Yeeun Archer Lee, PhD
Yeeun Archer Lee is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Before joining TWU, she studied Psychology at Korea University in Seoul, completed her PhD in Health Psychology at UBC in Vancouver, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. Dr. Archer Lee's research focuses on understanding how individuals and societies can collectively improve life outcomes through social connection and prosocial actions. She is also passionate about intervention science and translating scientific findings into real-world solutions for issues related to social well-being (e.g., loneliness, social isolation).
- PhD in Health Psychology (University of British Columbia)
- MA in Clinical and Counselling Psychology (Korea University)
- BA in Psychology and Economics (Korea University)
Expertise
Intervention science, Social well-being, Loneliness and social isolation, Neighbourhood social cohesion, Psychological well-being, Health psychology
Recent Publications:
- Archer Lee, Y., Guo, Y., Li, G., & Chen, F. S. (2024). Prosocial Behavior as an Antidote to Social Disconnection: The Effects of an Acts of Kindness Intervention on Daily Social Contact and Loneliness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 39.
- Archer Lee, Y., Lay, J. C., Pauly, T., Graf, P., & Hoppmann, C. A. (2022). Loneliness and social engagement: The differential roles of state and trait loneliness in daily prosocial behaviour. Psychology & Aging. 37, 614–625
- Lee, Y., Mikami, A. Y., & Owens, J. S. (2021). Children’s ADHD symptoms and friendship patterns across a school year. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 49, 643–656.
Recent Publications
Please see Research & Scholarship
Affiliations & Memberships
- Association for Psychological Science
- The Society of Personality and Social Psychology
- PSYC 207 Data Analysis
- PSYC 420 Adult Development and Aging