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Dr. Esther Shin

Assistant professor
School of Social Work
Office
RC Rachel Cooper 307
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

329.001Preparation For Professional Practice

329.002Preparation For Professional Practice

325.001Generalist Practice I: Individuals

325.002Generalist Practice I: Individuals

325.003Generalist Practice I: Individuals

PhD

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL

MSW

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

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

Book, Chapter

Powell, T., Hsieh, W., & Shin, E. Chapter 8. Trauma and Adverse Childhood ExperienceOxford University Press. Clinical assessment for social workers: Quantitative and qualitative methods. Oxford University Press (2020)

Journal Article

Baek, S., Shin, E., Park, S., & Park, S. The Relationship Between the Working Environment and Quality of Life among Home Health Aides: Focusing on the Mediation Role of Burnout.. Journal of Gerontological Social Work (2024)
Kang, J., Ahn, S., Shin, E., Kim, B., & Park, S. Long-Term Health Effects of Work Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Work, Material, and Social Environments. . Journal of Gerontological Social Work, (2023)
Kwon, S., Shin, E., & Hernandez, R. Preliminary efficacy of a technology-based physical activity intervention for older Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Educational Gerontology (2023)
Kang, J., & Shin, E. Labor market risks between insiders and outsiders and welfare attitudes in Korea.. Social Science Research (2022)
Shin, E., Park, S., Lee, H., & Kang, J. Gender differences in the mechanism of involuntary retirement affecting loneliness through vulnerability and coping resources.. Ageing & Society (2022)

Working Paper

Baek, S., & Shin, E. Community-Based End-of-life Care in the United States: Trends and Implication.. Global Social Security Review (2024)
Shin, E. An International Collaborative Study and International Symposium: Elderly Care Response to Covid-19.. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (2021)
Kim, M., Kim, S., Chung, I., Lee, H., Oh, S., Lee, J., & Shin, E. The demand-based welfare service reform for children and the youth: case studies on urban and rural areas.. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (2010)
Kim, M., Choi, E., Shin, E., & Lee, J. The effect of the introduction of daylight- saving time: Impact analysis on lifestyle and public health. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affair (2009)
Kim, M., Nho, N., Kim, H., Kim, Y., Bae, H., Son, C., Lee, J., Seong , S., Jeong, S., & Shin, E. Welfare status and needs research report for actively expanding welfare – First level of non-pensioner poverty. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affair (2009)

Presentations

Home Modification on Favorite Activity and Self-Efficacy among Older Adults with Dementia. Gerontological Society of America. (2023)
Increased Mental Health Problems after the Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdown Among Low-Income Workers in the United States. Society for Social Work and Research. (2023)
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Impacts of COVID-19 on Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults.. Gerontological Society of America. (2023)
The Relationship between the Caregiving Environment, Burnout and Quality of Life among Home Health Aides.. Gerontological Society of America. (2023)
Work-Family Life Course Patterns and Health in Later Life. Society for Social Work and Research. (2023)
Advanced Research Method (Latent Class Analysis using Mplus, Structural Equational Modeling using Amos). Research Method Workshop at Chung Nam University. (2022)
Changes in health insurance and out-of-pocket expenditure among low-income older adults with health problems. American Public Health Association. (2022)
Financial hardship and income security and mental health among older workers: Multi-channel sequence approach. Gerontological Society of America. (2022)
The Effect of the COVID-19 Recession on Older Adult's Labor Force Participation. Secondary Data in Aging Interest group in Brown School of Washington University in Saint Louis. (2022)
U.S. Aging Research Data Seminar: Focusing on HRS, Gate wat to Global Aging, NHATS, NSHAP, MIDUS, and NPALS. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs Data Workshop. (2022)