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School of Nursing Faculty

Janilla Lee, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Associate Director, Healthy Asian Americans Project

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Room 2238
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Telephone: (734) 936-8903
FAX: (734) 936-8910
janilla@umich.edu
Healthy Asian Americans Project

I am a retired engineering manager from Ford Motor Co/Visteon. In my first career, I applied my scientific rigor to building quality and comfortable car interiors. Now in my 2nd career, I am applying my engineering skills and management experience to building healthy lives. It is a great feeling when I can directly help people (especially under served) and pursue my childhood dream as a compassionate scientist. I am blessed, “Do what I like and like what I do”.

Education
Post-Doctoral Research, Quantum Statistics, National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Canada, 1974
Ph.D. in Quantum Mechanics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1973
B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1969

Research Interests

Promote health and reduce health disparity among Asian Americans
Study major health issues among Asian Americans
Develop culturally effective health education for Asian Americans
Research evidence-based diet change affecting health in Asians and Asian Americans

Current Research

Hepatitis B prevalence and education among Asian Americans
Susceptibility of osteoporosis for Asian Americans due to small bone stature
Diet change and diabetes for Asian Americans
Diet and exercise effects on chronic diseases (arthritis, hypertension, cholesterol etc)

Interests and Community Service

Choir member: Madonna University Choir, Michigan Chinese Choir
Painting: watercolor, Chinese brush & multi-media
Chinese poetry club
Co-chair of Coalition of Chinese American Organizations
Chair of Chinese Engineers Association
Chinese Soup Kitchen