Faculty & Research

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

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HPER Building, Room 028

Background:

• Journal Editor, Californian Journal of Health Promotion (Smoking, Alcohol and Other Drugs Section Editor), 2008 - present
• AAHB (American Academy of Health Behavior) Research Review Committee Chair, 2008-2009
• Grant Reviewer, NSF, FAMRI, and Florida Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Grant
• Director, Tobacco Control and Wellness Research Working Group (TobWell), 2006-present
• Principal Investigator, Effect of Campus-wide Smokefree Air Policy on Students' Tobacco Use, Belief and Quit Attempts and Intentions (2008-2010), funded by the RTI International (5-312-0210172)
• Principal Investigator, Prevention of High-Risk Drinking (2007-2009), funded by the US Department of Education (Q184H070007)
• Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Black and Minority Health Fair Follow-up Health Counseling and Education Program (2006-2008), funded by the Indiana State Department of Health (EDS A70-6-008002)
• Principal Investigator, Effect of Bloomington and Monroe County public smoking ban on incidence of acute myocardial infarction and secondary analysis of Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey data set (2005-2006), funded by the American Institutes for Research (00001-1784.009)

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Research:

Dr. Seo's research is focused on policy and socio-ecological approach in addictive/risky behavior (tobacco and alcohol) and obesity. For more details, visit his personal homepage.

Publications:

Selected Recent Research Publications (Refereed)

Seo, D.-C. & Jiang, N. (2009 Online first). Associations between smoking and extreme dieting among adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, June 7, 2009; DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9421-0

Seo, D.-C., Torabi, M. R., Jiang, N., Fernandez-Rojas, X., & Park, B.-H. (2009 Online first). Cross-cultural comparison of lack of regular physical activity among college students: universal versus transversal. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, March 14, 2009; DOI: 10.1007/s12529-008-9029-x

Sherman, S. J., Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Seo, D.-C., & Macy, J. T. (2009). The intergenerational transmission of implicit and explicit attitudes toward smoking: Predicting adolescent smoking initiation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 313-319.

Seo, D.-C. (2009). Comparison of school food policies and food preparation practices before and after the local wellness policy among Indiana high schools. American Journal of Health Education, 40. 165-173.

Seo, D.-C., Jiang, N., & Kolbe, L. J. (2009). Association of smoking with body weight in US high school students, 1999-2005. American Journal of Health Behavior, 33(2), 202-212.

Bodde, A. E. & Seo, D.-C. (2009). A review of social and environmental barriers to physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 2(2), 57-66.

Seo, D.-C., Bodde, A. E., & Torabi, M. R. (2009). Salient environmental and perceptual correlates of current and established smoking for 2 representative cohorts of Indiana adolescents. Journal of School Health, 79(3), 98-107.

Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Seo, D.-C., Sherman, S. J. Macy, J. T., Wirth, R. J., & Curran, P. (2008). Multiple trajectories of cigarette smoking and the intergenerational transmission of smoking: A multi-generational, longitudinal study of a Midwestern community sample. Health Psychology, 27(6), 819-828.

Seo, D.-C. & Sa, J. (2008). A meta-analysis of psycho-behavioral obesity interventions among US multiethnic and minority adults. Preventive Medicine, 47(6), 573-582.

Seo, D.-C., Torabi, M. R., & Weaver, A. E. (2008). Factors influencing openness to future smoking among nonsmoking adolescents. Journal of School Health, 78(6), 328-336.

Macy, J. T., Seo, D.-C., Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., & Sherman, S. J. (2007). Prospective predictors of long-term abstinence versus relapse among smokers who quit as young adults. American Journal of Public Health, 97(8), 1470-1475.

Seo, D.-C. & Torabi, M. R. (2007). Reduced admissions for acute myocardial infarction associated with a public smoking ban: matched controlled study. Journal of Drug Education, 37(3), 217-226.

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., Nehl, E., Agley, J., & Ma, S.-M. (2007). Relations between physical activity and behavioral and perceptual correlates among Midwestern college students. Journal of American College Health, 56(2), 187-197.

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.

Awards & Honors:

Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, four consecutive times in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Courses Recently Taught:

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