Jungup Lee

Dr. Jungup Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at the National University of Singapore. Her research seeks to refine the understanding of how adverse childhood events relate to subsequent behavioural and health outcomes for children and adolescents. Specifically, Dr. Lee’s research focuses on identifying multi-level risk and protective factors (e.g., family, peer, school, and community levels) that shape various patterns of externalizing and internalizing behaviours to facilitate the development of more effective intervention strategies for social workers providing services to children, adolescents, and young adults. Her research interests include bullying victimization and perpetration, at-risk children and youth, school violence and safety, child maltreatment, juvenile justice and criminal justice, mental health and substance abuse, and cultural diversity. Her research has been published in leading journals such as Violence & Victims, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, American Journal of Men’s Health, Research on Social Work Practice, Child Psychiatry and Human Development, and Children and Youth Service Review. She received her MSW from Ewha Womans University in South Korea and earned her Ph.D. in social work from Florida State University.

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Modules

• SW2104 Human Development over the Lifespan
• SW4202 Special Areas of Social Work Practice (Cyber Bullying)

Graduate Modules

• SWD5104 Human Development in Context
• SWD5104/SW5115 Human Development in Context
• SW5117A Practice Research Capstone Module I
• SW5117B Practice Research Capstone Module II

Current Research

• Exploring the Mechanisms of Cyberbullying in Singapore: A Multi-Pronged Approach
• Traditional Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health Outcomes Among University Students
• Development and Validation of the Cyberbullying Scale in Children and Youth
• A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Victimization on Substance Use and Violence
• Understanding Various Types of Bullying and Peer Victimization Experienced by a National Sample of Adolescents
• Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Mental Health in Racial/Ethnic Minority
• Parent and Peer Influences on Youths' Behavioural, Psychological, and Mental Maladjustments
• Evaluation of Suicide Survivors Counselling & Support Services of the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Programme in Singapore – A Pilot Study
• Campus Sexual Misconduct in the Digital Age: Understanding Media Literacy, Technology Use, and Gender-Based Violence in Singapore
• Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Forest Therapy and Mental Health
• Community Building through Innovation: A Novel Digital Intergenerational Program

Research Interests

• Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying
• At-Risk Children & Youth
• School Violence & Deviant Behavior
• Child Abuse & Neglect
• Juvenile Justice & Criminal Justice
• Mental Health & Substance Abuse
• Social Media & Online Behavior
• Cultural Diversity & Racial/Ethnic Minority