Dr. Mo Yee Lee is a Professor and PhD Program Director at the College of Social Work. She is President of the Group for Advancement in Doctoral Education (GADE) and Editor of the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. She also serves on the CSWE Commission of Diversity and Social and Economic Justice. Her scholarship focuses on intervention research using a solution-focused, strengths-based, and systems perspective as well as utilizing integrative body-mind-spirit approaches in treatment. Her research involves active engagement with agencies and community in creating solutions for diverse mental health problems in adults and children.
Education
PhD – University of Toronto, 1995 – Social Work
MSW – University of California, Los Angeles, 1989 – Social Work
BSS – University of Hong Kong, 1983 – Social work
Areas of Expertise
Child mental health
Intervention research
Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST)
Solution-focused brief treatment
Integrative body-mind-spirit social work practice
Pedagogical research pertaining to mentoring, anti-racist pedagogy, and cultural competence training
Areas of Interest for Mentoring PhD Students
Developing evidence-based practice
Intervention research using a solution-focused, strengths-based, and systems perspective
Intervention research on integrative body-mind-spirit approaches in treatment
Culturally competent social work practice
Social work pedagogical research
