About

Jong H. Lee, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, serving on the Clinical Scholar Track. Born in Pusan, South Korea, and having lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for 17 years, Dr. Lee began his career at the University of Arizona as a clinical instructor in 2002. He earned his MD from the University of Southern California in 1993 and his BS from the same institution in 1989. His postgraduate training includes a residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona from 1999 to 2002, a fellowship in Anesthesiology at the same institution in 2002, and additional training in Urology and General Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Lee is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology since 2005. His professional recognition includes being named Anesthesiologist of the Year by the South Arizona Chapter of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses in 2007, and receiving teaching awards from the University of Arizona in 2004 and 2005. His career reflects a focus on anesthesiology with a notable commitment to education and clinical excellence.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Sociology
• Social Science
• Economics
• Law
• Development economics
• Medicine
• International trade
• Positive economics
• Engineering ethics
• Engineering
• Economic growth

Selected publications

• The Roles of Policy-Oriented University Alliances: A European Case

  Higher Education Policy · 2026-03-16

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• Introduction

  2025-09-30

  book-chapterSenior author

  This book, World Yearbook of Education 2026: The Shifting Geopolitics of Higher Education, directly engages with an urgent call to theorize the academy as a site of power, politics, protest, and possibility, drawing on theoretical resources from sociology, politics, international relations (IR), geography, gender studies, cultural studies, and post- and decolonial studies.

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• Graduate Students and the U.S. China Initiative

  Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education · 2025-02-16 · 2 citations

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  The 2018 China Initiative systematically targeted international Chinese scholars as possible spies for China. Previous research has demonstrated ways that the China Initiative engaged in racial profiling, resulting in scholars of Chinese descent feeling unwelcomed in U.S. higher education institutions and insecure in their engagement as researchers. Graduate students were not exempt. Using descriptive analyses and proportion tests, this study explores the nuanced ways that Chinese graduate students felt discriminated against and racially profiled in comparison to their non-Chinese peers during the height of the U.S. China Initiative. Framed by neo-racism, this research also assesses how those experiences impacted students’ future educational mobility plans. Chinese graduate students feel more targeted than their non-Chinese peers and they expressed an interest in leaving the United States due to these negative perceptions. As international Chinese enrollments in the United States are declining, our study seeks to identify the factors that may contribute to this trend.

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• Navigating silence: cultural, familial, and immigration influences on the sexual violence experiences of Asian female college students in the university of California system

  BMC Public Health · 2025-10-01 · 3 citations

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  Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) on college campuses disproportionately affect racially minoritized groups, including Asian female students. These individuals face unique cultural and familial challenges impacting their experiences and help-seeking behaviors. Existing literature highlights barriers such as cultural stigma and the model minority myth, but research specific to this population is limited. This study explores the SVSH experiences of Asian female college students and examines how cultural norms, family dynamics, and immigration background influence their responses and access to support services. Data were collected from all 10 University of California campuses as part of the Double Jeopardy (DJ) project. Fifty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted. A grounded-theory-guided thematic analysis identified key themes, with reflective memos used to capture insights and minimize bias. Findings reveal that cultural norms and family expectations shape Asian female students’ responses to SVSH, often reinforcing self-blame and silence of the incidents. Immigration background added complexities, with fears related to legal status and unfamiliarity with SVSH frameworks and existing support services in the United States (U.S.). Mental health stigma and language barriers further contributed to isolation and reluctance to seek help. Despite challenges, participants expressed the need for culturally competent, linguistically appropriate resources. Universities must adopt culturally competent policies, expand multilingual counseling services, and collaborate with community-based organizations to support Asian female survivors. Addressing systemic barriers can foster an inclusive environment that empowers survivors and enhances access to necessary resources.

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• Interaction of gender, psychiatric comorbidities, and insurance type in headache frequency: Data from the 2019 NHIS dataset

  Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2025-12-01

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• Navigating Silence: Cultural, Familial, and Immigration Influences on the Sexual Violence Experiences of Asian Female College Students in the University of California System

  Research Square · 2025-03-07

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• World Yearbook of Education 2026

  2025-09-30 · 3 citations

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  World Yearbook of Education 2026 discusses the shifting geopolitics of Higher Education, directly engaging with an urgent call to theorize the academy as a site of power, politics, protest, and possibility. The volume brings together leading and new generations of thinkers from across the globe who draw on theoretical resources from sociology, politics, international relations, geography, gender studies, cultural studies, and post- and decolonial studies. Taken together, the chapters show how these epistemic resources can help us understand the current state of affairs in higher education and beyond. They reflect key dimensions of shifting geopolitics and their impact on higher education: multipolar superpower rivalry, autocratic populism, decolonial justice, and digital transformations. By anchoring the study of higher education in prevailing geopolitical tensions, the volume seeks to uncover the critical role of the university in contemporary global politics. By exploring higher education as a central institution caught within competing visions of world order, one rooted in international cooperation, another asserting the nation-state, and yet another challenging the very notion of the university as territorially fixed, the book offers a perspective on the university, which is in line with pivotal global developments. It is a must-read book for anyone interested in the new geopolitics of higher education and the future of the university globally.

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• On the modification and revocation of open source licences

  arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024-05-29

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  Historically, open source commitments have been deemed irrevocable once materials are released under open source licenses. In this paper, the authors argue for the creation of a subset of rights that allows open source contributors to force users to (i) update to the most recent version of a model, (ii) accept new use case restrictions, or even (iii) cease using the software entirely. While this would be a departure from the traditional open source approach, the legal, reputational and moral risks related to open-sourcing AI models could justify contributors having more control over downstream uses. Recent legislative changes have also opened the door to liability of open source contributors in certain cases. The authors believe that contributors would welcome the ability to ensure that downstream users are implementing updates that address issues like bias, guardrail workarounds or adversarial attacks on their contributions. Finally, this paper addresses how this license category would interplay with RAIL licenses, and how it should be operationalized and adopted by key stakeholders such as OSS platforms and scanning tools.

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•  Double Jeopardy Study Protocol: Mixed-Methods Study to Understand ANHPI College Students at the Intersection of Sexual Violence and Anti-Asian Racism After COVID-19  

  Research Square · 2024-11-05 · 1 citations

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• US–China Geopolitical Tensions—Implications for Universities and Science

  2024-11-07 · 3 citations

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  Based on recent findings from a national survey involving about 2,000 faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students at top US universities, this article discusses the negative impact of US–China geopolitical tensions on the scientific community, including perceptions of equity, research collaboration, and scientist mobility.

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Recent grants

• RAPID International Type I: Understanding the Nature of US-China Research Collaborations on COVID-19

  NSF · $200k · 2021–2023

Frequent coauthors

• John P. Haupt

  University of Arizona

  17 shared

• Gary Rhoades

  16 shared

• Robert A. Rhoads

  Centre for Higher Education

  12 shared

• Amy Fann

  10 shared

• Karen A. Kim

  University of California, Los Angeles

  10 shared

• Judy Marquez Kiyama

  University of Arizona

  10 shared

• Leticia Oseguera

  Pennsylvania State University

  10 shared

• Tracy M. Davis

  Chevron (United States)

  10 shared

Education

• M.A., PHD, Higher Education and Organizational Change

  UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

  2002

• MA, Social Ecology

  University of California Irvine

  1998

Awards & honors

• Anesthesiologist of the Year, Association of Perioperative R…
• Teaching Award, University of Arizona (2005)
• Teaching Award, University of Arizona (2004)