About
PhD 2011 University of Maryland, School of Social Work
MSW 1999 Ewha
Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Major: Social Welfare)
BA 1997 Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Major: Social Welfare)
Research Interests
- Racial/ethnic disparities in health and access to health care
- Long-term care for older adults including family caregiving, home and community-based services, and end-of-life caregivers
- Vulnerability in the online world
- Machine learning in health care
Teaching Interests
Research, Statistics, Practice evaluation, Aging related courses
Publications
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Chung, J., Karass, S., Choi, Y., Castillo, M., Garcia, C., Shin, R. D., Tanco, K., Hong, M., Kim, L., & Pan, C. X. (2024). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Filipino American and Korean American Patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 27(1), 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0255
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Hong, M., Yi, E., & Kim, H. (2023). Ethnoracial disparities in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: A brief report. Journal of Applied Gerontology , 42(2), 336-340. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221134370
Despite the well-identified vulnerability of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear about their experiences with COVID-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology (COVID-PTSD). This study examined ethnoracial disparities in the level of, and factors associated with, COVID-PTSD using a national data set, including 1926 Whites and 488 ethnoracial minorities. Results showed that ethnoracial minorities reported a greater COVID-PTSD than Whites. COVID-related distress was the common risk factor of COVID-PTSD for the both groups. Being a female and greater social support were associated with COVID-PTSD only for Whites, whereas higher education, greater IADL and fewer ADL limitations were associated with COVID-PTSD for ethnoracial minorities. The findings provided preliminary, but generalizable understanding of ethnoracial disparities in COVID-PTSD, among the Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65.
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Lee, S., Hong, M., & Casado, B. (2023). Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) knowledge in Korean Americans: Identifying knowledge gaps and misconceptions and examining predictors of AD knowledge. Ethnicity and Health , 28(3), 431-445. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2022.2045907
OBJECTIVES: This study examined Alzheimer’s disease (AD) knowledge and its predictors among Korean Americans (KAs).
DESIGN: Convenience sampling was used to recruit KAs in the Greater Washington metropolitan area. A total of 268 KAs participated in the study and completed a cross-sectional survey in 2014. Using the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), overall and domain knowledge was assessed. Multiple regression analyses were conducted for overall and domain knowledge with predictors including exposure to AD, social engagement, sources and frequency of health-related information, stigmatic beliefs (pity, antipathy, and social distance), English proficiency, and education.
RESULTS: KAs reported a 59% accuracy in the overall AD knowledge. At the domain level, KAs were most knowledgeable about assessment and diagnosis and least knowledgeable about caregiving. Our regression analyses showed that having a college degree or higher is associated with a greater overall AD knowledge. Three domain models of life impact, risk factors, and caregiving turned out to be significant: Having a college degree or higher is a predictor of greater knowledge in all three domains. Having more pity stigmatic beliefs is related to greater knowledge in both life impact and caregiving domains while having less pity stigmatic beliefs is associated with more risk factor knowledge; having less social distance stigmatic beliefs is associated with greater life impact knowledge; and having less antipathy stigmatic beliefs is related to better caregiving knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed areas of misconceptions and knowledge gaps in KAs which need to be addressed in educational interventions. Different knowledge status across the domains demonstrates a multi-dimensional nature of AD knowledge. Multivariate findings confirmed the robust role of education in overall and domain AD knowledge. The effect of different AD stigmatic beliefs on certain AD knowledge domains suggests ways of how stigma change can be efficient for the purpose of increasing AD domain knowledge in KAs. -
Curd, J. L., & Hong, M. (2023). Dying people shouldn’t have cracks: Exploring the Lived experiences of rural hospice social workers in navigating systems. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 20(4), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2023.2262154
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Son, H., Hong, S., Hong, M., Park, S., & Silvia, S. (2023). Measure of perceived social support from family, friends, and health care providers for Korean adolescents and young adults with cancer. Asian-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 66(7), 888-907. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2191126
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Yi, E., Adamek, M., Hong, M., Lu, Y., & Wilkerson, D. (2023). The impact of online and offline social support on the mental health of carers of persons with cognitive impairments. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 66(7), 888-907. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2191126
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Hong, M., & Kim, K. (2022). A qualitative exploration of end-of-life care planning with Korean Americans: Awareness, attitudes, barriers and preferences. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing , 24(5), E212-E218. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000883
This study aimed to explore how Korean American older adults viewed and anticipated engaging in end-of-life (EOL) care planning. An exploratory qualitative research design was adopted for the study, and data were collected through 3 focus group interviews. A total of 30 Korean American older adults 65 years or older participated in the study. A total of 10 themes emerged and were organized into 5 categories: (1) awareness (varying experience in EOL care planning and insufficient understanding about advance directives), (2) attitudes (comfort with talking about EOL and favorable views toward EOL planning), (3) barriers (concerns about noncompliance and concerns about change of mind), (4) preference for natural dying (life-sustaining treatment as added pain and suffering and no meaning of life when relying on life-sustaining treatment), and (5) preference for EOL planning process (EOL planning initiated by physicians and involvement of close family members). This exploratory study provides crucial insights into awareness and concerns regarding EOL care planning among Korean American older adults, updating existing evidence about their EOL needs. These findings support a culturally grounded approach to promote EOL planning for ethnic/racial minority groups.
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Guo, Z., Cho, J., Chen, I.-R., Sengupta, S., Hong, M., & Mitra, T. (2022). SAFER: Social capital-based friend recommendation to defend against phishing attacks. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 16(1), 241-252.
The tremendous growth of social media has been accompanied by highly advanced online social network (OSN) technologies. Such advanced technologies have been heavily utilized by perpetrators as convenient tools for deceiving people in online worlds. Social capital has been discussed as a powerful mechanism to leverage interpersonal relationships in social networks in order for an individual to achieve his/her goal. The beauty of social capital is the ability to materialize non-monetary, less costly, and non-economic resources into tools to solve social problems. In this paper, we aim to leverage social capital (SC) to minimize online users’ vulnerabilities to online deception. In particular, we propose a Social cApital-based FriEnd Recommendation scheme, called SAFER, that can protect OSN users from phishing attacks. We quantify three dimensions of social capital, namely, structural, cognitive, and relational, based on user features obtained from real datasets and model a user’s friending behavior based on their social capital. In addition, to model a user’s behavior upon being attacked by a phishing attacker, we developed the so-called SER-SEIR (Susceptible, Exposed, Recovered-Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, and Recovered) model as a variant of the SEIR model. Via extensive simulation experiments based on two real datasets considering bot-based and human-based attackers performing phishing attacks, we demonstrate the performance of four SC-based friend recommendation schemes with three non-SC-based comparable counterparts in terms of the ratio of detecting attackers and the fraction of users in the states of S, E, I, and R. Based on the performance comparison, we analyze the overall trends of their performance in terms of the extent of resistance against phishing attacks by bot or human attackers.
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Curd, J., & Hong, M. (2022). We are all just walking each other home: Exploring the lived experiences of rural hospice social worker in companioning the dying. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 18(3), 252-272. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2022.2093313
Social workers play a critical role on the hospice team including assessing risk and safety, advocacy, grief counseling, referral and connection to resources and providing guidance through advance care planning and advance directives. However, the voice of the rural hospice social worker is often absent from research. To address this gap in the literature, this study aimed to explore lived experiences of rural hospice social workers to better understand their role and challenges. Non-experimental qualitative research design was used for this study. Data was collected through in-depth qualitative interviews. A total of 19 rural hospice social workers participated in the study. We used a phenomenological approach focusing on the common lived experiences of rural hospice social workers and thus interviews were unstructured. Field notes and data were collected until data saturation was achieved. Five main themes were identified: (1) meaning of hospice social work, (2) role of hospice social workers, (3) vulnerability and realness, (4) self-care, and (5) rural culture. Based on these findings, we identified recommendations for hospice social work practice, research and policy, in general, as well as for rural hospice social work specifically. Future research could explore lived experiences of hospice professionals or of the dying and could also explore social worker experience of resource barriers.
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Hong, M., & Kim, K. (2022). Advance Care Planning among Ethnic/Racial Minority: Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Informal Talk, Living Will, and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare. Ethnicity and Health , 27(2), 453-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2020.1734778
Objectives: Given the ethnic/racial disparities in end-of-life care, this study aimed to describe and identify factors affecting engagement in three types of advance care planning including informal talk, living will, and durable power of attorney for health care among ethnic/racial minority older adults. Living will refers to any written instruction about medical treatments at the end-of-life while durable power of attorney for health care allows someone to make a health care decision when an individual is incapable of making a reasoned decision.
Design: We used a subset of racial/ethnic minority groups drawn from the second wave of the National Health Aging and Trends Survey (n = 543) collected in 2012.
Results: The descriptive result showed that informal talk (60%) happened most followed by durable power of attorney for health care (30%) and living will (26.5%) completion. Multivariate logistic regression analyses found that higher education and lower preference toward life-sustaining treatment were associated with engagement in all three types of advance care planning. Having multimorbidity and U.S. born were associated with having informal talk. Non-Hispanic others were more likely to have informal talk and complete durable power of attoreny for health care to compared to Blacks. Furthermore, married older adults were more likely to complete living wills compared to those separated/divorced or never married.
Conclusions: Our findings about different factors affecting engagement in advance care planning indicate that we may need targeted approaches to promote each type of advance care planning for ethnic/racial minority older adults. -
Park, T., Hong, M., & Kondrat, D. (2022). Undergraduate students’ attitudes toward statistics: How Excel makes students’ life easier. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work , 19(3), 263-271. https://doi.org/doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2022.2025968
This study discusses how Excel program can improve attitudes toward statistics among undergraduate social work students in the context of experiential learning. According to the experiential learning approach, instructors can take diverse teaching techniques such as learning by doing, simulating, and participating in activities to maximize students’ learning. The researchers used Microsoft Excel as a statistical analysis software program to increase students’ engagement and participations in an undergraduate statistics course.
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Lee, S., Hong, M., & Casado, B. (2021). Examining public stigma of Alzheimer’s disease and its correlates among Korean Americans.20. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 20(1), 952-966. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301220918328
This study examined public stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) among Korean Americans and identified factors affecting their public stigma. Data used in the study were collected using a cross-sectional survey with 268 Korean Americans. Guided by attribution theory, different domains of public stigma were assessed: pity, antipathy, and social distance. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to AD, social networking, and AD knowledge on each stigma domain. The influence of emotional attributions (pity and antipathy) on behavioral attributions (social distance) in the stigma process suggested in attribution theory was also examined. Results show that pity is most prevalent followed by social distance and antipathy. Being more proficient in English, knowing fewer relatives/friends with AD, and knowing less about AD risk factors are associated with having more pity stigma. Being less socially engaged and knowing less about AD risk factors are related to having more antipathy stigma. Being younger and more proficient in English and having stronger antipathy stigma are associated with having more social distance stigma. Findings reveal multifaceted nature of public stigma associated with AD in Korean Americans and suggest that we need to work on both positive and negative sides of public stigma for stigma change. Findings of different factors associated with each public stigma domain can be considered when trying to foster and/or reduce certain stigmatic beliefs and behaviors associated with AD.
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Kim, K., & Hong, M. (2020). Family Caregiving Environment and Engagement in Advance Care Planning. Journal of Palliative Medicine , 23(1), 125-128. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0091
Background: Family members are involved in the decision-making process of advance care planning (ACP). However, there is limited evidence about how family caregiving situations affect engagement in ACP.
Objective: To understand how agreement on caregiving situations and caregiving burdens are predictive of engagement in ACP of older adults.
Design: Cross-sectional secondary data.
Setting/Subjects: Subjects were nationally representative of adults ages 65 or older from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.
Measurements: Informal engagement in ACP was measured based on whether respondents had discussed an end-of-life care option. The study involving formal engagement in ACP asked whether respondents have completed durable powers of attorney or living wills. Family members’ agreement on caregiving situations and caregiving burdens were used to measure caregiving situations. We also include sociodemographic and health-related variables.
Results: Higher levels of disagreement between family members concerning care for older adults were associated with engagement in formal ACP (odds ratio [OR] = 0.5); there were higher levels of caregiver burdens with engagement in formal ACP (OR = 1.1). The factors of being age 85 or older (OR = 2.2) and having fallen down in the previous year (OR = 1.9) were also related to formal engagement in ACP. Being white and having high school diplomas were associated with both informal and formal engagement in ACP.
Conclusions: Caregiving situations may affect care recipients’ decision-making regarding informal and formal engagement in ACP in different ways, suggesting different intervention strategies for different types of A -
Cho, J. H., Zhen, G., Sengupta, S., Chen, I.-R., Hong, M., & Mitra, T. (2020). Online Social Deception and its countermeasures for trustworthy cyberspace: A survey. IEEE Access, 9, 1770-1806. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3047337
We are living in an era when online communication over social network services (SNSs) have become an indispensable part of people’s everyday lives. As a consequence, online social deception (OSD) in SNSs has emerged as a serious threat in cyberspace, particularly for users vulnerable to such cyberattacks. Cyber attackers have exploited the sophisticated features of SNSs to carry out harmful OSD activities, such as financial fraud, privacy threat, or sexual/labor exploitation. Therefore, it is critical to understand OSD and develop effective countermeasures against OSD for building a trustworthy SNSs. In this paper, we conducted an extensive survey, covering (i) the multidisciplinary concepts of social deception; (ii) types of OSD attacks and their unique characteristics compared to other social network attacks and cybercrimes; (iii) comprehensive defense mechanisms embracing prevention, detection, and response (or mitigation) against OSD attacks along with their pros and cons; (iv) datasets/metrics used for validation and verification; and (v) legal and ethical concerns related to OSD research. Based on this survey, we provide insights into the effectiveness of countermeasures and the lessons from existing literature. We conclude this survey paper with an in-depth discussions on the limitations of the state-of-the-art and recommend future research directions in this area.
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Hong, M., Casado, B. L., & Lee, S. E. (2019). Intention to discuss advance care planning in the context of Alzheimer’s disease among Korean Americans. The Gerontologist , 59(2), 347-355. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx211
Background and objectives: Advance care planning (ACP) is crucial for quality end-of-life care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. However, limited evidence is available about ACP among ethnic minorities, particularly in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. The purpose of this study was to examine intention to discuss ACP for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease among Korean Americans. Guided by the theory of planned behavior and prior research, we examined the relationships between acculturation, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control, and intention to discuss ACP for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease.
Research design and methods: Path analyses were conducted on a cross-sectional convenience sample of 261 Korean Americans. Age, gender, education, and knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease and ACP were included as covariates.
Results: Our descriptive findings showed positive attitudes, strong subjective norms, and a high level of perceived control toward ACP discussion among the participants. The path analyses revealed that attitudes and subjective norms were positively related to intention for ACP discussion. Perceived control was not related to intention for ACP discussion. Among the covariates, greater knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease was the only factor shown to be associated with the intention for ACP discussion.
Discussion and implications: To promote ACP among this population, educational interventions designed to address positives attitudes and subjective norms toward ACP are suggested. -
Casado, B., Lee, S., & Hong, M. (2018). Working with Korean American Families in Dementia Care. In Ethnicity and Dementias. Rutledg.
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Hong, M., Hong, S., Adamek, M. E., & Kim, M. H. (2018). Death Attitudes Among Middle-Aged Koreans. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 86(1), 51-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415016689473
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Casado, B. L., Hong, M., & Lee, S. E. (2018). Attitudes toward Alzheimer’s care-seeking among Korean Americans: Effects of knowledge, stigma, and subjective norm. The Gerontologist , 58(2), e) 25-(e)34 . https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw253
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Hong, M., Yi, E.-H., Johnson, K., & Adamek, M. E. (2018). Facilitators and barriers toward advance care planning among ethnic minorities in the U.S.: A Systematic review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health , 20(5), 1277-1287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0670-9
Growing evidence suggests a low engagement in advance care planning (ACP) among ethnic minorities in the U.S. The purpose of this study was to synthesize findings from prior research about ACP among ethnic minorities. An extensive literature search was conducted using multiple electronic databases. After applying inclusion criteria, 26 studies were included. Four categories of facilitators and barriers to ACP were identified: (1) Socio-demographic factors, (2) health status, literacy and experiences, (3) cultural values, and (4) spirituality. Socio-demographic factors showed inconsistent findings regarding their association with ACP engagement. Worse health status and knowledge about ACP are common facilitators across ethnic minority groups, whereas mistrust toward the health care system was a barrier only for Blacks. Collectivistic cultural values influenced ACP engagement among Latinos and Asian Americans; however, spirituality/religion played an important role among Blacks. The implications for culturally competent approaches to promote ACP and future research directions are discussed.
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Hong, M., Kim, H., Hong, S., & Kim, M. H. (2017). End-of-life care attitudes among middle-aged Koreans: Willingness to use hospice services and advance directives. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 19(5), 452-459. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000372
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Marson, S., Hong, M., & Roscoe, J. (2017). The measurement of suicide assessment and the development of a treatment strategy for elders: Durkheim an Approach. Journal of Sociology and Social Work, 5. https://doi.org/10.15640/jssw.v5n1a10
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Hong, M., Hong, S., Kim, M. H., & Yi, E. H. (2016). Intention to Use Long-Term Care Facilities: Differences between Korean Pre-elderly and Korean Baby-boomers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 31(4), 357-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-016-9300-6
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Hong, M., Kim, K., & Casado, B. L. (2016). Psychometric evaluation of the Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale with Korean Americans. Social Work in Health Care, 55(10), 861-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2016.1231154
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Johnson, K. J., Hong, M., Inoue, M., & Adamek, M. E. (2016). Social Work Should Be More Proactive in Addressing the Need to Plan for End of Life. Health & Social Work, 41(4), 271-274. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlw021
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Hong, M., & Harrington, D. (2016). The Effects of Caregiving Resources on Perceived Health among Caregivers. Health & Social Work, 41(3), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlw025
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Lee, S. E., Casado, B. L., & Hong, M. (2016). Exploring experience and perspectives of foreign-born direct care workers in dementia care: Accounts of Korean American personal care aides caring for older Korean Americans with dementia symptoms. Dementia (London, England). Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301216647832
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Hong, M., & Casado, B. L. (2015). Caregiver Stress: Does States’ Expenditure on Home- and Community-Based Services Matter?. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 34(2), 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2015.1029186
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Lee Casado, B., Lee, S. E., Hong, M., & Hong, S. (2015). The Experience of Family Caregivers of Older Korean Americans With Dementia Symptoms. Clinical Gerontologist, 38(1), 32-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2014.970316
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Hong, M. (2012). Factors affecting use of home and community-based services among Asian elderly. Journal of Future Social Work Research, 3, 53-70.
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Casado, B., Neggi, N., & Hong, M. (2012). Culturally-competent social work research: Methodological consideration for research with language minorities. Social Work, 57, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2011.572534
Despite the growing number of language minorities, foreign-born individuals with limited English proficiency, this population has been largely left out of social work research, often due to methodological challenges involved in conducting research with this population. Whereas the professional standard calls for cultural competence, a discus- sion of how to implement strategies for culturally competent research with language minorities is regrettably limited in the social work literature. This article is, to the authors’ knowledge, one of the first within the field of social work to tie together unique methodological issues that may arise throughout the research conceptualization, development, and implementation process with this population. Strategies for how to overcome such issues are provided by adapting and expanding on a conceptual framework by Meleis. The incorporation of such research practices with language minorities has the potential to enhance trust and, thus, improve the recruitment and retention of this hard-to-reach population. More important, studies that aim to include such culturally responsive criteria may produce results that have improved validity and, thus, contribute to the advancement of knowledge regarding this population.
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Hong, M., Casado, B., & Harrington, D. (2011). Psychometric validation of the Korean version of the Lubben Social Network Scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 34(4), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731509360840
The Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) was designed to mea- sure perceived social support received from family and friends. This study tests the structural validity of two forms of the LSNS: the Korean revised LSNS (K-LSNS-R) and the Korean 6-item LSNS (K-LSNS-6). The data were drawn from survey interviews of 142 Korean American caregivers in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Both Korean versions of the scales showed good internal consistency reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis of the scales yielded an overall good fit for the K-LSNS-6 but a poor fit for the K-LSNS-R. These findings suggest that the K-LSNS-6 may be a better tool for assessing social networks in Korean samples because of its better model fit and parsimony.
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Fakumoju, S., Woodruff, K., , H., LeFevre, A., & Hong, M. (2010). Intention to leave a job: The role of individual factors, job tension, and supervisory support. Administration in Social Work, 5(4), 313-328. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03643107.2010.500948
This study examined the role of individual and organizational factors on intention to leave the job using a sample of 176 Maryland-chapter NASW social workers. Using hierarchical regression analysis, it was determined that lower income, higher job tension, and lower supervisory support are related to higher intention to leave. Gender moderates the relation between supervisory support and intention to leave: for women there is a smaller difference in intention to leave for low and high supervisory support, whereas for men low supervisory support leads to much higher intention to leave than high supervisory support. Implications for research and practice are provided.
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Casado, B., Hong, M., & Harrington, D. (2010). Measuring migratory grief and loss associated with the experience of immigrants. Research on Social Work Practice, 20(3), 611-620. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731509360840
Objectives: The Migratory Grief and Loss Questionnaire (MGLQ) was designed to measure the grief experience associated with immigration. This article reports the development and psychometric properties of a Chinese-version of MGLQ. Methods: An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using maximum likelihood extraction with varimax rotation was conducted to identify the factor structure of the MGLQ. Results: A two-factor solution was identified with Factor 1 representing ‘‘Attachment to Homeland’’ and Factor 2 representing ‘‘Identify Discontinuity.’’ Both factors had excellent internal consistency reliability and concurrent validity as demonstrated by predicted relationships with depression scores. Conclusions: This study supported the validity and the reliability of the MGLQ, demonstrating its utility in assessing the migratory grief experience among immigrants.
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Kim, K., Hong, M., & Kim, K. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work. Accepted.
Presentations
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Zhen, G., Cho, J. H., Chen, I.-R., Sengupta, S., Mitra, T., & Hong, M. (2021). Modeling and analysis of social capital-based deception-resistant friending decision framework in online social networks.
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Guo, Z., Cho, J., Chen, I., Sengupta, S., Hong, M., & Mitra, T. (2021). Social capital-based friend recommendation to defend against phishing attacks.
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Kim, M., Park, N., Hong, M., Cha, J., Park, J., & Lee, Y. (2021). The Vertical and Horizontal Relations of Korean and Korean American Older Adults and Their Well-Being.
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Curd, J., & Hong, M. (2021). We are all just walking each other home: Exploring the lived experiences of rural hospice social workers in companioning the dying.
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Hong, M., & Curd, J. (2021). “Windshield time”: Reflections from hospice social workers on the beauty, trials and travels to patients in Rural Indiana.
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Curd, J., & Hong, M. (2021). Hospice social workers are essential: Reflections of rural hospice social workers on their experiences in interdisciplinary teams.
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Park, T., & Hong, M. (2020). Effects of using Excel on students’ attitudes toward statistics.
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Hong, M., Kim, H. J., Cornet, V., & Adeniji, D. (2020). Public Perceptions toward Older adults in Korea: Sentiment Analysis of Tweets.
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Kim, K., Hong, M., & Kim, G. (2019). Regional variations in engagement in advance care planning among racially/ethnically diverse older adults.
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Park, T., & Hong, M. (2019). Active learning strategies to teach statistics.
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Son, H., Hong, M., Chen, C.-M., Liu, Q., Haase, J. E., & Kamibeppu, K. (2019). Translation of Measures, Cultural Sensitivity, and Lessons Learned. Symposium: Asian Resilience Enhancement for Adolescents/Young Adults With Cancer (AREA-CA) Cooperative Group: Aims, Processes, Outcomes.
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Adeniji, D., & Hong, M. (2019). Factors associated with meaningful activities among ethnically diverse older adults.
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Liu, Q., Wu, L.-M., Son, H., Hong, M., Chen, C.-M., Lu, Y. Y.-F., Hong, S., Philips, S., & Haase, J. E. (2019). Envisioning the Future of the AREA Cooperative Group: Meeting Goals and Addressing Challenges. Symposium: Asian Resilience Enhancement for Adolescents/Young Adults With Cancer (AREA-CA) Cooperative Group: Aims, Processes, Outcomes.
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Hong, M., Noh, H., & Kim, K. (2019). Attitudes toward and preference for end-of-life care decision making among Korean American older adults. Symposium: Understanding the Health and Well-being of Older Korean Americans from Cultural Perspectives.
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Cornet, V., & Hong, M. (2018). Computational Exploration of Gerontology-related Topics Shared on Twitter.
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Hong, M., & Kim, K. (2018). Factors associated with engagement in advance care planning among ethnic minority older adults: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trend Study.
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Kim, K., Hong, M., & Buckley, T. (2018). Family Caregiving Environment and Engagement in Advance Care Planning. Gerontological Society of America , Boston, MA.
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Lee, A., Kim, H., & Hong, M. (2018). Factors associated with ethnic minority volunteering: The role of personal and social resources and acculturation.
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Hong, M., Kim, H., & Lee, A. (2018). Health behaviors among Asian Americans: Moderating effects of acculturation.
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Hong, M., Yun, K., & Kim, S.- hee. (2017). Creating connectedness: A grand challenge for Korean-American community. CSWE, Dallas, TX United States.
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Johnson, K. J., Kruger, T. M., Stoeckel, K. J., Hong, M., & Adamek, M. E. (2017). Addressing life’s end with students. Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Miami, FL United States.
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Hong, M., Casado, B. L., & Lee, S. (2017). Intention to discuss advance care planning among Korean Americans. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA United States.
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Kim, H., Hong, M., & Lee, A. (2017). Factors associated with volunteering among midlife and older adults: Findings from 2016 California Health Interview Survey. ARNOVA, Grand Rapids , MI United States.
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Hong, M., Yi, E., Johnson, K. J., & Adamek, M. E. (2017). Facilitators and barriers toward advance care planning among ethnic minorities: A systematic review. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA United States.
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Yi, E.-H., & Hong, M. (2016). Gender differences in death attitudes among baby-boomers. Gertonotological Society of America , New Orleans , LA United States.
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Casado, B. L., & Hong, M. (2016). Knowledge and perspectives of Alzheimer’s care and clinical Research among Korean Americans. Gerontological Society of America , New Orleans, LA United States.
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Hong, M., Kim, K., & Casado, B. L. (2016). Validation of a Korean version of caregiver self-efficacy scale. Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans , LA United States.
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Daley, J., Lee, H., Han, I., & Hong, M. (2016). Evolution of military social work in the Republic of Korea.
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Hong, M. (2016). Long-term care in the U.S. Jilin Normal University, Siping, China.
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Hong, M., & Yi, E.-H. (2016). Supporting resources for caregiver of older adults with cognitive impairment: Moderating effects of supporting resources. Society for Social Work and Research, Wasington D.C., United States.
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Hong, M., Yi, E.-H., Johnson, K., & Adamek, M. E. (2016). Toward culturally competent care at the end-of life: A systematic review of end-of life care studies with ethnic minority groups. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C., United States.
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Hong, M., Hong, S., & , M. (2015). Factors affecting intention to use hospice care and advance directives.
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Hong, M., Hong, S., & Kim, M. (2014). Death perception: Effects of knowledge of the end-of-life care and experience of death of family or friends.
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Hong, M., Hong, S., & Kim, M. (2014). Different effects of self-care activities for successful aging on long-term care needs between the Korean pre-elderly and the Korean baby-boomers.
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Casado, B., Lee, S., & Hong, M. (2013). Caregiving for older Korean Americans with dementia symptoms: What do family caregivers and personal care assistants say about their experience?.
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Hong, M., & Casado, B. (2013). The effects of resources on depression among Korean American family caregivers.
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Marson, S., Hong, M., & Roscoe, J. (2013). The measurement of suicide assessment and the development of a treatment strategy for elders: Durkheim Approach.
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Hong, M., & Casado, B. (2011). Family caregiving stress and effects of state commitment to home and community-based services.
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Hong, M., Casado, B., & Harrington, D. (2010). Psychometric validation of Korean version of the Lubben Social Network Scale.
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Casado, B., Hong, M., & Neggi, N. (2009). Culturally competent social work research: Methodological considerations for social work research with language minority.
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Hong, M. (2009). Factors affecting the use of formal services among Asian older adults.
Contract Fellowship Grants
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Developing a Social Service Model in Rural Libraries
Co-PD/PI: Michin Hong
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Virtual Global Learning Fellow Program
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Combating anti-Asian racism on college campus: Do college peer relations and sense of belonging on campus buffer the effects of anti-Asian racism on social anxiety?
Michin Hong -
Advance Care Planning among Korean American Older Adults: Exploration of Attitudes and Preferred Decision-Making Process
Michin Hong -
Empowering Potential in Palliative and End-of-life Care
Michin Hong
Institutional Services
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Faculty Advisor/Mentor
2022 - Asian Student Union -
Committee Member
2020 - IUSSW Constitution Task ForceReview the current IUSSW constitution, provide feedback/comments, and develop the updated version for discussion and approval at faculty senate. -
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2018 - International and Global Affairs Committee -
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2016 - Health Concentration CommitteeHealth Concentration Committee: Review and discuss course syllabi and materials related to health care courses. -
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2015 - BSW Adhoc Support committee -
Committee Member
2014 - BSW Curriculum Committee -
Committee Member
2014 - Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) CenterThe RESPECT center was built to promote collaboration on interdisciplinary work among researchers and clinicians in the area of palliative and end-of-life care. We have a monthly meeting to review grant applications and share ideas about research in palliative and end-of-life care issues -
Committee Member
2022 - Search and Screening Committee - IUPUI and IUB Tenure Track Faculty (4 positions) -
Committee Member
2021 - Search and Screening Committee - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion -
Committee Chair
2021 - Sabbatical Committee -
Committee Member
2021 - Sabbatical Committee- Reviewed sabbatical applications approved by departments/schools and made a recommendation as a reviewer
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Committee Member
2020 - Sabbatical CommitteeSabbatical committee member: Reviewed, discussed and make suggestions for the applications submitted for the sabbatical leave. -
Adjudicator/Judge
2020 - Elite 50 AwardsReviewed applications submitted for graduate and professional student award Elite 50 assigned and scored them. -
Committee Member
2019 - Community and Global engagement (IUSSW strategic planning) -
Adjudicator/Judge
2019 - Elite 50 AwardsReviewed applications submitted for graduate and professional student award Elite 50 assigned and scored them. -
Committee Member
2016 - Search and Screening Committee - IUPUI Social Work Tenure Tract Faculty -
Committee Member
2016 - Search and Screening Committee-IUPUI Social Work MSW Direct DiretorReview applications, select candidates for campus interview, conduct interviews with candidates, and suggest the recommended candidates for the MSW Direct Director. -
Committee Member
2016 - Search Screening Committee -IUPUI MSW DirectorReview applications, select candidates for campus interview, conduct interviews with candidates, and suggest the recommended candidates for the IUPUI MSW Director. -
Committee Member
2016 - Search and Screening Committee - IU Bloomington Social Work Tenure Tract FacultyReview applications, select candidates for campus interview, conduct interviews with candidates, and suggest the recommended candidates for the IU Bloomington Tenure Track Faculty
Professional Services
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Board of Directors
2021 to Present - Korean Academy of Multicultural Welfare -
Board of Directors
2021 to Present - Korean Academy of Qualitative Research in Social Welfare -
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2018 to Present - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management -
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2017 to Present - Aging and Mental Health -
Reviewer, Journal Article
2017 to Present - Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychosocial Sciences and Social Sciences -
Reviewer, Journal Article
2017 to Present - Journal of Hospice & Palliative NursingReview assigned research articles and suggested a recommended decision for the articles.
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Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2016 to Present - Journal of Gerontology: Social SciencesReview the assigned research articles and suggested a recommended decision.
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Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2016 to Present - Journal of Gerontological Social WorkReview assigned research articles and suggest recommend decisions for the articles.
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Reviewer, Conference Paper
2016 to 2016 - World Congress International Association of Gerontology and GeriatricsReview assigned abstracts submitted to the conference and score them.
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Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2015 to Present - Journal of the Society for Social Work ResearchReview the assigned research articles and suggested a recommended decision.
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Editorial Review Board Member
2014 to Present - Sage OpenAs a editorial board member, I run the review process for several articles per year.
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Reviewer, Journal Article
2013 to Present - Advance in Social WorkReview assigned research articles and suggested a recommended decision for the articles.
Public Services
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Board of Directors
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CICOA
2017 to Present - CICOA -
Committee Member
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Public Policy
2017 to Present - CICOA -
Member
2015 to Present - Indiana Adult Guardianship State Task ForceThe Indiana Adult Guardianship State Task Force is an interdisciplinary work group consisting of more than 35 representatives of key public and private stakeholders that serve or advocate for at-risk adults in need of guardianship services. The purpose of the Task Force is to examine public policy and service delivery issues and needs regarding adult guardianship in Indiana and to promote the development and provision of community-based adult guardianship services across the state