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Yeuh-Ying Han, PhD, MS

  • Research Associate Professor


Dr. Han is an epidemiologist with advanced analytical skills through her pre- and post-doctoral training. Han joined the Division of Pulmonology as a Research Instructor in Pediatrics in 2011. She has brought her analytical and organizational skills to support the division on research and substantively contributes her innovative approaches to asthma studies. Han is funded as a co-Investigator and serves as an epidemiologist on NIH-funded studies. Her major research interest is on risk factors for asthma and health disparity in asthma, with a particular focus on diet, environment, and psychosocial stress. As an epidemiologist, Han collaborates with physician-scientists on study design and implementation of the division’s research projects. She also leads a series of secondary data analysis of population-based studies to address asthma research questions. Her exceptional knowledge of national health survey data and skills in epidemiologic methods has led to high-quality publications on asthma research and provided pilot data for several grant proposals.

As a SAS® Certified Advanced Programmer, Han also serves as a data manager for the division. She has continued to work on questionnaire design, data collection and monitoring, managing online surveys and databases, and curating research data for the division. Han also serves in the Scholar Oversight Committee for the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program. She works closely with fellows on different research projects, including data processing and quality control, statistical programing, interpretation of analytical results, and abstract and manuscript preparation. Han is a key contributor to asthma research in the Division, leading and facilitating NIH-funded publications and research projects. Han desires to build on her strong analytical expertise to enhance collaborative studies in the Division of Pulmonology that aims to decrease asthma burden and health disparity in the U.S. population.

Profesional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • Society for Epidemiology Research, 2017-Present
  • American Thoracic Society, 2018-Present
  • European REspiratory Society, 2019-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, Taipei Medical University, 2002
  • MS, National Taiwan University, 2004
  • PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, 2007

Selected Publications

Han YY, Forno E, Celedón JC. Urinary caffeine and caffeine metabolites, asthma, and lung function in a nationwide study of U.S. adults. 2022 Nov; 59(11):2127-2134

Rosser JF, Rothenberger SD, Han YY, Forno E, Celedón JC. Air Quality Index and Childhood Asthma: A pilot randomized clinical trial intervention. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Jun;64(6):893-897.

Gutwein A*, Han YY*, Colón-Semidey A, Alvarez M, Acosta-Pérez E, Forno E, Canino G, Apter A, Celedón JC. Low parental numeracy and severe asthma exacerbations in a prospective study of Puerto Rican youth. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Jun;130(6):791-796.e2.  

Gaietto K*, Han YY*, Forno E, Acosta-Pérez E, Marsland A, Miller GE, Rosser FJ, Chen W, Canino G, Celedón JC. Exposure to violence and asthma in Puerto Rican youth with high Th2 immunity. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Aug;58(8):2289-2297.

Han YY, Rosser FJ, Forno E, Acosta-Pérez E, Canino G, Celedón JC. Gas stove use and asthma in a longitudinal study of Puerto Rican children and adolescents. J Allergy Clin Immunol: In Practice 2023 Aug;11(8):2599-2601.e3.

Rosser FJ, Han YY, Forno E, Guilbert TW, Bacharier LB, Phipatanakul W, Goobie GC, Nouraie SM, Martinez M, Celedón, JC. Long-term PM2.5 exposure and lung function change in children with asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroids. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Sep 1;208(5):622-624

Gaietto K, Bergum N, Rosser F, Snyder O, Acevedo-Torres N, DiCicco LA, Butler G, Rauenswinter S, Iagnemma J, Wolfson D, Han YY, Kazmerski TM, Forno E. Odds of COVID-19-Associated Asthma Exacerbations in Children Higher During Omicron Wave. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023;58:3179–3187

Han YY, Chen W, Forno E, Celedón JC. Adverse events during adulthood, child maltreatment, and asthma among British adults in the UK Biobank. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Nov;20(11):1614-1623 

Han YY, Celedón JC, Forno E. Serum α-klotho level, lung function, airflow obstruction, and inflammatory markers in U.S. adults. ERJ Open Res 2023;9:00471-2023 

Xu Z, Forno E, Manni M, Han YY, Kim S, Yue M, Acosta-Perez E, Canino G, Koppelman GH, Chen W, Celedón JC*. Nasal epithelial gene expression and total IgE in children and adolescents with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023 Sep 22; Online ahead of print

Academic and Research Interests

  • Asthma
  • Epidemiology
  • Pulmonary medicine
  • Modifiable factors
  • Health equity

Research Grants

NIH/NHLBI 1R01 HL149693, Obesity and Childhood Asthma: The Role of Adipose Tissue, 2020-2025

NIH/NHLBI 1R01 HL168539, Exposure to violence during childhood and Th2-high asthma in young Puerto Rican adults, 2023-2028. 

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