Kim, Heejung Professor Nursing
Detail Major
Mental health and psychiatric nursing; Digital health care
Career
Academic records
- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Nonviolent Communicatoin(NVC) Level 1,2, Psychological First Aids(PFA) Beginner
- 2012 PhD University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Nursing
- 2010 MSN University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Nursing
- 2004 BSN Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Nursing
Education and research career
- 2024-current Vice dean for student affairs, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2022-2023 Visiting professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of NUrsing, GA, USA
- 2020-current Associated professor, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2015-2020 Assistant professor, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2012 -2015 Assistant professor(Full time, tenure track), University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
- 2004-2006 Neurosurgical Department, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Staff Nurse
Academic career
- Current Editorial board member: Asian Nursing Research, BMC Nursing, Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- 2024-current Journal of Advanced Nursing, Statistical reviewer
- 2024-current Institute for Innovation in Digital Healthcare, Senior researcher
- 2024-current Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Medical device committee member
- 2024-current National Center for Mental Health, Evaluator
- 2024-current Korean Society of Nursing Science, Chair of educational board committee
- 2023-2025 Korean Nursing Association, International committee member
- 2022-current Journal of Applied Gerontology, Statistical advisor
- 2022-2024 Korean Society of Nursing Industry, Chair of educational board committee
- 2019-current Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Research committee member
- 2018-2019 Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Editor-in-Chief
- 2013 Butler-Williams Scholars, Summer Institute on Aging Research, National Institute on Aging, USA
Research Interests
- Digital health care for managing depression, Suicide prevention across lifespan (adolescent to older adults), Ecological momentary assessment and intervention
Major achievements
- -Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
- 2024 Respiratory rehabilitation system and method according to respiratory disease (Application, No. 10-2024-0075029)
- 2024 Devices and methods for predicting suicidal impulses and attempts (Application, No. 10-2024-0026766)
- 2023 Copyright for ‘eRAPPORT’, application and medical software (Registered, No. C-2023-049661)
- 2023 Trademark rights category No.09, 10 items with suicidal prevention educational smartphone application software (Registered, No. 40-2086629)
- 2023 Trademarks rights category No.44, 20 items with the medical practice (Registered, No. 40-2086630)
- 2021 System and method for monitoring fatigue of object (Application, Np. 10-2021-0189534)
- 2021 Method for predicting of depression and device for predicting of depression risk using the EMA (Registered, No. 10-2302-071000)
- -Awards
- 2022-2024 Korean Academy Science and Technology, Young fellow (Y-KAST)
- 2020-2024 Faculty Best Research Award (Best Publication), Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2020 Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2019 22nd Edna Stilwell Writing Award, SLACK Incorporated. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting (Austin, Texas, USA)