Daniel Hyung Jik Lee

Dr. Daniel HJ Lee received his college education at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea and received Bachelors of Arts in Journalism and in English Literature. After working at a major corporation in Korea for two years, he continued on with his education at Yonsei University where he received his Master’s in Social Welfare. After acquiring his First-class Social Worker License , he worked at the Korean Women's Development Institute and SungKyul University Social Welfare Research Center as a researcher. He also lectured Social Work classes at Baekseok Arts University and Kyungmin College in Korea. He crossed the Pacific and came to the United States for his doctoral program at the School of Social Work in the University of Pittsburgh.

Daniel's personal interest of research is on racial and ethnic disparities in mental health, mainly focused on Asian and Latino population. He is also interested in the mental health of Children in the CYF services. At Pitt, he is working on a NIMH funded research project and various community-based research projects within the School of Social Work including the Allegheny County Jail Needs Assessment and study on Utilization of Human Services in Allegheny County. Most recently, he has been involved in a project seeking to apply VR/MR technology to promote social justice. 

Research Interests

• Racial/Ethnic disparities in mental health service utilization
• Child Welfare
• Mental health of children in CYF service
• Application of technology to promote social justice

Selected Publications

Book Chapter

Lee, D. H. J., Woo, J. (2021). Factors to Mental Health Service Utilization among Korean Americans. In: Yoon, A., Moon, S. S., & Son, H., Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health: A Guide to Culturally Competent Practices, Program Developments, and Policies. Lanaham, MD: Lexington Books. (pp. 131-157) 

Journal articles

Lee, D. H. J., Huerta, C., & Farmer, E. M. Z., (2021, in press) Kinship Navigation: Facilitating Permanency and Equity for Youth in Child Welfare. Children and Youth Service Review, 130. 

Engel, R. J., Lee, D. H. J., & Rosen, D., (2020). Psychiatric Sequelae Among Community Social Service Agency Staff 1 Year After a Mass Shooting. JAMA Network Open. 2020; 3(8) :e2014050.