Dr. Nari Yoo

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Nari Yoo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, specializing in behavioral health equity, digital well-being, and the experiences of immigrants and ethnic minority populations. Her research is part of the NIH-funded Michigan Program Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) and focuses on how macro and meso-level factors, as well as service system characteristics, influence disparities in mental health service utilization. Yoo employs technology and telehealth, utilizing AI-enabled tools to create culturally and linguistically responsive care models. Additionally, she integrates data science in her studies, utilizing methods such as natural language processing and geospatial analytics to enhance social work and mental health services. With experience organizing the Summer Institute of Computational Social Science at New York University, Yoo has educated future social work professionals on research methods and statistics. She actively collaborates with community-based organizations to address mental health issues within immigrant communities and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Technology in Human Services.

Research Interests

Awards

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Outstanding Dissertation Award

2025-01-01
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Student Affairs Facilitation Prize

2024-01-01
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Public Health Social Work Section Student Paper Award

2024-01-01
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Migration Policy Research Award

2023-01-01

Courses

Data Visualization Applications

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science