Sunha Choi

Assistant Professor

Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar

Office: (607) 777-9156
Office Location: UDC-303
Fax: (607) 777-5683
E-mail: shchoi@binghamton.edu

Educational Background

• MSW, Washington University
• PhD, Washington University

Current Research Interests

• Health insurance and service utilization among recently-arrived older immigrants
• Health and mental health service use among community-dwelling, depressed older adults
• Home-health care use among minority elders

Selected Publications

Choi, S. (In press). Longitudinal changes in access to health care by immigrant status among older adults: The importance of health insurance as a mediator. The Gerontologist.

Choi, S. (In press). Critical review of theoretical frameworks for health service use among older immigrants in the U.S. Social Theory & Health.

Choi, S. (In press). Education of newly arrived older immigrants. In E. L. Grigorenko (Ed.), Handbook of US Immigration and Education. Springer Publishing Company.

Lee, S., & Choi, S. (2009). Disparities in access to health care among noncitizens in the United States. Health Sociology Review, 18(3), 307-320.

Choi, S., & Davitt, J. (2009). Changes in the Medicare home health care market: The impact of reimbursement policy. Medical Care, 47(3), 302-309.

Choi, S., Rozario, P., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2009). Elders with first psychiatric hospitalization for depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 33-40.

Proctor, E., Morrow-Howell, N., Choi, S., & Lawrence, L. (2008). Notation of depression in case records of older adults in community long-term care. Social Work, 53(3), 243-253.

Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). Tracing the history of Medicare home health care: The impact of policy on benefit use. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(1), 247-276.

Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Choi, S., Lawrence, L., Brooks, A., Hasche, L., Dore, P., & Blinne, W. (2008). Depression in public community long-term care: Implications for intervention development. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(1), 37-51.

Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). The impact of policy on nursing and allied health services: Lessons from the Medicare home health benefit. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(1), 2-15.

Choi, S. (2006). Insurance status and health service utilization among newly-arrived older immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 8(2), 149-162.

Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2006). Configuration of services used by depressed older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 10(3), 240-249.