Dr. Esther Shin
Assistant professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
SWK 329.001 Preparation For Professional Practice
SWK 329.002 Preparation For Professional Practice
PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
MSW
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Pipeline Scholar
Texas Research Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
2025
GSA Diversity Mentoring and Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop Diversity Fellow Award (DMCDTaW)
National Institute on Aging
2023
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students for SOCW 451 (2021 Fall, 2022 Spring)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
2022
Annuity Research Competition Award
Center for Financial Security at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Retirement Income Institute, U.S.A.
2021
Ernie Gullerud Dissertation Scholarship
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
2021
Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) 2021 Cohort
Center for Financial Security’s (CFS) Retirement and Disability Research Center (RDRC), Social Security Administration, U.S.A.
2021
Ferber & Sudman Dissertation Awards for Survey Research
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
2020
Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center (MRDRC) Scholarship for ICPSR Summer Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
2020
Daniel S. Sanders Fellowship in International Social Development
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
2019
Due and Ferber International Award
Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
2019
Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF) Fellowship-Midwestern regional chapter
Korean American Scholarship Foundation
2019
President’s Research in Diversity Travel Award
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A
2019
AGESW Pre-Dissertation Fellows
The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW), U.S.A.
2018
Evelyne Accad and Paul Vieille International Research Award
Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
2018
Seoul National University Alumni Association (SNUAA-Chicago) Scholarship Award
Seoul National University Alumni Association
2017
Hooyman Intergenerational Fellowship
University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
2014
Grants and Contracts
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS)
Esther Shin.
Illinois State University. 2025 - 2026
FY25 Estimation of HIV Risk in Illinois Project (EHRIP)
Kate Sheridan, Pei Geng, Esther Shin.
Illinois Department of Public Health. 2025 - 2025
Pre-tenure Faculty Initiative Grant (PFIG)
Esther Shin.
Illinois State University. 2025 - 2025
Book, Chapter
Chapter 8. Trauma and Adverse Childhood ExperienceOxford University Press
T. Powell, W. Hsieh, Esther Shin.
(2020), Clinical assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative methods, Oxford University Press
Journal Article
Multiple Vulnerability and Loneliness Among Older Adults: From the Welfare Regime Perspective.
J. Kang, Esther Shin, S. Park, J. Baek, M. Kwak.
Research on Aging, (2025)
The association between material hardship and physical and mental health among older adults: Multi-channel sequence Approach.
Esther Shin, E. Kwon, S. Ahn, S. Park.
PLoS ONE, (2025)
Retirement Transition Sequences and Well-being Among Older Workers Focusing on Gender Differences.
Esther Shin, B. Kim, S. Park.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, (2024)
The Relationship Between the Working Environment and Quality of Life among Home Health Aides: Focusing on the Mediation Role of Burnout.
S. Baek, Esther Shin, S. Park, S. Park.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, (2024)
Long-Term Health Effects of Work Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Work, Material, and Social Environments.
J. Kang, S. Ahn, Esther Shin, B. Kim, S. Park.
Journal of Gerontological Social Work,, (2023)
Preliminary efficacy of a technology-based physical activity intervention for older Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S. Kwon, Esther Shin, R. Hernandez.
Educational Gerontology, (2023)
Gender differences in the mechanism of involuntary retirement affecting loneliness through vulnerability and coping resources.
Esther Shin, S. Park, H. Lee, J. Kang.
Ageing & Society, (2022)
Labor market risks between insiders and outsiders and welfare attitudes in Korea.
J. Kang, Esther Shin.
Social Science Research, (2022)
Teacher-student ratings of social, emotional, behavioural needs among high school freshmen students.
K. Tan, J. White, Esther Shin, S. Kim, M. Hoang.
Educational Studies, (2022)
Multi-dimensional social relations and mental health among rural older adults.
S. Park, Esther Shin, S. Lee, J. Baek.
Research on Aging, (2021)
Types of multidimensional vulnerability and well-being among the retired in the US.
Esther Shin, S. Park, J. Kang, M. Kwak.
Aging & Mental Health, (2021)
Differences of Quality in End-of-Life Care across Settings: Results from the US National Health and Aging Trends Study of Medicare Beneficiaries
S. Xu, M. Liu, Esther Shin, V. Parker, R. Hernandez.
Journal of Palliative Medicine, (2020)
Post-traumatic stress, social, and physical health: A mediation and moderation analysis of Syrian refugees and Jordanians in a border community
T. Powell, Esther Shin, S. Li, Y. Hsiao.
PloS one, (2020)
Multi-Morbid Health Profiles and Specialty Healthcare Service Use: A Moderating Role of Poverty.
Kwon, Esther Shin, Sojung Park, Kwon.
(2019)
Nature of Retirement and Loneliness: The Moderating Roles of Social Support
Esther Shin, S. Park, T. Amano, E. Kwon, B. Kim.
Journal of Applied Gerontology, (2019)
Stress and coping in social service providers after Superstorm Sandy: An examination of a post-disaster psychoeducational intervention
Tara Powell, K Wegmann, Esther Shin.
Traumatology, (2019)
Work in Long-term Trajectories of Life Satisfaction among Middle-aged and Older Koreans by Occupational Class and Employment Status
B. Kim, S. Park, Esther Shin, S. Ahn, J. Kang.
(2019)
How Does Gender Relate to Social Skills? Exploring Differences in Social Skills Mindsets, Academics, and Behaviors among High School Freshmen Students
K. Tan, Esther Shin, M. Hoang.
Psychology in the Schools, (2018)
Patterns of social-emotional learning needs among high school freshmen students
K. Tan, S. Gaurav, Esther Shin, Y. Wang.
Children and Youth Services Review, (2018)
Bundang Senior Welfare Center User Satisfaction and Needs Survey in 2009
Esther Shin, , .
(2009)
Welfare and Leisure of Children and Youth in Urban and Rural Areas
M. Kim, Esther Shin.
Journal of Agricultural Medicine and Community Health, (2009)