Yoonkyoung Cho
PhD candidate at the University of Michigan
yoonkcho@umich.edu
About
Hello! I am Ph.D. candidate in Epidemiologic Science at the University of Michigan, advised by Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez. I am supported by a KFAS PhD Fellowship for up to 5 years of my PhD program. I obtained my B.A. in Public Health (Health Policy and Management) and M.S. in Public Health Sciences (Concentration: Epidemiology and Risk Management) from Korea University, where I was fortunate to be advised by Hannah Oh.News
Education
University of MichiganAug. 2024 - Present
Ph.D. in Epidemiologic Sciences | Advisor: Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez
Korea UniversityMar. 2021 - Feb. 2024
M.S. in Public Health Sciences (Epidemiology & Risk Management) | Advisor: Hannah Oh
Korea UniversityMar. 2017 - Feb. 2021
B.A. in Public Health (Health Policy & Management)
Publications
2025
Ultra-processed food intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis of three prospective cohorts of Korean adults and an updated meta-analysis
Yujin Kim, Yoonkyoung Cho, Bonjae Koo, Zhangling Chen, Qi Sun, Hannah Oh
European Journal of Epidemiology
Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
Yujin Kim, Yoonkyoung Cho, Jin Eui Kim, Dong Hoon Lee, Hannah Oh
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
2024
Recreational screen time and obesity risk in Korean children: a 3-year prospective cohort study
Hajin Jang*, Yoonkyoung Cho*, Hannah Oh (*co-first author)
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
2023
Ultra-processed food intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in Korean adults
Yoonkyoung Cho*, Seaun Ryu*, Rockli Kim, Min-Jeong Shin, Hannah Oh (*co-first author)
The Journal of Nutrition
Aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and flexibility physical activity and risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a population-based prospective cohort of Korean adults
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hajin Jang, Sohyeon Kwon, Hannah Oh
BMC Public Health
2022
Early-life body fatness in relation to breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancers: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies
Dohyun Byun, SungEun Hong, Seaun Ryu, Yeonju Nam, Hajin Jang, Yoonkyoung Cho, NaNa Keum, Hannah Oh
British Journal of Cancer
Oral Presentations
Ultra-processed food intake and type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis of 3 population-based prospective cohorts
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hannah Oh
2023 The Korean Nutrition Society Annual International Conference
Aerobic, Muscle-Strengthening, and Flexibility Physical Activity in Relation to All-Cause and Cancer Mortality: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Korea
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hannah Oh
NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE (American Society for Nutrition)
Sarcopenic Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Mortality: the KoGES Mortality Follow-up Study
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hannah Oh
5th APCMS Congress (Korean Society of Cardiometabolic Syndrome)
Poster Presentations
Television, Computer, Smartphone Use, and Obesity Risk: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hajin Jang, Hannah Oh
NUTRITION 2023 (American Society for Nutrition)
Screen Time and Obesity in Adolescents: An Isotemporal Substitution Analysis
Yoonkyoung Cho, Hajin Jang, Hannah Oh
NUTRITION 2023 (American Society for Nutrition)
( * indicates equal contribution )
Vitæ
Full CV in PDF.
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University of Michigan Aug. 2024 - PresentPh.D. in Epidemiologic Science
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National Cancer Center Korea Feb. 2023 - Jun. 2023Researcher (Cancer Epidemiology Branch)
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Center for ICT & Society Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2023Researcher
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Korea University Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2024M.S. in Public Health Sciences
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Epidemiology Lab Mar. 2019 - Dec. 2020Chronic Disease Epidemiology Lab | Research Intern
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Korea University Mar. 2017 - Feb. 2021B.A. in Public Health