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Dong-Chul Seo

  • Statistical Consultant, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
  • Assistant Professor, Applied Health Science Department

Education:

  • Ph.D. at Indiana University, 2003
  • M.S. at Indiana University, 1994
  • B.B.A at Seoul National University, 1987

Contact Information:

(812) 855-9379
[send e-mail]
HPER Building, Room 028

Background:

  • Principal Investigator, Prevention of High-Risk Drinking at Indiana University, Bloomington, funded by the US Department of Education, 2007-2009, $331,076 (Q184H070007)
  • Principal Investigator, Evaluation project of Black and Minority Health Fair Follow-up Health Counseling and Lay Health Educator Community Outreach Program, funded by the Indiana State Department of Health, 2006-2008, $102,208 (EDS A70-6-008002)
  • Principal Investigator, Research project on the effect of Bloomington and Monroe County public smoking ban on incidence of acute myocardial infarction, funded by the American Institutes for Research, 2005-2006, $75,494 (00001-1784.009)
  • Endorsed Graduate Faculty (full-status), Indiana University, 2004-present
  • Director, Tobacco Control and Wellness Research Working Group (TobWell), 2006-present
  • Director, Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency, 1988-2000
  • Awarded Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, 2006 & 2007

Research:

Lifestyle disorders and risky behavior, particularly focusing on obesity and alcohol/tobacco use, with special interest in reducing health and safety disparities and in improving measurement and program evaluation. Personal homepage.

Publications:

Selected Recent Research

Seo, D.-C., Torabi, M. R., & Weaver, A. E. (in press). Factors influencing openness to future smoking among nonsmoking adolescents. Journal of School Health.

Macy, J. T., Seo, D.-C., Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., & Sherman, S. J. (in press). Prospective predictors of long-term abstinence versus relapse among smokers who quit as young adults. American Journal of Public Health.

Seo, D.-C. & Torabi, M. R. (in press). Reduced admissions for acute myocardial infarction associated with a public smoking ban: matched controlled study. Journal of Drug Education.

Seo, Dong-Chul, Nehl, Eric, Agley, Jon, & Ma, Shang-Min (in press). Relationships between physical activity and behavioral and perceptual correlates among Midwestern college students. Journal of American College Health.

Seo, D.-C. & Torabi, M. R. (2007). Differences in vigorous and moderate physical activity by gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, and income among US adults. American Journal of Health Education, 38(3), 122-128.

Seo, D.-C., & Torabi, M. R. (2006). Racial/ethnic differences in body mass index, morbidity and attitudes toward obesity among US adults. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(8), 1300-1308.

Seo, D.-C. (2005). Correlates of attitudes toward a smoking ban in vehicles. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11(4), 346-350.

Seo, D.-C. (2005). An explicative model of unsafe work behavior. Safety Science, 43, 187-211.

Seo, D.-C., & Torabi, M. R. (2005). Indiana residents' perceptions of driving and lower blood alcohol concentration. American Journal of Health Education, 36(1), 26-34.

Torabi, M. R., & Seo, D.-C. (2004). Sociodemographic correlates of public perceptions regarding a smoking ban in bars and restaurants. Journal of Drug Education, 34(4), 335-350.

Seo, D.-C., & Torabi, M. R. (2004). The Impact of in-vehicle cell-phone use on accidents or near-accidents among college students. Journal of American College Health, 53(3), 101-107.

Seo, D.-C., Torabi, M. R., Blair, E. H., & Ellis, N. T. (2004). A cross-validation of safety climate scale using confirmatory factor analytic approach. Journal of Safety Research, 35(4), 427-445.

Seo, D.-C., & Torabi, M. R. (2004). National study of emotional and perceptional changes since September 11. American Journal of Health Education, 35(1), 37-45.

Torabi, M. R., Seo, D.-C., & Jeng, I. (2004). Alternate forms of health attitude scale. American Journal of Health Behavior, 28(2), 166-172.

Courses Recently Taught:

HPER H391 Introduction to Health Information and Statistics

HPER H494 Research and Evaluation Methods in Health and Safety

HPER T590 Introduction to Research in Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation

HPER T591 Interpretation of Data in Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation

HPER T691 Multivariate Statistical Analysis