￮ Ph.D. in Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
￮ Master of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
￮ Bachelor of Arts, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Psychology)

￮ 2018- Fellow, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
￮ 2013-2018 Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (Tenured:2018)
￮ 2012-2018 Visiting Scholar, The Atlanta Research Data Center (ARDC), Atlanta, GA.
￮ 2011-2013 Lecturer, College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
￮ 2007-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY.
￮ 2002-2005 Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

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Peer-reviewed articles

1. Choi, S. (in press). Association of hearing impairment with social participation restriction and depression: Comparison between midlife and older adults. Aging & Mental Health. [SSCI]



2. Jung, Y., & Choi, S. (2023). Trajectories of preventive healthcare utilization among older Koreans: The role of social relationships. Health Education & Behavior, 50(3), 382-393. [SSCI]



3. Choi, S. (2022). Medicare enrollment rates across six Asian subgroups in the U.S. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(5), 1976-1989. [SSCI]



4. Choi, S. (2021). Non-Medicare enrollees aged 65 or older: The effects of labor-force participation, citizenship, and age. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(4), 365-376. [SSCI]



5. Choi, S. (2021). The effect of chronic illness on psychological distress: Perceived neighborhood social cohesion as a moderator. Journal of Community Welfare, 76, 1-27. [KCI]



6. Choi, S. (2020). The effects of social participation restriction on psychological distress among older adults with chronic illness. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(8), 850-863.[SSCI]



7. Kim, G., Choi, S., & Lyu, J. (2020). Body mass index and trajectories of cognitive decline among older Korean adults. Aging and Mental Health, 24(5), 758-765. [SSCI]



8. Choi, S., Lee, S., Kim, J., & Na, J. (2019). Effects of community integration on quality of life among Asian Americans. International Social Work, 62(5), 1404-1415.[SSCI]



9. Choi, S. (2018). Midlife adults with functional limitations: Comparison of adults with early- and late-onset arthritis-related disability. Disability and Health Journal, 11(3), 374-381. [SSCI]



10. Choi, S. (2018). Experiencing financial hardship associated with medical bills and its effects on healthcare access: A two-year panel study. Health Education & Behavior, 45(4), 616-624.[SSCI]



11. Choi, S., Lee, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2018). The effects of state Medicaid expansion on low-income individuals’ access to health care: Multilevel modeling. Population Health Management, 22(3), 235-244. [SSCI]



12. Choi, S. (2017). Sub-ethnic and geographic variations in out-of-pocket private health insurance premiums among mid-life Asians. Journal of Aging and Health, 29(2), 222-246. [SSCI]



13. Choi, S., Kim, G., & Lee, S. (2016). Effects of nativity, length of residence, and county-level foreign-born density on mental health among older adults in the U.S. Psychiatric Quarterly, 87(4), 675-688. [SSCI]



14. Choi, S. (2016). Experiencing unmet medical needs or delayed care because of cost: Foreign-born adults in the U.S. by region of birth. International Journal of Health Services, 46(4), 693-711. [SSCI]



15. Lee, S., Rothbard, A., & Choi, S. (2016). Effects of comorbid health conditions on healthcare expenditures among people with severe mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 25(4), 291-296. [SSCI]



16. *Choi, S. (2015). How does satisfaction with medical care differ by citizenship and nativity status? : A county-level multilevel analysis. The Gerontologist, 55(5), 735-747. [SSCI]

(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2013 Senior Service America’s Senior Scholar Award presented at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting)


17. Nguyen, D., Choi, S., & Park, S. (2015). The moderating effects of ethnicity and employment type on insurance coverage: Four Asian subgroups in California. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 34(7), 858-878. [SSCI]



18. Choi, S., & Cassie, K. M. (2015). A comparison of young, middle-aged, and older uninsured individuals in the U.S.: Health beliefs and satisfaction with providers. Social Work in Health Care, 54(7), 669-685. [SSCI]



19. Choi, S., Hasche, L., & Nguyen, D. (2015). Effects of depression on the subsequent year’s healthcare expenditures among older adults: Two-year panel study. Psychiatric Quarterly, 86, 225-241. [SSCI]



20.*Choi, S. (2015). Out-of-pocket expenditures and the financial burden of healthcare among older adults: By nativity and length of residence in the United States. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(2), 149-170. [SSCI]

(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2016 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work’s Rose Dobrof Award)


21. Lee, S., Choi, S., Proulx, L., & Cornwell, J. (2015). Community integration of Burmese refugees in the United States. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6(4), 333-341. [SSCI]



22. Choi, S., Lee, S., Matejkowski, J., & Baek, Y. (2014). The relationships among depression, physical health conditions and healthcare expenditures for younger and older Americans. Journal of Mental Health, 23(3), 140-145. [SSCI]



23. Lee, S., Laiewski, L., & Choi, S. (2014). Racial-ethnic variation in U.S. mental health service use among Latino and Asian non-U.S. citizens. Psychiatric Services, 65(1), 68-74. [SSCI]



24. Lee, S., Choi, S., & Matejkowski, J. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder onset among foreign-born Asian Americans: Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese ethnic groups. Psychiatry Research, 210(1), 315-322. [SSCI]



25. Lee, M., Hasche, L., Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2013). Comparison of major depressive disorder and subthreshold depression among older adults in community long-term care. Aging & Mental Health, 17(4), 461-469. [SSCI]



26. Lee, Y., & Choi, S. (2013). Korean American dementia caregivers’ attitudes toward caregiving: The role of social network versus satisfaction with social support. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 32(4), 422-442. [SSCI]



27. Bransford, C. L., & Choi, S. (2012).Using Interpersonal Psychotherapy to reduce depression among home-bound elders: A service-learning research collaboration. Best Practices in Mental Health, 8(1), 3-15.



28. Choi, S. (2012). Testing healthy immigrant effects among late-life immigrants in the United States: Using multiple indicators. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(3), 475-506. [SSCI]



29. Choi, S. (2011). A Critical review of theoretical frameworks for health service use among older immigrants in the U.S. Social Theory & Health, 9, 183-202.[SSCI]



30. Choi, S. (2011). Longitudinal changes in access to health care by immigrant status among older adults: The importance of health insurance as a mediator. The Gerontologist, 51(2), 156-169. [SSCI]



31. Lee, S., & Choi, S. (2009). Disparities in access to health care among noncitizens in the United States. Health Sociology Review, 18(3), 307-320. [SSCI]



32. Choi, S., Rozario, P., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2009). Elders with first psychiatric hospitalization for depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 33-40. [SSCI]



33. Choi, S., & Davitt, J. (2009). Changes in the Medicare home health care market: The impact of reimbursement policy. Medical Care, 47(3), 302-309. [SSCI]



34. Proctor, E., Morrow-Howell, N., Choi, S., & Lawrence, L. (2008). Notation of depression in case records of older adults in community long-term care. Social Work, 53(3), 243-253. [SSCI]



35. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). Tracing the history of Medicare home health care: The impact of policy on benefit use. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(1), 247-276. [SSCI]



36. Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). The impact of policy on nursing and allied health services: Lessons from the Medicare home health benefit. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(1), 2-15. [SSCI]



37. Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Choi, S., Lawrence, L., Brooks, A., Hasche, L., Dore, P., & Blinne, W. (2008). Depression in public community long-term care: Implications for intervention development. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(1), 37-51. [SSCI]



38. Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2006). Configuration of services used by depressed older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 10(3), 240-249. [SSCI]



39. *Choi, S. (2006). Insurance status and health service utilization among newly-arrived older immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 8(2), 149-162. [SSCI]

(*Note: Award winning paper for the 2004 Gerontological Society of America Student Research Award, Social Research, Policy and Practice (SRPP) section)