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Hyanghee Lee

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Educational Psychology

Email: Hyanghee.Lee@unt.edu

Education

  • GAC, University of Connecticut, 2018
    Major: Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
  • PhD, University of Connecticut, 2018
    Major: Human Development & Family Studies
    Dissertation: Toward a Culturally Robust Measure to Assess Martial Relations
  • MA, Seoul National University, 2012
    Major: Child Development & Family Studies
  • BA, Seoul National University, 2010
    Major: Family & Child Studies

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania State University. (2021 - 2022).
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Colorado State University. Colorado State University. (2018 - 2021).

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Prevention Research. (June 2020 - Present).
  • National Council on Family Relations. (November 2011 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EPSY 5060 - Introduction to Program Evaluation, 1 course.
  • EPSY 5413 - Family Relationships, 4 courses.
  • EPSY 5453 - Family Law and Policy, 4 courses.
  • EPSY 6030 - Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 1 course.
  • EPSY 6313 - Application of Family Theory in Research, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 6413 - Current Issues in Family Science, 1 course.
  • EPSY 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.
  • HDFS 1013 - Human Development, 1 course.
  • HDFS 4413 - Family Life Education, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "HOW GENDER AND RACE MODERATE THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF DISTRESS TOLERANCE ON SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING RELATION," Educational Psychology. (January 1, 2023).

Awards and Honors

  • Ruth Hathaway Jewson Best Dissertation Proposal Award, National Council on Family Relations. (November 2018).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Fosco, G., Lee, H., Feinberg, M., Fang, S., Sloan, C. (2023). COVID-19 family dynamics and health protective behavior adherence. Health Psychology. 42 (10) 756-765.
  • Lee, H. (2023). Stability and change in men’s intimate partner violence and substance use in early adulthood. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 38 3445-3467.
  • Henry, K.L., Tran, T.P., Agbeke, D.V., Lee, H., Williford, A., Dziak, J.J. (2022). Two-part models for father-child relationship variables: Presence in the child’s life and quality of the relationship conditional on some presence. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
  • Lee, H., Henry, K.L. (2022). Adolescent substance use prevention: Long-term benefits of early school engagement. Journal of School Health.
  • Morse, J.L., Lee, H., Haddock, J.A., Henry, K.L. (2022). Meaning in life trajectories among college students: Differential effects of a mentoring program.
  • Lee, H., Augustyn, M.B., Henry, K.L. (2021). Racial/ethnic differences in 30-year trajectories of cannabis use among males. Substance Use & Misuse.
  • Lee, H., Henry, K.L., Buller, D.B., Pagoto, S., Baker, K., Walkosz, B., Hillhouse, J., Berteletti, J., Bibeau, J. (2021). Mutual influences of mother’s and daughter’s mental health on the closeness of their relationship: An actor-partner interdependence model. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
  • Haddock, S.A., Weiler, L.M., Lee, H., Henry, K.L., Lucas-Thompson, R., Zimmerman, T.S., Krafchick, J.L., Fredrickson, G.F., Yetz, N., Youngblade, L.M. (2020). Does organizing mentor-mentee matches into small groups enhance treatment effects in a site-based mentoring program for adolescents? Results of a randomized control trial. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
  • Lee, H. (2020). Toward a culturally robust measure to assess marital relationships. Journal of Family Issues.
  • Lee, H., Sabatelli, R.M. (2018). Measurement invariance of the Differentiation of Family System Scale for Koreans and Americans. Journal of Comparative Family Studies.
  • Sabatelli, R.M., Lee, H., Ripoll-Núñez, K. (2018). Placing the social exchange framework in an ecological context. Journal of Family Theory & Review.
  • Lee, H., Heafner, J., Sabatelli, R.M., LaMotte, V. (2017). Side-by-side: An evaluation of Connecticut’s police and youth interaction model. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
  • Lee, J., Kim, J., Cha, D., Lee, H. (2013). Are Parent Education Programs in South Korea Really Effective? : A Meta-Analytic Study Using Journal Articles.

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Fosco, G. (Author & Presenter), Lee, H. (Author), Feinberg, M. (Author), Society for Prevention Research, Developmental cascade model of parenting from adolescence to parenthood, Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Lee, H. (Author & Presenter), Henry, K.L. (Author), Society for Prevention Research, The promotive effect of father-adolescent relationship quality on adolescents’ substance use in the context of peer substance use, Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Fosco, G. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Feinberg, M. (Author), Family Dynamics That Impact Parent and Child Adherence to Health Protective Behaviors during COVID-19: A One-Year, Intensive Longitudinal Analysis, Society for Prevention Research, United States of America. (2022).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Henry, K.L. (Author), Adolescent Substance Use Prevention: Long-term Benefits of Early School Engagement, Society for Prevention Research, United States of America. (2021).
  • Lee, H. (Author), A longitudinal examination of relationship commitment using mover-stayer latent transition analysis (LTA): A walk through the LTA analysis with dyadic data, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2019).
  • Rose, A.H. (Author), Dollahite, D.C. (Author), Little, T.D. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Dyer, J. (Author), Familial Religious Importance and Practices: A Triadic Exploration of Religiosity Within Family Processes, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2019).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Multi-group Analysis of Similarity in Latent Profile Solutions in Cross-cultural Research, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2019).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), Measurement invariance of the Marital Comparison Level Index for Koreans and Americans, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2017).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), The rewards and costs of parenthood as predictors of relationship quality: A dyadic analysis, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2016).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Measurement invariance of the Differentiation of Family Systems Scale for Koreans and Americans using the Mean and Covariance Structure analysis, Developmental Methods, United States of America. (2016).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), Measurement invariance of the Differentiation of Family Systems Scale for Koreans and Americans, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2015).
  • Lee, J. (Author), Cha, D. (Author), Kim, J. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of premarital education programs in Korea, Korean Home Management Association, Korea, South. (2012).

    • Poster

  • Lee, H. (Author), A longitudinal dyadic analysis of relationship commitment in couples, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2018).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), Measurement invariance of the Revised-Marital Comparison Level Index for Koreans and Americans, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2018).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Relationship commitment: Variability and continuity in married couples, Developmental Methods, United States of America. (2018).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Variable-centered and person-centered approaches to examining measurement invariance, Developmental Methods, United States of America. (2018).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), A longitudinal dyadic analysis of the effect of conflict on relationship commitment in couples, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2017).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Reid, A. (Author), Love, C. (Author), Farrell, A.F. (Author), Evaluation of the UConn People Empowering People program, American Evaluation Association, United States of America. (2015).
  • Randall, K. (Author), Farrell, A.F. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Goodrich, S. (Author), An examination of the psychometric properties of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale in a supportive housing program, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2015).
  • Heafner, J. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Anderson, S. (Author), Evaluating a program designed to improve attitudes between police and youth, American Evaluation Association, United States of America. (2014).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Effect of family of origin experience on grandparental child care in South Korea, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2014).
  • Lee, H. (Author), Sabatelli, R.M. (Author), Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Differentiation in the Family System Scale, National Council on Family Relations, United States of America. (2013).
  • Lee, J. (Author), Kim, J. (Author), Cha, D. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of parent education programs in Korea, Korean Home Management Association, Korea, South. (2012).
  • Ok, S. (Author), Lee, J. (Author), Cha, D. (Author), Kim, J. (Author), Lee, H. (Author), A meta-analytic study of associations between work-family conflict and individual, work, and family characteristics, Korean Home Economics Association, Korea, South. (2012).

Service

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC. (October 1, 2023 - Present).