Yunah Lee, Ph.D., D.N.P., CPNP-PC, RN (she/her)

  • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • D.N.P., 2025, University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing
    • Ph.D., 2018, Kyung Hee University, College of Nursing, South Korea
    • M.S.N., 2013, Kyung Hee University, College of Nursing, South Korea
    • B.S.N., 2007, Kyung Hee University, College of Nursing, South Korea

  • Fellowship

    • Visiting Scholar, Global Health Leadership Office University of Illinois Chicago (2021-2022)

Memberships and associations:

  • Health Communication Lead & Digital Educator | 2024 – Present, Digital Outreach
  • Mentor, NICU Parent Peer Support Program | 2025 – Present, UI Health, Chicago
  • Manuscript Reviewer | 2020 – Present Child Health Nursing Research (CHNR) Journal
  • American Association for the History of Nursing, 2025 - present

Publications

Selected publications

  • Lee, Y. N. & Walsh, S. (2026). Enhancing NICU Family Support with Parent Peer Support Program at UI Health. Manuscript in preparation for Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
  • Lee, Y. N., Shin, H., & Walsh, S. (2026). Defining Soothing Interaction in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Multi-Method Concept Clarification. Manuscript in preparation for Journal of Advanced Nursing.
  • Lee, Y. N. & Franck, G. (2026). Teaching Care: Creating and Evaluating a Nursing History Curriculum About Black Nursing and Healthcare. Submitted to Journal of Professional Nursing, 67, 249-255.
  • Lee, Y. N., Shin, H., Rim, D., & Shim, K. (2020). Development and Evaluation of an Algorithm-Corresponding Instrument for Nursing Simulation. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(11), 617-626.
  • Shon, S., Shin, H., Lee, Y. N., Ma, H., & Rim, D. (2020). Development and Usability of a Hands‐On Assessment Tool for Child Health: The HATCH. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 26(4), e12826.
  • Shin, H., Lee, Y. N., Lee, S. J., & Jang, Y. K. (2019). Evaluation of a Community-based Child (Infants and Toddlers) Health Promotion Pilot Project in a Migrant Village in Kyrgyzstan. Child Health Nursing Research, 25(4), 406.
  • Park, J., Ma, H., Lee, Y. N., & Oh, H. (2017). Trends in Intervention Study for Childhood Obesity in Korea. Child Health Nursing Research, 23(1), 81-90.
  • Lee, Y. N., & Shin, H. (2017). Analysis of Nurses’ Soothing Behaviors in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Focused on Babies with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Child Health Nursing Research, 23(4), 494-504.
  • Shin, H., Lee, Y. N., & Rim, D. H. (2015). Evaluation of an algorithm-based Simulation Scenario for Emergency Measures with High-risk Newborns Presenting with Apnea. Child Health Nursing Research, 21(2), 98-106.
  • Shin, H., Shim, K., Lee, Y., & Quinn, L. (2014). Validation of a new assessment tool for a pediatric nursing simulation module. Journal of Nursing Education, 53(11), 623-629.
  • Lee, Y., Kim, E., Park, S., Kim, A. N., Lee, J., & Lee, K. M. (2014). The Visitation Conditions, Parents' Anxiety, and Nurses' Attitudes of Open Visitations in the neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Evidence and Nursing, 2(1), 29-36.
  • Shin, H., Shim, K., Ma, H., & Lee, Y.-N. (in press). Pediatric nursing simulation courseware. Fornurse.
  • Shin, H. S., Shim, K. K., & Lee, Y. N. (2013). Nursing Activities Identified through Pediatric Nursing Simulation. Child Health Nursing Research, 19(2), 111-119.

Publications