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Soomi Lee
Soomi Lee
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Summary Statement
Lee directs the Sleep, Stress, and Health (STEALTH) laboratory. Her research aims to improve sleep and decrease stress in order to support health.
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Currently Accepting Graduate Students
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219 Health and Human Development Building, University Park, PA 16802
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Research Interests
Sleep; pain; stress; activity diversity; cardiovascular health; work and family; middle and late adulthood; micro-longitudinal methods (e.g., daily diary, ecological momentary assessment, actigraphy)
Professional Experience
- 2023-current, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University, University Park
- 2020-current, Affiliate of the Occupational Health Psychology Training Program, Department of Psychology, The University of South Florida
- 2018–2023, Assistant Professor, School of Aging Studies, The University of South Florida
Awards and honors:
- 2022 Springer Early Career Achievement Award, awarded by the American Psychological Association, Division 20
- 2021 Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper Honorable Mention, by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
- 2020 The Junior Faculty Excellence Award, by the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy, University of South Florida
- 2016 Work and Family Researchers Network Early Career Fellowship
Grants and Research Projects
- Sleep, Pain, Active Social Life, and Inflammation (SPAI). NIH/NHLBI (R01HL163226). (Principal Investigator)
- The longitudinal relationships between multidimensional sleep health and frailty among community-dwelling older adults: Evidence from older adults in Taiwan and the United States. International Project Research Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. (Role: Co-Investigator, PI: Tuo-Yu Chen).