Yu-Sheng Lee
Department(s):
School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health
Title(s):
Assistant Prof.
Office Location
One University Plaza PAC 328
Phone Number
217-206-7874
Email
ylee317@uis.edu

Dr. Yu-Sheng Lee, PhD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Dr. Lee received his doctoral degree at the University of Memphis, School of Public Health, his MS in Epidemiology at Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and his MS in Community Health at Taipei Medical University, School of Public Health in Taiwan. His research interests include mental health epidemiology, chronic disease epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, bioinformatics (epigenetics), telehealth, machine learning, deep learning, statistical methodology in variable/model selection, trajectory analysis, nomograms, propensity score matching, and Mendelian randomization.

Publications

Select publications:

  • Lee Y-S, Shrestha J*, Sprong ME, Huang X, Tuladhar S, Chuang MY. Machine Learning Analysis of Factors Influencing Pediatric Telehealth Visits During COVID-19: A State-Level Comparison Using 2021-22 National Survey of Children’s Health Data. Healthcare. Under review


  • Lee Y-S*, Sprong ME, Hollender H, Yang Y, Shrestha J, Joshi UN, Smeltzer MP. Use of Machine Learning-Based Combined Nomogram Model to Predict Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Screening Needs of Children: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study of 49,712 Children in the United States. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. Under review


  • Shao H, Lee Y-S, Fehnel C, Saulsberry A, Dortch K, Akinbobola O, Faris NR, Matthews AT, Smeltzer MP, Ray MA, Osarogiagbon RU*. Hierarchy of Adverse-Prognosis Quality Markers after Curative-intent Resection of Pathologic Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. Under review


  • Lee Y-S, Sprong ME*, Shrestha J, Smeltzer MP, Hollender HL. Trajectory Analysis for Identifying Classes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) of Children in the United States. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2024; 20: e17450179298863


  • Sprong ME*, Hollender HL, Lee Y-S, Pytel-Forziat K, Dooley T, Buono FD. Effects of COVID-19 on Enrollment and Discharge for Veterans (with substance and alcohol use disorders) Referred to Vocational Rehabilitation within the VA Healthcare System. Rehabil Couns Bull. 2024. In press


  • Sprong ME*, Hollender HL, Blankenberger B, Rumrill S, Lee Y-S, Bland T, Kriz K, Bailey J, Weber K, Gilbert J, Buono FD. The Road to Reintegration: Evaluating the Effectiveness of VA Healthcare in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Retention for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2024; 15: 107-123


  • Chuang MY*, Lee Y-S. Technology Use for Diabetes Care and Management under Pandemic: A Scoping Review for Innovation. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 2023; 18(3): 281-309


  • Sprong ME*, Hollender H, Lee Y-S, Rawlins Williams LA, Sneed Z, Garakani A, Buono FD. Disparities in Program Enrollment and Employment Outcomes for Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders and co-occurring Substance Use Disorders Referred or Enrolled for VHA Vocational Rehabilitation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023; 14: 1200450


  • Lee Y-S, Zhang H*, Jiang Y, Kadalayil L, Karmaus W, Ewart S, Arshad S, Holloway J. Epigenome-scale wide comparison of DNA methylation between blood leukocytes and bronchial epithelial cells. Epigenomics. 2021; 13(7): 485-498


  • Smeltzer MP, Lee Y-S, Faris NR, Fehnel C, Akinbobola O, Meadows-Taylor M, Spencer D, Sales E, Fullenwider JP, Okun S, Giampapa C, Anga A, Pacheco A, Ray MA, Osarogiagbon RU*. Trends in Accuracy and Comprehensiveness of Pathology Reports for Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in a High Mortality Area of the United States. J Thorac Oncol. 2021; 16(10): 1663-1671


  • Gustat J*, Lee Y-S, Johnson T, O’Malley K, Luckett B, Myers L, Terrell L, Amoss L, Fitzgerald E, Stevenson PT, Johnson CC. Factors associated with acquiring food from farmers market and community or home garden among primarily African American residents from under-resourced neighborhoods. J La Public Health Assoc. 2020; 1(1): 45-54


  • Osarogiagbon RU*, Faris NR, Stevens W, Fehnel C, Houston-Harris C, Ojeabulu P, Akinbobola O, Lee Y-S, Ray MA, Smeltzer MP. Beyond Margin Status: Population-Based Validation of the Proposed IASLC Residual Tumor Classification Re-categorization. J Thorac Oncol. 2020; 15(3): 371-382


  • Osarogiagbon RU*, Lee Y-S, Faris NR, Ray MA, Ojeabulu PO, Smeltzer MP. Invasive mediastinal staging for resected non-small cell lung cancer in a population-based cohort. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 158(4): 1220-1229


  • Smeltzer MP, Faris NR, Ray MA, Fehnel C, Houston-Harris C, Ojeabulu P, Akinbobola O, Lee Y-S, Meadows M, Signore S, Wiggins L, Talton D, Owen E, Deese LE, Eubanks R, Wolf BA, Levy P, Robbins ET, Osarogiagbon RU*. Survival before and after direct surgical quality feedback in a population-based lung cancer cohort. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019; 107(5): 1487-1493


  • Gustat J*, Lee Y-S, O'Malley K, Luckett B, Myers L, Terrell L, Amoss L, Fitzgerald E, Stevenson PT, Johnson CC. Personal characteristics, cooking at home and shopping frequency influence consumption. Prev Med Rep. 2017; 6: 104-110


  • Hsu CC*, Chang HY, Huang MC, Hwang SJ, Yang YC, Lee Y-S, Shin SJ*, Tai TY. HbA1c variability is associated with microalbuminuria development in type 2 diabetes: a 7-year prospective cohort study. Diabetologia. 2012; 55: 3163–3172


*=Corresponding author

Involvement
  • Committee on Assurance of Student Learning (2024/2027)


  • CHST Executive Committee member at large (2024/2027)
Teaching

MPH501: Introduction to Public Health; MPH511: Epidemiology; MPH512: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases; MPH513: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases; MPH514: Analytical Epidemiology; PAD656: Quantitative Research Methods