Yang Jae Lee
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Global Health, University of Washington | Chairperson & Executive Director, Empower Through Health
- Role
- Executive Director at Empower Through Health
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yang Jae Lee
I am the founding Chairperson and Executive Director of Empower Through Health, a 501(c)(3) organization working on healthcare, education, and research in rural Uganda. We provide medical care to people annually and psychiatric care to a catchment area of over people. We created equitable educational opportunities for both Ugandan and American pre-doctoral students, such as the Global Health Experiential Fellowship. My research interests are behavior change, mental illness stigma, and intervention development.https://psychiatry.uw.edu/profile/yang-jae-lee/
Experience
Executive Director
Jan 2018 — Present · St. Louis, MO, US
I am the founding Chairperson and Executive Director of Empower Through Health, a 501(c)(3) organization working on healthcare, education, and research in rural Uganda. We provide medical care to people annually and psychiatric care to a catchment area of over people. We created equitable educational opportunities for both Ugandan and American pre-doctoral students, such as the Global Health Experiential Fellowship. My research interests are behavior change, mental illness stigma, and intervention development.
Education
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.); McDonnell Scholar
2021
Washington University in St. Louis
Applied Baccalaureate (A.B.), Biology & International and Area Studies
2012 — 2016
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