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Joyce Lee

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Joyce Lee

Assistant Professor, Social Work

lee.10148@osu.edu

614-247-5324

Joyce Y. Lee, PhD, MS, MSW, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Social Work, where she is the Director of the Child and Family Wellbeing Laboratory. Dr. Lee identifies as a child welfare and family strengthening scholar. She aims to promote child welfare and family strengthening through preventing child maltreatment, supporting positive parenting, and promoting the health of children in foster care. Her current research projects focus on: (a) Examining factors and mechanisms linked with child abuse and neglect risk in families with low income or other adverse family contexts; (b) fostering positive father involvement and engagement in child welfare populations; and (c) promoting the physical health of children and youth in foster care. ​Her work is intended to inform child welfare policies and practices to improve children’s health outcomes and strengthen children’s relationships with their family members. In her research, Dr. Lee draws on family and developmental theories and uses advanced quantitative and data science tools, as well as qualitative methodology. She was a recipient of the Family Strengthening Scholar’s Grant from the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, she received the Building a Multidisciplinary Pipeline of Researchers in Child Abuse and Neglect: Summer Training Institute for Early Career or Transitioning Scholars Trainee Award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ​Dr. Lee received her BASW from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, MSW from Columbia University, and MS and joint PhD in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Dr. Lee also has a courtesy appointment at The Ohio State University Department of Psychology.