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Junhyoung (Paul) Kim, PhD, CTRS

Junhyoung Kim
Junhyoung Kim, PhD, CTRS

Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

CV (PDF)

Contact

Health Behavior
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
kim9@exchange.tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9372
Google Scholar Profile

Education and Training

  • Pennsylvania State University, PhD, 2012
  • Indiana University, MS, 2009

Research Interests

  • Technology Interventions
  • Healthy aging and disease prevention
  • Dementia Prevention
  • Health Equity
  • Social Psychology and Behavior Change
  • Disability Studies

Teaching Interests

  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Health Disparity and Diversity

Awards, Recognition and Service

  • Outstanding Mentor, School of Public Health, Indiana University, 2023
  • Bronze Award for the Innovative Research on Aging, Mather Institute, 2019
  • College Achievement Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State, 2018
  • Service and Learning Award, Texas State, 2018
  • University Scholarly Activity Final List, Central Michigan University, 2014
  • Best Research Paper Award, KAHTEAH Research Symposium, 2014

Representative Publications

  1. Lee, J., Kim, J., Pesola, A., & Tikkanen, O. (In press). The cause-effect relationship between level of leisure-time physical activity and positive and negative affect among older foreign-born adults with mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (IF: 2.52).
  2. Chang, P., Cohee, A., Poe, C., & Kim, J., Yergler, A., & Lu, Y. (In press). A content analysis of African Americans’ experience of engaging in Qigong exercise intervention in a community setting. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. (IF: 3.034).
  3. Kim, J., Kim, Y, Lee, J., & Ory, M. (In press). Efficacy of an immersive nature-based virtual reality program on depression, emotional health, and quality of life among care facility residents with Alzheimer's disease and its related dementias. American Journal of Health Behavior. (IF:2.01).
  4. Lee, J., Kim, J., Park, A., Hong, R., Ko, M., Heo, M., Kim, H., & Yeon Chung, J. (2023). Efficacy of a mobile-based multidomain intervention to improve cognitive function and health-related outcomes among Korean adults with subjective cognitive decline. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 1-12. (IF: 4.472).
  5. Kim, Y., Kim, J., Kim, R., & Yoon, S. (2023). A pilot study of a nature-based virtual reality program on mental health among Korean immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gerontechnology, 22(1). (IF:0.56).
  6. Lim, Y., Kim, J., Park, S., & Kim, M. (2023). Physical activity and health of Koreans with spinal cord injury during COVID-19. American Journal of Health Behavior. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.47.1.3 (IF: 2.01).
  7. Kim, J., Kim, Y, Seo, D., & Han, S. (2023). A qualitative investigation of the effect of a modified Taekwondo program on health among nursing home residents. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03749-w (IF: 4.08).
  8. Lee, J., Oh, S., Kim, J., & Kim, J. (2023). Different levels of leisure walking and mental health among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20, 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0191 (IF: 2.11).
  9. Kim, J., Lee, J., Rodriguez, M., Han, A., & Ju, H. (2023). Identifying the relationships between types of leisure activities and cognitive functions for older adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 47(3). (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. Kim, J., Ko, M., Lee, J., & Kim, Y. (2023). The effects of a mobile-based multi-domain intervention on cognitive function among older adults. Preventive Medicine Report, 32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102165 (IF: 2.813)

 

  1. Kim, J., Lee, J., Kim, Y., & Nuseibeh, B. (2023). The effects of a nature-based virtual reality program on emotional health and quality of life among memory care unit residents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 47(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.47.1.1 (IF: 2.01).
  2. Lee, J., Han, A., Kim, J., & Park, S. (2023). Relationships between types of leisure activities and mental health among older adults with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Behavior, 47(2), 228-236. (IF: 2.01).
  3. Lee, J., Kim, J., & Han, S. (2022). Different levels of leisure-time physical activity, coping, and mental health among older adults with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Behavior. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.2.7 (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. Kim, J., Park, S., & Kim, M. (2022). Leisure activities, life satisfaction, and happiness among people with spinal cord injury during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leisure Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2022.2115109 (IF: 2.53)

 

  1. Kim, H., Kim, J., Lee, J., & Kim, J. (2022). Leisure types, coping, happiness, and life satisfaction among veterans. American Journal of Health Behavior, https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.3.1 (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. Kim, J., Lee, J., Ko, M., & Oh, S. (2022). Leisure, mental health, and life satisfaction among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. American Journal of Health Behavior. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.4.8 (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. Kim, J., Lee, J., Kim, Y., & Park, S. (2022). Identifying the relationship between leisure walking and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138076 (IF: 4.62)

 

  1. *Kim, J., Kim, Y., Chang, P., Oh, S., & Han, S. (2022). A pilot study of virtual reality (VR) Tai Chi program on mental health among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Behavior. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.5.8 (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. *Kim, J., *Kim Y., Kim H., & Lee C (2022). Leisure satisfaction changes and stress-coping during the pandemics. American Journal of Health Behavior, 46(3), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.3.10 (IF: 2.01)

 

  1. *Kim, Y., Kim, J., Lee, J., Seo, D., & Jung, H. (2022). Intergenerational Taekwondo program: A narrative review and practical intervention proposal. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095247. (IF: 4.62)