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Jisook Ko, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Office for Faculty Excellence
210-567-5554
koj1@uthscsa.edu
Education
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| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2018 | Postdoctoral Training | Self-management science | The University of Texas at Austin Austin , TX |
| 2016 | PhD | Nursing | The University of Texas at Austin Austin , TX |
| 2010 | MSN | Nursing | Yonsei University South Korea |
| 2003 | BSN | Nursing | Yonsei University South Korea |
Appointments
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| 12/2018 - Present | Assistant Professor | UT Health Science Center San Antonio, Office for Faculty Excellence, San Antonio, TX |
Expertise
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Chronic Disease Self-Management of Nutrition - I am a translational and behavioral scientist who has a track record research on self-management of nutrition in chronic disease including type 2 diabetes and hypertension for underserved ethnic minority populations. |
Publications
Journal Article |
| Kim M, Kim KB, Ko J, Murry N, Levine D. The differential role of vitamin D in type 2 diabetes management and control among minority populations Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2019 Jan;. |
| Lee J-Y, Murry N, Ko J, Kim M. Exploring the Relationship between Maternal Health Literacy, Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Early Parenting Practices among Low-Income Mothers with Infants Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2018 Nov;29(4):1455-1471. |
| Kim M, Kim KB, Nguyen T, Ko J, Zabora J, Jacobs E, Levine D. Motivating people to sustain healthy lifestyles using persuasive technology: A pilot study of Korean Americans with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes Patient education and counseling 2018 Oct;. |
| Kim KB, Kim M, Ko J. Excess insulin and hypoxia, linkages to obesity and type 2 diabetes Integrative obesity and diabetes 2018 May;4(2):1-6. |
| Ko J, Timmerman G, Kim KB, Kim M. Food Sources of Sodium in Korean Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2018 Jan;. |
| Ko J, Kim KB, Timmerman G, Clark AP, Kim M. Factors Predicting Sodium Intake of Korean Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2017 Jun;20(3):641-650. |
| Kim M, Kim KB, Ko J, Jang Y, Levine D, Lee HB. Role of depression in diabetes management in an ethnic minority population: a case of Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2017 Jan;5. |
| Jang Y, Park NS, Chiriboga DA, Yoon H, Ko J, Lee J-Y, Kim M. Risk factors for social isolation in older Korean Americans Journal of aging and health 2016 Jan;28(1):3-18. |
| Kim M, Lee J-Y, Ko J, Yoon H, Kim KB, Jang Y. Sources of response bias in older ethnic minorities: A case of Korean American elderly Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology 2015 Jul;30(3):269-283. |
Teaching
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| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 6/2019 - 7/2019 | Population-Focused Health Clinical | 10 students | |
Grants
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Private |
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| Funding Agency | STTI Delta Alpha-at-Large Chapter |
| Title | STTI Delta Alpha-at-Large Chapter |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Project Title: A Feasibility Study to Investigate Salt Sensitivity Biomarker and Collect Sodium Intake |
| Funding Agency | The Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) |
| Title | The Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 6/2019 - 5/2020 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Project Title: A Biobehavioral Approach to Identifying Factors of Blood Pressure in Korean Americans with Hypertension and Exploring Salt Sensitivity |