Faculty Directory
Soojung Ahn
Assistant Professor
Soojung Ahn
Ph.D., RN
Contact
Maloney Hall 346B
Telephone: 617-552-2054
Email: soojung.ahn@xyschool.net
Education
- B.S.N., Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
- M.S.N., Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
- Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Nursing
- Post-Doc, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Research Interests
Family caregiver health and well-being, cardiovascular subclinical markers, psychological distress, health behaviors, lifestyle modification
Expertise
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Caregiving
- Chronic Illness
- Health and well-being
Selected Publications
- Park, C., Larsen, B., Mogos, M., Muchira, J., Dietrich, M., LaNoue, M., Jean, J., Norfleet, J., Doyle, A., Ahn, S., & Mulvaney S. (2024). A multiple technology-based and individually-tailored Sit Less Program for people with cardiovascular disease: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. PLoS ONE, 19(5), e0302582. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302582.
- Mogos, M. F., Ahn, S., Park, C., LaNoue, M., Osmundson, S., & Muchira, J. M. (2024). Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring parameters during pregnancy: A pilot study. Journal of Women’s Health, Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2023.0921
- Ahn, S., Lobo, J. M., Davis, E. M., Howie-Esquivel, J., Chung, M. L., & Logan, J. G. (2024). Characterization of sleep efficiency transitions in family caregivers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 47(2), 308-319. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-023-00461-3
- Ahn, S., Chung, M. L., & Logan, J. G. (2023). Sleep deficiency by caregiving status: Findings from nationally representative data. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 45 (12), 1120-1129. http://doi.org/10.1177/01939459231208416
- Mogos, M. F., Ahn, S., Muchira, J. M., Osmundson, S., & Piano, M. R. (2023). Pregnancy-associated takotsubo cardiomyopathy hospitalizations in the United States. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 325(3), H468–H474. http://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00262.2023
- Ahn, S., Howie-Esquivel, J., Davis, E. M., Chung, M. L., Lobo, J. M., & Logan, J. G. (2023). Association of disrupted sleep with 24-hour blood pressure variability in caregivers. Heart & Lung, 60, 45-51. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.02.024
- Mattos, M. K., Gibson, J., Wilson, D., Jepson, L., Ahn, S., & Williams, I. C. (2023). Shared decision-making in persons living with dementia: A scoping review. Dementia (London, England), 22(4), 875–909. http://doi.org/10.1177/14713012231156976
- Ahn, S., Springer, K., & Gibson, J. S. (2022). Social withdrawal in Parkinson’s disease: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing. 48, 251-261. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.10.010
- Ahn, S., Esquivel, J. H., Davis, E. M., Logan, J. G., & Chung, M. L. (2022). Cardiovascular disease incidence and risk in family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 37(3), E47-E60. http://doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000816
- Ahn, S., & Logan, J. G. (2022). Perceived role overload and physical symptom experience among caregivers of older adults: The moderating effect of social support. Geriatric Nursing, 43, 197-205. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.11.021
- Ahn, S., Lobo, J. M., Logan, J. G., Kang, H., Kwon, Y., & Sohn, M. (2021). A scoping review of racial/ethnic disparities in sleep. Sleep Medicine, 81,169-179. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.02.027
- Ahn, S., Romo, R. D., & Campbell, C. L. (2020). A systematic review of interventions for family caregivers who care for patients with advanced cancer at home. Patient Education & Counseling, 103(8), 1518-1530. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.012
Awards and Acknowledgements
- 2023: Phyllis J. Verhonick Dissertation Award, University of Virginia School of Nursing
- 2022: Martha N. Hill Early Career Investigator Award, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
- 2020: Barbara Parker Dissertation Funding Award, University of Virginia School of Nursing
- 2020: GKNF-USA Scholarship Award, Global Korean Nursing Foundation-USA
- 2020: Nancy Ballard Scholarship Award, Beta Kappa Chapter of Sigma
Selected Professional Activities
- 2023-present: Member, Leadership Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, American Heart Association