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Hedwig (Hedy) Lee is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle. She holds affiliations with the Center for Research on Demography and Ecology and the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences. Her research focuses on social determinants of population health, health disparities, race/ethnicity, poverty, and family dynamics. She employs interdisciplinary approaches, collaborating across sociology, demography, public health, and medicine.
- Education:
- B.S. in Policy Analysis, Cornell University, 2003
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
Her research investigates the impact of incarceration on family health, discrimination’s effects on mental/physical health, racial health disparities trends, and childhood obesity. She uses datasets like the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and social media data. Hedy teaches courses on racial/ethnic health disparities and social determinants of health.
- Awards: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar (2009–2011)
Her work bridges academia and policy, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration. She is affiliated with multiple research centers, enhancing her contributions to demographic and health studies.
