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Wonkyung Jung

Assistant Professor

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Wonkyung Jung

Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.

Contact

Maloney Hall聽346A

Telephone: 617-552-2056

Email: wonkyung.jung@bc.edu

Education

  • B.S.N., Catholic University of Korea
  • M.S.N., Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
  • Ph.D., University of Washington
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University

Research Interests

Healthy Aging, Promoting Functional Outcomes, Social Reintegration, Neuroscience Nursing

Expertise

  • Gerontology
  • Health and well-being
  • Symptom Management

Profile

Wonkyung Jung, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN., is an assistant professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Her research focuses on promoting social reintegration and enhancing functional independence among older adults with disabilities, particularly after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Her ultimate research goal is developing interventions for successful and healthy aging among older adults with disabilities.聽

Dr. Jung received her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Washington and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University. She is a member of Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA).

Selected Publications

  • Jung, W., Vogel, M., Figuracion, K. C. F., Byun, E., & Thompson, H. (2024). The Perceived Meaning of Traumatic Brain Injury for Older Adults: A Longitudinal-Multiple Case Study. Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, 49(1), 14-23.
  • Dreesmann, N., Jung, W., Shebaili, M., & Thompson, H. (2023) Kidney Donor Perspectives on Acute Postoperative Pain Management. Clinical nursing research, 32(8), 1124鈥�1133. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738231156151
  • Jung, W., Thompson, H. J., & Byun, E. (2022). Social integration: A concept analysis. Nursing forum, 57(6), 1551鈥�1558. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12843. Epub 2022 Nov 20. PMID: 36403137.
  • Figuracion, K., Jung, W., & Martha, S. R. (2021). Ischemic Stroke Risk Among Adult Brain Tumor Survivors: Evidence to Guide Practice. The Journal of neuroscience nursing: journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 2021 Oct 1;53(5):202-207. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000606. PMID: 34320512; PMCID: PMC8429228.
  • Song, W., Kang, M. J., Zhang, L., Jung, W., Song, J., Bates, D. W., & Dykes, P. C. (2021). Predicting pressure injury using nursing assessment phenotypes and machine learning methods. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 28(4), 759-765. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa336. PMID: 33517452; PMCID: PMC7973453.
  • Ryu, J. A., Jung, W.*, Jung, Y. J., Kwon, D. Y., Kang, K., Choi, H., ... & Lee, J. I. (2019). Early prediction of neurological outcome after barbiturate coma therapy in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery. PloS one, 2019 Apr 17;14(4):e0215280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215280. PMID: 30995269; PMCID: PMC6469802.
  • Jung, W. K., & Yi, Y. H. (2016). Development of Nursing Practice Guideline for External Ventricular Drainage by Adaptation Process. Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research, 22(3), 294-304.

Selected Appointments and Awards

  • 2024:聽Discovery and Innovation Fund, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
  • 2023: 1st聽Place Poster Winner, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Nurses Association
  • 2023: PhD Pathways to Healthy Aging Award, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging,聽University of Washington
  • 2022: Rivara Endowment Injury Research Grant,聽Harborview Injury Prevention &聽Research Center, University of Washington.
  • 2022: Excellence Research Award (Student),聽International Philosophy of Nursing Society
  • 2020:聽Healthy Aging Research Grant,聽de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging,聽University of Washington
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