Associate Professor
University of Utah School of Medicine
Disclosure(s): Novavax: Grant/Research Support
Dr. Yoon is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). Her responsibilities include research, teaching, administration, and patient care. She is board-certified in Occupational Medicine. She has served as a site PI on a multicenter on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in a prospective cohort of frontline workers and children with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also served as a site PI on a multicenter clinical trial on influenza vaccine efficacy with the CDC. At present, she is conducting an investigator-initiated clinical trial on COVID-19 boosters. In addition to research, she enjoys teaching and mentoring and looks forward to the opportunity further to develop this aspect of scholarship in her career. She practices at the Redwood Clinic in West Valley where she precepts resident physicians and medical students. She is the course director for OEHS 6504 Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of Preventive Medicine. In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, she serves as a medical director/occupational health specialist for companies and the federal government to promote worker safety and health.