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Dr. Roh received her doctoral degree in Social Work from the New York University in 2010. Dr. Roh was awarded Dakota Cancer Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA) Scholars award [$560,000]. The DaCCoTA is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54GM128729. Dr. Roh is currently conducting DaCCoTA research project (2020-2025). Additionally, Dr. Roh was awarded John A. Hartford Doctoral Fellowship from 2008 to 2010 [$70,000], Internal Grants for New Faculty Research and Creative Activity FY2013 [$10,000], Seed Grants of School of Health Sciences of University of South Dakota [$5,000], and sub- awarded the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number U54MD008164 [$120,000]. Dr. Roh was selected as the recipient of the 2017 President's Award for Research Excellence-New/Mid-career Faculty category [$3,000]. Dr. Roh has over 10 years of experience as a social work practitioner.
Social work research and mental health. Social work with older adults. Diversity and social Justice in rural and urban communities. Field education seminar. Direct practice and intervention skills in social work. Human behavior in the social environment and personality theories in the social context.
Dr. Roh's areas of interest include positive adaptation in aging, American Indian health disparities, behavior change intervention using RCT, rural health, telemedicine intervention, and minority mental health and service utilization. Combining mobile health (mHealth) technology and a community-based participatory research approach, she is developing and testing intervention programs to promote positive health behavior change and to increase health and mental health literacy. Her integration of mHealth technology and existing health behavior theories into intervention strategies provides an opportunity to investigate technology-driven intervention’s potential to help self-management for chronic diseases and prevention in typically underserved and difficult-to-reach populations.