University of South Dakota

Dr. Roh received her doctoral degree in Social Work from the New York University in 2010. Dr. Roh was awarded John A. Hartford Doctoral Fellowship from 2008 to 2010, Internal Grants for New Faculty Research and Creative Activity FY2013, and Seed Grants of School of Health Sciences of University of South Dakota. Dr. Roh has over 10 years of experience as a social work practitioner.

Social work research and mental health. Social work with older adults. 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, health disparities, telemedicine intervention, and minority mental health and service utilization.

• Ph D, Social Work, New York University Silver School of Social Work, 2010
• MSW, Hunter College School of Social Work, 2000
• M.Div, Alliance Theological Seminary, 1998
• MA, Social Work, SoongSil University, 1990
• BA, Social Welfare, Sungkyul University, 1988

• Community based participatory research: Assessing general well-being of American Indian Older Adults in South Dakota , University of South Dakota, (2013 - 2014)
• Mental health literacy among rural older adults, University of South Dakota, (2012 - 2013)

• Bernstein, K., Cho, S., Cho, S., Roh, S., , (2013), Logo-Autobiography and its effectiveness on depressed Korean immigrant women: A replication study, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, vol. 3, iss. 6, pp. 51-60.
• Cho, S., Bernstein, K., Chen, D., Roh, S., (2013), Logo-autobiography and its effects on Korean-American women suffering from depression, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 24, iss. 1, pp. 33-42.
• Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. ., Molinari, V., Roh, S., Park, Y., Kwon, S., Cha, H., , (2013), Telecounseling for the Linguistically Isolated: A Pilot Study with Older Korean Immigrants, The Gerontologist.
• Park, J., Roh, S., , (2012), Daily spiritual experiences, social support, and depression among elderly Korean immigrants, Aging and Mental Health, vol. Online first.
• Jang, Y., Park, N., Cho, S., Roh, S., Chiriboga, D., , (2012), Diabetes and depressive symptoms in Korean American older adults: The mediating role of subjective perception of health, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice., vol. 97, iss. 3, pp. 432-437.
• Park, J., Roh, S., Yeo, Y., (2012), Religiosity, social support, and life satisfaction among elderly Korean immigrants. , The Gerontologist, vol. 52, iss. 5, pp. 641-649.
• Jang, Y., Park, N., Kim, G., Kwag, K., Roh, S., Chiriboga, D. A., , (2012), The association between self-rated mental health and symptoms of depression in Korean American older adults, Aging & Mental Health, vol. 16, pp. 481-485.
• Roh, S., Lee, K., Yoon, D., (2012), General well-being for Korean immigrant elders: The significance of religiousness, spirituality, and social support, Journal of Social Service Research, vol. 38, iss. 5, pp. 1-15.
• Roh, S., Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D., Kwag, K., Cho, S., Bernstein, K., (2011), Perceived neighborhood context affecting physical and mental health: A study with Korean American older adults in New York City, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, vol. 97, iss. 3, pp. 432-437.
• Lee, H., Roh, S., Vang, S., Jin, S., (2011), The Contribution of culture to Korean-American women’s cervical cancer screening behavior: The Critical role of prevention orientation., Ethnicity & Disease, vol. 21, iss. 4, pp. 399-405.

• Seed Grants of School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2013
• Internal Grants for New Faculty Research and Creative Activity FY2013, University of South Dakota, 2012
• 9th Annual Institute on Aging and Social Work (2012-2013), National Institute on Aging, 2012
• Fellowship , Stanford Geriatric Education Center , 2012
• NIA grants technical assistance workshop, NIA, 2011

• Giger, J. T., Newland, L., Roh, S., Lawler, M. J. Predicting Child Well-Being in a Rural U.S. Sample. Presented at the International Society for Child Indicators, Seoul, South Korea.
• Roh, S., Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. A., Cho, S., Bernstein, K., (2013, June). Perceived Neighborhood Environment on Health and Depression . Presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics , Seoul, Korea.
• Roh, S., Lee, Y., Lee, J., Lawler, M. J., Talbot, E., Lee, K., Yoon, D., (2013, June). Religiosity Patterns among Older Korean Immigrants in U.S.: A Latent Profile Analysis. Presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics , Seoul, Korea.
• Park, S., Roh, S., Lawler, M. J., (2012, November). The Interaction Effects of Religious Support and Social Support on Depression among Korean-American Older Adults. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society of America, San Diego.
• Lawler, M. J., Newland, L., Melmer, R., Giger, J. T., Roh, S. (2012, November). International Survey of Children’s Well-Being (ISCWeB) pilot data. Presented at the International Survey of Children’s Well-Being (ISCWeB)- UNICEF meeting, UNICEF Innocenti Research Center, Florence, Italy.
• Roh, S., Talbot, E., Lawler, M. J., (2012, April). Spirituality, Social Support, and Depression among Korean Immigrants Older Adults . Presented at the 1 st Annual School of Health Sciences Research Day, Vermilion.
• Roh, S. (2012, January). Daily spiritual experiences, social support, and depression among elderly Korean immigrants. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research.
• Roh, S. (2012, January). The role of stress and coping on the health of older adults residents in assisted living. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research.
• Jang, Y., Kwag, K., Roh, S., , D. A., (2011, November). Does place matter? Objective and subjective neighborhood characteristics and health in Korean American older adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Boston.
• Roh, S. (2011, November). Preferences for end-of-life treatment among Korean older adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
• Roh, S. (2011, November). The effects of religion and social support on depression and life satisfaction among Korean American older adults. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
• Roh, S. (2011, November). The Mediating Effect of Social Support on the relations between spirituality/religiousness and life satisfaction among elderly Korean immigrants.. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society of America.
• Roh, S. (2011, November). Acculturation and the health of Korean American older adults: The Geographic variations. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America.
• Roh, S. (2011, October). Stress, coping, and health among olderadults in assisted living facilities . Presented at the Annual Program Meeting (APM) of the Council on Social Work Education .
• Roh, S. (2011, October). Religiousness, spirituality, and social support on depression among Korean American older adults. Presented at the the Annual Program Meeting (APM) of the Council on Social Work Education.
• Roh, S. (2011, October). Preferences for communication about serious illness among Korean American older adults. Presented at the State Society on Aging.
• Roh, S. (2010, October). Relationships among spirituality, religious practices, personality, and health among diverse faith traditions. Presented at the Annual Program Meeting (APM) of the Council on Social Work Education .