Education
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Memphis, USA
MS, Epidemiology, Tulane University, USA
MS, Community Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
BS, Public Health, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health, College of Health, Science, and Technology, University of Illinois at Springfield, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, USA
Graduate Assistant, Prevention Research Center, Tulane University, USA
Research Assistant, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Scientific Publications (*=Corresponding author)
Lee Y-S, Gor K, Sprong ME*, Shrestha J, Huang X, Hollender HL. Development of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Nomogram for Screening Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study of 223,195 Children in the United States. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1531764. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531764. PMID: 40510579; PMCID: PMC12158982.
Gor K, Lee Y-S*, Sprong ME, Hollender HL, Shrestha J, Huang X. Effect Modifications of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) on Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study of 192,019 Children in the United States. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2025;21:e17450179372640. doi:10.2174/0117450179372640250324051404. PMID:; PMCID:
Sprong ME*, Hollender HL, Lee Y-S, Pytel-Forziat K, Dooley T, Buono FD. Effects of COVID-19 on Enrollment and Discharge for Veterans (with substance and alcohol use disorders) Referred to Vocational Rehabilitation within the VA Healthcare System. Rehabil Couns Bull. OnlineFirst, March 24, 2025. doi.org/10.1177/00343552251320950.
Lee Y-S, Shrestha J*, Sprong ME, Huang X, Tuladhar S, Chuang MY. Machine Learning Analysis of Factors Influencing Pediatric Telehealth Visits During COVID-19: A State-Level Comparison Using 2021-22 National Survey of Children's Health Data. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12(21):2170. doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12212170. PMID: 39517382; PMCID: PMC11545724.
Lee Y-S, Sprong ME*, Shrestha J, Smeltzer MP, Hollender HL. Trajectory Analysis for Identifying Classes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) of Children in the United States. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2024;20:e17450179298863. doi:10.2174/0117450179298863240516070510. PMID: 39130191; PMCID: PMC11311732.
Sprong ME*, Hollender HL, Blankenberger B, Rumrill S, Lee Y-S, Bland T, Kriz K, Bailey J, Weber K, Gilbert J, Buono FD. The Road to Reintegration: Evaluating the Effectiveness of VA Healthcare in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Retention for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2024;15:107-123. doi:10.2147/SAR.S462882. PMID: 39081876; PMCID: PMC11287469.
Chuang MY*, Lee Y-S. Exploring Technology Domains for Diabetes Care and Management under Pandemic: A Preliminary Scoping Review. Asia Pac J Health Manag. 2023;18(3):i2817. doi:10.24083/apjhm.v18i3.2817.
Sprong ME*, Hollender HL, Lee Y-S, Rawlins Williams LA, Sneed Z, Garakani A, Buono FD. Disparities in Program Enrollment and Employment Outcomes for Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Referred or Enrolled for VHA Vocational Rehabilitation. Front Psychol. 2023;14:1200450. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1200450. PMID: 37520235; PMCID: PMC10382058.
Lee Y-S, Zhang H*, Jiang Y, Kadalayil L, Karmaus W, Ewart S, Arshad S, Holloway J. Epigenome-Scale Wide Comparison of DNA Methylation between Blood Leukocytes and Bronchial Epithelial Cells. Epigenomics. 2021;13(7):485-498. doi:10.2217/epi-2020-0384. PMID: 33736458; PMCID: PMC8033431.
Smeltzer MP, Lee Y-S, Faris NR, Fehnel C, Akinbobola O, Meadows-Taylor M, Spencer D, Sales E, Fullenwider JP, Okun S, Giampapa C, Anga A, Pacheco A, Ray MA, Osarogiagbon RU*. Trends in Accuracy and Comprehensiveness of Pathology Reports for Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in a High Mortality Area of the United States. J Thorac Oncol. 2021;16(10):1663-1671. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2021.06.027. PMID: 34280563; PMCID: PMC9039869.
Gustat J*, Lee Y-S, Johnson T, O’Malley K, Luckett B, Myers L, Terrell L, Amoss L, Fitzgerald E, Stevenson PT, Johnson CC. Factors associated with acquiring food from farmers market and community or home garden among primarily African American residents from under-resourced neighborhoods. J La Public Health Assoc. 2020; 1(1): 45-54.
Osarogiagbon RU*, Faris NR, Stevens W, Fehnel C, Houston-Harris C, Ojeabulu P, Akinbobola O, Lee Y-S, Ray MA, Smeltzer MP. Beyond Margin Status: Population-Based Validation of the Proposed IASLC Residual Tumor Classification Re-categorization. J Thorac Oncol. 2020;15(3):371-382. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.009. PMID: 31783180; PMCID: PMC7044063.
Osarogiagbon RU*, Lee Y-S, Faris NR, Ray MA, Ojeabulu PO, Smeltzer MP. Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in A Population-Based Cohort. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;158(4):1220-1229. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.068. PMID: 31147169; PMCID: PMC6754300.
Smeltzer MP, Faris NR, Ray MA, Fehnel C, Houston-Harris C, Ojeabulu P, Akinbobola O, Lee Y-S, Meadows M, Signore S, Wiggins L, Talton D, Owen E, Deese LE, Eubanks R, Wolf BA, Levy P, Robbins ET, Osarogiagbon RU*. Survival Before and After Direct Surgical Quality Feedback in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Cohort. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019; 107(5):1487-1493. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.058. PMID: 30594579; PMCID: PMC6478525.
Gustat J*, Lee Y-S, O'Malley K, Luckett B, Myers L, Terrell L, Amoss L, Fitzgerald E, Stevenson PT, Johnson CC. Personal Characteristics, Cooking at Home and Shopping Frequency Influence Consumption. Prev Med Rep. 2017;6:104-110. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.007. PMID: 28280684; PMCID: PMC5342997.
Hsu C-C, Chang H-Y, Huang M-C, Hwang S-J, Yang Y-C, Lee Y-S, Shin S-J, Tai T-Y. HbA1c variability is associated with microalbuminuria development in type 2 diabetes: a 7-year prospective cohort study. Diabetologia. 2012;55(12):3163-72. doi: 10.1007/s00125-012-2700-4. PMID: 22923064.
Hsu C-C, Chang H-Y, Huang M-C, Hwang S-J, Yang Y-C, Tai T-Y, Yang H-J, Chang C-T, Chang C-J, Lee Y-S, Shin S-J, Kuo K-N. Association between insulin resistance and development of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2011;34(4):982-7. doi: 10.2337/dc10-1718. PMID: 21335369; PMCID: PMC3064061.
Funded Research Grant
Inactive project
Title: Causal relationships between DNA methylation and childhood eczema by a two‑step Mendelian randomization test
PI: Yu-Sheng Lee
Role: PI (25% on average per month)
Funding source: UIS 2024 Competitive Scholarly Research Grant
Amount funded: $4,700
Duration: 5/16/2024 – 5/15/2025
Reviewer for Journals
Healthcare by MDPI, Journal of Cancer Survivorship, PLOS Mental Health, Clinical Epigenetics, World Journal of Gastroenterology, and World Journal of Psychiatry.
Courses
MPH501: Introduction to Public Health
MPH511: Epidemiology (EPI I)
MPH512: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
MPH513: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
MPH514: Analytical Epidemiology (EPI II)
PAD656: Quantitative Research Methods
Student Research Advising See all studies >
2025-present Gargi Yeseswini Chowdhary Devineni
2025-present Zeel Parekh
2025-present Riya Elizabeth George
2025-present Karan Kumar
2025-2025 Manisha Attaluri
2023-present Urja Nimitkumar Joshi
2023-2025 Heta Hirenkumar Vyas
2023-2024 Joe Gallagher
2022-2024 Kira Gor
Committee/Team Involvement
Member of UIS Committee on Assurance of Student Learning (2024/2027)
Member at large of College of Health, Science, and Technology (CHST) Executive Committee (2024/2027)
CHST Learning Technology & Innovations Team
ver. June 2025