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Economic Integration and Poverty Among the Newly Resettled Afghans: A Pilot Study

This pilot study is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and aims to explore the economic integration of newly resettled Afghans in St. Louis, MO, and Portland, OR from a multidimensional perspective.

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Exploring the Role of Social Position and Administrative Barriers in the Multidimensional Economic Integration of Newly Resettled Afghans in St. Louis

This project is funded by the WashU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and aims to explore the role of administrative barriers as well as social position in the relationship between initial support and multidimensional economic integration among newly resettled Afghans in St. Louis.

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Forced Migration Initiative

The Forced Migration Initiative aims to lead and coordinate research, education, and training to improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals who have experienced forced migration. The Initiative serves as a virtual and collaborative hub for migration scholars—particularly those in social work and social welfare—supporting the production of knowledge that advances the field of (forced) migration studies.

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Taridashti, S., Naseh, M., Garcia, E. M. Z. & Lee, J.. (2025). Health Impacts of Restrictive Migration Policies: A Qualitative Study of Highly Educated Iranian Immigrants and International Students in the U.S. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 00(00), 1–25.

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Brugger, L., Bellisle, D., Maag, E., Udani, A., Roll, S., Hamilton, L., & Lee, J.. (2025). Child tax credit utilization in immigrant households: a focus on child investment and college funds. SN Business & Economics, 5(09), 109.

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Naseh, M., Lee, J., Zeng, Y., Nabunya, P., Alvarez, V., & Safi, M. (2024). Understanding Economic Integration in Immigrant and Refugee Populations: A Scoping Review of Concepts and Metrics in the United States. Economies, 12(07), 167.

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Chen, J., Jones, D., Lee, J., Yan, Y., Hsieh, W. J., Huang, C. H., ... & Drake, B. (2024). Do the benefits of homeownership on mental health vary by race and poverty status? An application of doubly robust estimation for causal inference. Social Science & Medicine, 351, 116958.

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Chang, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S. & Lee, J.. (2022). Family-, school-, and neighborhood- level predictors of resilience for adolescents with a history of maltreatment. Children, 10(01).

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Lee, J. & Moon, S. (2022). Analysis of Research Trends in Youth After-school Academy: Focusing on Keyword Network Analysis. Social Science, 61(02).

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Lee, J., Naseh, M., Zeng, Y & Bechara, S. (2025). Multidimensional Deprivation and Discrimination Among Newly Resettled Afghans in the U.S.

Lee, J., Naseh, M., Badiezadeh, S., Taridashti, S. & da Luz Scherf, E. (2025). Health Impacts of Migration and Policy on the Iranian Diaspora.

Lee, J., Naseh, M., Chen, J., Badiezadeh, S., Zamora Garcia, E. & Chow, C. (2025). “Liminal Legality” in Academic Discourse: A Social Network Analysis of DACA Research Across Presidential Administrations.

Chow, C. & Lee, J.. (2025). Policy models of immigrant political incorporation: Conceptualization and empirical cases in Asian developed economies using fussy sets.

Naseh, M., Zeng, Y., Lee, J., Bechara, S. & Potocky, M. (2025). Measuring Economic Integration Among Refugees in the U.S. From a Multidimensional Perspective.

Lee, J., Naseh, M., Zeng, Y & Bechara, S. (2025). Multidimensional Deprivation and Discrimination Among Newly Resettled Afghans in the U.S.

Zeng, Y., Naseh, M., Lee, J. & Bechara, S. (2025). From First Jobs to Better Pay: Predicting Refugee Wage Mobility with Machine Learning.

Ibrahim, H., Brugger, L., Lee, J. & Roll S. (2025). Disproportionate Economic Hardships of COVID-19 on Immigrant Households.

Da Luz Scherf, E., Naseh, M & Lee, J.. (2025). Migration Policies as Social Determinants of Health Among International Graduate Students in the United States.

Naseh, M., Qushua, N., Nartey, P., Lee, J. & Binte Razzak, R. (2025). Economic Empowerment Interventions for Refugees: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

Chang, Y., Maguire-Jack, K., Yoon, S., Lee, J. & Chang, Y. (2025). The Mediating Role of Social Cohesion between Neighborhood Disorder and Child Maltreatment Behaviors across Childhood.

Lee, J., Naseh, M., Zeng, Y., Yoo, N. & Bechara, S. (2025). Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Refugee and Immigrant Support: A Scoping Review.

Yoo, N., Lee, J., Cureton, A. & Chow, C. (2025). Digital Mutual Aid in Precarity: Peer Support Among DACA Recipients on Reddit Across U.S. Administrations.