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Nan Sook Park, Ph.D.

University of South Florida, School of Social Work

13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 1400, Tampa, FL 33612

Office: (813) 974-4194 E-mail: [email protected]

October 2018

Research Interests

Social isolation/social resources in community and long-term care settings

Health disparities and minority aging

Home and community-based services for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related

dementia

Education

PhD 2004 Social Work. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Typology of Residential Care/Assisted Living Facilities and Its

Relationships to Outcomes (Sheryl Zimmerman [Chair], Richard Barth,

Natasha Bowen, Shenyang Guo, and Phillip Sloane)

MSW 2002 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Aging and Direct Practice)

MS 1994 Psychology. Western Illinois University

Depression and Memory: The Effects of Elaborations and Cognitive

Demands on Explicit Memory Tests (Virginia Diehl [Chair], Raymond

Majeres, and Dennis Papini)

BA 1990 English and Education. Chungnam National University, South Korea

Academic Positions Held

2015 – present Associate Professor

School of Social Work, University of South Florida

2012 – 2017 PhD Program Chair


2009 – present Courtesy Faculty

School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida

2009 – 2015 Assistant Professor


2004 – 2009 Assistant Professor

School of Social Work, University of Alabama

2003 – 2009 Research Associate

Center for Mental Health and Aging, University of Alabama

2003 – 2004 Instructor

mailto:[email protected]


School of Social Work, University of Alabama

1999 – 2002 Research Assistant (Supervisor: Dean Duncan, Ph.D.)

Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC- Chapel Hill

1998 – 2002 Research Assistant (Supervisor: Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D.)

Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center

for Health Services Research, UNC-Chapel Hill

1996 – 1997 Research Assistant (Supervisor: Len Stanley)

Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC- Chapel Hill

Awards/Honors

2018 Mid-Career Achievement Award

Korean American Social Work Educator Association (KASWEA),

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

2014 Early Career Review Program (ECR) at the Center for Scientific

Review (CSR), National Institute of Health

2014 Fellow, Gerontological Society of America

2013 Faculty International Travel Grant, University of South Florida

2010 Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence Institute: Increments

and Transformations Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and

Learning, University of South Florida

2005 John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar

2003 Outstanding Doctoral Student

School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill

2001 Turner Dissertation Fellowship

School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill

Grants Awarded

“Age Integration: Building a New Social Paradigm in Aged Society”

Role: Co-Investigator (PI – Soondool Chung)

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF–2016-S1A3A2924582)

(Sep 2016 – Aug 2020)

“Limited English Proficiency: Implications for Health and Health Care among Older

Immigrants”

Role: Site PI/Co-Investigator (PI – Yuri Jang)

National Institute on Aging (R01AG047106)

(May 2015 – Apr 2020)

“Pathways to Care: An Evaluation and Substantive Component”

Role: USF Co-Investigator (PI – Kathleen Herd; USF PI – David Chiriboga)

Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Community Living

Administration on Aging – Alzheimer’s Community Care (90AL0015-01-00)

(Sep 2015 – Aug 2018)


“Narrative Therapy for Older Adults with Depressive Symptoms”

Role: Consultant (PI – Jung Eun Ko)

Kyung Hee Cyber University, South Korea

(Jun 2014 – May 2015)

“Mental Health Literacy Education for Religious Leaders in Ethnic Minority Communities: A

Preliminary Study”

Role: Consultant (PI – Yuri Jang)

The University of Texas at Austin Special Research Grant (SRG)

(Oct 2013 – Sep 2014)

“If You Build, Will They Come?: Feasibility of an Internet Intervention for Older Ethnic

Minorities”

Role: Consultant (PI – Yuri Jang)

St. David’s Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research in Underserved

Populations

(Feb 2013 – Aug 2014)

“Social Relations of African American and Hispanic Older Adults: Implications for Well-Being

in Assisted Living”

Role: PI

University of South Florida New Researcher Grant

(May 2010 – Apr 2011)

“Building Partnerships with African American and White Faith-Based Organization to Promote

Successful Aging”

Role: Co-Investigator (PI – Michael Parker)

University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships

(Jun 2008 – Dec 2008)

“Exploration of Spirituality and Religiosity in the Lives of Older Adults in Assisted Living

Facilities”

Role: PI

University of Alabama Center for Mental Health and Aging (Seed Grant)

(May 2007 – Dec 2007)

“Social Integration: The Relationship of Social Engagement to Psychosocial Well-being of

Residents in Assisted Living Facilities”

Role: PI

Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program – administered via the Gerontological

Society of America

(Sep 2005 – Aug 2007)

“New Faculty Research Grant”

Role: PI

University of Alabama School of Social Work

(May 2005 – Aug 2005)


“Longitudinal Analysis of Agitation in Nursing Home Residents”

Role: PI

University of Alabama Research Advisory Committee Grant

(May 2004 – Aug 2006)

“New Faculty Development Grant”

Role: PI

University of Alabama School of Social Work

(May 2004 – Aug 2004)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Chung, S. (accepted for publication).

Loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between social engagement and depressive

symptoms: Age differences among community-dwelling Korean adults. Journal of

Health & Social Care in the Community.

2. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018, online first). Mental health

service use and perceived unmet need for mental health care in Asian Americans.

Community Mental Health Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0348-3

3. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. A., & Chung, S. (2018, online first). Social network

types, health, and well-being of older Asian Americans. Aging and Mental Health. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1506751

4. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Kim, M. T., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018, online first).

Preference for patient-provider ethnic concordance in Asian Americans. Ethnicity and

Health. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1514457

5. Jang, Y., Powers, D. A., Yoon, H., Rhee, M. K., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018

online first). Measurement equivalence of English vs. native language versions of the

Kessler 6 (K6) scale: An examination in three Asian American groups. Asian American

Journal of Psychology. doi: 10.1037/aap0000110 6. Jang, Y., Yoon, J., & Park, N. S. (2018). Source of health information and unmet

healthcare needs in Asian Americans. Journal of Health Communication, 23(7), 652-660.

7. Chung, S., Lim, J., Hong, Y., Park, N. S., & Choi, S. (2018). Factors affecting

perception of intergenerational solidarity: Focused on the comparisons of age group

differences. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 38(1), 125-142.

8. Choi, E. Y., Joo, S. H., Chung, S. D., Park N. S., & Hong, Y. R. (2018). The Effects of

paid workers’ household assets and incomes on the age of retirement. Korean Social

Security Studies, 34(2), 239-263.

9. Park, M. J., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018). A latent class analysis of social

activities and health among community-dwelling older adults in Korea. Aging and Mental

Health, 22(5), 625-630.

10. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Chang, S., Kim, S. Y. (2018).

Associations of a social network typology with physical and mental health risks among

older adults in South Korea. Aging and Mental Health, 22(5), 631-638.


11. Lee, B. S., McIntyre, R. S., Gentle, J. E., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Lee, Y., Singh,

S., & McPherson, M. A. (2018). A computational algorithm for personalized medicine in

schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 192, 131-136.

12. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., Rhee, M. K., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018). Asian

Americans’ concerns and plans about Alzheimer’s disease: The role of exposure, literacy,

and cultural beliefs. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(2), 199-206.

13. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Yoon, H., Huang, Y., Rhee, M. K., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. T.

(2018). The risk typology of healthcare access and its association with unmet healthcare

needs in Asian Americans. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(1), 72-79.

14. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018). Willingness to use mental health

counseling and antidepressants in older Korean Americans: The role of beliefs and stigma

about depression. Ethnicity and Health, 23(1), 97-110.

15. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Radhakrishnan, K., & Kim, M. T. (2017). The

knowing-doing gap in advance directives in Asian Americans: The role of education and

acculturation. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 34(9), 874-879.

16. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. T. (2017). Latent profiles of

acculturation and their implications for health: A study with Asian Americans in Central

Texas. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 200-208.

17. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Yoon, H., Ko, J. E., Jung, H., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2017). Mental

health literacy in religious leaders: A qualitative study of Korean American clergy.

Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 385-393.

18. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2017). Oral health and dental care

in older Asian Americans in Central Texas. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,

65(7), 1554-1558.

19. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2017). The relation between living

alone and depressive symptoms in older Korean Americans: Do feelings of loneliness

mediate? Aging and Mental Health, 21(3), 304-312.

20. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016). The health vulnerability of

older ethnic immigrants with limited English proficiency. Journal of the American

Geriatrics Society, 64(7), 1498-1502.

21. Park, N. S., Jang, Y, Ko, J. E, & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016). Factors affecting willingness

to use hospice in racially and ethnically diverse older men and women. American Journal

of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 33(8), 770-776.

22. Jang, Y., Kim, K., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016). Emotional confidants in

ethnic communities: Social network analysis of Korean older adults. Journal of Aging

and Health, 28(2), 324-340.

23. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Yoon, H., Ko, J., Lee, J., & Kim, M. T. (2016).

Risk factors for social isolation in older Korean Americans. Journal of Aging and Health,

28(1), 3-18.

24. Lee, B. S., Rost, K. M., Park, N. S., & Skvoretz, J. (2015). Peer influence on change in

employer appraisal of depression care management products. SM Journal of Depression

Research and Treatment, 1(2), 1010.

25. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2015). Relationship between

perceived neighborhood environment and depressive symptoms in older Korean

Americans: Do chronic disease and functional disability modify it? Asian American

Journal of Psychology, 6(2), 174-180.


26. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Yoon, H., An, S., & Kim, M. T. (2015). Social

capital in ethnic communities and mental health: A study of older Korean immigrants.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 30(2), 131-141.

27. Dobbs, D., Park, N. S., Jang, Y., & Hongdao, M. (2015). Awareness and completion of

advance directives among Korean American older adults. Journal of the American

Geriatrics Society, 63(3), 565-570.

28. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Molinari, V. (2015). Correlates of

attitudes toward personal aging in older assisted living residents. Journal of

Gerontological Social Work, 58(3), 232-252.

29. Yegidis, B. L., Lee, B. S., Park, N. S., Landers, M., & Kennedy, M. (2015). Job seeking

behavior in young adults: Do unemployment insurance benefits hurt job search effort?

Journal of Social Service Research, 41(1), 133-140.

30. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Ko, J. E., Haley, W. E., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2015). An

empirical typology of social networks and its association with physical and mental health:

A study with older Korean immigrants. The Journals of Gerontology Series B:

Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(1), 67-76.

31. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. K. (2014). Dental care

utilization and unmet dental needs in older Korean Americans. Journal of Aging and

Health, 26(6), 1047-1059.

32. Lee, B. S., Sen, P. K., Park, N. S., Boothroyd, R. A., Peters, R. H., & Chiriboga, D. A.

(2014). A clustering method to identify who benefits most from the treatment group in

clinical trials. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2(1), 723-734.

33. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Dominguez, D. D., & Molinari, V. (2014). Social engagement in

older adults of assisted living facilities. Aging and Mental Health, 18(5), 642-647.

34. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Ko, J. E., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2014). The impact of

social resources on depressive symptoms in racially and ethnically diverse older adults:

Variations by groups with differing health risks. Research on Aging, 36(3), 322-342.

35. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Kang, S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2014). Racial/ethnic differences in

the association between symptoms of depression and self-rated mental health among

older adults. Community Mental Health Journal, 50(3), 325-330.

36. Ko, J. E., Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Rhew, S. H., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2014). Neighborhood

effects on the self-rated health of older adults from four racial/ethnic groups. Social Work

in Public Health, 29(2), 89-99.

37. Parker, M. W., Dunn, L. L., MacCall, S. L., Goetz, J., Park, N. S., Li, A. X., Sims, S.,

Harrell, R., Lee, H., Grant, E., Spencer, C., Martin S. S, Khalifa, D. A., & Koenig, H. G.

(2013). Helping to create an age-friendly city: A Town & Gown community engagement

project. Social Work & Christianity, 40(4), 422-445.

38. Sun, F., Park, N. S., Wardian, J., Lee, B. S., Roff, L. L., Klemmack, D. L., Parker, M.

W., Koenig, H. G., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M. (2013). Predicting the trajectories of

perceived pain intensity in Southern community-dwelling older adults: The role of

religiousness. Research on Aging, 35(6), 643-662.

39. Park, N. S., Dobbs, D., Carrion, I. V., Young, T. L, Salmon, J. R., & Roff, L. L. (2013).

Social relationships of African American and Hispanic older assisted living residents:

Exploring the role of race/ethnicity. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 27(4), 369-391.


40. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Sun, F., Klemmack, D. L., Roff, L. L., & Koenig, H. G. (2013).

Typologies of religiousness/spirituality: Implications for health and well-being. Journal

of Religion and Health, 52(3), 828-839.

*Comment on article featured in Journal of Religion and Health (2014) 41. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Haley, W. E., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2013). The

mediating role of loneliness in the relation between social engagement and depressive

symptoms among older Korean Americans: Do men and women differ? The Journals of

Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 68(2), 193-201.

42. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2013). Racial/ethnic differences in

predictors of self-rated health: Findings from the Survey of Older Floridians. Research on

Aging, 35(2), 201-219.

43. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Kim, G., Kwag, K., Roh, S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2012). The

association between self-rated mental health and symptoms of depression in Korean

American older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 16(4), 481-485.

44. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., Schonfeld, L., & Molinari, V. (2012). Willingness to

use mental health services among older residents in assisted living. Journal of Applied

Gerontology, 31(4), 562-579.

45. Tompkins, C. J., Ihara, E. S., Cusick, A., & Park, N. S. (2012). “Maintaining

connections but wanting more”: The continuity of familial relationships among assisted

living residents. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(3), 249-261.

46. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Cho, S., Roh, S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2012). Diabetes and

depressive symptoms in Korean American older adults: The mediating role of subjective

health perceptions. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 97(3), 432-437.

47. Park, N. S., Zimmerman, S., Kinslow, K. M., Shin, H. J., & Roff, L. L. (2012). Social

engagement in assisted living communities and implications for practice. Journal of

Applied Gerontology, 31(2), 215-238.

48. Carrion, I. V., Park, N. S., & Lee, B. S. (2012). Hospice use among African Americans,

Asians, Hispanics, and Whites: Implications for practice. American Journal of Hospice

and Palliative Medicine, 29(2), 112-117.

49. Park, N. S., Carrion, I. V., Lee, B. S., Dobbs, D., Shin, H. J., & Becker, M. A. (2012).

The role of race and ethnicity in predicting length of hospice care among older adults.

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 15(2), 149-153.

50. Sun, F., Park, N. S., Roff, L. L., Klemmack, D. L., Parker, M. W., Koenig, H. G.,

Sawyer, P., & Allman, R. M. (2012). Predicting the trajectories of depressive symptoms

among Southern, community-dwelling older adults: The role of religiousness. Aging and

Mental Health, 16(2), 189-198.

51. Park, N. S., Jennings, L. K., Shin, H. J., Martin, S., & Roff, L. L. (2010). Religiousness

and social integration in assisted living. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging,

22(4), 1-16.

52. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Sun, F., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Bolland, J. M. (2010). Pathways and

predictors of antisocial behaviors in African American adolescents from poor

neighborhoods. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(3), 409-415.

53. Park, N. S., Roff, L. L., Sun, F., Parker, M. W., Klemmack, D. L., Sawyer, P., &

Allman, R. M. (2010). Transportation difficulty of black and white rural older adults.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, 29(1), 70-88.


54. Park, N. S. (2009). The relationship of social engagement to psychological well-being of

residents in assisted living facilities. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 28(4), 461-481.

*The most read article in the journal for multiple months (2009-2012)

55. Park, N. S., Knapp, M. A., Shin, H. J., & Kinslow, K. M. (2009). Mixed methods study

of social engagement in assisted living communities: Challenges and implications for

serving older men. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 52(8), 1-17.

56. Sun, F., Park, N. S., Klemmack, D. L. Roff, L. L., & Li, Z. H. (2009). Predictors of

physical functioning trajectories among Chinese oldest old adults: Rural and urban

differences. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69(3), 181-

199.

57. Park, N. S., Klemmack, D. L., Roff, L. L., Parker, M. W., Koenig, H. G., Sawyer, P., &

Allman, R. M. (2008). Religiousness and longitudinal trajectories in elders’ functional

status. Research on Aging, 30(3), 279-298.

58. Giuliani, C. A., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Park, N. S., Schorodt, L. A., Rokoske, F., Sloane,

P. D., & Zimmerman, S. (2008). Physical performance characteristics of assisted living

residents and risk for adverse health outcomes. The Gerontologist, 48(2), 203-212.

59. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Bolland, J. M., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Sun, F. (2008). Early

adolescent pathways of antisocial behaviors in poor, inner-city neighborhoods. The

Journal of Early Adolescence, 28(2), 185-205.

60. Burgio, L. D., Park, N. S., Hardin, J. M., & Sun, F. (2007). A longitudinal examination

of agitation and resident characteristics in the nursing home. The Gerontologist, 47(5),

633-641.

61. Park, N. S., Zimmerman, S., Sloane, P. D., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., & Eckert, J. K. (2006).

An empirical typology of residential care/assisted living based on a four state study. The

Gerontologist, 46(2), 238-248.

62. Zimmerman, S., Scott, A. C., Park, N. S., Hall, S. A., Wetherby, M. M., Gruber-Baldini,

A. L., & Morgan, L. A. (2003). Social engagement and its relationship to service

provision in residential care and assisted living. Social Work Research, 27(1), 6-18.

Other Publications

1. Chiriboga, D. A., & Park, N. S. (2013). Telemedicine [Rapid Communication]. Journal

of Gerontology and Geriatric Research, 2, 117.

2. Park, N. S. (2009). [Review of the book Spirituality and aging, by R. Atchley]. Journal

of Gerontological Social Work, 52(7), 1-3.

Manuscripts under Review

1. Chiriboga, D. A., Park, N. S., Gilbert, K., Molinari V. A., & Barnes, M. (Under review).

Cognitive status of newly-enrolled participants of dementia-specific adult day care and

burden of their caregivers.

2. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D. A., Chung, S. (under review). The role of social

networks on depressive symptoms: A comparison of older Koreans in three geographic

areas.

3. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Rhee, M. K., Yoon, H., Chiriboga, D. A., & Kim, M. T. (under

review). The status and risks of health navigation self-sufficiency in older Korean

immigrants.


4. Lee, J. & Park, N. S. (under review). Latent profiles of cultural and racial socialization

among transracial adoptive mothers of Chinese girls.

5. Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Chung, S. (under review). A typology of social

networks and its relationship to psychological well-being in Korean adults.

Technical Reports

1. Chiriboga, D. A., Jang, Y., Molinari, V. A., Raxter, M., Rhew, S. H., Cohen, D.,

Park, N. S., & Aguado Loi, C. X. (2012). Telemedicine for behavioral health: State

reimbursement policies, procedures and outcomes. Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida

Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of

South Florida.

2. Shin, H. J., Kinslow, K. M., Knapp, M. A., & Park, N. S. (2008). Social engagement in

assisted living facilities. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama.

3. Duncan, D. F., Dyke, A., Dylan, M., Kum, H. C., & Park, N. S. (2000). Do welfare

recipients really vote with their feet?: Intrastate migration and welfare reform in North

Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina.

4. Duncan, D. F., Dylan, M. B., & Park, N. S. (1999). Evaluation of the impact of

continuous eligibility on Medicaid: Final report. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North

Carolina.

Media Coverage

Research on assisted living is covered in Jill Adams’s column in the Washington Post (March 7,

2016): My loner father moved into assisted living. With whom should he eat?

Conference Presentations (Past Three Years)

1. Gilbert, K. K., Barnes, M., Chiriboga, D. A., Park, N. S., & Molinari, V. A. (2018,

November). Poster accepted for presentation at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the

Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA.

2. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Chung, S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018, November). A comparative

study of the role of social networks on depressive symptoms. Poster accepted for

presentation at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of

America. Boston, MA.

3. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018, January). The relation of social network

types to physical health and mental well-being in older Asian Americans. Paper presented

at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Washington, DC.

4. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018, January). Latent profiles of acculturation

and their implications for health: A study with Asian Americans. Poster presented at the

22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

5. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Yoon, H., & Rhee, M. K. (2018, January). Mental health service

use and unmet need for mental health care in Asian Americans. Poster presented at the

22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

6. Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Molinari, V., Barnes, M., & Gilbert, K. (2017, July).

Predictors of caregiver burden in the context of dementia-specific day care. Poster

presented at the 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World

Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. San Francisco, CA.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/my-loner-father-moved-into-assisted-living-with-whom-should-he-eat/2016/03/07/43e9acbc-da52-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html?utm_term=.2d234d36e1ce


7. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2017, July). The knowing-doing gap in

advance directives in Asian Americans. Symposium presented the 21st International

Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress of Gerontology and

Geriatrics. San Francisco, CA.

8. Jang, Y., Yoon, H., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2017, July). Oral health and dental

care in older Asian Americans. Poster presented at the 21st International Association of

Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. San

Francisco, CA.

9. Glaesser, R. S., Perkins, E. A., & Park, N. S. (2017, June). Transition of persons with

developmental disabilities (DD) from parental to sibling co-residential care: Effects on

sibling caregiver well-being and family functioning. Poster presented at the 141st Annual

Conference of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Hartford, CT.

10. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., & Yoon, H. (2017, January). Unmet healthcare needs in Asian

Americans: Challenging the myth of model minority. Poster presented at the 21st Annual

Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA.

11. Park, N. S., Jang, Y, Chiriboga, D. A. (2016, November). Patterns of social

connectedness/disconnectedness and their relationships to physical and mental health

among older Korean Americans. Symposium presented at the 69th Annual Scientific

Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA.

12. Park, N. S., Jang, Y, Lee, B. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Chang, S., & Kim. S. Y. (2016,

November). Social network typologies and physical and mental health risks among older

adults in South Korea. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the

Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA.

13. Glaesser, R. S., Perkins, E. A., & Park, N. S. (2016, August). Transition of persons with

developmental disabilities (DD) from parental to sibling co-residential care: Effects on

sibling caregivers. Poster presented at the 15th World Congress of the International

Association for the Scientific Study of Developmental Disabilities. Melbourne, Australia.

14. Lee, B. S., McIntyre, R. S., Gentle, J. E., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Lee, Y., Singh, S.,

& McPherson, M. A. (2016, July). A data mining algorithm for personalized medicine in

Schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 30th CINP World Congress of

Neuropsychopharmacology. Seoul, Korea.

15. Glaesser, R. S., Park, N. S., & Perkins, E. A. (2016, June). Post-transition adjustment of

brothers/sisters with a developmental disability (DD) to sibling co-residential care. Poster

presented at the NASW National Conference. Washington, DC.

16. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016, January). Willingness to use mental

health counseling and antidepressants in Korean American older adults: The role of

beliefs about depression and stigma. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the

Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

17. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Keenan, J. J., Serovich, J. M., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016, January).

Profiles of longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in HIV positive women: The

role of family support and loneliness. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Conference of

the Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, DC.

18. Park, N. S., Jang, Y., Lee, B. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2015, November). The relationship

of living alone and depressive symptoms in older Korean Americans: The mediating role


of loneliness. Poster presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the

Gerontological Society of America. Orlando, FL.

19. Chiriboga, D. A., Barnes, M. M., Gilbert, K., Molinari, V., & Park, N. S. (2015,

November). First results from a panel study of participants in dementia-specific day care.

Poster presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of

America. Orlando, FL.

20. Jang, Y., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A., Yoon, H., & Kim, M. T. (2015, June). Risk

factors for social isolation in older Korea Americans. Paper presented at the International

Social Work Conference on Social Work and Social Justice. Seoul, Korea. 21. Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Petrila, J. P., Becker, M. A., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2015, January).

Predicting recidivism of older offenders: The role of serious mental illness (SMI) and

pharmacy spending. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for

Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA.

22. Jang, Y., Kim, K., Park, N. S., Chiriboga, D. A. (2015, January). Emotional confidants in

ethnic communities: Social Network Analysis of Korean American older adults. Poster

presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.

New Orleans, LA.

Invited Colloquia

1. Park, N. S. (2017, September). Social network, family/friend relationships, and

physical/mental health in cross-cultural studies. Invited talk at Kyunghee Cyber

University, Seoul, South Korea.

2. Park, N. S. (2017, September). [Session Chair] Age integration. The 1st International

Symposium on Age Integration and Intergenerational Relationship. Ewha Womans

University, Seoul, South Korea.

3. Park, N. S. (2017, July). Discussant on successful aging of Korean American older adults

presented by S. Y. Kang and J. Kim in the symposium of active aging of Korean/Korean

American older persona. The 21st International Association of Gerontology and

Geriatrics World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. San Francisco, CA.

4. Park, N. S. (2013, May). Religion and spirituality in health and well-being. Invited talk

at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of South Florida.

5. Park, N. S. (2009, March). An examination of trajectories and typologies in aging and

health research. School of Social Work, University of South Florida.

6. Park, N. S. (2008, January). Social engagement in assisted living facilities: Mixed

methods approach. Presented as part of Faculty Exchange presentation. School of Social

Work, University of Alabama.

7. Park, N. S., Klemmack, D. L., Roff, L. L., Parker, M. W., Koenig, H. G., Sawyer, P., &

Allman, R. M. (2006, October). Religiousness and longitudinal trajectories in elders’

functional status. Presented at a scientific seminar at Center for Aging, University of

Alabama-Birmingham.

8. Park, N. S. (2005, March). Korean culture. Guest speaker to a NASW workshop on

Social Work Day: Providing Services in a Changing World. Tuscaloosa, AL.

9. Park, N. S. (2004, February). Typology of care in residential care/assisted living.

Presented as part of Faculty Exchange presentation. School of Social Work, University of

Alabama.


10. Zimmerman, S., Park, N. S., Sloane, P. D., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., & Eckert, J. K. (2004,

January). An empirically-derived typology of residential care/assisted living. Presented at

the Expert Meeting on Typology of Long-Term Care Residential Places. Silver Spring,

MD.

11. Park, N. S. (2004, January). A typology of care in residential care/assisted living.

Presented at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

12. Park, N. S., & Bowen, N. K. (2003, February). Multilevel modeling: Contextual effects

and growth curve models. Presented as part of Methods & Analysis Research Seminars

(MARS) at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

13. Brisson, D., Kim, M., Painter, J., Park, N. S., & Cook, P. (2002, September). Authors are

listed in the presentation order. Seminar led by doctoral students and faculty on courses

taken at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), as

part of the MARS at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill.

Teaching

University of South Florida

BSW

SOW 3102 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II [Online]

SOW 3401 Social Work Research and Statistics [Traditional or Online]

MSW

SOW 6931 Dementia Care in Home and Community-Based Service from a Social

Work Perspective

SOW 6105 Foundation of Human Behavior [Online]

SOW 6114 Individual Growth and Development Theory

SOW 6405 Foundations of Social Work Research and Statistics

SOW 6438 Evaluation of Clinical Practice in Diverse Settings

PhD

SOW 7919 Directed Research in Social Work

SOW 7982 Proposal Writing II

SOW 7490 Foundations of Social Work Research Methods

University of Alabama

Field Practicum Liaison

BSW

SW420 Research for Social Work Practice

MSW

SW520 Research Methods for Social Work Practice

SW525 Evaluation Research

PhD

SW621 Social Work Research II

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


MSW

SW102: Introduction to Research Methodology [Teaching practicum]

SW236: Human Behavior of Aging [Co-teaching/Teaching assistant]

Doctoral Dissertation Committees

USF School of Social Work

PhD Dissertation Advisor:

- Rick Glaesser (2013–2018). “Caregiving of Siblings with Intellectual and

Developmental Disabilities”

- Beena Patel (2013–2016). “A Mixed Methods Inquiry of Caregivers of Veterans

with Sustained Serious “Invisible” Injuries in Iraq and/or Afghanistan”

- Nancy Teten (2013–2015). “Appraisal, Coping, and Well-Being of Care Partners of

Persons Diagnosed with Amnestic or Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment”

- Alicia Stinson (2009–2013). “Spiritual Life Review with Older Adults: Finding

Meaning in Late Life Development”

- Kim Gryglewicz (2009–2011). “The Mediating Role of Social Support and

Fulfillment of Spiritual Needs in End of Life”

PhD Dissertation Committee:

Kristin Smyth (2016–2017); Stacy Kratz (2013–2018); Melanie McVean (2013–2016);

Kim Snyder (2013–2016); Katherine Ferrari (2010–2013); Nancy Teten (2010–2013)

UA School of Social Work

PhD Concentration Committee:

Gi Won Cho (2005–2006); Fei Sun (2006–2007); Rusty Bennett (2008);

Hae Jung Shin (2006–2008)

PhD Dissertation Committee:

Bryan K. Ford (2006–2007); Maggie (Mei-Kit) Tang (2006–2008); Fei Sun (2007–2008);

Hae Jung Shin (2009–2011)

Supervision of Undergraduate Honors Thesis

Thesis Committee member for Joly Aziz (2016). “12 Year Mortality among Older Mexican

Americans with Differing Patterns of Diabetic Symptomatology”

Mentor for Ramil Kaminsky (2009–2010). “Creating an Inter-Generational Buddy Program at

USF”

University/School Committees and Services

University of South Florida

Faculty Senate (2018–present; 2013–2016)

Faculty Senate-Student Admissions (2010–2013)

USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

Research Council, alternate (2016–present)

Instructor Promotion Committee (2015–present)


Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Committee (2015)

Academic Grievance Committee (2013)

Faculty Council (2011–2013)

USF School of Social Work

Online MSW Program Chair/Field Coordinator Search Committee (2016–2017)

Tenure & Promotion Committee (2015–present): Chair (2015–2016)

Chair of the Open Rank Faculty Search Committee (2015–2016)

IRB Department Reviewer (2013–2018)

Ph.D. Program Committee (2009–present): Chair (2012–2017)

Faculty Evaluation Committee (2010–2016)

Instructor Search Committee (2015–2016)

Ad hoc Student Affairs Committee (2012–2015)

Reader of the Capstone papers for MSW students (2013)

Capstone Committee (2011–2012)

Faculty Advisory Committee (2009–2012; 2016–2017)

Research Enhancement Committee (2010–2011)

Faculty Search Committee (2010–2011; 2016-2017; 2018-2019)

Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee (2009–2010)

Research Curriculum Committee (2009–2010)

Faculty Search Committee for the Director of School of Social Work (2009–2010)

University of Alabama

Faculty Senate (2008)

Research and Service Faculty Senate Committee (2008)

Resources and Priorities Committee (2006–2008)

Executive Committee of the Resources and Priorities Committee (2006–2008)

UA School of Social Work

Faculty Search Committee for Chair of the PhD program (2007–2008)

Executive Committee (2006–2007)

Older Persons and Their Families Concentration Committee (2003–2009)

Ad-Hoc Committee to review the School’s non-academic students’ policy (2006)

BSW Program Committee (2005–2009)

MSW Program Committee (2003–2005)

UNC-CH School of Social Work

Advisory committee for the Hartford Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education (2001)

Professional Services

Editorial Board

Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research (2012–present)

Research on Aging (2010–present)


Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (2009–present)

Ad-hoc Editor

Research on Aging (2014)

Invited Journal Reviews

Ageing International

Aging and Mental Health

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Clinical Gerontologist

Ethnicity and Health

Families in Society

Health Care Financing Review

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Journal of Aging and Health

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences

Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Journal of Social Work

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

The Gerontologist

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Conference Abstract Reviews

Abstract Review (2016). The 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics Conference.

Abstract Reviewer (2013–2014). The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific

Conference

Abstract Reviewer (2008–2018). The Council on Social Work Education Annual Program

Meeting

Community Services

Chiriboga, D. A., Park, N. S., & Molinari, V. (2016, March). The impact of innovative

approaches for patient and caregiver. Presented in the lunch plenary session at Alzheimer’s

Community Care Annual Alzheimer’s Educational Conference. West Palm Beach, Florida.

Park, N. S. (2012). The relation of religion to physical and emotional health


from a gerontological perspective. Invited talk presented at Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of Tampa.

Consultant (2012). Development of a spirituality, science, and healing curriculum funded by

the Unitarian Universalist Association (PI: Rev. Sara Zimmerman)

Member, Interdisciplinary Geropsych Group (2011)

Advisory Board, North River Village Retirement Community, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2006–

2009)

Translation services to Korean patients at Bryce Hospital and University Medical

Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2004–2007)

Teacher, Korean school, Tuscaloosa, AL (2007)

Clinical Trainings

Social Work Intern, Orange County Department of Social Services, North Carolina (2001)

Geriatric Social Work Intern, Duke Geriatric Evaluation & Treatment (GET) Clinic (2001)

Social Work Intern, Wake County Mental Health Services, North Carolina (2001)

Social Work Intern, The Orange County Department on Aging, North Carolina (2000)

Geriatric Social Work Intern, Interdisciplinary Geriatric Assessment Clinic at UNC hospitals

(2000)

Professional Trainings

Communications

The John A. Hartford Foundation Interdisciplinary Scholars Communications Conference

Chicago, IL (July 16–18, 2007)

Grant Writing

NIA-funded, Research Training in Aging and Social Work Institute at The College of St.

Scholastica. Duluth, MN (2005–2006)

Leadership

Leadership Conference on “Translation and Diffusion of Geriatric Social Work Research”

Chantilly, VA (April 4–6, 2008)

Policy Leadership Institute

Washington, DC (October 18–20, 2006)

Teaching

Certificate in online instruction, The Academy for Teaching and Learning, University of South

Florida (Spring, 2014)

Teaching workshops on Canvas Best Practices I and Canvas Best Practices II (advanced),

Academy of Teaching and Learning, University of South Florida (January 6, 2014)

Teaching workshop on Effective Lectures, Academy of Teaching and Learning, University of

South Florida (June 3, 2013)

Teaching workshop on Interactive Teaching Techniques, Academy of Teaching and Learning,

University of South Florida (February 22, 2013)


The Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence Institute: Increments and Transformations

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning, University of South Florida

(July 26–30, 2010)

Teaching Training Institute at Stanford University Faculty Development Center

(April 19–22, 2006)

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Statistics

Workshops

Hierarchical Linear Models II: Advanced Topics by Stephen Raudenbush (2004)

Introduction to multilevel models using SAS by Patrick Curran (2002)

Latent trajectory/growth curve analysis by Kenneth Bollen & Patrick Curran (2001)

Methodology Workshops

Constructing Grounded Theory: An Introduction by Kathy Charmaz, SSWR (2007)

Methods of Longitudinal Data Analysis by Daniel Nagin, SSWR (2006)

Writing a Mixed Methods Proposal by Jan Greenberg, Institute on Aging and Social Work

(2006)

How to design a Mixed Methods Study by John W. Creswell and Ron Shope, SSWR (2005)

Current Professional Affiliations

Asian and Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (2015–present)

Society for Social Work and Research (1999–present)

Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (2005–present)

Gerontological Society of America (2001–present)

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (2005–present)

Florida Council on Aging (2011–present)

Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Research & Policy Network (2008–present)

Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (2011–present)

Documents

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