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Dr. Hye-ryeon LeeDr. Hye-ryeon Lee is Professor and Chair of the School of Communication and Information, and is also on the faculty of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, and the Center for Korean Studies. She teaches and conducts research in the area of health communication, with a background in communication, social psychological theories, persuasive strategies, and quantitative research methods. Her research focuses on investigating the process through which interpersonal and mass-mediated communication influence individual perceptions about social norms and expectations regarding health behaviors. She also conducts research to examine the mechanism through which culture and communication influence health behaviors among socially and culturally diverse populations. As a health communication expert in translational research, Dr. Lee has worked on various intervention projects to assess the effectiveness of community-based interventions for tobacco, cancer prevention, youth violence and HIV prevention in California, Arizona and Hawaiʻi. Since her arrival in Hawaiʻi, she has generated grants and contracts totaling $1.2 million as a principal investigator and has contributed to generating an additional $15 million as a co-investigator. As climate change has a tremendous impact on health, another line of her research investigates how to design effective communication messages to influence people’s perceptions and behaviors related to the issue of climate change and the environment. Her recent work on climate change, entitled “Health professional’s willingness to advocate for strengthening global commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement: Findings from a multi-nation survey” was published in the Journal of Climate Change and Health.
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Courses
- Communicology 301 Introduction to Communicological Theories
- Communicology 302 Research Methods
- Communicology 364 Persuasion
- Communicology 454 Political Communication
- Communicology 495 Health Communication
- Communicology 664 Persuasion and Social Influence
- Communicology 764 Seminar in Persuasion and Influence
- Communicology 795 Seminar in Health Communication Research
Research Books
- Lee, H-R, Pagano, I., Borth, A., Campbell, E., Hubbert, B., Kotcher, J., & Maibach, E. (2021). Health professional’s willingness to advocate for strengthening global commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement: Findings from a multi-nation survey. Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2, 100016. Doi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100016.
- Cassel, K. Willingham, M., Lee, H.-R., Somera, L.P., Badowski, G., & Pagano, I. (2020). Acculturation and cancer risk behaviors among Pacific Islanders in Hawaii. Ethnicity and Disease, 30(4), 593-602.
- Cassel, K., Lee, H.-R., Somera, L., Badowski, G., & Hagiwara, M. (2020). Cultural considerations for conducting the Health Information National Trends Survey with Micronesian communities: Lessons from a qualitative study. Hawai`i Journal of Health and Social Welfare, 79(6 Supple 2), 64-69.
- Lee, H.-R., Lee, H.-E., Cassel, K., Hagiwara, M., & Somera, L. (2019). Protective effect of biculturalism for health among minority youth: The case of Pacific Islander immigrant youths in Hawaii. British Journal of Social Work, 49(4), 1003-1022.
- Badowski, G., Somera, L.P., Simsiman, B., Lee, H.-R., Cassel, K., Yamanaka, A., & Ren, J. (2017). The efficacy of respondent-driven sampling for the health assessment of minority populations. Cancer Epidemiology, 50, 214-220.
- Lee, H.-R., Lee, H.-E., & Choi, J. (2017). Motivation and the use of social media: A cross-cultural analysis of psychological well-being and culture in the United States and Korea. Speech and Communication, 16(2), 141-182.
- Somera, L.P., Lee, H.-R., Badowski, G., & Cassel, K. (2016). Health information seeking, source trust, and culture: comparative analysis of health information trends and needs between Guam and the United States. Journal of Health Communication, 21(4), 469-478.
- Lee, H.-R., Lee, H.-E., Choi, J., Kim, J.-H., & Han, H.-L. (2014). Social media use, body image and psychological well-being: A cross-cultural comparison of Korea and the United States. Journal of Health Communication, 19(12), 1343-1358.
- Wills, T, Gibbons, F., Sargent J., Gerrard, M., Lee, H.-R., & Dal Cin, S. (2010). Good self-control moderates the effect of mass media on adolescent substance use: Tests with two studies of children and adolescents. Health Psychology, 29, 539-549.
- Kim, M. S., Wilson, S. R., Anastasiou, L., Aleman, C., & Oetzel, J., & Lee, H.-R. (2009). The relationship
between self-construals and perceived face threats in influence goals. Journal of International and
Intercultural Communication, 2. 318-343. - Nigg, C., Lee, H.-R., Hubbard, A., & Kim, M.-S. (2009). Gateway health behaviors in college students: Investigating transfer and compensation effects. Journal of American College Health, 58, 39-44.
- Park, S.-Y., & Lee, H.-R. (2009). An examination of factors affecting Japanese tourism in Hawaii. Hospitality Management, 20, https://repository.usfca.edu/hosp/20.
- Lee, H.-R, Kim, J.K., & Min, E. (2009). Hybridization of Reality: Re-imagining the communication environment in Korea. Asian Journal of Communication, 19, 133-136.
- Kim, M.-S., Lee, H.-R., & Hara, K. (2007). Cultural metaphors and inherent biases on wordless communication: Implication for communication about health. Journal of Studies in Chinese-Japanese Science and Culture, 7,
1-26. - Kim, M.-S., Tasaki, K., Kim, I.D., & Lee, H.-R. (2007). The influence of social status on communication predispositions: Focusing on independent and interdependent self-construals. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 17(2), 303-329.
- Lee, H.-R., Hubbard, A.E., & Kim, M.-S. (2007). Culture and motivational factors for health behaviors among young adults. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 66, 218-220.
- Kim, M.-S., Lee, H.-R., Kim, I.D., & Hunter, J.E. (2004). A test of a cultural model of conflict styles. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 14(2), 197-222.
Community Involvement
Vice-Chair of the Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund Advisory Board (Serving as the Senate Appointee) since 2011.
Served as Board Member of the Hawaii Public Health Institute (2013-2015)
Served as Chair and Member of the Governing Board of Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii (2002-2013)
Served as the President of the Korean American Communication Association (2005-2009)
Served as Member and Executive Vice President of the National Unification Advisory Council of Korea, Hawaii Chapter (2007-2017)
Served as Board Member of the Hawaii Public Health Institute (2013-2015)
Served as Chair and Member of the Governing Board of Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii (2002-2013)
Served as the President of the Korean American Communication Association (2005-2009)
Served as Member and Executive Vice President of the National Unification Advisory Council of Korea, Hawaii Chapter (2007-2017)
