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Jin Young Seo

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

  • 2020: Co-I (PI: Sunjoo Kang), A Study on Program Development to Improve Nursing Competency for Patients with New Infectious Diseases, Mo Im Kim COVID-19 Research Grant, Global Korean Nursing Foundation, 8/15/2020–3/31/2022, $10,000.
  • 2019: PI, A Culturally Tailored Education Program to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk in Korean Immigrant Women. NYS DOH Patricia S. Brown Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Education, 1/1/2019–12/31/2021, $245,002.
  • 2016: PI, Health Seeking and Healthcare Utilization Among Korean Immigrant Women Working in Nail Salons. PSC-CUNY Research Award.
  • 2016: PI, Health Seeking and Health Services Utilization Among Asian Immigrant Women Working in Nail Salons. Alpha Phi Chapter Research Award of Sigma Theta Tau International.
  • 2016: PI, Health Seeking and Healthcare Utilization Among Korean Immigrant Women Working in Nail Salons. Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Grant to HBSON, $10,000.
  • 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
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(212) 481-5164
js3149@hunter.cuny.edu

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