Jay Jung Jae Lee

Dr Jay Lee is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing of the University of Hong Kong. He started his early career as a stroke nurse. After five years clinical experience, he went on to pursue his Masters and PhD in the School of Health and Social Sciences (Nursing Studies) at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Lee has conducted studies in the research topics of stroke care, addictive behaviours including tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and e-device use, and nursing and health education using diverse research designs including mixed methods. Particularly, he has significant experience in using research methodologies such as grounded theory, phenomenology, interpretive description, and thematic analysis to conduct rigorous qualitative studies.

Research

• Stroke eHealth research (stroke survivors’ and caregivers’ psychological well-being, and stroke risk factor management)
• Nursing education (clinical placement and simulation-based learning).
• Smoking research (waterpipe smoking, e-cigarette, denormalization of tobacco industry, and smoking in North Korea)

Clinical or Teaching Experience

• Clinical experience
  • Stroke specialist nurse & Stroke ward staff nurse
• Teaching
  • Qualitative research courses at undergraduate, master and doctoral levels
  • Nursing theories and models (undergraduate course)
  • Health promotion (undergraduate course)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) The University of Edinburgh (2011 — 2016)
• Master’s Degree The University of Edinburgh (2010 — 2011)

Companies

• Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong (2020)
• Research Assistant Professor University of Hong Kong (2016)
• Stroke Coordinator Samsung Medical Center (2005 — 2009)