Solim Lee
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
307D Nursing Sciences Building
University Park
Phone: 814-865-1422
Email: solimlee@psu.edu
Research & Publications
About
Dr. 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. Dr. 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.
Research Interests
- 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
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
Honors and Awards
- 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
