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Hee Yun Lee, PhD

Professor
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Dr. Hee Yun Lee is a Professor and Endowed Academic Chair on Social Work and Health at the University of Alabama School of Social Work. She is a behavioral health scientist and her major research areas include cancer health disparities among underserved populations. She has 18 years of experience in clinical trials of cancer prevention behavior change interventions using mobile health technology. To date, she has developed five different types of cancer prevention apps combined with wearable devices to promote positive health behavior changes. She is currently working on seven federally-funded research projects with interdisciplinary research team at University of Alabama and Black Belt areas.

One of her research projects, COVID 19 vaccination promotion project in Black Belt region funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration, was recognized by the President of University of Alabama and won the Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award, one of the most prestigious awards at the University of Alabama. Her other line of research is global health. Several of her research investigations have specifically focused on health disparity issues among marginalized groups globally including Korea, India, and Uganda. Her research findings have been used to develop evidence-based health programs and policies including Healthy People 2030 and she provides numerous presentations at national and international conferences.

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