Jenny Kwon, PhD

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Title(s)Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address490 Illinois Street, #7311
San Francisco CA 94158
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-7167-9562 Additional info
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    Jenny Kwon, PhD, is a postdoctoral scholar affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Her research focuses on understanding and measuring multiple aspects of healthcare quality in the U.S., with a particular commitment to improving care quality and advancing inclusive, equitable services that enhance healthcare consumer experiences. She employs mixed-methods approaches and has extensive experience working with large secondary datasets related to nursing homes. She is a strong advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and is dedicated to translating research findings into actionable insights for policy and practice. Prior to joining UCSF, Jenny completed her PhD in Social Gerontology at Miami University of Ohio where her dissertation examined how retention of nursing staff and individualized care practices affect nursing home consumers’ satisfaction. Before starting her doctoral studies, she earned a Master of Public Health from Indiana University – Bloomington and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Konkuk University in South Korea. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and playing pickleball.

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    Miami University, Oxford (OH)Ph.D.05/2025Social Gerontology
    Indiana University, BloomingtonM.S.12/2020Public Health
    Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaB.S.02/2019Business Administration

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    1. Implemented but Invisible: Documentation of Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) Components in Nursing Home Care Plans. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Aug 05; 27(10):106412. Kalu MC, Kwon J, Jallow A, Heid AR, Noble M, Van Haitsma KS, Abbott KM. PMID: 42556037.
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    2. Vitamin B deficiency and sarcopenia: an integrated narrative review of metabolic, inflammatory, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and myokine signaling pathways. J Yeungnam Med Sci. 2026; 43:51. Kwon K, Lee S, Kwon J, Kim SW. PMID: 42544408.
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    3. Where You Are Matters: Neighborhood Impacts on Nursing Home Staffing Levels. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Jul 02; 27(8):106230. Kwon JH, Qiu X, Van Vleet S. PMID: 42140600.
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    4. Associations between nursing home leadership turnover and resident satisfaction. Gerontologist. 2026 06 09; 66(7). Kwon JH, Bowblis JR. PMID: 42116604.
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    5. Nursing Home Leadership Turnover and Its Association With Star Ratings and Consumer Satisfaction. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 11; 26(11):105849. Kwon JH, Bowblis JR, Brunt CS, Xu H. PMID: 40885542; PMCID: PMC12747133.
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    6. Evaluating the importance and feasibility of the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory-Korean (PELI-K): A cross-sectional study using the nursing home stakeholder advisory panel. J Korean Gerontol Nurs. 2025 Feb; 27(1):1-9. Kwon JH, Shin SY. PMID: 41586332; PMCID: PMC12719992.
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    7. Association Between Nursing Home Five-Star Ratings and Consumer Satisfaction. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Dec; 25(12):105322. Kwon JH, Bowblis JR. PMID: 39437987; PMCID: PMC12019970.
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    8. Associations between Complaints and Organizational Characteristics among Ohio Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 04; 25(4):585-590. Kwon JH, Qiu X, Abbott KM, Straker JK, Applebaum R. PMID: 37579926.
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    9. Feasibility of wearable sensors in the NICU: Psychophysiological measures of parental stress. Early Hum Dev. 2023 08; 183:105814. Stein Duker LI, Kwon J, Richter M, Pineda R. PMID: 37429198; PMCID: PMC11062485.
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    10. Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory for Korean Nursing Home Settings. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023 May; 49(5):5-10. Shin SY, Kwon JH. PMID: 37126014.
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    11. Correction: Neurobehavior in very preterm infants with low medical risk and full-term infants. J Perinatol. 2022 Aug; 42(8):1149. Pineda R, Liszka L, Tran P, Kwon J, Inder T. PMID: 35817843.
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    12. Neurobehavior in very preterm infants with low medical risk and full-term infants. J Perinatol. 2022 10; 42(10):1400-1408. Pineda R, Liszka L, Tran P, Kwon J, Inder T. PMID: 35717460; PMCID: PMC9529919.
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    13. Exercise-Induced Myokines can Explain the Importance of Physical Activity in the Elderly: An Overview. Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Oct 01; 8(4). Kwon JH, Moon KM, Min KW. PMID: 33019579; PMCID: PMC7712334.
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