HSD lab members

Eunsol Song (Ph.D. program)

Education

2014, MPH in Health Care Management and Policy, Seoul National University 

2011, B.S. in Life Science, Handong Global University

Research interests

Social Determinants of Health; Health Equity; Access to Medicine

Publications

• Song, Eunsol and Jinho Kim. The Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depressive Symptoms in Later Life: The Buffering Effects of Social and Physical Activities Among Older Koreans. Innovation in Aging (2026 Feb)

• Park, Gum-Ryeong^, Eunsol Song^, and Jinho Kim. Persistent Exposure to Work Family Conflict and Depressive Symptoms Among Korean Working Women: An Exploration of Temporal Patterns and Age Heterogeneity. Journal of Family Issues (2023 Sep)

NaKyung Nam (Undergrad research intern + M.S.)

Education

2025, B.A. in Health Policy and Management (and Food and Resource Economics), Korea University

Research interests

Aging; Life Course

Publications

• Song, Kyungeun^, NaKyung Nam^, and Jinho Kim. A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Loneliness and Memory Performance in Young Adulthood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2026 Aug)

• Nam, NaKyung and Jinho Kim. Adolescent Learning Disability and Premature Mortality: A 30-Year Prospective Study of Gender Differences. Disability and Health Journal (2026 Jul)

• Nam, NaKyung, Hyewon Son, and Jinho Kim. How Adolescent Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with Premature Mortality: Behavioral and Socioeconomic Pathways Across the Life Course. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2026 Jun)

• Nam, NaKyung, Hyunseo Rim, Taehoon Kim, and Jinho Kim. Marital Satisfaction and Frailty in Later Life: Asymmetric, Gendered, and Distributional Associations. Journal of Applied Gerontology (2026 Jun)

• Nam, NaKyung, Hyunseo Rim, and Jinho Kim. Diverging Frailty Trajectories After Retirement: The Protective Role of Education. Journal of Applied Gerontology (2026 May)

• Nam, NaKyung, Kyungeun Song, and Jinho Kim. Does Violent Delinquency Predict Premature Death? Testing Behavioral and Socioeconomic Mechanisms Across the Life Course. Journal of Criminal Justice (2026 May)

• Nam, NaKyung and Jinho Kim. Later-Life Employment Transitions and Frailty: A Gendered Analysis Using Asymmetric Fixed-Effects Models. Research on Aging (2026 Apr)

• Nam, NaKyung and Jinho Kim. Diverging Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms After Retirement: The Moderating Role of Social Engagement. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2026 Jan)

• Kwon, Keun Young^, NaKyung Nam^, and Jinho Kim. Adolescent Loneliness and Later-Life Depressive Symptoms: The Intersecting Roles of Gender and Socioeconomic Status. Social Science & Medicine (2025 Sep)

Awards

2026, 한국연구재단 인문사회분야 석사과정생 연구장려금 지원사업 선정

Presentations

2026, 한국불평등연구회 학술심포지엄, 고려대학교

2026, 한국사회학회, 부산대학교

2026, Population Association of America, St. Louis, MO, USA

Minjae Lee (Undergrad research intern + M.S.)

Education

2026, B.A. in Psychology (and Sociology), Hallym University 

Research interests

Social Determinats of Health; Mental Health

Jina Kim (KU Health Policy and Management) 2025/09-present

Kyungeun Song (Undergrad research intern + M.S., 2023)

Placement

Ph.D. student in Social Work and Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Publications/Awards/Presentations

HyunJee Park (Undergrad research intern + M.S., 2023)

Placement

한국보건사회연구원 보건의료정책연구실 연구원

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Hyunseo Rim (Undergrad research intern + M.S., 2024)

Placement

한국보건사회연구원 보건의료정책연구실 연구원

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Hyewon Son (Undergrad research intern + M.S., 2024)

Placement

Ph.D. student in Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Sujeong Park (Undergrad research intern + Joint B.A./M.S., 2025)

Placement

한국보건사회연구원 건강보장정책연구실 연구원

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Hansol Park (Ph.D. program, 2025)

Placement

이화여자대학교 행정학과 BK21 포닥 연구원

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Hayun Jang (Undergrad research intern + Joint M.S./Ph.D., 2026)

Placement

제주 공공보건의료지원단 책임연구원

Publications/Awards/Presentations

Keun Young Kwon (Undergrad research intern + Joint B.A./M.S., 2026)

Placement

Ph.D. student in Sociology, Princeton University

Publications/Awards/Presentations