SUNGHO PARK Doctoral Student School of Public Administration University of Nebraska at Omaha 6001 Dodge St., CPACS 116C, Omaha, NE 68182 Contact email: sunghopark@unomaha.edu EDUCATION Aug, 2013 - Current Aug, 2009 School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE, USA) Doctoral student (Public budgeting and finance and public policy) Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University Master in Public Administration (Urban and local administration) Department of Public Administration, Sungkyunkwan University B. A. in Public Administration (Major) B. A. in Economics (Minor) RESEARCH INTERESTS AND CAPACITY Research Interests Public Budgeting and Financial Management Fiscal federalism Local government fiscal health and accountability Budgetary and fiscal institutions Others: Accounting policy, budget reform, participatory budgeting and cutback strategy Public Policy Local development policy Policy tool choice Collaborative governance Research Capacity Data Management Cross-sectional, time-series, panel, survey and other quantitative/qualitative data management using various software Data Analysis Cross-sectional, time-series, panel and survey data analysis using SPSS, STATA and AMOS Content analysis using MAXQDA, Social network analysis using NETMINER and Q-methodology using PQ-METHOD Others Skills for data visualization and proficiency in Microsoft Office programs -1-
WORK EXPERIENCES Aug, 2013 - Current School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE, USA) Graduate assistant Oct, 2012 - Aug, 2013 Mar, 2012 - Jun, 2012 Oct, 2011 - Sep, 2012 Sep, 2009 - Aug, 2005 - Aug, 2007 Institute of Social Science, Sungkyunkwan University Researcher Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning Project commissioned researcher Institute for Social Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University Researcher Department of Public Administration, Sungkyunkwan University Teaching assistant 8 th Division of ROK Army (Military service) RESEARCH PROJECT EXPERIENCES Aug, 2012 - Aug, 2013 Supporting Public Management through e-government Capacity Development May, 2011 - Apr, 2012 Sep, 2010 - Jun, 2010 - May, 2011 Jul, 2008 - Jun, 2009 Local Governance and Local Capacity in Korea Social Science Korea: The Universality and Distinctive Characteristics of Korean Governance Local Administrative Systems and Inter-Local Collaboration Collaborative Governance between Public and Private Sectors for Local Economic Development ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Publications (Peer-reviewed journals) Under review Craig Maher, Sungho Park & James Harrold. The Effects of Tax and Expenditure Limits on Municipal Pension and OPEB Funding During the Great Recession. Public Finance & Management, Special issue on Public Pensions -2-
Under review Apr, 2013 Apr, 2013 Sep, 2012 Jun, 2012 Dec, 2011 Jun, 2011 Ji-Hyung Park & Sungho Park. The Interaction Effect of Revenue Diversification on the Relationship between Political Structure and Public Spending: The Application of Fiscal Illusion Theory. Moon-Gi Jeong, Suho Bae, Seong-gin Moon & Sungho Park. Collaboration and the Choice of Local Economic Development Program. Korean Journal of Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 23(1): 195-222. [Korean] Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. An Exploratory Analysis of Local Capacity Building Programs and Their Effects: Focusing on Jecheon Sustainable Development Committee. The Korean Journal of Public Administration, 22(1): 91-127. [Korean] Sungho Park, Jinyoul Kim & Moon-Gi Jeong. An Empirical Analysis on the Agglomeration Effect of Creative Industry on Local Economy. The Korea Local Administration Review, 26(3): 173-206. [Korean] Sungho Park & Moon-Gi Jeong. An Empirical Analysis on the Determinants of Inter-local Government Collaboration for Regional Economic Development. Korean Public Administration Review, 46(2): 185-212. [Korean] Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. An Analysis on the Relationship among Local Actors: The Case of Local Boundary Change in Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Korea Public Administration Journal, 20(4): 149-171. [Korean] Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. An Exploratory Analysis on Urban Boundary Changes in Seoul. Journal of Local Government Studies. 23(2): 133-158. [Korean] Conference Presentations Ji-Hyung Park & Sungho Park. The Interaction Effect of Revenue Diversification on the Relationship between Political Structure and Public Spending: The Application of Fiscal Illusion Theory. 57th Annual Conference of Western Social Science Association. Portland, OR. Sep, 2012 Jun, 2012 Nov, 2011 Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. Performance Management and Business Incentives for Local Development in American Local Governments. 2012 Korea Association for Policy Studies (KAPS) International Conference. Seoul, Korea. Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. Diversity of Local Capacity: Focus on Local Agenda21. 2012 Korea Association for Public Administration (KAPA) International Conference. Seoul, Korea. [Korean] Sungho Park & Moon-Gi Jeong. An Empirical Analysis on the influential Factors of Inter-local Government Collaboration: Focusing on the Area of Regional Economic Development. 2011 Korea Association for Public Administration (KAPA) American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) -3-
International Conference. Seoul, Korea. [Korean] May, 2011 Apr, 2011 Jun, 2010 Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. The Governance Approach to Local Boundary Change in Seoul. 2011 Korean Association for Local Government Studies (KALGS) Conference. Gumi, Korea. [Korean] Moon-Gi Jeong & Sungho Park. An Exploratory Research on Urban Boundary Change in Seoul. 2011 Korean Association for Local Government Studies (KALGS) Conference. Seoul, Korea. [Korean] Sungho Park, Jinyoul Kim & Moon-Gi Jeong. The External Effect of the Agglomeration of Creative Industry on Urban Economic Development. 2011Korea Association for Public Administration (KAPA) Conference. Gyeonggi, Korea. [Korean] Jinyoul Kim & Sungho Park. An Analysis on the Relationship between Local Economic Development and Environmental Policies. 2011 Korea Association for Public Administration (KAPA) Conference. Chungju, Korea. [Korean] GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS 2015 Graduate Research and Creative Activity Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE, USA) Title: The Impact of Fiscal Institutions on Local Government Fiscal Performance: Institutional Status, Institutional Effectiveness and the Great Recession Oct, 2010 Oct, 2010 Sep, 2008 - Aug, 2009 Travel Grant, University of Nebraska at Omaha Best Dissertation Award, Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University Title: An Analysis on the Influential Factors of Inter-Local Governments Collaboration and the Effect of Inter-Local Governments Collaboration on Regional Economic Developments Achievement Award, Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University Grand Prize, The 2 nd Academic Thesis Contest of Governors Association of Korea Title: A Study on the Transaction Cost of Inter-Local Governments Collaboration Encouragement Prize, The 1 st Academic Thesis Contest of Korea Institute of Public Administration : Social Conflict and Solutions. Title: An Analysis on the Different Types of Conflict Recognition: Focus on A Policy for Street Venders Transfer in Jongno Munhaeng scholarship, Department of Public Administration, Sungkyunkwan University -4-
Mar, 2008 Grade-based scholarship, Sungkyunkwan University CERTIFICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Dec, 2009 Dale Carnegie Course, Certified by Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. Jun, 2007 Nov, 2005 Sep, 2003 - Aug, 2004 Mar, 2003 - Aug, 2004 Word Processor User Level-top, Certified by The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ability of Utilizing Computer (spreadsheet, database) Level-second, Certified by The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry Club chairperson, Volunteer Activities Group for Rural Communities Member of Student Union for News Photos -5-