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Sun Young Shim

  • Position

    Postdoctoral researcher

  • E-mail

    livinglabyonsei@gmail.com

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    02-2228-3365

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Dr. Sun Young Shim is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in nursing and public health. After completing her undergraduate studies in nursing, she began her career at the Pediatric Center of Samsung Medical Center. She earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in epidemiology from the Yonsei University School of Public Health and a Ph.D. from the Yonsei University College of Nursing. Dr. Shim’s research interests focus on promoting health equity among vulnerable populations. She has conducted research on the social determinants of health, health behaviors, cardiovascular health outcomes, and associated risk factors. Her work includes investigations into cardiovascular health disparities, dietary intake patterns, ultra-processed food consumption, and smoking media literacy. As a postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Shim continues to explore strategies to reduce health disparities and improve population health outcomes, particularly in developing countries and health-vulnerable communities in South Korea.

Thesis
  • Shim, S. Y., Lee, H., Kim, S., Huong, N. T. T., Lee, Y. M., Thị, P. L., & Loan, B. T. T. (2024). Association of Smoking Media Literacy with Vietnamese and South Korean Adolescents' Susceptibility to Smoking. The Journal of school nursing, 40(4), 391–400
  • Shim, S. Y., Lee, H. (2023). Sex and Age Differences in the Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Health According to Household Income Among Mongolian Adults: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Public Health Surveillance, 9, e44569
  • Shim, S. Y., Jung, S. J., Kim, S. U., & Kim, H. C. (2023). Ideal cardiovascular health metrics and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean adults. Clinical hypertension, 29(1), 3.
  • Lee, Hyeryeong, Lee, Jiyeon, & *Shim, Sun Young (2023). Trends in Research that Theory Applied to Diabetes Patients in Korea: A Scoping Review. Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing, 37(1), 80-96.
  • Shim, S. Y., Kim, H. C., & Shim, J. S. (2022). Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food and Blood Pressure in Korean Adults. Korean circulation journal, 52(1), 60–70
  • Shim, J. S., Shim, S. Y., Cha, H. J., Kim, J., & Kim, H. C. (2022). Association between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Dietary Intake and Diet Quality in Korean Adults. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 122(3), 583–594
  • Mikyung Lee, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Hyeyeon Lee, Sun Young Shim, Youlim Kim, Jihyun Seo, & Ja-yin Lee (2022). Lifestyle and health management changes during COVID-19: A mixed-methods study among multicultural adolescents in Korea. Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion, 39(3), 19-31.
  • Shim, S. Y., Lee, G. B., Shim, J. S., Jung, S. J., & Kim, H. C. (2021) Association between a family history of diabetes and carotid artery atherosclerosis in Korean adults. Epidemiology and health, 43, e2021049
  • Shim, J. S., Shim, S. Y., Cha, H. J., Kim, J., & Kim, H. C. (2021) Socioeconomic Characteristics and Trends in the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods in Korea from 2010 to 2018. Nutrients, 13(4), 1120.
  • Arafa, A., Lee, H. H., Eshak, E. S., Shirai, K., Liu, K., Li, J., Anni, N. S., Shim, S. Y., Kim, H. C., & Iso, H. (2021) Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Korea and Japan. Korean circulation journal, 51(8), 643–655.
  • Shim, S. Y., Chae, W. J., Kim, H. C., Park, E. C., & Jang, S. I. (2018) Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and pulmonary function, among Korean adults, during 2010-2014, by sex, age, and body mass index. Respiratory medicine, 140, 32–38.
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