Expertise
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health and Wellness
- Aging in place
Sung-Jin Lee, Ph.D., is an Assistant Director and Program Leader for the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) program at the University of Maryland Extension. Her career has focused on USDA NIFA-funded, community-based participatory projects, competitive grant development, disseminating findings through peer-reviewed publications and presentations, and mentoring students and early-career scholars. Lee’s research centers on aging in place among low-income older adults facing environmental barriers and financial challenges. As the Program Leader, she is interested in the role of FCS in supporting human health and well-being, along with the FCS body of knowledge. Lee began her faculty career in the Department of FCS at North Carolina A&T State University, advancing from Assistant Professor to Professor, a position she held until August 2025. At the university, she led the Housing Research program, served as a Program Coordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, and was a faculty affiliate with the Center for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research. She joined UME in September 2025. Lee earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Housing from Virginia Tech, where she also completed a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology. ORCiD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-6999
