Yeonju Jin, OT

Personal Statement:

Yeonju Jin is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Yonsei University, South Korea, with a strong clinical background and a growing expertise in health research focusing on adult and older populations. Jin’s academic and professional journey has been defined by a commitment to improving health outcomes through both clinical interventions and data-driven research. Jin began her career as a licensed occupational therapist after earning her associate degree in occupational therapy from Choonhae College of Health Sciences in 2015, followed by a bachelor’s degree from Kyungnam College in 2018. She spent over six years at Rehabilitation Hospital in South Korea, where she provided occupational therapy to adults and older adults with neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s dementia. Her graduate studies focus on the health outcomes of adult and older populations, with a particular emphasis on using big data to explore the influence of social determinants of health, rehabilitation service access, and cognitive health.