Hajung Lee, PhD, JD, MBE

Hajung Lee, PhD, JD, MBE is an Associate Professor of Religion, Spirituality & Society, and Bioethics at the University of Puget Sound. She earned her PhD in Religion and Society, specializing in Social Ethics, from Boston University and holds a Master of Bioethics from Harvard Medical School. She holds a JD from Seattle University School of Law, a Master of Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University.

Her interdisciplinary expertise spans bioethics, public health, law, biotechnology, and religion, with a focus on immigrant health, reproductive ethics, medical racism, health equity, and the intersection of religion and medical practices. She has co-chaired the Religion, Spirituality, and Bioethics Affinity Group and the Baccalaureate Bioethics and Humanities Educators Affinity Group at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, and the Bioethics and Religion Group at the American Academy of Religion. At the University of Puget Sound, she served as Interim Director of the Bioethics Program. She served on the Institutional Review Board at Partners Healthcare and Brigham and Women's Hospital and as a member of the Optimum Care Committee at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Her publications include work on Korean traditional prenatal care, the spiritual meaning of organ donation, and vaccine religious exemptions. She has received the 2024 Teaching Award from the University of Puget Sound and the Outstanding Teaching Award from Boston University. Her current research explores prenatal care within immigrant communities and moral conflicts on religious teachings related to reproductive ethics.