Eunice Lee
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 Title: Assistant Professor
 Dept: Social Work
 Office: RT 1412
 Phone: 216-687-4599
 Email: e.lee85@csuohio.edu
 Address: 2121 Euclid Ave. RT 1412, Cleveland, OH 44115

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Research Keywords:
Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities, Childhood Adversity, Health Behaviors, Chronic Disease Prevention, Infant Mortality, Mixed Methods Research, Community-Engaged Research, Dissemination & Implementation Science
 
Education:
Ph.D., Social Welfare, Case Western Reserve University, 2016
M.S.W., Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, 2009
M.S.W., Social Work, Chongshin University, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
B.A., Theology, Chongshin University, Seoul, South Korea, 1995
 
Brief Bio:
Eunice Lee is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, College of Health at Cleveland State University. She earned her Master of Social Work degrees from both the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Chongshin University in Seoul, South Korea. In 2016, she received her Doctorate in Social Welfare from the Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). She also completed an HRSA-funded T32 Research Fellowship in the Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine at CWRU. She currently teaches Social Welfare Policy and Analysis, and Fundamentals of Research. Her research is centered on social and environmental determinants that influence the health and well-being of children from disadvantaged families. She has been involved in federally-funded research projects to promote health equity through community-engaged research, community/university partnership, transdisciplinary research, dissemination and implementation (D&I) science research, and mixed methods research.
 
Honors and Awards:
Graduate Faculty, Cleveland State University, College of Graduate Studies, 2022-present

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellow, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 2018

The Outstanding Dissertation Award, Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA), Council on Social Work Education, 2016

The Ruth Barber Moon Award, Case Western Reserve University, School of Graduate Studies, 2012

International Research Internship Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, 2010

Academic Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, 2007-2009

Academic Excellence Scholarship, Chongshin University, Graduate School of Social Work, Seoul, South Korea, 2005-2007
 
Professional Affiliations:
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Member, 2010-present
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Member, 2010-present
American Public Health Association (APHA), Member, 2016-present
Ohio Asian American Health Coalition, Member, 2017-2019
American Statistical Association (ASA), Member, 2012-2014
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Member, 2011-2014
 
Professional Experience:
Adjunct Instructor, Case Western Reserve University, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, 2015-2022

HRSA/NRSA T32 Transdisciplinary Fellowship in Primary Care Research, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Department of Bioethics, 2018-2021

Postdoctoral Scholar/Research Associate, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, 2016-2018

Research Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Social Development, 2009-2010
 
University Service:
Cleveland State University
   School of Social Work, Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2024
   School of Social Work, Evaluation Committee, Member, 2022-present
   School of Social Work, Awards Committee, Member, 2023
   T.E.C.H. Hub, Affiliate, 2023-present

Case Western Reserve University
   Korean American Student Association, Supervisor, 2017-2022
   Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Graduate Student
   Senate, 2012-2013
 
Professional Service:
Manuscript Reviews
   Translational Behavioral Medicine
   Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
   Journal of Community Practice
   Journal of Urban Health                                                  
   Public Health Nutrition                                              
                                      
Conference Abstract Reviews
   American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Program Meeting                        
   Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting              
   Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference
 
Community Service:
Board of Directors, Member, Asian Services in Action (ASIA), Cleveland, OH, 2017-2020
Allocation Panel (Child Welfare), United Way of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2008
Member, Emergency Relief Team (Indonesia Earthquake), Korea Food for the Hungry International, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
Translator, Adoption Information Center, Seoul, Korea, 2005-2006
Translator, The Korean Committee for UNICEF, Seoul, Korea, 2005-2006
 
Research Grants:
Co-Investigator, Ohio Department of Higher Education-Third Frontier (1016649657), "Survive and Thrive: Achieving Birth Equity through a Community Perinatal Support Pipeline, " 2022-present

Principal Investigator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (T32HP30034), "Adverse Childhood Experiences, Child Health, and Health Behaviors," 2018-2021

Certified Research and Evaluation Enhancement Program (REEP) Evaluator, Ohio Commission on Minority Health (MIH 19-16) "We Got U Pre-Diabetes Program," Lorain Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (UMADAOP), Lorain, OH, 2018-2019

Co-Investigator, Centers for Disease Control (2B01OT009042-15 and U48DP005030) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (G-1415-17-0847 and G-1617-0452), "Dissemination of Diagnostic Tools to Assess Readiness and Capacity for Community-level Obesity Prevention" (PI: Darcy A. Freedman, PhD), 2017-2018