Youngjoon Bae

  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
  • Affiliated Researcher in the Carolina Population Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Social Determinants of Health, Life Course Perspectives in Aging, and Social Genomics

How sociodemographic factors (e.g., social isolation) influence morbidity and mortality, with a focus on obesity and frailty, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and immune and biological aging.

Academic Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
  • Affiliated Researcher in the Carolina Population Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • PhD, 2022 University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Research

Selected Publications

Youngjoon Bae (2024) Younger Older Americans and Sarcopenic Obesity: The Moderating Role of Living Alone, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, gbae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae117

 

Youngjoon Bae, Mark C. Pachucki (2024) Social isolation and depression as risk factors for weight loss of 5kg or more among older Korean adults. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0299096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299096

 

Seven, Memnun, Mark C. Pachucki, Danielle Gould, Youngjoon Bae, Raeann LeBlanc, and Rachel Walker (2023) “Evaluation of family and community social network characteristics among high-risk family members to improve cancer-related health behaviors.” Oncology Nursing Forum, 50(6), 735–751. https://doi.org/10.1188/23.ONF.735-751

 

Youngjoon Bae, Jaein Lee (2023) Why is Korean girls’ suicidal ideation rate higher than boys’ rate? The role of gender heterogeneity in peer groups. PLoS ONE 18(9): e0290072. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290072