Areas of Interest
Cardiovascular health promotion, adults/older adults, physical activity/exercise, biophysical measures, Korean immigrants
Research Projects (2005-present)
11/2010 – 12/2011 Sinegal grant (Seattle University Faculty Development grant) "Exercise Therapy to promote Cardiovascular Health in Korean American Immigrants" (PI: Mo-Kyung Sin)
1/2009 - 12/2009 Seattle University Summer Faculty Fellowship “Perceptions of Depression in Immigrant Korean Americans” (PI: Mo-Kyung Sin)
12/2008 Hope Heart Institute - Spring quarter release for research on cardiovascular health
11/2007 – 11/2008 Seattle University Intramural grant “Cardiovascular Health in Multigenerational Korean Immigrants” (PI: Mo-Kyung Sin)
2/2007 – 2/2008 Focus group and photovoice project on Korean America’s knowledge on cardiovascular disease –PI: Dr. Annette Fitzpatrick (CDC funding), Consultant: Mo-Kyung Sin
6/2004 – 9/2005 Sigma Theta Tau Int. – small grant “Cross-cultural Comparison of Biopsychosocial Factors related to Physical Activity between Elderly Korean Immigrants and Elderly Koreans” (PI: Mo-Kyung Sin)
Referred Publications (2009-Present)
Sin, M.K. (in press). Voices of culturally diverse faculty on strategies for facilitating their success in academia. Journal of Professional Nursing.
Sin, M.K. (in press). Personal characteristics predictive of depressive symptoms in Hispanics with heart failure. Issues in Mental Health Nursing.
Sin, M.K. (in press). Facilitating successful transition of culturally diverse faculty in Academia. Nurse Educator.
Oh, H.J., Sin, M.K., Schepp, K.G., Choi-Kwon, S., & Lee, K.W. (2012). Depression and functional status among amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in Korea: A questionnaire survey. Rehabilitation Nursing, 37(3), 136-144.
Fitzpatrick, A.F., Steinman, L.E., Tu, S., Kiet, A.L., Thanh, G.N., & Sin, M.K. (2012). "Using Photovoice to understand cardiovascular health awareness in Asian elders", Health Promotion Practice. 13(1), 48-54.
Sin, M.K., Jordan, P., & Park, S.H. (2011). Perceptions of depression in Korean American immigrants. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 32, 177-83.
Sin, M.K., Choe, M.A., Kim, J.I, Murphy, P., Chae, Y.R., & Jeon, M.Y. (2011). Perceived health, life satisfaction, and cardiovascular health status in elderly Korean immigrants and elderly Koreans. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 37(3):43-52.
Ton, T., Steinman, L., Yip, N.P., Ly, K.A., Sin, M.K., Fitzpatrick, A.L., & Tu, S.P. (2011). “Knowledge and perceptions of cardiovascular health in Asian immigrants”. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 13(1), 127-39.
Sin, M.K., Fitzpatrick, A.F., & Lee, K. Cardiovascular health perceptions in multigenerational Korean immigrants. (2010) Family & Community Health, 33(4), 254-261.
Sin, M.K., Choe, M.A., Kim, J.I, Chae, Y.R., & Jeon, M.Y. (2010) Cross-cultural comparison of depression between elderly Korean immigrants and elderly Koreans. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 3, 1-8.
Fitzpatrick, A.F., Steinman, L.E., Tu, S., Kiet, A.L., Thanh, G.N., & Sin, M.K. (2009). “Communicating with pictures: using Photovoice to portray perceptions of cardiovascular health in Asian Immigrants”, American Journal of Public Health, 99, 2147-9.
Sin, M.K., Choe, M.A., Kim, J.I, Chae, Y.R., Jeon, M.Y., & Vezeau, T. (2009) Cross-cultural comparison of biophysical index, functional capacity, and depression in relation to physical activity between elderly Korean immigrants and elderly Koreans. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 2(1), 20-29.
Refereed Book
Murphy, P.J.M., Allen, I.R., & Sin, M.K. (2011). Methodological issues in immigrant health research. In Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health (1st ed.). Ed. by Loue S and Sajatovic M. Springer. Scholarly Presentations (2007-present)
Major Conferences and Abstracts (2009 - present)
4/19/2012 - Podium presentation. “Personal characteristics predictive of depression in Hispanics with heart failure.” Western Institute of Nursing, Portland, OR
11/20/2011 - Podium presentation. Accumulated Feelings of Disadvantage: A Qualitative Analysis of Stress and Coping in Korean Immigrant Women.” Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA
2/12/2011 - Podium presentation “Perceptions of Depression in Korean American Immigrants.” 14th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars, Seoul, Korea
11/21/2010 - Poster presentation. “Perceptions of Depression in Korean American Immigrants.” Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA
11/19/2009 - Symposium presentation “Gender differences in Perceived health and health status in elderly Korean immigrants.” Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA
Non-refereed or Invited
10/29/2010 - Panel discussion: Having a Say and Leading the way, 2010 Race & Pedagogy National Conference, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
5/14/2010 - Panel discussion: Women of Color, Dialoguing Difference: Technologies of Visibility, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
9/11/2009 - Current trends in nursing in America, Guest speaking – Catholic University of Daegu
9/9/2009 - Current trends in nursing and gerontology in America, Guest speaking – Catholic University of Daegu
9/8/2009 - Current trends in nursing in America, Guest speaking – Kangwon National University
5/27/2009 - Guest speaker “Successful aging” Silver College, St. Andrew Kim Catholic University, Seattle, WA
9/28/2008 - Guest speaker: “High Blood Pressure and Its Management” St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church, Seattle, WA
4/27/2008 - Oral presentation (guest speaker)- “Current Facts of Cardiovascular Diseases” – Silver university, St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church- Seattle, WA
10/03/2007 - Oral presentation (guest speaker): “Depression and Cardiovascular Disease” – St. Andrew Kim Catholic church, Seattle, WA
7/11/2007 - Oral presentation (guest speaker): “Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease” – St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church, Seattle, WA