Faculty
Department of Public Administration, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-743, Korea Tel:+82-2-970-6489 / Fax:+82-2-971-4647
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Name |
Sunha Choi |
MAJOR |
Policy analysis; Health care utilization; Gerontology |
TEL |
02-970-6254 |
E-mail |
schoi12@seoultech.ac.kr |
Biography
￮ Ph.D. in Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
￮ Master of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
￮ Bachelor of Arts, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Psychology)
￮ Master of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
￮ Bachelor of Arts, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Psychology)
Careers
￮ 2018- Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
￮ 2013-2018 Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.(Tenured:2018)
￮ 2012-2018 Visiting Scholar, The Atlanta Research Data Center (ARDC), Atlanta, GA.
￮ 2011-2013 Lecturer, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
￮ 2007-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY.
￮ 2002-2005 Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
￮ 2013-2018 Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.(Tenured:2018)
￮ 2012-2018 Visiting Scholar, The Atlanta Research Data Center (ARDC), Atlanta, GA.
￮ 2011-2013 Lecturer, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
￮ 2007-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY.
￮ 2002-2005 Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Research Areas
의료 및 노인 복지정책, 정책분석
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
1. Choi, S. (in press). Association of hearing impairment with social participation restriction and depression: Comparison between midlife and older adults. Aging & Mental Health. [SSCI]
2. Jung, Y., & Choi, S. (2023). Trajectories of preventive healthcare utilization among older Koreans: The role of social relationships. Health Education & Behavior, 50(3), 382-393. [SSCI]
3. Choi, S. (2022). Medicare enrollment rates across six Asian subgroups in the U.S. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(5), 1976-1989. [SSCI]
4. Choi, S. (2021). Non-Medicare enrollees aged 65 or older: The effects of labor-force participation, citizenship, and age. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(4), 365-376. [SSCI]
5. Choi, S. (2021). The effect of chronic illness on psychological distress: Perceived neighborhood social cohesion as a moderator. Journal of Community Welfare, 76, 1-27. [KCI]
6. Choi, S. (2020). The effects of social participation restriction on psychological distress among older adults with chronic illness. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(8), 850-863.[SSCI]
7. Kim, G., Choi, S., & Lyu, J. (2020). Body mass index and trajectories of cognitive decline among older Korean adults. Aging and Mental Health, 24(5), 758-765. [SSCI]
8. Choi, S., Lee, S., Kim, J., & Na, J. (2019). Effects of community integration on quality of life among Asian Americans. International Social Work, 62(5), 1404-1415.[SSCI]
9. Choi, S. (2018). Midlife adults with functional limitations: Comparison of adults with early- and late-onset arthritis-related disability. Disability and Health Journal, 11(3), 374-381. [SSCI]
10. Choi, S. (2018). Experiencing financial hardship associated with medical bills and its effects on healthcare access: A two-year panel study. Health Education & Behavior, 45(4), 616-624.[SSCI]
11. Choi, S., Lee, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2018). The effects of state Medicaid expansion on low-income individuals’ access to health care: Multilevel modeling. Population Health Management, 22(3), 235-244. [SSCI]
12. Choi, S. (2017). Sub-ethnic and geographic variations in out-of-pocket private health insurance premiums among mid-life Asians. Journal of Aging and Health, 29(2), 222-246. [SSCI]
13. Choi, S., Kim, G., & Lee, S. (2016). Effects of nativity, length of residence, and county-level foreign-born density on mental health among older adults in the U.S. Psychiatric Quarterly, 87(4), 675-688. [SSCI]
14. Choi, S. (2016). Experiencing unmet medical needs or delayed care because of cost: Foreign-born adults in the U.S. by region of birth. International Journal of Health Services, 46(4), 693-711. [SSCI]
15. Lee, S., Rothbard, A., & Choi, S. (2016). Effects of comorbid health conditions on healthcare expenditures among people with severe mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 25(4), 291-296. [SSCI]
16. *Choi, S. (2015). How does satisfaction with medical care differ by citizenship and nativity status? : A county-level multilevel analysis. The Gerontologist, 55(5), 735-747. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2013 Senior Service America’s Senior Scholar Award presented at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting)
17. Nguyen, D., Choi, S., & Park, S. (2015). The moderating effects of ethnicity and employment type on insurance coverage: Four Asian subgroups in California. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 34(7), 858-878. [SSCI]
18. Choi, S., & Cassie, K. M. (2015). A comparison of young, middle-aged, and older uninsured individuals in the U.S.: Health beliefs and satisfaction with providers. Social Work in Health Care, 54(7), 669-685. [SSCI]
19. Choi, S., Hasche, L., & Nguyen, D. (2015). Effects of depression on the subsequent year’s healthcare expenditures among older adults: Two-year panel study. Psychiatric Quarterly, 86, 225-241. [SSCI]
20.*Choi, S. (2015). Out-of-pocket expenditures and the financial burden of healthcare among older adults: By nativity and length of residence in the United States. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(2), 149-170. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2016 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work’s Rose Dobrof Award)
21. Lee, S., Choi, S., Proulx, L., & Cornwell, J. (2015). Community integration of Burmese refugees in the United States. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6(4), 333-341. [SSCI]
22. Choi, S., Lee, S., Matejkowski, J., & Baek, Y. (2014). The relationships among depression, physical health conditions and healthcare expenditures for younger and older Americans. Journal of Mental Health, 23(3), 140-145. [SSCI]
23. Lee, S., Laiewski, L., & Choi, S. (2014). Racial-ethnic variation in U.S. mental health service use among Latino and Asian non-U.S. citizens. Psychiatric Services, 65(1), 68-74. [SSCI]
24. Lee, S., Choi, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder onset among foreign-born Asian Americans: Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese ethnic groups. Psychiatry Research, 210(1), 315-322. [SSCI]
25. Lee, M., Hasche, L., Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder and subthreshold depression among older adults in community long-term care. Aging & Mental Health, 17(4), 461-469. [SSCI]
26. Lee, Y., & Choi, S. (2013). Korean American dementia caregivers’ attitudes toward caregiving: The role of social network versus satisfaction with social support. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 32(4), 422-442. [SSCI]
27. Bransford, C. L., & Choi, S. (2012).Using Interpersonal Psychotherapy to reduce depression among home-bound elders: A service-learning research collaboration. Best Practices in Mental Health, 8(1), 3-15.
28. Choi, S. (2012). Testing healthy immigrant effects among late-life immigrants in the United States: Using multiple indicators. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(3), 475-506. [SSCI]
29. Choi, S. (2011). A Critical review of theoretical frameworks for health service use among older immigrants in the U.S. Social Theory & Health, 9, 183-202.[SSCI]
30. Choi, S. (2011). Longitudinal changes in access to health care by immigrant status among older adults: The importance of health insurance as a mediator. The Gerontologist, 51(2), 156-169. [SSCI]
31. Lee, S., & Choi, S. (2009). Disparities in access to health care among noncitizens in the United States. Health Sociology Review, 18(3), 307-320. [SSCI]
32. Choi, S., Rozario, P., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2009). Elders with first psychiatric hospitalization for depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 33-40. [SSCI]
33. Choi, S., & Davitt, J. (2009). Changes in the Medicare home health care market: The impact of reimbursement policy. Medical Care, 47(3), 302-309. [SSCI]
34. Proctor, E., Morrow-Howell, N., Choi, S., & Lawrence, L. (2008). Notation of depression in case records of older adults in community long-term care. Social Work, 53(3), 243-253. [SSCI]
35. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). Tracing the history of Medicare home health care: The impact of policy on benefit use. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(1), 247-276. [SSCI]
36. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). The impact of policy on nursing and allied health services: Lessons from the Medicare home health benefit. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(1), 2-15. [SSCI]
37. Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Choi, S., Lawrence, L., Brooks, A., Hasche, L., Dore, P., & Blinne, W. (2008). Depression in public community long-term care: Implications for intervention development. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(1), 37-51. [SSCI]
38. Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2006). Configuration of services used by depressed older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 10(3), 240-249. [SSCI]
39. *Choi, S. (2006). Insurance status and health service utilization among newly-arrived older immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 8(2), 149-162. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2004 Gerontological Society of America Student Research Award, Social Research, Policy and Practice (SRPP) section)
1. Choi, S. (in press). Association of hearing impairment with social participation restriction and depression: Comparison between midlife and older adults. Aging & Mental Health. [SSCI]
2. Jung, Y., & Choi, S. (2023). Trajectories of preventive healthcare utilization among older Koreans: The role of social relationships. Health Education & Behavior, 50(3), 382-393. [SSCI]
3. Choi, S. (2022). Medicare enrollment rates across six Asian subgroups in the U.S. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(5), 1976-1989. [SSCI]
4. Choi, S. (2021). Non-Medicare enrollees aged 65 or older: The effects of labor-force participation, citizenship, and age. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(4), 365-376. [SSCI]
5. Choi, S. (2021). The effect of chronic illness on psychological distress: Perceived neighborhood social cohesion as a moderator. Journal of Community Welfare, 76, 1-27. [KCI]
6. Choi, S. (2020). The effects of social participation restriction on psychological distress among older adults with chronic illness. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(8), 850-863.[SSCI]
7. Kim, G., Choi, S., & Lyu, J. (2020). Body mass index and trajectories of cognitive decline among older Korean adults. Aging and Mental Health, 24(5), 758-765. [SSCI]
8. Choi, S., Lee, S., Kim, J., & Na, J. (2019). Effects of community integration on quality of life among Asian Americans. International Social Work, 62(5), 1404-1415.[SSCI]
9. Choi, S. (2018). Midlife adults with functional limitations: Comparison of adults with early- and late-onset arthritis-related disability. Disability and Health Journal, 11(3), 374-381. [SSCI]
10. Choi, S. (2018). Experiencing financial hardship associated with medical bills and its effects on healthcare access: A two-year panel study. Health Education & Behavior, 45(4), 616-624.[SSCI]
11. Choi, S., Lee, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2018). The effects of state Medicaid expansion on low-income individuals’ access to health care: Multilevel modeling. Population Health Management, 22(3), 235-244. [SSCI]
12. Choi, S. (2017). Sub-ethnic and geographic variations in out-of-pocket private health insurance premiums among mid-life Asians. Journal of Aging and Health, 29(2), 222-246. [SSCI]
13. Choi, S., Kim, G., & Lee, S. (2016). Effects of nativity, length of residence, and county-level foreign-born density on mental health among older adults in the U.S. Psychiatric Quarterly, 87(4), 675-688. [SSCI]
14. Choi, S. (2016). Experiencing unmet medical needs or delayed care because of cost: Foreign-born adults in the U.S. by region of birth. International Journal of Health Services, 46(4), 693-711. [SSCI]
15. Lee, S., Rothbard, A., & Choi, S. (2016). Effects of comorbid health conditions on healthcare expenditures among people with severe mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 25(4), 291-296. [SSCI]
16. *Choi, S. (2015). How does satisfaction with medical care differ by citizenship and nativity status? : A county-level multilevel analysis. The Gerontologist, 55(5), 735-747. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2013 Senior Service America’s Senior Scholar Award presented at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting)
17. Nguyen, D., Choi, S., & Park, S. (2015). The moderating effects of ethnicity and employment type on insurance coverage: Four Asian subgroups in California. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 34(7), 858-878. [SSCI]
18. Choi, S., & Cassie, K. M. (2015). A comparison of young, middle-aged, and older uninsured individuals in the U.S.: Health beliefs and satisfaction with providers. Social Work in Health Care, 54(7), 669-685. [SSCI]
19. Choi, S., Hasche, L., & Nguyen, D. (2015). Effects of depression on the subsequent year’s healthcare expenditures among older adults: Two-year panel study. Psychiatric Quarterly, 86, 225-241. [SSCI]
20.*Choi, S. (2015). Out-of-pocket expenditures and the financial burden of healthcare among older adults: By nativity and length of residence in the United States. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(2), 149-170. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2016 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work’s Rose Dobrof Award)
21. Lee, S., Choi, S., Proulx, L., & Cornwell, J. (2015). Community integration of Burmese refugees in the United States. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6(4), 333-341. [SSCI]
22. Choi, S., Lee, S., Matejkowski, J., & Baek, Y. (2014). The relationships among depression, physical health conditions and healthcare expenditures for younger and older Americans. Journal of Mental Health, 23(3), 140-145. [SSCI]
23. Lee, S., Laiewski, L., & Choi, S. (2014). Racial-ethnic variation in U.S. mental health service use among Latino and Asian non-U.S. citizens. Psychiatric Services, 65(1), 68-74. [SSCI]
24. Lee, S., Choi, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder onset among foreign-born Asian Americans: Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese ethnic groups. Psychiatry Research, 210(1), 315-322. [SSCI]
25. Lee, M., Hasche, L., Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder and subthreshold depression among older adults in community long-term care. Aging & Mental Health, 17(4), 461-469. [SSCI]
26. Lee, Y., & Choi, S. (2013). Korean American dementia caregivers’ attitudes toward caregiving: The role of social network versus satisfaction with social support. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 32(4), 422-442. [SSCI]
27. Bransford, C. L., & Choi, S. (2012).Using Interpersonal Psychotherapy to reduce depression among home-bound elders: A service-learning research collaboration. Best Practices in Mental Health, 8(1), 3-15.
28. Choi, S. (2012). Testing healthy immigrant effects among late-life immigrants in the United States: Using multiple indicators. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(3), 475-506. [SSCI]
29. Choi, S. (2011). A Critical review of theoretical frameworks for health service use among older immigrants in the U.S. Social Theory & Health, 9, 183-202.[SSCI]
30. Choi, S. (2011). Longitudinal changes in access to health care by immigrant status among older adults: The importance of health insurance as a mediator. The Gerontologist, 51(2), 156-169. [SSCI]
31. Lee, S., & Choi, S. (2009). Disparities in access to health care among noncitizens in the United States. Health Sociology Review, 18(3), 307-320. [SSCI]
32. Choi, S., Rozario, P., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2009). Elders with first psychiatric hospitalization for depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 33-40. [SSCI]
33. Choi, S., & Davitt, J. (2009). Changes in the Medicare home health care market: The impact of reimbursement policy. Medical Care, 47(3), 302-309. [SSCI]
34. Proctor, E., Morrow-Howell, N., Choi, S., & Lawrence, L. (2008). Notation of depression in case records of older adults in community long-term care. Social Work, 53(3), 243-253. [SSCI]
35. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). Tracing the history of Medicare home health care: The impact of policy on benefit use. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(1), 247-276. [SSCI]
36. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). The impact of policy on nursing and allied health services: Lessons from the Medicare home health benefit. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(1), 2-15. [SSCI]
37. Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Choi, S., Lawrence, L., Brooks, A., Hasche, L., Dore, P., & Blinne, W. (2008). Depression in public community long-term care: Implications for intervention development. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(1), 37-51. [SSCI]
38. Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2006). Configuration of services used by depressed older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 10(3), 240-249. [SSCI]
39. *Choi, S. (2006). Insurance status and health service utilization among newly-arrived older immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 8(2), 149-162. [SSCI]
(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2004 Gerontological Society of America Student Research Award, Social Research, Policy and Practice (SRPP) section)
Awarded
◾ 우수교육상(전임), 2022학년도 교육분야 우수교원, 서울과학기술대학교, 2023최선하