Jong Cheol Shin, PhD, MS

Dr. Jong Cheol Shin is an Assistant Professor in the College of Health at Lehigh University. As an interdisciplinary researcher, he has extensive training in epidemiology, health geography, kinesiology, and health technologies, with diverse experience in data science and epidemiological research as well as community-engaged studies.

His research primarily focuses on the intersection of social and built environments with human behavior, particularly sleep and physical activity. Specifically, his interests include:
1) Examining how social and built environmental exposures influence human activity and population health.
2) Leveraging emerging health technologies, including mHealth, wearables, and AR/VR, for health research and intervention.
3) Advancing evidence synthesis and research practices to promote health and health equity.

As a researcher, his overarching goal is to bridge the gap between fundamental research and practical applications in health science, utilizing advanced technologies to enhance community and population health.

Education

• Brown University School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Research Associate
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. Community Health
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S. Applied statistics
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S. Kinesiology
• Kyung Hee University, B.S. Sports Medicine
• Kyung Hee University, B.S. Physics

Areas of Research and Publications

Health technology, Wearable device, Mobile health, Virtual Reality; Sleep, Physical Activity, Obesity; Health Geography, GIS, Environmental exposure, Green & Blue space; Social/environmental Epidemiology, Spatial accessibility, Health Inequality

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