2000 Seoul National University, School of Nursing (BSN)
2003 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Health (MPH)
2012 University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle (PhD)
2011 University of Washington, Department of Global Health, Graduate Certificate in Global Health
2011 University of Washington, Certificate Programs in HIV and STIs, Graduate Certificate in HIV and STIs

2001 - 2004 Seoul National University Hospital (Staff Nurse)
2004 - 2006 KOICA Overseas Volunteer (Ministry of Health, Cambodia)
2006 – 2008 Life University, Cambodia (Vice-dean of School of Nursing)
2009 – 2013 University of Washington School of Nursing (Research Assistant)

Prevention and management for Chronic disease
Health disparities
HIV prevention, sexual behavior
ICT-based prevention and management of disease(e.g., mHealth)
Global health

1. Oh HS, Jeong SY, Ryu M, Yang Y. An observational study of hand-to-face contact via videotaping of Korean older people in daily life settings. Int J Older People Nurs. 2021 Aug 22:e12414.
2. Pahn J, Yang Y. Behavioral problems in the children of women who are victims of intimate partner violence. Public Health Nurs. 2021 Nov;38(6):953-962.
3. Oh HS, Ryu M, Yang Y. Characteristics of hand-to-environment contact during indoor activities in daily life among Korean adults using a video-based observation method. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021 Jun;12(3):187-195
4. Oh HS, Ryu M, Yang Y. Hand-to-face contact behaviors during indoor activities in daily life among Korean adults: an observational pilot study using videotaping. Epidemiol Health. 2021;43:e2021030.
5. Oh HS, Jeong SY, Yang Y. A pilot study investigating the social contact patterns of Korean elderly. Public Health Nurs. 2021 Sep;38(5):926-930.
6. Yang Y, Thapa R, Lewis FM. Using Best-Worst Scaling to Determine the Most Burdensome Menopausal Symptoms in Cambodian Women Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):174-187
7. Oh HS, Yang Y, Ryu M. Development of a Social Contact Survey Instrument Relevant to the Spread of Infectious Disease and Its Application in a Pilot Study Among Korean Adults. J Prev Med Public Health. 2020 Mar;53(2):106-116. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.19.251. Epub 2020 Feb 9. PMID: 32268465; PMCID: PMC7142013.
8. Pahn J, Yang Y. Roles of Parenting Practices on Risky Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents in Rural Cambodia. Iran J Public Health. 2019 Dec;48(12):2296-2298.
9. Yang Y. Metabolically Healthy Obesity and Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in a Korean Cohort Study. Iran J Public Health. 2019 Nov;48(11):2007-2015.
10. Thapa R, Yang Y, Kang JH, Nho JH. Empowerment as a Predictor of HIV Testing Among Married Women in Nepal. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2019 Sep-Oct;30(5):563-574.
11. Thapa R, Yang Y. Menopausal symptoms and related factors among Cambodian women. Women Health. 2020 Apr;60(4):396-411.
12. Thapa R, Yang Y, Chan S. Young rural women's perceptions of sexual infidelity among men in Cambodia. Cult Health Sex. 2020 Apr;22(4):474-487.
13. Thapa R, Yang Y, Nget M. Perceptions of Sexual Infidelity in Rural Cambodia: A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Men. Am J Mens Health. 2019 May-Jun;13(3):1557988319848576.
14. Thapa R, Yang Y, Bekemeier B. Menopausal symptoms and associated factors in women living with HIV in Cambodia. J Women Aging. 2020 Sep-Oct;32(5):517-536.
15. Kim JY, Yang Y, Kim HK, Kim JY. The Impact of Alcohol Use on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Koreans Living with HIV. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2018 Dec;12(4):258-264.
16. Thapa R, Yang Y. Experiences, Emotions, and Adjustments of HIV-Infected Men in HIV-Concordant Marital Relationship in Cambodia. Am J Mens Health. 2018 Sep;12(5):1215-1225.
17. Yang Y, Thapa R, Lewis FM. "I Am a Good Example": Suggestions From HIV-Infected Cambodians for Preventing HIV Infection in Marital Relationships. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2018 Jul-Aug;29(4):592-603.
18. Yang Y, Bekemeier B, Choi J. Health-related Quality of Life and Related Factors among Rural Residents in Cambodia. Iran J Public Health. 2017 Mar;46(3):422-424.
19. Yang Y, Thai S. Sociocultural Influences on the Transmission of HIV From Husbands to Wives in Cambodia: The Male Point of View. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Jul;11(4):845-854.
20. Yang Y, Bekemeier B, Choi J. A cultural and contextual analysis of health concepts and needs of women in a rural district of Nepal. Glob Health Promot. 2018 Mar;25(1):15-22.
21. Yang Y, Thai S, Choi J. An evaluation of quality of life among Cambodian adults living with HIV/AIDS and using antiretroviral therapy: a short report. AIDS Care. 2016 Dec;28(12):1546-1550.
22. Yang Y, Lewis FM, Wojnar D. Culturally Embedded Risk Factors for Cambodian Husband-Wife HIV Transmission: From Women's Point of View. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2016 Mar;48(2):154-62.
23. Yang Y, Herting JR, Choi J. Obesity, metabolic abnormality, and health-related quality of life by gender: a cross-sectional study in Korean adults. Qual Life Res. 2016 Jun;25(6):1537-48.
24. Yang Y, Wojnar D, Lewis FM. Becoming a person with HIV: experiences of Cambodian women infected by their spouses. Cult Health Sex. 2016;18(2):200-11.