Sei-Young Lee, PhD, MSW
She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
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Sei-Young Lee, PhD, MSW
She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California, School of Social Work, PhD
California State University, Los Angeles, School of Social Work, MSW
Youth outcomes from adverse childhood experiences, i.e., juvenile delinquency & substance use; Risk and protective factors of juvenile delinquency; Intersectionality of juvenile justice and child welfare - dual supervision youth/crossover youth; Racial/ethnic and gender differences in child maltreatment and delinquency, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence in immigrant women with acculturation and gender norms
Lee, S-Y., & Choi, G. (2021). Intimate Partner Violence among Korean Immigrant Women in the U.S.: Intersectionality of Gender Norms, Immigration, and Socioeconomic Status, Journal of Family Issues.
Hooper, L., Lee, S-Y., Tomek, S., Jaggers, J., & Church, W. (2021). Peer and school attachments: Longitudinal moderators of the relationship between caregiver psychological distress and adolescent hopelessness, Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Lee, S-Y., Villagrana, M., & Tadesse, A. (2021). Gender-specific pathways of child maltreatment, school engagement, and delinquency. Victims & Offenders. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2020.1860174
Villagrana, M., & Lee, S-Y. (2020). Racial/Ethnic disparities in treatment completion for youth with and without a psychiatric comorbidity. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2020.1843580
Villagrana, M., & Lee, S-Y. (2019). Foster care alumni's perception of mental health services while in foster care: A focus on the mental health provider and therapeutic process. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 14(5), 570-586. doi: 10.1080/15548732.1657548
Tranh, T., Rhee, S., Lee, S-Y., Rhee, J., & Choi, G. (2019). Gender differences in the association between attitudes toward mental health treatment and mental health outcomes among noninstitutionalized adults with depression. Social Work in Mental Health, 17(5), 551-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2019.1603742
Lee, S-Y., Rhee, S., & Villagrana, M. (2018). Change in delinquency between youth with and without maltreatment experiences in Korea: The role of school attachment. Children and Youth Services Review, 86 (2), 110-119. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.015
Villagrana, M., & Lee, S-Y. (2018). Parental influence on adolescent cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use: A focus on race/ethnicity and age. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal,35(2), 107-118. doi: 10.1007/s10560-017-0518-0
Villagrana, M., Guillen, C., Macedo, V. & Lee, S-Y. (2018). Perceived self-stigma in the utilization of mental health services in foster care and post foster care among foster care alumni. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.040
Klein, S. M., Mihalec-Adkins, B., Benson, S., & Lee, S-Y. (2018). The benefits of early care and education for child welfare-involved children: Perspectives from the field. Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 454-464. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.015
Rhee, S., Lee, S-Y., & Chung, S. (2017). Brief Report: Ethnic differences in bullying victimization and psychological distress: A test of an ecological model. Journal of Adolescence, 60, 155-160. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.07.013
Villagrana, M., & Lee, S-Y. (2017). Racial and ethnic differences in referral source for substance abuse treatment admissions for youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 26(3), 183-191. doi:10.1080/1067828X.2016.1260509
Lee, S-Y. & Villagrana, M. (2015). Difference in risk and protective factors between crossover and non-crossover youth in juvenile justice. Children and Youth Services Review, 58, 18-27. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth2015.09.001
Lee, S-Y., Benson, S., Klein, S., & Franke, T. (2015). Accessing quality early care and education for children in the child welfare system: Stakeholders’ perspectives on barriers and opportunities for interagency collaboration. Children and Youth Services Review, 55, 171-184. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth2015.06.003
Lee, S-Y. (2013). Testing Psychometric properties and the Cross-Ethnic Construct Validity of the Risk and Resiliency Checkup, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice,11(2), 165-177. doi:10.1177/1541204012460875
Ferguson, K., Soydan, H., & Lee, S-Y., Yamanaka, A., Freer, A. S., & Xie, B. (2009). Evaluation of the CSEC community intervention program (CCIP) in five U.S. cities. Evaluation Review, 33(6), 568-597. doi:10.1177/0193841X09346132
Lee, S-Y. (2001). Globalization syndrome: Transformation and resistance. Journal of American Planners Association, 67(3), 353.