PCN Research Lab - Principal Investigator

Dayeon Shin, PhD, RD

Associate Professor

Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management

Ewha Womans University

Office: Human Ecology, Room #303, E-mail: dayeonshin@ewha.ac.kr, Phone: +82-2-3277-4488

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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 2015
M.S., Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 2012
B.S., Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea, 2009

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea (March 2019-February 2026)
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (August 2017-December 2018)
Faculty Affiliate, The Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (February 2018-December 2018)
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA (July 2016-July 2017)
Dietetic Intern, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA (August 2015-June 2016)
Research Intern Fellow, NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA (August 2010)
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA (June 2009-August 2015)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2015: Dissertation Completion Fellowship, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
2014-2015: Olaf and Clarice Mickelsen Human Nutrition Endowed Fellowship, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
2014-2015: Sara Lee Endowment Fund for Food Safety in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
2013-2014: Beth and Holly Fryer Endowed Scholarship, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
2011-2012: H.A.M.M. Scholarship, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
2010-2011: Olaf and Clarice Mickelsen Human Nutrition Endowed Fellowship, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

2020-현재: 대한영양사협회 - 학술지 편집위원
2021-현재: 질병관리청 공식학술지 '주간 건강과 질병(Public Health Weekly Report)' - 학술지 편집위원
2023-현재: 대한지역사회영양학회 - 영문 편집이사(Nutrition Research and Practice)
2024-현재: 한국영양학회 - 국제 Partnership 특별위원장
2025-현재: 한국임상영양학회 - 홍보이사
2026-현재: 한국식생활문화학회 - 편집이사(한국식생활문화학회지)
2020: 대한지역사회영양학회 - 영양빅데이터 분과장
2020-2024: 한국임상영양학회 - 학술위원
2021: 대한지역사회영양학회 - 학술위원
2021-2025: 전국 식품영양학과 교수협의회 - 지부장(인천/경기)
2023-2025: 한국영양학회 - '2025 한국인 영양소 섭취기준 수립' 연구의 '마그네슘' 개정위원
2024: 한국식생활문화학회 - 지부장(인천/경기)

Dr. Shin received Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from Michigan State University in 2015. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. She has served as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Nutrition at Inha University, Incheon, South Korea (2019–2026). She also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (2017–2018). Prior to her appointment at Syracuse University, she held an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA (2016–2017). She completed her dietetic internship at Michigan State University in 2016 and is a credentialed Registered Dietitian (R.D.) in the United States.

Her research interests are exploring food consumption behaviors in relation to chronic diseases; dietary patterns and health risks at the national and international settings; biomarkers and predictors for nutritional status in large populations with emphasis on subpopulation groups at risk; and national and international nutrition surveys and their applications in research.