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Jung Sun Lee
College of Public Health: Institute of Gerontology
Foods & Nutrition
leejs@fcs.uga.edu
http://fcs.uga.edu/faculty/bio_page.php?bio_key=138
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3622
706.542.6783 (voice)
706.542.5059 (fax)
Educational Background
| Ph.D. | Community Nutrition | Cornell University |
| M.S. | Foods and Nutrition | Seoul National University |
| B.S. | Foods and Nutrition | Seoul National University |
Research Interests
Aging, Epidemiology, and Nutrition; Design and Evaluation of Community-based Nutrition Program/Intervention; Poverty, food insecurity, food assistance programs, and targeting of nutrition intervention
Courses Taught
Nutrition and Aging; Human Nutrition and Food
Area of Specialty
Dr. Lee’s overall research interests are translating basic and applied nutrition research into 1) developing and implementing effective and beneficial nutrition programs and interventions, 2) providing empirical and practical guidance for individuals, nutritionists, health professionals, administrators, and policy makers, and 3) evaluating the effectiveness of these programs and guidance to promote overall well-being of older adults. Dr. Lee’s research projects have been concentrated on such topics as food insecurity, food assistance programs, weight management, body composition, oral health, and community-based nutrition intervention to help older adults maintain and promote healthy, happy, and independent lives. Dr. Lee’s work uses multidisciplinary approaches combining nutrition, epidemiology, human development (gerontology), and program evaluation, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Selected Publications
Lee JS, Frongillo EA, Keating MA, Deutsch LH, Daitchman J, Frongillo DE. (2007). Targeting of home delivered meals programs to older adults in the
Lee
JS, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Ayonayon H, Newman AB.
(2007). Factors associated with impaired appetite in well-functioning
community dwelling older adults. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly
(In Press)
Lee JS,
Frongillo EA, Olson CM. Conceptualizing and assessing nutrition needs:
perspectives of local program providers. Journal of Nutrition for the
Elderly, 25(1):61-82, 2006
Lee JS,
Kritchevsky SB, Tylavsky F, Harris TB, Rubin SM, Newman AB. Short-term
weight changes in community-dwelling older adults: the Health ABC
Weight Change Substudy. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
82(3):644-50, 2005
Lee JS,
Kritchevsky SB, Tylavsky F, Harris TB, Simonsick E, Rubin SM, Newman
AB. Weight change, weight change intention, and the incidence of
mobility limitation in well-functioning elderly. Journal of
Gerontology: Medical Science, 60(8):1007-12, 2005
Lee JS,
Frongillo EA Jr., Olson CM. Understanding targeting in the Elderly
Nutrition Program from the perspective of local program providers.
Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 24(3):25-45, 2005
Lee JS,
Frongillo EA Jr., Olson CM. Meanings of targeting from the perspective
of program workers. Journal of Nutrition, 135(4):882-885, 2005
Lee JS, Weyant RJ,
Lee JS,
Kritchevsky SB, Tylavsky F, Harris TB, Simonsick E, Everhart J, Rubin
S, Newman AB. Weight loss intention among well-functioning elderly:
Effects on dietary intake, exercise, and weight changes. American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 80(2): 466-474, 2004
Lee JS, Weyant RJ,
Lee JS and Frongillo EA, Jr. Nutritional and health consequences associated with food insecurity among
Lee JS
and Frongillo EA, Jr. Understanding needs is important for assessing
the impact of food assistance program participation on nutritional and
health status in U.S. elderly persons. Journal of Nutrition, 131(3):
765-773, 2001
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