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Jisook Ko, PhD, RN

School of Nursing
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koj1@uthscsa.edu
Assistant Professor

Jisook Ko
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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

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

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
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