Soojung Jo

Dr. Soojung Jo is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University's School of Nursing, where she specializes in public health nursing, health promotion, and nursing informatics. Her research focuses on leveraging informatics techniques to promote health behavior change and prevent infectious diseases, with a current emphasis on vaccine hesitancy and social media's role in health communication.

Education:

• PhD, Arizona State University
• MSN, Seoul National University
• BSN, Kyung Hee University

Research Interests:

Dr. Jo's work spans several key areas in nursing and public health informatics. She is deeply committed to understanding how digital tools and social media platforms can influence health behaviors, particularly in the context of infectious disease prevention. Her research includes:

• Developing and evaluating mobile health (mHealth) interventions for chronic disease management, such as gestational diabetes mellitus.
• Investigating vaccine hesitancy and the determinants of vaccine acceptance among Indiana residents.
• Analyzing public sentiment on social media to understand the dynamics of vaccine hesitancy and health misinformation.
• Exploring the psychological well-being of nurses, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on compassion fatigue and resilience.

Publication Trends:

Dr. Jo's recent publications reflect a strong focus on nursing resilience, COVID-19 impacts, and health informatics. Her work often employs cross-sectional and mixed-methods approaches to address pressing public health challenges, such as vaccine hesitancy and the mental health of healthcare workers.

Scientific Contributions:

• Led studies on the global impact of COVID-19 on nurses' mental health and resilience.
• Developed smartphone applications for managing chronic conditions like gestational diabetes.
• Conducted systematic reviews on HPV vaccination factors among Korean populations.
• Explored the role of social media in health awareness and behavior change.

Lab and Team:

Dr. Jo leads a research lab at Purdue University dedicated to advancing nursing informatics for health promotion. The lab focuses on online health information-seeking behaviors and mHealth interventions. She is currently recruiting bilingual research assistants (English and Haitian Creole) to support her team's work.