Heejin Lee, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Heejin Lee is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a nutritional epidemiologist with training in dietary assessment and population-based research. Her research interests include diet quality, ultra-processed foods, and food insecurity in relation to cognitive health, aging, and chronic disease risk. Her work draws on large-scale population data to examine the relationships between dietary and social factors and health outcomes. She earned her PhD in Food and Nutrition from Seoul National University and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Ewha Womans University.

Presentation(s):

• The Psychological Toll of Food Insecurity: Evidence Across Populations and Contexts (Oral Session 26)

  Tuesday, July 28, 2026
  8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR26-03-26) Trends in Food Insecurity and Cognitive Impairment Prevalence Among US Middle-Aged and Older Adults

  Tuesday, July 28, 2026
  8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.