Dr. Jun’s research has focused on biobehavioral interventions for symptom management to promote daily functioning and quality of life among adults with chronic diseases and their family caregivers. In particular, based on her clinical experience in an intensive care unit for eight years, she has helped to improve sleep quality among critically ill patients. During her postdoctoral research, she contributed to biological nursing science in testing the use of biomarkers to measure stress in people living with dementia and their family caregivers. Her long-term research goal is to develop interventions for reducing symptom burden in patient-caregiver dyads and to test the interventions’ effects using biomarkers and physiological responses. Dr. Jun is a member of a multidisciplinary, multisite research team with members in Sweden and the United States.

BSN: Chung-Ang University (2010)
MSN: Seoul National University (2017)
PhD: University of Illinois Chicago (2022)
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Washington (2022-2023)

Intensive and critical care nursing
Cardiopulmonary diseases
Symptom management
Biobehavioral interventions
Physiological measures
Sleep health

Korean Society of Nursing Science
Korea Basic Nursing Association
Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
Global Korean Nursing Foundation
Sleep Research Society

*= Corresponding author

Jun, J., Park, C., Fritschi, C., Balserak, B., Martyn-Nemeth, P., Kuna, S., & Kapella, M. (2024). Behavioral interventions and symptom cluster change in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and insomnia. Heart & lung, 64, 6?13.

Byun, E., McCurry, S. M., Kwon, S., Tsai, C. S., Jun, J., Bammler, T. K., Becker, K. J., & Thompson, H. J. (2024). Fatigue, Toll-Like Receptor 4, and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Adults With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A 6-Month Longitudinal Study. Biological Research for Nursing. 10998004231203257.

Jun, J., Kapella, C. M., & Hershberger, P. E. (2023). Practical strategies for promoting healthy sleep in intensive care units. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 79, 103500.

Jun, J., Park, C., Fritschi, C., Balserak, B., Martyn-Nemeth, P., Kuna, S., & Kapella, M. (2023). Symptom cluster profiles in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and insomnia. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 45(9), 789-799.

* Park, D., & Jun, J. (2023). Factors influencing sleep duration and sleep difficulty in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 52(3), 553-562.

Jun, J., & Park, D. (2023). Factors associated with self-rated health among Korean elderly. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 52(2), 360-370.

Kapella, M., Steffen, A., Prasad, B., Laghi, F., Vispute, S., Kemner, G., Teixeira, C., Peters, T., Jun, J., Law, J., & Carley, D. (2022). Therapy for insomnia with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized trial of components. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(12), 2763-2774.

Jun, J., Park, C., & Kapella, M. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Insomnia Severity Index for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sleep Medicine, 95, 120-125.

Fritschi, C., Kim, M. J., Srimoragot, M., Jun, J., Sanchez, L., & Sharp, L (2022). “Something tells me I can’t do that no more”: Experiences with real-time glucose and activity monitoring among underserved Black women with type 2 diabetes. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, 48(2), 78-86.

Jun, J., Kapella, M.C., & Hershberger, P. E. (2021). Non-pharmacological sleep interventions for adult patients in intensive care units: A systematic review. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 67, 103124.

Richards, K.C., Wang, Y., Jun, J., & Ye, L. (2020). A systematic review of sleep measurement in critically ill patients. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 1403.