Research

Leahey, E., Lee, J., & Funk, R. J. (2023). What Types of Novelty Are Most Disruptive? American Sociological Review, 88(3), 562-597. 

We found that papers with new methods disrupt existing knowledge patterns the most, typically standing on their own. In contrast, papers introducing new theories tend to enhance and build upon existing knowledge, often being cited along with the works they reference. This study is unique because it goes beyond the usual unidimensional approach of measuring novelty and impact in science. We created a new way to measure the multiple types of novelty in scientific articles and assessed the nature of their scientific influences.

Lee, J., Seo, M., & Leahey, E. (2022). Who Deserves Protection? How Naming Potential Beneficiaries Influences COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions. Socius, 8, 23780231221082422.

Vaccination serves both personal and community benefits by reducing disease spread. Our experimental study with 516 participants explored the influence of political ideology and vaccination promotion messages on COVID-19 vaccine intent. Results showed liberals responded positively to messages highlighting racial minorities, while conservatives' vaccine intent decreased. Our results indicate the persistent societal exclusion of racial and ethnic minorities from moral boundaries contingent upon political values. 

Zhao, Y., Lee, J., & Ellenwood, C. (2021). The Persistent Influence of Gender Stereotypes in Social Entrepreneurial Financing. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 1-22.

While social enterprises seem promising in promoting female entrepreneurship and gender equality, our research reveals that female social entrepreneurs still face disadvantages in securing funding compared to their male counterparts. Even though these disparities lessen with ventures of greater social value orientation, this is due to reduced funding for male founders, not increased funding for females.

Lee, Jina. “Gendered Pathways to Perpetual Fame: Uneven Recognition in Korean Literary Canon.” [R&R at Poetics]

Paik, Eugene T., Jina Lee, Erin Leahey, Russell Funk. “How Audience Characteristics Shape the Use of Interdisciplinary Research.” [In progress]

Lee, Jina. “Are Women’s Works and Claims Received with More Uncertainty?” [In progress]

Lee, Jina. “Papers with High Novelty Claims and Female Authors Are Scrutinized More.” [In progress]

Jeon, Hyejin, Jina Lee, Changdong Oh, Jeong-han Kang. “Framing the Victim: Understanding the Portrayal of Sex-Based Crimes in South Korean News.” [In progress]