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

[send e-mail]

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
• 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)

Research:

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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)

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

Seo, D.-C., Bodde, A. E., & Torabi, M. R. (in press). Salient correlates of current and established smoking for two representative cohorts of Indiana adolescents. Journal of School Health.

Seo, D.-C., Torabi, M. R., Jiang, N., Fernandez-Rojas, X., & Park, B.-H. (in press). Cross-cultural comparison of lack of regular physical activity among college students: universal versus transversal. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Seo, D.-C. (in press). 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.

Sherman, S. J., Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Seo, D.-C., & Macy, J. T. (in press). The intergenerational transmission of implicit and explicit attitudes toward smoking. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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.

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, three times in 2006, 2007 and 2008

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