Sarah Jaewon Lee
· Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Washington · Education
Active 1960–2026
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About
Sarah Jaewon Lee is an assistant professor in the Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington College of Education. Her work focuses on co-designing learning environments within formal and informal educational spaces, particularly with multilingual, immigrant, and refugee communities. She emphasizes how children and youth can disrupt the status quo of their educational contexts to create more justice-oriented learning environments. Her research spans multiple disciplines including science, technology, and literacy, engaging a diverse range of community stakeholders such as children, youth, teachers, museums, librarians, and informal educators. Drawing from her personal experiences growing up in a Korean immigrant household, Sarah designs innovative, technology-enhanced learning experiences that center student identities and voices. She is committed to building sustainable partnerships within the greater Seattle community to promote educational equity. Her vision involves enhancing the agency of children from multilingual, marginalized backgrounds to contribute to knowledge construction and world building. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Diversity from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania. Her work aims to create inclusive, joyful spaces where every child can learn, play, and thrive, reimagining how schools and communities support immigrant and multilingual students.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Intensive care medicine
- Virology
- Emergency medicine
- Genetics
- Biology
- Anesthesia
- Immunology
- Surgery
Selected publications
Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
Nature · 2021 · 1108 citations
. They also represent potentially actionable mechanisms in response to infection. Mendelian randomization analyses support a causal role for smoking and body-mass index for severe COVID-19 although not for type II diabetes. The identification of novel host genetic factors associated with COVID-19 was made possible by the community of human genetics researchers coming together to prioritize the sharing of data, results, resources and analytical frameworks. This working model of international coll…
The Lancet · 2021 · 1078 citations
Current Use of and Trends in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in the United States
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2020 · 702 citations
The Lancet · 2021 · 561 citations
BACKGROUND: Azithromycin has been proposed as a treatment for COVID-19 on the basis of its immunomodulatory actions. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of azithromycin in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. METHODS: In this randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]), several possible treatments were compared with usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in the UK. The trial is underway at…
The Lancet · 2021 · 520 citations
BACKGROUND: Many patients with COVID-19 have been treated with plasma containing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. METHODS: This randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]) is assessing several possible treatments in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. The trial is underway at 177 NHS hospitals from across t…
Recent grants
Adult Leukemia Research Center
NIH · $288.7M · 1997–2029
BMT CTN Core - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NIH · $2.0M · 2002–2031
Improving Outcomes Assessment in Chronic Graft versus Host Disease
NIH · $8.3M · 2007–2027
Frequent coauthors
- 439 shared
Joseph H. Antin
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- 431 shared
Corey Cutler
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- 412 shared
Robert J. Soiffer
- 412 shared
Mary E.D. Flowers
- 401 shared
Paul J. Martin
University of Washington
- 293 shared
Edwin P. Alyea
Duke University
- 258 shared
Anu Varghese
- 256 shared
Paula Rogers
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