Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP

Professor

My research focuses on health effects of occupational exposures and prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Musculoskeletal disorders in health care workers
• Health effects from chemical exposures (pesticides, cleaning products)
• Organizational and occupational factors, safe work practices
• Occupational health surveillance
• Evaluation of impact of interventions at individual, organizational, and regulatory levels

Education
Post-doc, 06/2010 - Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PhD, 12/2007 - Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
MS, 02/1999 - Nursing, Seoul National University
BSN, 02/1993 - Nursing, Seoul National University
Publications

  1. Kyung M, Lee SJ, Wagner LM, Harris-Adamson C, Hong O. Factors Associated With Reporting Attitudes of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Direct Care Workers in South Korea. Workplace health & safety 2024. PMID: 38888370


  2. Coaston A, Lee SJ, Johnson JK, Weiss S, Hoffmann T, Stephens C. Factors associated with mobile medical clinic use: a retrospective cohort study. International journal for equity in health 2023. PMID: 37749529


  3. Lee SJ, Yun Y, Hwang J, Jong S. Impact of COVID-19 on occupational injuries and illnesses among nursing care facility workers: Analysis of California workers' compensation data, 2019-2021. American journal of industrial medicine 2023. PMID: 37635641


  4. Kwon S, Lee SJ. Underreporting of work-related low back pain among registered nurses: A mixed method study. American journal of industrial medicine 2023. PMID: 37635360


  5. Kyung M, Lee SJ, Dancu C, Hong O. Underreporting of workers' injuries or illnesses and contributing factors: a systematic review. BMC public health 2023. PMID: 36959647


  6. Odes R, Lee SJ, Hong O, Jun J. The effect of COVID-19 on workplace violence in California's hospitals: An interrupted time series analysis. Journal of advanced nursing 2023. PMID: 36762706


  7. Kwon S, de Castro AB, Herting JR, Lee SJ, Johnson K, Bao S. Job satisfaction and job security as moderators in the relationships among job demands, musculoskeletal symptoms, and work performance. International archives of occupational and environmental health 2023. PMID: 36692547


  8. Kyung M, Wagner L, Lee SJ, Hong O. Evaluation of an Ecological Model for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. ANS. Advances in nursing science 2022. PMID: 36327390


  9. Nam S, Jeon S, Lee SJ, Ash G, Nelson LE, Granger DA. Real-time racial discrimination, affective states, salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase in Black adults. PloS one 2022. PMID: 36103465


  10. Nam S, Kwon S, Lee SJ. Differences in employment, job characteristics, and work-related perceptions by sociodemographic factors among registered nurses of diverse race/ethnicity. Nursing outlook 2022. PMID: 35933181


  11. Kyung M, Lee SJ, Collman N, Domeracki S, Hong O. Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim for Low Back Pain and Associated Factors: Analysis of 2015 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2022. PMID: 35914283


  12. Lee SJ, Lee JH, Harrison R. Safe patient handling legislation and musculoskeletal disorders among California healthcare workers: Analysis of workers' compensation data, 2007-2016. 2022. PMID: 35582774


  13. Kwon S, Lee SJ, Bao S, de Castro AB, Herting JR, Johnson K. Interaction between physical demands and job strain on musculoskeletal symptoms and work performance. 2022. PMID: 35301937


  14. Coaston A, Lee SJ, Johnson J, Hardy-Peterson M, Weiss S, Stephens C. Mobile Medical Clinics in the United States Post-Affordable Care Act: An Integrative Review. 2022. PMID: 35442787


  15. Kyung M, Collman N, Domeracki S, Hong O, Lee SJ. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Perceptions of Health, Work Environment and Experiences of Work-Related Symptoms Among Cleaning Workers. 2022. PMID: 35076802


  16. Michalchuk VF, Lee SJ, Waters CM, Hong OS, Fukuoka Y. Systematic Review of the Influence of Physical Work Environment on Office Workers' Physical Activity Behavior. 2022. PMID: 35014589


  17. Kwon S, Lee SJ, de Castro AB, Herting JR, Bao S, Johnson K. Identifying an Optimal Cut-Off Point for Musculoskeletal Pain in the Upper Extremities to Prevent Lowered Work Performance. 2021. PMID: 34739442


  18. Leung CY, Lee SJ. Depression, Healthcare Utilization, Missed Work, and Health Behaviors Among US Young Workers: Data From the 2015 National Health Interview Survey. 2021. PMID: 34143591


  19. Lee SJ, Kyung M, Leung C, Hong O. Gender differences in experience and reporting of acute symptoms among cleaning staff. 2021. PMID: 33811668


  20. Lee SJ, Stock L, Michalchuk V, Adesoye K, Mullen K. Impact of California Safe Patient Handling Legislation: Health Care Workers' Perspectives. 2021. PMID: 33522462


  21. Lee SJ, Kang KJ, Lee JH. Safe patient handling legislation and changes in programs, practices, perceptions, and experience of musculoskeletal disorders by hospital characteristics: A repeated cross-sectional survey study. 2020. PMID: 33152606


  22. Song M, Nam S, Buss J, Lee SJ. Assessing the prevalence of meeting physical activity recommendations among U.S. healthcare workers: Data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey. Archives of environmental & occupational health 2020. PMID: 32202219


  23. Lee SJ, Rempel D. Comparison of lift use, perceptions, and musculoskeletal symptoms between ceiling lifts and floor-based lifts in patient handling. Applied ergonomics 2019. PMID: 31546092


  24. Kim KM, Lee SJ. Work-Related Perceptions, Injuries, and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: Comparison Between U.S.-Educated and Foreign-Educated Nurses. Workplace health & safety 2019. PMID: 30836855


  25. Lee SJ, Lee JH, Harrison R. Impact of California's safe patient handling legislation on musculoskeletal injury prevention among nurses. American journal of industrial medicine 2018. PMID: 30474130


  26. Thompson LM, Zablotska LB, Chen JL, Jong S, Alkon A, Lee SJ, Vlahov D. Development of Quantitative Research Skills Competencies to Improve Doctor of Philosophy Nursing Student Training. The Journal of nursing education 2018. PMID: 30070673


  27. Nam S, Song M, Lee SJ. Relationships of Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Sociodemographics, and Body Mass Index With Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Nurses. Workplace health & safety 2018. PMID: 29792132


  28. Fontana L, Lee SJ, Capitanelli I, Re A, Maniscalco M, Mauriello MC, Iavicoli I. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Farmers: A Systematic Review. Volume 59 of Issue 8. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017. PMID: 28594705


  29. Lee SJ, Lee JH. Associations of Organizational Safety Practices and Culture With Physical Workload, Perceptions About Work, and Work-Related Injury and Symptoms Among Hospital Nurses. Volume 47 of Issue 7-8. The Journal of nursing administration 2017. PMID: 28727627


  30. Lee SJ, Lee JH. Safe patient handling behaviors and lift use among hospital nurses: A cross-sectional study. Volume 74. International journal of nursing studies 2017. PMID: 28609688


  31. Chin DL, Nam S, Lee SJ. Occupational factors associated with obesity and leisure-time physical activity among nurses: A cross sectional study. Volume 57. International journal of nursing studies 2016. PMID: 27045565


  32. Lee SJ, Lee JH, Gershon RR. Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Nurses in the Early Implementation Phase of California's Safe Patient Handling Legislation. Volume 38 of Issue 3. Research in nursing & health 2015. PMID: 25914203


  33. Quinn MM, Henneberger PK. Cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces in health care: Toward an integrated framework for infection and occupational illness prevention. Volume 43 of Issue 5. American journal of infection control 2015. PMID: 25792102


  34. Lee SJ, You D, Gillen M, Blanc PD. Psychosocial work factors in new or recurrent injuries among hospital workers: a prospective study. Volume 88 of Issue 8. International archives of occupational and environmental health 2015. PMID: 25761631


  35. Lee SJ, Nam B, Harrison R, Hong O. Acute symptoms associated with chemical exposures and safe work practices among hospital and campus cleaning workers: a pilot study. Volume 57 of Issue 11. American journal of industrial medicine 2014. PMID: 25223949


  36. Lee SJ, Tak S, Alterman T, Calvert GM. Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among agricultural workers in the United States: an analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, 2004-2008. Volume 19 of Issue 3. Journal of agromedicine 2014. PMID: 24959759


  37. Lee SJ, Lee JH, Gillen M, Krause N. Job stress and work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among intensive care unit nurses: a comparison between job demand-control and effort-reward imbalance models. Volume 57 of Issue 2. American journal of industrial medicine 2013. PMID: 24166790


  38. Lindley MC, Lorick SA, Geevarughese A, Lee SJ, Makvandi M, Miller BL, Nace DA, Smith C, Ahmed F. Evaluating a standardized measure of healthcare personnel influenza vaccination. Volume 45 of Issue 3. American journal of preventive medicine 2013. PMID: 23953356


  39. Lee SJ, Faucett J, Gillen M, Krause N. Musculoskeletal pain among critical-care nurses by availability and use of patient lifting equipment: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data. Volume 50 of Issue 12. International journal of nursing studies 2013. PMID: 23648391


  40. Libby TE, Lindley MC, Lorick SA, MacCannell T, Lee SJ, Smith C, Geevarughese A, Makvandi M, Nace DA, Ahmed F. Reliability and validity of a standardized measure of influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel. Volume 34 of Issue 4. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2013. PMID: 23466904


  41. Lee SJ, Harrison R, Rosenberg J, McLendon P, Boston E, Lindley MC. Influenza vaccination among health care personnel in California: 2010-2011 influenza season. Volume 41 of Issue 8. American journal of infection control 2013. PMID: 23394860


  42. Lee SJ, Faucett J, Gillen M, Krause N, Landry L. Risk perception of musculoskeletal injury among critical care nurses. Volume 62 of Issue 1. Nursing research 2013. PMID: 23064312


  43. Kasner EJ, Keralis JM, Mehler L, Beckman J, Bonnar-Prado J, Lee SJ, Diebolt-Brown B, Mulay P, Lackovic M, Waltz J, Schwartz A, Mitchell Y, Moraga-McHaley S, Roisman R, Gergely R, Calvert GM. Gender differences in acute pesticide-related illnesses and injuries among farmworkers in the United States, 1998-2007. Volume 55 of Issue 7. American journal of industrial medicine 2012. PMID: 22495938


  44. Calvert GM, Luckhaupt S, Lee SJ, Cress R, Schumacher P, Shen R, Tak S, Deapen D. Lung cancer risk among construction workers in California, 1988-2007. Volume 55 of Issue 5. American journal of industrial medicine 2012. PMID: 22237930


  45. Lee SJ, Mehler L, Beckman J, Diebolt-Brown B, Prado J, Lackovic M, Waltz J, Mulay P, Schwartz A, Mitchell Y, Moraga-McHaley S, Gergely R, Calvert GM. Acute pesticide illnesses associated with off-target pesticide drift from agricultural applications: 11 States, 1998-2006. Volume 119 of Issue 8. Environmental health perspectives 2011. PMID: 21642048


  46. Magill SS, Black SR, Wise ME, Kallen AJ, Lee SJ, Gardner T, Husain F, Srinivasan A, Gerber SI, Jhung M. Investigation of an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A virus (H1N1) infections among healthcare personnel in a Chicago hospital. Volume 32 of Issue 6. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2011. PMID: 21558775


  47. Lee SJ, Faucett J, Gillen M, Krause N, Landry L. Factors associated with safe patient handling behaviors among critical care nurses. Volume 53 of Issue 9. American journal of industrial medicine 2010. PMID: 20698021


  48. Lee SJ, Mulay P, Diebolt-Brown B, Lackovic MJ, Mehler LN, Beckman J, Waltz J, Prado JB, Mitchell YA, Higgins SA, Schwartz A, Calvert GM. Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil--surveillance data from 11 states in the United States, 2001-2007. Volume 48 of Issue 7. Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2010. PMID: 20849331


  49. . Acute antimicrobial pesticide-related illnesses among workers in health-care facilities - California, Louisiana, Michigan, and Texas, 2002-2007. Volume 59 of Issue 18. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2010. PMID: 20467413


  50. Park BJ & Lee SJ. Background and current status of drug utilization review in the developed countries Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1999. PMID:


  51. Lee SJ & Song M. Compliance with low-salt diet and related factors in essential hypertension patients The Journal of Korean Adult Nursing Academic Society 1999. PMID: