EDUCATION Sojung Park Doctoral Candidate Joint Program in Social Work and Psychology sojupark@umich.edu 620 Hidden Valley Club Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734) 730-7740 PhD candidate, 2009-2014 (completion expected 5/2014) School of Social Work, the, Ann Arbor, MI Areas of Specialization: Health and Well-being of Older Adults; Environmental Gerontology; Cross Cultural Studies; Quantitative Methods Dissertation Title: Aging- in- Place of Older Adults: Person-Environment Fit Perspective Dissertation Committee: Ruth E. Dunkle (Co-chair, Social Work); Jacqui Smith (Co-chair, psychology); Berit Ingersoll-Dayton (Social Work); Toni Antonucci (Psychology) Master of Arts, 2002-2003 School of Social Service, the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Area of Specialization: Social Administration & Older Adult Studies Master of Arts, 2000-2001, 2004-2005 School of Translation and Interpretation, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea Area of Specialization: English Korean Translation & Interpretation Bachelor of Arts, 1997 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea Area of Specialization: Italian Studies AREAS of RESEARCH and TEACHING INTEREST Human development, social relations and well-being through the life course Health and well-being of Older Adults; Environmental gerontology; Minority aging; Community- Based long-term care; cross-national/cross-cultural studies Social work research methods; Quantitative methodology PUBLICATIONS Park, S., Smith, J. Dunkle, R. (2013). Aging & Mental Health (2013): Social network types and well-being among South Korean older adults, Aging & Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.801064 Park, S., Antonucci, T. (2013). [Book Review] Visible Women: Tales of Age, Gender and In/Visibility. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Journal of Women and Aging, 25, p.199-200. 1
Antonucci, T.C., Ajrouch, K., Park, S. (In press). Aging and Social Capital, In Pachana & Laidlaw (Ed)., Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology:International Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Choi, J., Lee, J., Kim, S., Park, S.., Lee, S. (2011). A Study on Network Effectiveness of Communitybased Networks from a Whole Network Perspective, Korean Journal of Social Welfare, 63(1), p.57-84. Aspalter, C., Kim, J. Park, S. (2010). Analyzing the Welfare State in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia: An Ideal-Typical Perspective, Social Policy & Administration, 43(2), p.170-185. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION DISSERTATION RESEARCH Park, S. Environment, Health, and Subjective Well-being among Older Adults Living Alone. Park, S. The Effect of Person-Environment Fit on Relocation among Older Adults Living Alone: A longitudinal perspective. Park, S. The Effect of Person-Environment Fit on Mortality among Older Adults Living Alone: A longitudinal perspective. PAPERS COMPLETED Kim, B., Park, S., Antonucci, T. (under review) Social Network Type Changes and Subjective Well- Being Among Korean Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis, submitted for Aging & Society. Kang, J., Park, S. (under review) Social Network and Health Care Utilization among Older Adults from a Longitudinal Perspective, submitted for Journal of Aging and & Health. Park, S., Kim, M., Ingersoll-Dayton, B. (expected submission January 2014). Social Networks and Well-being among Older Adults in Retirement Communities, Manuscript in preparation for The Gerontologist. Park, S., Kim, B (expected submission January 2014) Differential aging-in-place by personenvironment fit, Manuscript in preparation for Journal of Gerontology. WORKING PAPERS Park, S., Smith, J. Gonzales, R. (expected completion January 2014). Structure of Experienced Wellbeing. Smith, J., Ryan, L., Park, S. (expected submission December 2013) Psychological Vitality: The Oldest Old. PAPER PRESENTATIONS Park, S. & Smith, J., Dunkle, R. Differential Aging-In-Place in Living Environments, Poster Presentation, to be presented at the 66 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), New Orleans, LA, November 2013. Kim, B. & Park, S. Differential Aging-in-Place by Person-Environment Fit, Poster Presentation, to be presented at the Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Antonio, TX, January 2014. 2
Kim, B., Park, S., Webster, N., & Antonucci, T. Links between health and social network types among Korean older adults, Symposium, to be presented at the 66 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), New Orleans, LA, November 2013. Park, S., Kim, M. The Effect of Long Term Care Services on the Health of American Older Adults in Retirement Communities: A longitudinal perspective. The 2013 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), San Diego, January, 2013. Park, S., Kim, B. Social Network Types and Health Service Use of American Older Adults. The Gerontological Society of America's 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, November 18-22, 2012. Park, S. Kim, M., Dunkle, E.R. The Effect of Combined Use of Health and Long Term Care Services on the Health of American Older Adults: A longitudinal perspective. The 2012 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC, January 11-15, 2012. Park, S., Kang, J., Dunkle, E.R. The Effect of Social Network Types on the Well-being of American Older Adults: A longitudinal analysis. The 2012 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, DC, January 11-15, 2012. Park, S. National Pension Reform and the Old-age Security System in Korea. Paper presented at Social Security and Culture 2007 Annual Conference, Sacheon, People s Republic of China Park, S. The Welfare State in Transition: The Cases of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The Social Security 2008 Annual Conference, Seoul, South Korea. RESEARCH REPORTS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Jinsoo Kim, Sangeun Lee, Sojung Park, Hyunjoo Lee (2007) Plan for the Administrative Integration of Social Insurances in Korea. South Korea: Ministry of Health and Welfare (in Korean) Jinsoo Kim, Sangeun Lee, Sojung Park, Chunghyun Han (2007) Plan for Development of the Social Insurance Scheme for Agricultural Workers in Korea. South Korea: Ministry of Health and Welfare (in Korean) (2007): Agricultural Science Institute Choi Seongjae, Kim Jinsoo, Sojung Park (2008): Issues and Policy Tasks Surrounding the Introduction of Long-Term Care Insurance in Korea: The Ministry of Health and Welfare (in Korean) Jinsoo Kim, Sangeun Lee, Sojung Park, Jiyoung Kang (2008): Policy Tasks for improving the social insurance scheme for the elderly in rural areas in Korea: Rural Development Administration in Korea RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 09/2013- present, Research Assistant NSAL 3-Generations Study, Institute of Social Research, PI: James Jackson & Toni Antonucci: Serving as a data analyst; will be engaged in first authored and co-authored manuscripts in multiple research projects including: -Method work group (Mixture modeling to intergenerational data; Classic and Bayesian approaches) -Structural and Social Determinants of Health work group (explore intergenerational relationships and their implications on health behavior, mental health, and health care service use) 05/2013- present, Research Assistant 3
Couple Life Story Project (Intervention research), School of Social Work, PI: Berit Ingersoll-Dayton: Serving as a student interventionist; in charge of qualitative and quantitative data analysis (coauthoring; multivariate analysis) 01/2012-present, Research Assistant Life Course Development Lab, Department of Psychology,, PI: Toni C. Antonucci Serving as a data analyst; engaged in first authored and co-authored manuscripts in multiple research projects including: -Society 2030 Project: analyzing secondary data to examine cohort s differences in physical activities over time (first author; growth mixture modeling) -Macarthur Housing Project: intervention research to examine the effect of senior coordination services in subsidized senior housing on the quality of life of residents (research assistant) -Senior Living Project: analyzing secondary data to examine factors in relocation to independent living facility (first author; latent class clustering) 01/2012 present, Research Assistant Psychosocial Aging Group, Department of Psychology,, PI: Jacqui Smith Serving as data analyst; engaged in first authored and co-authored manuscripts in multiple research projects including -Oldest-old Project: analyzing secondary data to examine psychological attributes among the oldestold (co-authoring; general linear modeling) -Experienced Well-being Project: analyzing primary data to examine the structure of experienced wellbeing (first author; structural equation modeling) 09/2010 06/2011, Research Assistant Care Giving for Older Adults, School of Social Work, PI: Ruth E. Dunkle Engaged in data management and construction (mixed effect modeling for longitudinal analysis) 09/2010 08/2011, Research Assistant Social Enterprise Project, School of Social Work,, PI: Eve Garrow Responsible for primary data collection and management; qualitative and quantitative analysis (Fuzzy set modeling to examine organizational and institutional factors on treatment of clients ) TEACHING EXPERIENCE School of Social Work, Fall 2013 Instructor Human Differences, Social Relationships, Well-Being, and Change Through the Life Course, SW 500 Department of Psychology, Fall 2012 Graduate Student Instructor Introduction to Developmental Psychology, PSYCH 250 Winter 2013, Graduate Student Instructor Introduction to Developmental Psychology, PSYCH 250 4
POST MSW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, South Korea 11/2005 03/2007 & 12/2008-06/2009 Researcher/English-Korean Simultaneous Interpreter Responsible for agenda development and organization of work-group meetings for long-term care insurance Authored background research reports for subcommittee meetings regarding long-term care policies for the elderly Coordinated agenda development and organization of steering committee for long-term care insurance Developed drafts of national policy agendas for meetings of a variety of international organizations including WHA (World Health Assembly) and ELSA (Employment, Labor and Social Affairs Committee of OECD) Provided interpretation at major international negotiations including the South Korea-U.S. FTA, as well as at the conventions of a wide range of international organizations including WHO, OECD, the U.N., and the World Bank Served as a ministerial English speechwriter and ministerial interpreter Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Seoul, South Korea 03/2006-08/2006 Researcher Contributed to the launch of the Institute periodical International Trends in Social Security by designing the structure and developing content Authored an article Social Policy and Economic Growth in the U.K. for the institute journal Responsible for statistical and data management for evaluative research into the third national pilot program of long term care for the elderly Responsible for data management and statistical analysis for evaluative research into the four voucher service programs Social Welfare Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea 03/2007-07/2009 Researcher at the Social Welfare Research Institute Conducted research into pension reform in Eastern European nations and coauthored an article The Welfare State in Transition: The Cases of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary Authored a background paper on the Swiss pension system for the book Aging and the Swiss Welfare State Produced a government report on the evaluation of the introduction of longterm care in South Korea Analyzed the German case of administrative integration of social insurance systems and produced a project report Contributed a background paper on long-term care insurance for the article Issues and policy tasks surrounding the introduction of long-term care insurance in South Korea Seoul Senior Center, Seoul, South Korea 01/ 2005-02/ 2006 Researcher & Social Worker 5
Conducted evaluations of a range of agency programs Designed programs for job training and education for the elderly Performed a needs assessment of elderly in the community Banpo Social Welfare Center; Changdong Children s Welfare Center; Sarang Group home for adults with developmental disorders; Yonsei Community Mental Health Center, Seoul, South Korea 03/2004-08/2009 Social Worker (volunteer) Conducted outreach with potential participants at health centers around Seoul Administered questionnaires and assessment instruments for various programs at the agencies Assisted clients in obtaining public assistance and entitlement benefits Facilitated children s after-school therapy group designed to increase socialization and conflict resolution skills Chicago Health Outreach, Chicago, IL, USA 01/2002-12/2002 Clinical Social Work Intern Served as a clinical worker in a number of programs including mental health care, housing, and rehabilitation services for homeless, refugee, and immigrant clients Conducted psychosocial assessments and developed effective treatment plans Facilitated therapy groups Developed and implemented discharge plans by counseling clients on disposition options Collaborated with interdisciplinary team and arranged needs services Korean American Senior Center, Chicago, IL, USA 01/2003-12/2003 Policy Coordinator and Researcher/Program Manager for Immigrants Citizenship Program Conducted research into funding sources for state and federal funders and authored program proposals Evaluated effectiveness of agency programs and drew up suggestion reports Worked as an assistant program coordinator for the Alzheimer s Disease Demonstration Project and Crime Prevention Program Created client intake forms and managed client data Provided individual assistance to low-income clients for the Home Assistant Program AWARDS Rackham One Term Dissertation Grant,, 2013 Rackham Graduate Research Grant,, 2013 Global Social Work Learning Community Doctoral Grants for International Research, University of Michigan, 2012 Rackham Travel Grant,, 2012 NCKS (Nam Center for Korean Studies) Research Fellowship,, 2010 Institute for Social Research (ISR) Training Award,, 2011 Rackham Spring/Summer Research Grant,, 2010 (with Ruth E.Dunkle) Departmental Fellowship,, 2009-2013 6
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Gerontological Society of America (GSA) REFERENCES Dr. Ruth Dunkle Dr. Jacqui Smith (Dissertation Committee Co-Chair) (Dissertation Committee Co-Chair) Wilbur J. Cohen Collegiate Professor of Professor of Psychology; Research Social Work Professor, Institute for Social Research School of Social Work 426 Thompson Street 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 734-647-0591 734-763-6575 smitjacq@umich.edu redunkle@umich.edu Dr. Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Dr. Toni Antonucci (Joint Doctoral Program Director) Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate professor Professor of Social Work Psychology; Associate Vice President for School of Social Work Research; Research Professor, Institute for Social Research 1080 South University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 426 Thompson Street 734-763-6577 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 bid@umich.edu 734-763-5846 tca@umich.edu Dr. Letha Chadiha Professor of Social Work School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave., Rm. 3692 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 734-763-9396 lethac@umich.edu 7