Seung-won E. Choi Curriculum Vitae Email: choise23@msu.edu Phone: (517) 353-1734 316 Berkey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 EDUCATION Ph.D., Sociology, 2013 - Expected May 2019 Dissertation: Grandparenting and Health in Later Life: Evidence from the United States, South Korea, and China Committee: Zhenmei Zhang (Chair), Clifford Broman, Hui Liu, Amanda Woodward Areas of Specialization: Health Disparities, Aging and Life Course, Family Demography M.A., Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea 2008 B.A., Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea 2004 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health, Mental Health, Aging and Life Course, Global Aging, Family Demography, Social Inequality, Social Policy, Quantitative Methodology PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Choi, Seung-won and Zhenmei Zhang. Grandparenting and Self-Rated Health Among Older Korean Women. Research on Aging. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027518766419. Choi, Seung-won, Aggie J. Noah, and Tse-Chuan Yang. Family Policies and Working Women s Fertility Intentions in South Korea. Asian Population Studies. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2018.1512207. Yang, Tse-Chuan, I-Chien Chen, Seung-won Choi, and Aysenur Kurtulus. Linking Perceived Discrimination during Adolescence to Health during Mid-Adulthood: The Mechanisms through Self-Esteem and Risk Behaviors. Social Science & Medicine. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.012. Yang, Tse-Chuan, I-Chien Chen, Seulki Kim, and Seung-won Choi. 2018. Differential Investments and Opportunities: How Neighborhood Conditions Moderate the Relationship between Perceived Housing Discrimination and Social Capital. Social Science Research 72: 69-83. Choi 1
Liu, Hui, Zhenmei Zhang and Seung-won Choi. 2018. Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer in Later Life: The Role of Age at First Marriage. Geriatrics 3(2). Pearce-Morris, Jennifer, Seung-won Choi, Veronica Roth, and Rebekah Young. 2014. Substantive Meanings of Missing Data in Family Research: Does Don t Know Matter? Marriage and Family Review 50(8): 665-690. Choi, Seung-won. 2009. The Crisis and Countermeasure of the Korean Student Movement in the Late 1990s: Changes in Motivation and Movement Type. Korean Journal of Social Issues 18(2): 101-142. (In Korean) Best Paper Award, Korean Journal of Social Issues OTHER PUBLICATION Kim, Young-taek, Sang-su Ahn, Jin-joo Chung, and Seung-won Choi. 2008. Korean Women's Health Conditions and Policy Agenda. Seoul: Korean Women s Development Institute Press. (In Korean) MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Liu, Hui, Zhenmei Zhang, Seung-won Choi, and Shannon Shen. Age at First Marriage and Physical Health in Later Life. Revise and Resubmit. WORKS IN PROGRESS Choi, Seung-won. Race Differences in the Link between Grandparenting and Mortality in the United States. (Available upon Request) Choi, Seung-won. Grandparenting as Intergenerational Support and Well-being in Later Life: A Review and Future Agenda. (Available upon Request) Choi, Seung-won. Grandparenting and Mental Health: Caregiving Grandmothers Depressive Symptom in South Korea. Liu, Hui, Zhenmei Zhang, and Seung-won Choi. Marital Status and Dementia: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Zhenmei Zhang, Hui Liu, and Seung-won Choi. Early-Life Characteristics, Midlife Socioeconomic Status, and Late-Life Cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2018 Research Enhancement Award, Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, (MSU) ($2,500) 2018 Research Scholars Fellowship, College of Social Science, MSU ($3,650) 2018 Dissertation Funding,, MSU ($1,200) Choi 2
2017 Corey Research Enrichment Award, College of Social Science, MSU ($4,500) 2017 Jay Artis Endowment Fund,, MSU ($1,000) 2016 Research Scholars Fellowship, College of Social Science, MSU ($6,500) 2015 Research Scholars Fellowship, College of Social Science, MSU ($6,500) 2014 Research Scholars Fellowship, College of Social Science, MSU ($5,000) HONORS AND AWARDS 2016 Poster Session Winner, the Annual Meeting of Population Association of America 2016 John L. McAdoo Dissertation Award,, MSU 2015 Selected Participant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Workshop on Immigration, Immigrants and Health Conditions, Health Status, and Policies. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan 2009 Best Paper Award, Korean Journal of Social Issues Travel Awards 2017-18 Graduate Office Fellowship Travel Awards, MSU ($1,450) 2016-17 Graduate Office Fellowship Travel Awards, MSU ($1,700) 2015-16 Graduate Office Fellowship Travel Awards, MSU ($2,200) 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Travel Stipends, University of Michigan ($500) 2014-15 Graduate Office Fellowship Travel Awards, MSU ($2,300) 2013-14 Graduate Office Fellowship Travel Awards, MSU ($1,400) SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Liu, Hui, Zhenmei Zhang, and Seung-won Choi. Marital Status and Dementia: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Accepted to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November, Boston, MA. 2018 Choi, Seung-won. Grandparenting and Mortality Difference in the United States. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, April, Denver, CO. 2018. Yang, Tse-Chuan, I-Chien Chen, Seung-won Choi, and Aysenur Kurtulus. Linking Perceived Discrimination during Adolescence to Health during Middle Adulthood via Self-Esteem and Risk Behaviors. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Montréal, QC, Canada. 2017. Liu, Hui, Zhenmei Zhang, Shannon Shen, Seung-won Choi, and Yan-Liang Yu. Age at First Marriage and Physical Health in Later Life. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, April, Chicago, IL. 2017. Choi, Seung-won, Aggie Noah, and Tse-Chuan Yang. Family Policies and Working Women s Fertility Intentions in South Korea. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Seattle, WA. 2016. Choi 3
Yang, Tse-Chuan, I-Chien Chen, and Seung-won Choi. Linking Perceived Discrimination during Adolescence to Health during Middle Adulthood: The Mechanisms through Selfesteem and Risk Behaviors. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, March, Washington, D.C., 2016. Yu, Yan-Liang, Siddharth Chandra, and Seung-won Choi. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Influenza-Associated Mortality in Japan, 1918 1920: Implications for Flu Propagation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, March, Washington, D.C., 2016. Zhang, Zhenmei, Hui Liu, and Seung-won Choi. Early-Life Characteristics, Midlife Socioeconomic Status, and Late-Life Cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, March, Washington, D.C., 2016. Choi, Seung-won. Grandparent Caregiving and Depression among Older Korean Adults. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Chicago, IL. 2015. Choi, Seung-won. Caring for Grandchildren and Self-Rated Health among Older Korean Adults. Presented at the International Sociological Association Research Committees on Aging and Families 2015 Conference, June, Syracuse, NY. 2015. Choi, Seung-won, Jennifer Pearce-Morris, Adriana Reyes, Veronica Roth, and Rebekah Young. What You Don t Know about Your Family Might Kill You. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, November, Phoenix, AZ. 2012. Woo, Won-kyu and Seung-won Choi. The Regional Effect on the Cost of Private Education of the Middle Class. Presented at the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families Conference, December, Seoul, Korea. 2008. Choi, Seung-won. Korean Student Movement in the Late 1990's: Changes in Motivation and Movement Type. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Korean Sociological Association, June, Seoul, Korea. 2007. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2017-18 Research Assistant to Dr. Hui Liu,, MSU How Does Marriage Get Under the Skin? An Integrative Social and Biological Approach. National Institute on Aging (K01). 2015 Research Assistant to Dr. Siddharth Chandra (Director), Asian Studies Center, MSU Collaborative Research: Center for Historical Information and Analysis (CHIA). National Science Foundation (Award #1244672). 2008 Researcher, the Korean Women s Development Institute, Korea Korean Women's Health Conditions and Policy Agenda. National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Korea. Choi 4
2006 Research Assistant, the Institute of State Governance, Yonsei University, Korea State Governance and Presidential Leadership in Korea: the Collection, Publication, and Research of the Raw Materials. National Research Foundation of Korea. 2005-07 Research Assistant, Kim Dae-Jung Presidential Library and Museum, Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Korea 2005 Research Assistant to Dr. Dong No Kim,, Yonsei University, Korea 2004-05 Research Assistant, the Institute of Democratic Society Policy, Sangji University, Korea Nation-State and Everyday Life in the President Park Chung-hee s Era. National Research Foundation of Korea 2004 Research Assistant at the Institute of Korean Studies, Yonsei University, Korea Korean Religion and Society under Challenge: Continuity and Change TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor Family and Society (Online course), Summer 2017 Methods of Social Research I, Co-Instructor, Fall 2016 Dynamics of Population (Online course), Summer 2016; 2014 Teaching Assistant Analysis of Social Data II (Graduate course), Lab Instructor, Spring 2018; 2017; 2016 Family and Society, Fall 2017; 2014 Youth and Society (Hybrid course), Spring 2014 Criminology (Hybrid course), Fall 2013 Guest Lecture Multiple Imputation with Stata. - Analysis of Social Data II, Spring 2018; 2017; 2016 Family Policies and Working Women s Fertility Intentions in South Korea. - Dynamics of Population, Fall 2016; 2015 Violence, Sex, and Politics: The Power of Mass Media. - Youth and Society, Spring 2014 Political Crime and Terrorism. - Criminology, Fall 2013 Yonsei University Teaching Assistant Introduction to Sociology, Recitation Instructor, Spring 2006 Historical Sociology, Spring 2005 East Asian Societies and Thoughts, Fall 2004 Choi 5
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE Session Chair ( Family Caregiving ), the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November, New Orleans, LA. 2016 Occasional Reviewer, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences B. Invited Panelist, Professional Development Series,, MSU, 2018 Student Representative,, MSU Graduate Education Committee, 2017-18 Speakers and Awards Committee, 2015-16 Department Hearing Board, 2013-14 Administrative Assistant,, Yonsei University, 2005 Editorial Assistant, Tongbanghakchi (The Journal of Korean Studies), Institute of Korean Studies, Yonsei University, 2004 SPECIALIZED TRAINING Structural Equation Modeling with Mplus. Statistical Horizons, Chicago, IL, 2018 Introduction to Propensity Scores. Summer Workshop Series, Center for Statistical Training and Consulting, MSU, 2017 Immigration, Immigrants and Health Conditions, Health Status, and Policies: Examining Multilevel and Multidimensional Models and Approaches. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Workshop, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan, 2015 Handling Missing Data: Using Multiple Imputation in Stata. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan, 2015 Statistics Lecture Series Using SPSS. Yonsei Institute of Statistical Science, 2008 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Sociological Association Population Association of America Gerontological Society of America Association of Korean Sociologists in America Choi 6
REFERENCES Zhenmei Zhang Associate Professor zhangz12@msu.edu 517-355-7545 Clifford Broman Professor broman@msu.edu 517-355-1761 Hui Liu Professor liuhu@msu.edu 517-353-3265 Choi 7