| | Yookyung Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Health & Community Systems (Primary)
Associate Professor, Biostatistics (Secondary) Education BS, Seoul National University, 1986
MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1989
PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1993 Research Interests My research has been organized around applications of measurement and statistical theories (item response theory, structural equation modeling, latent growth modeling, signal detection methodology) to health science research. I am a recipient of the 2002 Early Career Investigator Award from the International Society for Quality of Life Research. I am currently the principal investigator of a Central Research Development Fund to examine pathways and relative strength of the association between clinical variables and health-related quality of life after Subarachnoid hemorrhage. I am also collaborating as co-investigator and statistician on six R01 research projects with the National Institute of Health (NIH) funding. I have recently completed my NIH grant, "Age-related differences in measures of depression: Use of item response theory". My work based on this project, published in the American Psychological Journal, the Psychology and Aging (September, 2002), was featured again on the cover page of another American Psychological Association journal, the Clinician's Research Digest (February, 2003). The reviewers of this journal judged my publication as being among the six best papers over 80 journals they reviewed monthly in mental health research. Courses NUR 3110: Research Instrumentation
NUR 3060: Independent Study
NUR 3010: Dissertation Research I have taught measurement and statistics courses at the master's and doctoral levels in both the School of Nursing and the Graduate School of Public Health. I currently teach master and doctoral level courses (NUR3110, NUR3060, NUR3010) in the Department of Health and Community Systems. Topics include measurement and modeling issues in health science research, i.e., reliability, validity, factor structure, responsiveness, sensitivity, measurement bias, discrimination and information function, signal detection method, structural equation modeling, generalizability theory, and item response theory. I have taught graduate courses on psychometrics in the Department of Biostatistics. I have guest lectured about advance topics in measurement and modeling in both the School of Nursing and the Graduate School of Public Health, as well as the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. I have served on eleven PhD dissertation committees as co-chair and member since I have joined the School of Nursing in 2001. I have also severed as a primary mentor on T32 training grant, “ Technology: Research in Chronic and Critical Illness”, for pre- and post-doctoral students with NIH funding.
Services I have served as faculty statistician and methodological and analytic consultant in the Center for Research and Evaluation (CRE). My consulting and research activities at the CRE have enabled me to introduce new measurement and statistical theories concerning both design and analysis, and have led to the development of novel methodologies. I have also serve as the consultant for Psychometrical Support Services in the Center for Research in Chronic Disorders. I am the Chair of the Diversity Committee of the school and have actively participated on committees outside the University in professional organizations such as the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) since I was awarded “The Early Career Investigator Award” from its 9 th annual conference meeting in 2002. Selected Publications “Scales for Personality Disorders Developed from the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems.” Pilkonis PA, Kim Y, Proietti JM, & Barkham M. Journal of Personality Disorders , 10, 355-369, 1996. “Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Personality Disorder Subscales from the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems.” Kim Y, Pilkonis PA, & Barkham M. Journal of Personality Assessment , 69(2), 284-296, 1997. “Screening for Personality Disorders in a Non-clinical Population.” Scarpa A, Luscher KA, Smalley KJ, Pilkonis PA, Kim Y, & Williams WC. Journal of Personality Disorders , 13(4), 345-360, 1999. “Selecting the Most Informative Items in the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Scales for Personality Disorders: An Application of Item Response Theory.” Kim Y, & Pilkonis PA. Journal of Personality Disorders , 13(2), 157-174, 1999. “The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Personality Disorder Scales: Diagnostic Efficiency and Confirmatory Factor Analytic Results in Non-clinical Samples.” Stern BL, Kim Y, Trull TJ, Scarpa A, & Pilkonis PA. Journal of Personality Assessment , 74(3), 459-471, 2000. “Effect of Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cerebral Blood Flow in Traumatic Brain Injured Patients.” Kerr ME, Alexander SA, Kim Y, Kamboh I, & Marion D. Critical Care Medicine , 29(12), 6S, 2001. “A Comparison of Psychometric Qualities of the SF-36 Physical Function Subscale and the Barthel Index in the Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Population.” Alexander SA, Kim Y, Kerr ME, & Yonas H. Critical Care Medicine , 29(12), 133S, 2001. “Social Support and Health Outcomes in Abused Women in a Shelter.” Constantino RE, & Kim Y. Communicating Nursing Research , 35, 260S, 2002. “Differential Functioning of the Beck Depression Inventory in Late-life Patients: Use of Item Response Theory (IRT).” Kim Y, Pilkonis PA, Frank E, Thase ME, & Reynolds CF. Psychology and Aging , 17(3), 379-391, 2002 (The American Psychological Association Journal). “Verification of Scale Sub-domains in Elderly Patients with Dementia: A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach.” Kastango K, Kim Y, Dew MA, Mazumdar S, Mulsant BH, Rosen J, Reynolds CF, Pilkonis PA, & Pollock BG. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 10, 706-714, 2002. “Measuring Nurse-sensitive Patient Outcomes Across Specialty Units.” Whitman GR, Kim Y, Davidson LJ, Wolf GA, Wang SL. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice , 6(4), 152-158, 2002. “Impact of Staffing on Patient Outcomes Across Specialty Units.” Whitman GR. Kim Y, Davidson LJ. Wolf GA, Wang SL. Journal of Nursing Administration . 32(12), 633-639, 2002. “Clinically Relevant Behaviors in Elderly Hip Fracture Inpatients.” Dorra H, Lenze E, Kim Y, Mulsant BH, Munin M, Dew MA, & Reynolds CF. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine , 32(3), 249-259, 2002. “Repeatability and Responsiveness of the FIM, DRS, and NRS in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.” Kim Y, Kerr ME, Puccio AM, Beers SR, Alexander SA, & Crago EA. Critical Care Medicine , 30(12), 565S, 2002. “Use of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in Quality of Life Measurement in the Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Population.” Kim Y, Kerr ME, Alexander SA, & Yonas H. Qu ality of Life Research , 11(7), 671S, 2002. “Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) Analysis to Model Change Over Time: Quality of Life in Survivors of Suicide.” Kim Y, & Mitchell AM. Quality of Life Research , 11(7), 653S, 2002. “Depression, Traumatic Grief, Stress, and Quality of Life in Survivors of Suicide.” Mitchell AM, & Kim Y. Quality of Life Research , 11(7), 669S, 2002. “Psychometric Analysis of the Functional Independence Measure in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparison to the Glasgow Outcome Scale.” Puccio AM, Kim Y, Kerr ME, Beers SR, Wagner A, Alexander SA, & Marion DW. Critical Care Medicine , 30(12), 283S, 2002. “Late-Life and Midlife Patients Report Depressive Symptoms Differently on the Beck Depression Inventory.” Kim Y, Pilkonis PA, Frank E, Thase ME, & Reynolds CF. Clinician's Research Digest , 21(2), 1 (cover page), 2003 (The American Psychological Association Journal) “Use of Signal Detection Methods (SDM) to Predict Likelihood of Mechanically Ventilated (MV) Patients Being Home 4-Months after Discharge from a Stepdown (SD)-MICU.” Kim Y, Hoffman LA, & Tasota FJ, Scharfenberg CJ, & Donahoe MP. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 167(8), 2936S, 2003. “Relationship between ApoE and Excitatory Amino Acids Levels After Traumatic Brain Injury.” Kerr ME, Kamboh M, Kim Y, Kraus MF, Puccio AM, DeKosky ST, & Marion DW. Critical Care Medicine , 31(9), 2371-2379, 2003. “Validation and refinement of the Questionnaire for Lung Transplant Patients.“ Dabbs A, Kim Y, Vensak J, Studer S, & Iacono A. Progress in Transplantation , 14(4), 338-345, 2004. “Traumatic grief in survivors of suicide: A pilot study.“ Mitchell AM, Kim Y, Prigerson H, & Mortimer-Stephens M. Crisis , 25(1), 12-18, 2004. “Predictors of Nonadherence to Weight Loss Protocol Adherence.“ Burke LE, Kim Y, Music E, Choo J, Tschirpke D, Cartwright M, Polakoski T, & Starrett T. Journal of Behavioral Medicine , 11(Suppl), 185-186S, 2004. “Impact of Hyperglycemia on Mortality in Patients Admitted to a Medical Intensive Care Units.“ Hoffman LA, Kim Y, Tasota FJ, & Donahoe MP. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 169(7), 40S, 2004. “Psychometric Analysis of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.“ Guentner K., Kim Y., Hoffman LA, Tasota FJ, Scharfenberg C, & Donahoe MP. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 169(7), 628S, 2004. “The Barriers to Healthy Eating Scale: Psychometric Report.“Burke LE, Kim Y, & Music E. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 27(Supp), 101S, 2004. “Measurement Qualities of the Experiences Associated with Following a Low-Fat Diet Scale.” Kim Y, Burke LE, Music E, Cartwright M, Polakoski T, & Tschirpke D. Annals of Behavioral Medicine , 27(Supp), 102S, 2004. “Psychometric evaluation of the HIV-Self Efficacy Scale (HIV-SES).” Cha E, Erlen JA, & Kim Y. Annals of Behavioral Medicine , 26(Supp), 148S, 2004. [The Student Meritorious Abstract] “Evaluation of the Cholesterol-Lowering Diet Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form.“ Burke LE, Kim Y, Ergun FS, Choo J, Sereika S, Music E, & Dunbar-Jacob J. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing , 4(1), 51, 2005. “Patient Preferences In Survivors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Tracheostomy.“ Guentner K, Hoffman LA, Kim Y, Happ MB, & Chelluri L. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 170(7), 430S, 2005. “Comparison of Health Control Beliefs Held by Lung Transplant Recipients and Transplant Clinicians.” Dabbs A, Kim Y, Hamdan-Mansour A, & McCurry KR. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , 170(7), 421S, 2005. “Effects of a social support intervention and health outcomes in residents of a domestic violence shelter: A pilot study.“ Constantino RE, & Kim Y. Issues in Mental Health Nursing , 26(6), 5-10, 2005. “Use of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in Quality of Life Measurement with Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” Kim Y, Hoffman LA. , Tasota FJ, Scharfenberg CJ, & Donahoe MP. Quality of Life Research , (in press). “Traumatic Grief and Suicide Ideation in Survivors of Suicide.“ Mitchell AM, & Kim Y. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, (in press). “ Resuscitation preferences in survivors of prolonged mechanical ventilation / tracheostomy. ” Guentner K, Hoffman LA, Happ MB, Kim Y, Dabbs A, & Chelluri L. American Journal of Critical Care, (in press). “A Theory-Based Reproductive Health and Diabetes Instrument.“ Charron-Prochownik D, Wang S, Sereika SM, Kim Y, & Janz, N. American Journal of Health Behavior, (in press). “Evaluation of the Cholesterol-Lowering Diet Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form.“ Burke LE, Kim Y, Ergun FS, Choo J, Sereika S, Music E, & Dunbar-Jacob J. Journal of Nursing Measuremen t, (in press). “PREFER Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Treatment Preference and Two Dietary Options in Behavioral Weight Management – Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics.“ Burke LE, Choo J, Music E, Kim Y, Warzisiki M, & Sevick MA. Contemporary Clinical Trials, (in press). “Predicting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at 6 months following long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV).” Kim Y, Hoffman LA, Tasota FJ, & Donahoe MP. Quality of Life Research , 13(7), (in press). "Predicting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes at 12 months following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Use of signal detection methods.” Kim Y, Kerr ME, Alexander SA, & Yonas H. Quality of Life Research , 13(7), (in press). Contact Information 360-L Victoria Building
3500 Victoria Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Telephone: 412-624-5987
Facsimile: 412-624-1201
Email: ykk@pitt.edu |  |
