Joyce Y. Lee, MS, MSW, LCSW, is a child welfare and family strengthening scholar whose program of research centers around promoting the well-being of children and families from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Lee's primary research interest involves investigating family processes, with a focus on father involvement, that benefit children's development. Specifically, she uses family theories to examine mechanisms underlying the links between economic insecurity and the developmental outcomes of children from unmarried couple families with low income. She is particularly interested in studying how fathers and their parenting behaviors mediate such relations. Joyce has received a highly competitive federal Family Strengthening Scholar's grant (90PR0009) from the Administration from Children and Families (Children's Bureau), United States Department of Health and Human Services to support this work. As a secondary area of research, Joyce focuses on fathers' masculine identities, early father engagement behaviors, and the evidence-base of early parent education programs that are inclusive and supportive of fathers and their parenting needs. Joyce's third area of research centers around using technology, including mobile devices and social media platforms, to examine the parenting beliefs of or deliver services to difficult-to-reach populations, as well as engage in clinical social work practice with diverse client groups. Her next and future area of research includes preventing child maltreatment and promoting the well-being of foster children and their families through both direct services rooted in evidence-based programs and child welfare system reform.
Overall, Lee’s research (and her teaching) is rooted in her social work practice experiences with children and families at a community-based youth empowerment program, as well as her clinical practice with children and families involved in the child welfare system. She also uses her research to inform family strengthening policies, relevant targets for parenting and family interventions, and clinical work with children and families that have histories of maltreatment.
Lee is currently a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Michigan and a licensed social worker in the State of New Jersey.
Family processes, family strengthening; father involvement, father engagement; technology leverage in social service delivery, evidence-based parent education programs; child development, child welfare, child maltreatment prevention
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joyceyl@umich.edu | 4734 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | ||
4663 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | |||
B660 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
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2018 | MS | University of Michigan | |
2013 | MSW | Columbia University | |
2011 | BSW | Rutgers University |
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#Parenting Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop | Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew (Mentor) Garrett Pace, Joyce Lee (Co-Is) |
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#Parenting Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop#Parenting is an interdisciplinary workshop that provides a forum for faculty and graduate students to address issues related to parenting research. The workshop aims to provide an intellectually stimulating environment that promotes cross disciplinary dialogue, information sharing, and collaboration between faculty and graduate students studying parenting. The workshop also aims to discover and apply various methodologies to the study of parenting. The topics of interest vary widely. For example, members of the workshop are interested in studying the intersection between parenting and social media, influence of genetics and social environments on parenting behaviors, and changes in parenting norms related to fatherhood. We had a very successful 2017-2018 academic year. We met biweekly with attendance typically ranging from seven to twenty per meeting. Our work together resulted in two papers being submitted to academic journals. Due to scheduling conflicts, we decided to take a break for the Fall 2018 semester. As we transition into the Winter 2019 semester, we are looking to renew the application for #Parenting RIW. We will continue to work with the same faculty sponsors and sponsoring department. One of the prior student coordinators, Joyce Lee, will serve another term as a student coordinator. A new coordinator, Garrett Pace, who is one of the founding members of the group and an active participant the previous year, will step up as another student coordinator. Joyce and Garrett will co-facilitate #Parenting RIW for Winter 2019. |
Challenges and Joys of Fatherhood - SSW Pilot Funding | Lee, Joyce (PI) |
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Challenges and Joys of Fatherhood - SSW Pilot FundingBackground and Purpose: The transition to parenthood is a time of great change for many parents. The process of becoming a father involves significant changes for men and has both negative and positive implications. Fathers have reported feelings of love for their newborns and being amazed at how fast their babies develop, while also feeling overwhelmed and under prepared to care and provide for their babies. Research has shown a positive link between preparation for fatherhood and maternal-child health outcomes, but fathers have reported being insufficiently prepared for their babies’ births. Fathers with fewer resources and those from socioeconomically disadvantages, such as those exposed to systemic injustices that have contributed to the Flint water crisis, may experience additional barriers to preparing for and welcoming their babies. That said, there is a dearth of knowledge on such fathers’ parenting experiences. Thus, the current qualitative study examines low-income(?) men’s experiences related to their preparation for fatherhood during the prenatal period. |
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