo, J. Y., Bae, S.-H., & Dickerson, S. S. (2016). Korean immigrant women's health care utilization in the United States: A systematic review of literature. Asian Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28(2), 107–133. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539515626266
Bernstein, K., Park, S.-Y., Hahm, S., Lee, Y. N., Seo, J. Y., & Nokes, K. M. (2016). Efficacy of a culturally tailored therapeutic intervention program for community dwelling depressed Korean American women: A non-randomized quasi-experimental design study. Journal of Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 30(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2015.10.011
Bae, S.-H., Nikolaev, N., Seo, J. Y., & Castner, J. (2015). Health care provider social network analysis: A systematic review. Nursing Outlook,63(5), 566–584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.05.006
Meeker, M. A., Waldrop, D. P., & Seo, J. Y. (2015). Examining family meetings at end of life: The model of practice in a hospice in-patient unit. Palliative & Supportive Care, 13(5), 1283–1291. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951514001138
Castner, J., Gittere, S., & Seo, J. Y. (2015). Criteria air pollutants and emergency nursing. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 41(3), 186–192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2014.08.011
Seo, J. Y., Kim, W., & Dickerson, S. S. (2014). Korean immigrant women's lived experience of childbirth in the United States. Journal of Obstetric Gynecologicand Neonatal Nursing, 43(3), 305–317. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12313
Hewner, S. J., & Seo, J. Y. (2014). Informatics role in integrating population and patient centered knowledge to improve care transitions in complex chronic disease. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics,18(2), available at https://ojni.org/archive.html
Hewner, S., Seo, J. Y., Gothard, S., & Johnson, B. J. (2014). Aligning population-based care management with chronic disease complexity. Nursing Outlook, 62(4), 250–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2014.03.003
Castner, J., Grinslade, S., Guay, J., Hettinger, A. Z., Seo, J. Y., & Boris, L. (2013). Registered nurse scope of practice and ED complaint-specific protocols. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 39(5), 467–473.e463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2013.02.009
Marecki, M., & Seo, J. Y. (2010). Perinatal urinary and fecal incontinence: Suffering in silence. Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 24(4), 330–340.

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Jin Young Seo

School of Nursing
Brookdale West 416
(212) 481-5164
js3149@hunter.cuny.edu