College of Community and Public Affairs - Social Work : Faculty and Staff

Binghamton University
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902

Faculty

Sunha Choi
Assistant Professor

Office: (607) 777-9156
Office Location: UDC-303
Fax: (607) 777-5683
E-mail: shchoi@binghamton.edu

Educational Background

MSW, Washington University
PhD, Washington University

Current Research Interests

Health insurance and service utilization among recently-arrived older immigrants
Health and mental health service use among community-dwelling, depressed older adults Home-health care use among minority elders

Selected Publications

Choi, S., & Davitt, J. (in press). Changes in the Medicare home health care market: The impact of reimbursement policy. Medical Care.

Choi, S., Rozario, P., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (in press). Elders with first psychiatric hospitalization for depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Proctor, E., Morrow-Howell, N., Choi, S., & Lawrence, L. (in press). Identification of depression in elderly social service clients. Social Work.

Davitt, J., & Choi, S. (2008). Tracing the history of Medicare home health care: The impact of policy on benefit use. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 35(1), 247-276.

Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Choi, S., Lawrence, L., Brooks, A., Hasche, L., Dore, P., & Blinne, W. (2008). Depression in public community long-term care: Implications for intervention development. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 35(1), 37-51.

Davitt, J. & Choi, S. (2008). The impact of policy on nursing and allied health services: Lessons from the Medicare home health benefit. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(1), 3-15.

Choi, S. (2006). Insurance status and health service utilization among newly-arrived older immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health,8 (2), 149-162.

Choi, S., Morrow-Howell, N., & Proctor, E. (2006). Configuration of services used by depressed older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 10 (3), 240-249