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
Publications

Select publications:

  1. Y-S Lee, Gor K, Sprong ME*, Shrestha J, Huang X, Hollender H. Development of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Nomogram for Screening Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study of 223,195 Children in the United States. Frontiers in Public Health. 2025. In press
  2. Gor K, Lee Y-S*, Spring ME, Hollender HL, Shrestha J, Huang X. Effect Modifications of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) on Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study of 192,019 Children in the United States. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2025. In press
  3. 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. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552251320950
  4. 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. 2024;12(21):2170. doi:org/10.3390/healthcare12212170. PMID: 39517382. PMCID: PMC11545724
  5. 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. doi:10.2174/0117450179298863240516070510. PMID: 39130191. PMCID: PMC11311732
  6. 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. doi:10.2147/SAR.S462882. PMID: 39081876. PMCID: PMC11287469
  7. Chuang MY*, Lee Y-S. Exploring Technology Domains for Diabetes Care and Management under Pandemic: A Preliminary Scoping Review. Asia Pac J Health Manag. 2023;18(3):i2817. doi:10.24083/apjhm.v18i3.2817
  8. 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. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1200450. PMID: 37520235. PMCID: PMC10382058
  9. 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. doi:10.2217/epi-2020-0384. PMID: 33736458. PMCID: PMC8033431
  10. 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. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2021.06.027. PMID: 34280563. PMCID: PMC9039869
  11. 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. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.009. PMID: 31783180. PMCID: PMC7044063
  12. 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. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.068. PMID: 31147169. PMCID: PMC6754300
  13. 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. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.007. PMID: 28280684. PMCID: PMC5342997

*=Corresponding author

Involvement
  • Member of UIS Committee on Assurance of Student Learning (2024/2027)
  • Member at large of CHST Executive Committee (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