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Solim Lee
PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

University Park

Phone: 814-865-1422

Email: spl5895@psu.edu

Lee earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 and currently serves as a tenure-track assistant professor of Nursing at Penn State. Her research is dedicated to understanding self-care practices among adults with chronic heart failure, aiming to prevent unplanned hospitalizations. She meticulously collects and analyzes observational research data, including patient-reported outcomes and clinical data from electronic health records, to explore the intricate factors influencing symptom perception and decision-making processes related to seeking care. Lee’s expertise extends to designing and conducting research studies that encompass quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches, drawing from her own research projects. She has worked on a pivotal project profiling the characteristics of patients who frequently visit the emergency department to manage exacerbations of heart failure symptoms. This endeavor involves analyzing data from a nationwide electronic health database, with a particular emphasis on the utilization of intravenous diuretics.

Education

• PhD in Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
• MSN, Adult Critical Care Advanced Practice Nurse program, Seoul National University, South Korea
• BSN, Seoul National University, South Korea

Awards and Honors

• 2022 Martha N. Hill Early Career Investigator Award Finalist, American Heart Association, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
• 2019 Nursing New Investigator Award Finalist, Heart Failure Society of America

Teaching

Courses Taught

• NURS830 Evidence-Based Practice I: Inquiry and Research Methods
• NURS587 Ethics in Health Research
• NURS200W Principles of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization

• Critical Care Advanced Practice Nurse in South Korea

Mentorship

• Advised 4 MSN students
• Supervised 1 PhD student
• Advised 1 BSN Schreyer Honors Scholar

Research

Research & Publications

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise

• Cardiovascular health
• Self-care strategies practiced by adults with chronic heart failure
• Symptom science, specifically symptom perception and management
• Patient reported outcomes
• Health disparities between rural and non-rural areas

Publications and Scholarly Work

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-9254

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Last updated 8/5/2025