Eunkyung “Muriel” Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at UCF. She holds an Master of Science degree in Nutrition from the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, with an emphasis on Cancer Epidemiology from the University of Miami. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and received additional training in Biostatistics from the University of Kentucky.

Lee’s research focuses on risk factors and biomarkers of radiotherapy-related symptoms among breast cancer patients. Her approach includes using secondary data to examine the effect of adjuvant radiotherapy among breast cancer survivors in racially and ethnically diverse populations. She also is using the SEER-MHOS (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data linked to the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey) database from the National Cancer Institute to investigate the interrelationship among adjuvant radiotherapy, comorbidity, survival and health-related quality of life among elderly women with early-stage breast cancer—factors that she believes should be considered in treatment decision process. Lee also conducts systematic reviews and meta-analyses to assess the effect of interventions to improve the quality of life among cancer survivors. Her research is significant considering that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among American women.  With advances in cancer detection and treatment, more than 3.5 million breast cancer survivors are currently living in the U.S., and more than one-third of cancer survivors are experiencing some degree of side effects from cancer treatments that negatively impact their quality of life. Finally, Lee investigates health-related behaviors among cancer survivors using the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) database to identify at-risk populations and implications for further intervention and education.