Jaesin Sa, PhD, CHES

Contact

jsa@twu.edu
940-898-2570
PH 230A

Biography

Dr. Jaesin Sa is a Certified Health Education Specialist and has a wide range of experience in community collaborations, statistical consulting, data analysis, research design, peer-reviewed publications, professional presentations, grant writing, in-person and online course teaching, accreditation, and undergraduate and graduate student advising. His current research area is the epidemiology of sleep and obesity with a particular focus on reducing racial/ethnic health disparities and understanding the mechanisms by which sleep and obesity are affected by multiple determinants.

Education

Ph.D., Health Behavior, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.S., Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
B.S., Physical Education, Korea National Sport University, Seoul, South Korea

Expertise

Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Rresearch Methods; Obesity Research; and Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities.

Latest Articles

The relationship between physical activity, stress, and resilience in sexual and gender minority college students
Journal of American College Health (2023)
K Peyer, J. A Hogg, L. M. Carlson, J Sa

Effectiveness of obesity interventions among South Korean children and adolescents and importance of the type of intervention component: a meta-analysis
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics (2022)
Siyoung Choe, Jaesin Sa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Deokjin Kim

Sleep Duration and Weight Gain among Students at A Historically Black University
Health Behavior and Policy Review (2021)
Jaesin Sa, Siyoung Choe, JangDong Seo, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Beomyoung Cho

Gender Differences in Weight Perception and Weight Gain among Black College Students in the USA
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives (2021)
Jounghee Lee, Jaesin Sa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, James Heimdal, Beatrice Nelson

Correlates of Highly Caffeinated Beverage Consumption among Korean Adolescents
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives (2021)
Ho-Kyung Kwak, Jaesin Sa, Siyoung Choe, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Joon Chung

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sleep Quality and Its Relationship with Body Weight Status among US College Students
Journal of American College Health (2020)
Jaesin Sa, Tonya Samuel, Jounghee Lee, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Diana Grigsby-Toussaint

Relationship between Sleep and Obesity among U.S. and South Korean College Students
BMC Public Health (2020)
Jaesin Sa, Siyoung Choe, Beom-Young Cho, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Gyurin Kim

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Suicidal Consideration and Suicide Attempts among US College Students, 2011-2015
American Journal of Health Behavior (2020)
Jaesin Sa, Siyoung Choe, Beom-young Cho, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Jounghee Lee

Comparison of Obesity-Related Behaviors between Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Students at non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Health Behavior and Policy Review (2020)
Jaesin Sa, Elizabeth Kwon, JangDong Seo, Siyoung Choe, Jean-Philippe Chaput

Regional disparities in healthy eating and nutritional status in South Korea: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017
Nutrition Research and Practice (2020)
Jounghee Lee, Jaesin Sa

Gender and racial/ethnic differences in the association between alcohol drinking patterns and body mass index - The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2010
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2019)
Jaesin Sa, Marcia Russell, Miranda Ritterman Weintraub, Dong-Chul Seo, Jean-Philippe Chaput

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among U.S. College Students, 2011 to 2015
Journal of American College Health (2019)
Jaesin Sa, Beom-young Cho, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Joon Chung, Siyoung Choe

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Body Weight Perception among U.S. College Students
Journal of American College Health (2018)
Junghee Lee, Jaesin Sa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Dong-Chul Seo, Tonya Samuel

Overweight and Physical Inactivity Among African American Students at a Historically Black University
Journal of the National Medical Association (2016)
Jaesin Sa, James Heimdal, Tracy Sbrocco, Dong-Chul Seo, Beatrice Nelson

Binge drinking and drinking and driving among South Korean international college students in the USA: Hierarchical linear model
Health Education Journal (2015)
Jaesin Sa, Dong-Chul Seo, Toben Nelson, David Lohrmann, Nancy Ellis

Recent Presentations

Electronic cigarette use among sexual/gender minority and cisgender heterosexual college students in a U.S. national sample
The 152nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2024)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, J Chaput, S Hwang

Racial/ethnic differences in sleep among college students at three universities in California, Texas, and Maryland in the United States
The 152nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2024)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, B Cho, S Choe, R Rigby, J-P Chaput

Gender identity and sexual orientation do not impact the benefit of aerobic exercise on stress
The 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting and World Congress (2023)
Poster | K Peyer, J Hogg, L Carlson, J Sa

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among U.S. College Students, 2011 To 2015
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2020)
Virtual | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, G Kim, B To, S Lewis

Sleep Duration and Weight Gain among Students at a Historically Black University
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2020)
Virtual | Jaesin Sa, S. Choe, J-P. Chaput, J. Chung, B Nelson

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Suicidal Consideration and Suicide Attempts among U.S. College Students, 2011-2015
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2020)
Virtual | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, B Cho, S Hwang, B To

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among U.S. College Students, 2011 To 2015
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2020)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, G Kim

Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Suicidal Consideration and Suicide Attempts among U.S. College Students, 2011-2015
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2020)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, B Cho

Relationship between Sleep and Obesity among U.S. and South Korean College Students
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2020)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, B Cho

Sleep Duration and Weight Gain among Students at a Historically Black University
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2020)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, J-P Chaput

Sleep Duration and Weight Gain among Students at a Historically Black University
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (2020)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, J-P Chaput

Relationship between Sleep and Obesity among U.S. and South Korean College Students
The 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2020)
Virtual | Jaesin Sa, S Choe, B Cho, G Kim, Y Choi

Sex & Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Overweight & Obesity in U.S. College Students
The Obesity Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting (2019)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, B.-Y Cho, J-P Chaput

Sex, Racial, Ethnic Differences in Sleep Quality & Its Relationship with BMI in US College Students
The Obesity Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting (2019)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, J-P Chaput, J Chung, S Choe, J Yu

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Body Weight Perception among U.S. College Students
The 146th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2018)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, M Habib, J Lee, J-P Chaput, D-C Seo

Weight Gain, Body Size Satisfaction, Weight Loss Attempts, and Weight Perception among Students at Historically Black Universities
The 145th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) (2017)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, J Lee, D-C Seo, J-P Chaput, J Heimdal

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Weight-Related Characteristics among US College Students from 2011 to 2014
The Obesity Society 34th Annual Scientific Meeting (2016)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, M Ritterman Weintraub, J Heimdal, T Han

Racial and Ethnic Variations in Weight Loss among Overweight and Obese US Adults
The Obesity Society 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting (2015)
Poster | Jaesin Sa, M Ritterman Weintraub, G Rai, J Heimdal