Founder — Dr. Jiyoung An | Azwie Foundation

Academic Background

PhD in Research and Theory Development in Health Informatics

New York University

September 2005

MSEd in School and Mental Health Counseling

University of Pennsylvania

MPH

Seoul National University

February 2000

BSN

Korea University

February 1998

Academic & Global Experiences

Academic Appointments

New York University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Stanford University

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Seoul National University

Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital

Yonsei University

Chung-Ang University

Ewha Womans University

Global Experiences

World Health Organization

National Institutes of Health

Korea International Cooperation Agency

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Korea National Institute of Health

Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs

Publications

2025Chun, S.J., An, J.Y., Paik, J., An, S.J.L.Digital Games for Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Older Adults: A Scoping ReviewGames for Health Journal, 15(1):1-13Azwie Foundation
2023Jang, Y., An, J.Y., Paik, J.Artificial Neural Network Analysis for Prediction of Community Care Design Research in Spatial and Environmental Areas in KoreaInternational Journal of Advanced Culture Technology, 11(2), 249-255Azwie Foundation
2020An, J.Y., Cha, S., Moon, H.A Case Study of u-Healthcare Service from a Humanistic Convergence PerspectiveKorean Journal of Converging Humanities, 8(1), 123-139Azwie Foundation
2019An, J.Y., Moon, H., Cha, S.Health Literacy, Depression, and Stress Among Chinese Immigrants in South KoreaPublic Health Nursing, 36(5), 603-614Azwie Foundation
2018Garza, C.M., Nigg, C.R., Konishi, M., An, J.Y., et al.Risk and Protective Factors of Alcohol Use Identified by Community Providers and Stakeholders in Hawai'iHawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health
2017An, J.Y., Nigg, C.R.The Promise of an Augmented Reality Game – Pokémon GOAnnals of Translational Medicine

Research Grants

Principal Researcher

Ubiquitous Healthcare Design / Community Health Design for Elders

National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea

2012 – 2022

Principal Investigator

Migration of Korean Nurses: Focus on Acculturation, Life Satisfaction, and Job Satisfaction

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2019

Co-Principal Investigator

Big Data to Knowledge Discovery for Interdisciplinary Research

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – Provost's Multidisciplinary Grants

2018 – 2019

Principal Investigator

Health Promotion for Multicultural Families

National Medical Center Research Grant, South Korea

2013

Consultant

Weight Gain Among Psychiatric Patients

Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, NY

2009 – 2010

Consultant

Efficacy Intervention for Research Careers

National Institutes of Health / Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2008 – 2010

Awards & Fellowships

Awards

2018

Rutgers Global Event Co-Sponsorship Award

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2018

Open and Affordable Textbooks Award

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2013

Best Paper Award

Bali, Indonesia

2008

Faculty Research Award

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2007

Provost's Tenure Track Faculty Travel Award

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2006

Doctoral Valedictorian Award

New York University

Fellowships

2018Engaged Civic Learning Faculty FellowshipRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2017Annual Symposium ScholarshipPreventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

2016Global Cardiovascular Nurses Leadership ForumBarcelona, Spain

2002–2005Dean's FellowshipNew York University

2004The 14th Summer Institute in Nursing InformaticsUniversity of Maryland

Books & Invited Lectures

Books & Book Chapters

Book Chapter

Healthcare Message Design Toward Social Communication

InTechOpen, 2018

Book

Mapping Clinical Value Streams : Lean Tools for Healthcare Series

Inje University Press, 2014

Book Chapter

Profile in Practice, Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice (4th ed.)

Mosby-Elsevier, 2007

Invited Lectures

2016Healthcare Design and Infection Control3M Korea / Seoul National University, South Korea

2015A Case of Convergence in HealthcareUniversity of Massachusetts - Boston, MA

20152015 MERS Epidemic and Public Health Response, Asia Pacific Advanced NetworkKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2007Nursing Informatics and Its Theoretical FoundationsWilliam Paterson University - Englewood Hospital, NJ

Service to Professional Communities

Editorial Board

PLOS ONE2018–2020

Journal of Integrated Design Research2014 – Present

Healthcare Informatics Research2012 – 2016

Committee

2010 – 2011International Affairs CommitteeAmerican Medical Informatics Association

2007NI Working Group Nominating CommitteeAmerican Medical Informatics Association

2006Student Award JudgeNursing Informatics 2006

2005Conference Planning CommitteeEastern Nursing Research Society

Journal Reviewer

Women & HealthInternational Journal of Quality in Health CarePLOS ONEResearch in Nursing and HealthBMC Health Service ResearchInternational Journal of Medical InformaticsHealthcare Informatics ResearchNursing and Health SciencesArchives of Design ResearchJournal of Korea Society Health InformaticsJournal of Integrated Design ResearchJournal of Medical Internet ResearchJournal of Marriage and FamilySocial Science & Medicine