Won Choi, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Community and Population Health; Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies; Interim Director, Institute for Indigenous Studies
woc222@lehigh.edu
610-758-2839
Office: HST 153
Won Choi is a Professor in the College of Health at Lehigh University. His training is in epidemiology and his primary research is in reducing health disparities related to tobacco use among underserved populations. He has collaborated with American Indians to develop a culturally-tailored smoking cessation program. His current work involves prevention of electronic cigarette uptake among adolescents and young adults in underserved populations.
Education
- PhD, University of California San Diego/ San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- MPH, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Areas of Research and Publications
- Promotes internal and external research collaboration
- Identifies and develops research focus areas
- Provides research perspective on faculty growth
- Supports interdisciplinary research teams
Courses
- CGH 103 | Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health
- EPI 309 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- EPI 404 | Methods in Epidemiology I
- EPI 450 | Special Topics in Epidemiology
- POPH 416 | Grant Writing
- PUBH 411 | Public Health Capstone