Overview:

My research examines the effects of environmental and occupational noise on individuals and communities, with particular focus on its adverse health impacts. These include noise-induced annoyance, sleep disturbance, speech interference, cognitive impairment, and broader physical and mental health consequences. Key research areas include:

• Health effects of noise and vibration exposure
• Field and laboratory methodologies for assessing noise impacts
• Occupational disorders related to noise exposure (e.g., vocal disorders)

Selected publications:

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• S. Ziwei, P. J. Lee, Voice handicap prevalence among healthcare workers in China and Indonesia. Applied Acoustics, 228, 110310 (2025). → https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110310
• S. Ziwei, P. J. Lee, Voice use of nurses working in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 82, 103620 (2024). → https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103620
• A. Frescura, P. J. Lee, Annoyance provoked by single and combined sound sources from neighbours in wooden residential buildings. Building and Environment 205, 108248 (2021). → https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108248
• P. J. Lee, C. Hopkins, R. Penedo, Attitudes to noise inside dwellings in three megacities: Seoul, London, and São Paulo, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (16), 6005 (2020). → https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166005
• P. J. Lee, S. H. Park, J. H. Jeong, T. Choung, K. Y. Kim, Association between transportation noise and changes in blood pressures in adults living in multi-storey residential buildings, Environment International 132, 105101 (2019). → https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.105101
• P. J. Lee, B. K. Lee, J. Y. Jeon, M. Zhang, J. Kang, Impact of noise on psychological well-being and health in open plan offices: A structural equation modeling approach, Ergonomics 59 222-234 (2016). → http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1066877
• P. J. Lee, J. Y. Jeon, Relating traffic, construction, and ventilation noise to cognitive performance and subjective perceptions, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 134 2765–2772 (2013). → https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4818776
• J. Lee, J. Y. Jeon, Evaluation of speech transmission in open public spaces affected by combined noises, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 130 1357-1366 (2011). → https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3598455
• P. J. Lee, M. H. Shim, J. Y. Jeon, Effects of different noise combinations on sleep, as assessed by a general questionnaire, Applied Acoustics 71 870-875 (2010). → https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2010.05.004 </aside>