Hyejoon Park
Hyejoon Park
(Joon)
Associate Professor
Office:
(269) 387-3191
Location:
4416 Health and Human Services Building, Mail Stop 5354
Mailing address:
School of Social Work
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5354 USA
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5354 USA
Education:
- Ph.D., The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MSW., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Ed.M., Harvard University, Cambridge
- BA., Sookmyung Women鈥檚 University, South Korea
Bio:
Dr. Park joined the School of Social Work faculty in 2021. Dr. Park received a Master鈥檚 of Social Work from the University of Michigan, a Master鈥檚 of Educational Psychology from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. from the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research areas include racial/ethnic relations, cross-cultural studies, relative/kinship care, maternal/women health, child health, environmental/community health, evaluation of community services and programs (e.g., mentoring programs, childcare services, Head Start programs, after-school programs), and social/welfare policies for low-income and/or ethnic-minority/immigrant families. She has taught social policy, welfare policy analysis, research methods and evaluations, multiculturalism and diversity, social work for children and families, social work for families affected by disabilities, introduction to social work, and Asian American families.
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