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Dahee Wi, PhD, RN

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Human Development Nursing Science

Pronouns: She/Her

Contact

Building & Room:

810 NURS

Address:

845 S. Damen Ave., MC802, Chicago, IL 60612

Office Phone:

(312) 996-4473

Email:

dwi3@uic.edu

About

Dr. Wi's program of research is dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals with chronic conditions. Her work focuses on developing and testing mindfulness-based interventions to address chronic pain and sleep deficiency.

Selected Grants

NIH/NINR, K99, Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain and Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease, PI

Selected Publications

Wi, D., Flynn, D. M., Park, C., Ransom, J. C., McQuinn, H. M., Snow, T. J., Burke, L. A., Steffen, A. D., Shimada, S., Doorenbos, A. Z. (2025). Dynamic symptom interactions in chronic pain: A secondary data analysis of a pragmatic clinical trial with sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial design. Military Medicine. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaf225.

Wi, D., Lee, R. Y., Kantrowitz-Gordon, I. (2025). Efficacy of online mindfulness for the treatment of insomnia in pregnancy: A randomized clinical trial. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322931.eCollection 2025.

Wi, D., Choi, H., Tintle, N., Ieronimakis, N., Flynn, D. M., Ransom, J. C., McQuinn, H. M., Snow, T. J., Doorenbos, A.Z. (2025). Urine metabolites as indicators of chronic pain and related symptoms in active-duty service members: A secondary data analysis of a pragmatic clinical trial with SMART design. Nursing Research, 74 (4), 272-279. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000827.

Wi, D., Park, C., Lee, J., Kim, E., Kim, Y. (2025) A network analysis of quality of life among older adults with arthritis. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 20 (1): e70010. doi: 10.1111/opn.70010.

Wi, D., Ustach, A., Jung, W., Lim, S., Thompson, H. (2024) System-level intervention for fall risk assessment, fall prevention and fall injury prevention in long-term care facilities: a scoping review. Injury Prevention. doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045386.

Flynn, D. M., Ransom, J. C., Steffen, A. D., Orr, K. P., McQuinn, H. M., Snow, T. J., Burke, L. A., Wi, D., Doorenbos, A. Z. (2024) Complementary, integrative and standard rehabilitative therapies in a military population with chronic predominantly musculoskeletal pain: A pragmatic clinical trial with SMART design. PAIN. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003462.

Education

PhD, University of Washington
MSN, Ewha Womans University
BSN, Ewah Womans University