Publications

Beaupre, A. J., Reichwald, R., Zhou, X., Raleigh, E., & Lee, R. M. (2015). Korean Adoptee Identity: Adoptive and ethnic identity profiles of adopted Korean Americans. In E. E. Pinderhughes & R. Rosnati (Eds.), Adoptees’ Ethnic Identity Within Family and Social Contexts, 150, 47-61. doi.org/10.1002/cad.20124

Cai, J., Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2020). Psychological correlates of interest in genetic testing among Korean American adoptees and their parents. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 29, 460-470. doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1237

Ferrari, L., Hu, A.W., Rosnati, R., & Lee, R.M. (2017). Ethnic socialization and perceived discrimination on ethnic identity among transracial adoptees: A cross-cultural comparison between Italy and the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 1507-1521. doi.org/10.1177/0022022117728338

Hu. A.W., Anderson, K.N., & Lee, R.M. (2015). Let’s talk about race and ethnicity: Cultural socialization, parenting quality and ethnic identity development. Family Science (Special Section: Family relationships and well-being within adoptive families), 6, 87-93. doi.org/10.1080/19424620.2015.1081007

Hu, A.W., Zhou, X., & Lee, R.M. (2017). Ethnic socialization and ethnic identity development among internationally adopted Korean American adolescents: A seven-year follow-up. Developmental Psychology, 53, 2066-2077. doi.org/10.1037/dev0000421

Kim, A. Y., Kim, O. M., Hu, A. W., Oh, J. S., & Lee, R. M. (2020). Conceptualization and measurement of birth family thoughts for adolescents and adults adopted transnationally. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(5), 555-565. doi.org/10.1037/fam0000631

Kim, A. Y., Zhou, X., & Lee, R. M. (2021). Theory and development of the Diasporic Identity Scale with adopted Korean Americans. Adoption Quarterly, 24(4), 304-328. doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1976337

Lee, J.P., Lee, R.M., Hu, A.W., Kim, O.M. (2015). Ethnic identity as a moderator against discrimination for transracially and transnationally adopted Korean American adolescents. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6, 154-163. doi.org/10.1037/a0038360

Qin, Y., Kim, A. Y., Su, J. C., Hu, A. W., & Lee, R. M. (2017). Does emotion regulation moderate the discrimination-adjustment link for adopted Korean American adolescents? Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 190-199. doi.org/10.1037/aap0000081

Seol, K. O., Yoo, H. C., Lee, R. M., Park, J. E., & Kyeong, Y. (2015). Racial and Ethnic Socialization as Moderators of Racial Discrimination and School Adjustment of Adopted and Nonadopted Korean American Adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(3), 294-306. doi.org/10.1037/cou0000120

Simon, K. A., Sumontha, J., Blankenau, A., Domyancich-Lee, S., Farr, R. H., Kim., A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2025). Adoptive parents' racial colorblindness and adopted Korean adolescents' experiences of discrimination. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 31(3), 595-603. doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000695

Wu, C. S., Kim, A. Y., Seaton, E. K., Carter, R., & Lee, R. M. (2023). Navigating puberty, identity, and race among adopted Korean American adolescents. Child Development, 94, 768-778. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13896

The Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study is a project of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research that studies how the family environment impacts the health of adoptive and non-adoptive families.

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Anderson, K.N., Lee, R.M., Rueter, M.A., Kim, O.M. (2015). Associations between discussions of racial and ethnic differences in internationally adoptive families and delinquent behavior among Korean adopted adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 51, 66-73. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.02.001

Anderson, K.N., Rueter, M.A., & Lee, R.M. (2015). Discussions about racial and ethnic differences in internationally adoptive families: The role of family communication. Journal of Family Communication, 15, 289-308. doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2015.1076420

Kim, O.M., Reichwald, R., & Lee, R.M. (2013). Cultural socialization in families with adopted Korean Adolescents: A mixed-method, multi-informant study. Journal of Adolescent Research, 28, 69-95. doi.org/10.1177/0743558411432636

Schires, S.M., Buchanan, N.T., Lee, R.M., McGue, M., Iacono, W.G., & Burt, S.A. (2020). Discrimination and ethnic-racial socialization among youth adopted from South Korea into White American families. Child Development, 91, e42-e58. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13167

The International Adoption Project (IAP) was a two-and-a-half decade long project exploring the pre- and post-adoption development. Founded in 1997 by Dr. Megan Gunner of the the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development, the IAP is now closed. 

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Hellerstedt, W.L., Madsen, N.J., Gunnar, M.R., Grotevant, H.D., Lee, R.M., Johnson, D.E., & The International Adoption Project (2008). The International Adoption Project: Population-based surveillance of Minnesota families created through international adoption. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12, 162-171. doi.org/10.1007/s10995-007-0237-9

Lee, R.M. & The Minnesota International Adoption Project Team (2010). Perceived parental discrimination as a post-adoption risk factor in internationally adopted children and adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16, 493-500. doi.org/10.1037/a0020651

Lee, R.M., Grotevant, H.D., Hellerstedt, W.L., Gunnar, M.R., & The International Adoption Project Team (2006). Cultural socialization in families with internationally adopted children. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 571-580. doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.4.571

Lee, R.M., Seol, K.O., Sung, M.Y., Miller, M.J., & The Minnesota International Adoption Project Team (2010). The behavioral development of Korean children in institutional care and international adoptive families. Developmental Psychology, 46, 468-478. doi.org/10.1037/a0017358

Kim, O.M., Hynes, K.C., & Lee, R.M. (2017). Guatemalan family style orphanages: A grounded theory examination of caregiver perspectives. International Social Work, 60, 1244-1254. doi.org/10.1177/0020872816632292

Kim, O.M., Hynes, K.C., & Lee, R.M. (2017). Searching for connection -- Finding resolution: A grounded theory analysis of writings of Korean American adopted adults. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8, 235-247. doi.org/10.1037/aap0000082

Lee, R.M., Yun, A.B., Yoo, H.C., & Park Nelson, K. (2010). Comparing the ethnic identity and well-being of adopted Korean Americans with immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans and Korean international students. Adoption Quarterly, 13, 2-17. doi.org/10.1080/10926751003704408

May, T., Lee, R.M., & Evans, J.P. (2018). Healthcare Challenges Faced by Adopted Persons Lacking Family Health History Information. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 8, 103-106. doi.org/10.1353/nib.2018.0036

Morency, M. M., Donzella, B., Reid, B. M., Lee, R. M., Dengel, D. R., & Gunnar, M. R. (2024). Post-adoption experiences of discrimination moderated by sleep quality are associated with depressive symptoms in previously institutionalized youth over and above deprivation-induced depression risk. Development and Psychopathology, 36, 2512-2521. doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000932

Song, S.Y., & Lee, R.M. (2009). The Past and Present Cultural Experiences of Adopted Korean American Adults. Adoption Quarterly, 12, 19-36. doi.org/10.1080/10926750902791946

Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2020). A critical adoption studies and Asian Americanist integrative perspective on the psychology of Korean adoption. In G. Miller Wrobel, E. Helder, & E. Marr (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Adoption, 9. New York, Routledge.

Lee, R.M. (2003). The transracial adoption paradox: History, research, and counseling implications of cultural socialization. The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 711-744.

Lee, R.M. (2006). Overlooked Asian Americans: The diaspora of Chinese adoptees. Asian Journal of Counselling, 13, 51-61.

Lee, R.M., Kim, O.M., & Lee, H. (2016). Unpacking reasons for genetic testing of adoptees. American Journal of Bioethics, 16, 39-40. doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2016.1239793

Lee, R. M., & Miller, M. J. (2009). History and psychology of adoptees in Asian America. In N. Tewari & A. N. Alvarez (Eds.), Asian American psychology: Current perspectives (pp. 337-363). Psychological Press.

Rosnati, R., Pinderhughes, E.E., Baden, A.L., Grotevant, H.D., Lee, R.M., & Mohanty, J. (2015). New trends and directions in ethnic identity among internationally adopted persons: Summary of special issue. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 150, 91-95. doi.org/10.1002/cad.20121

Wexler, J. H., Cai, J., McKee, K. D., Blankenau, A., Lee, H., Kim, O., Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2023). Understanding adoption as a reproductive justice issue. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 47(4), 510-527. doi.org/10.1177/0361684323116637

Zamostny, K.P., O’Leary Wiley, M, O’Brien, K.M., Lee, R.M., & Baden, A.L. (2003). Breaking the silence: Advancing knowledge about adoption for counseling psychologists. The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 647-650. doi.org/10.1177/0011000003258082