People
People
Principal Investigator
I am an assistant professor of psychology at Ajou University (심리학과, 아주대학교). Prior to joining Ajou University, I was at Connecticut College.
Being exposed to group-based discrimination or negative stereotypes can lead individuals to experience psychological threat. I investigate the multilevel pathways (i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup, and regional-level processes) through which psychological threat impacts academic performance, intergroup relations and health, with a focus on testing interventions that mitigate the experience of threat.
A defining feature of my research is that I utilize innovative biological and computational approaches to maximize the ecological validity of my research. I graduated in August 2022 with my Ph.D. in social psychology, with a minor in social data analytics (a program focused on applying computational methods to social sciences), at Penn State. I graduated from Korea University with a double major in psychology and economics.
For more information, please see www.hyunjoonpark.net
Graduate Students
I am an incoming Master’s student in the Department of Psychology at Ajou University. I am nterested in Pet Owner Identity, particularly how individuals integrate their experiences with companion animals into their sense of identity and how this identity contributes to psychological and physical health.
Research Assistants (listed in alphabetical order)
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in the effective impact of public service advertisements on various social issues.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in individual psychology in the group and culture.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in what impacts people's mental and physical health, especially in a social psychological way.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in individual psychology and decision-making processes.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in what affects people's physical and mental health.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in what people's morality is, what factors change it, and how it affects health.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou Univesity. Interested in how traumatic experiences affect physical and mental health of individuals and communities, and how prosocial behavior shapes interpersonal relationships.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in how conflicts within organizations and generations affect businesses and society.
Undergraduate psychology major student at Ajou University. Interested in the relationship between physical and mental aspects of human.
Graduated from the University of Melbourne with a major in psychology. Interested in how structural conditions - such as social class, social status, and neoliberal ideologies are internalized and shape individuals's psychological experience and social perception.
I am an undergraduate psychology student at Georgia State University.
Valeria is an undergraduate Student at Freie Universität Berlin. She majors in Social and Cultural Anthropology & Political Science.
Ongoing Independent Project with Post-undergraduate Students
Riley is working on a research project with Dr. Park: "A New Era: Psychological Threat Associated with Taylor Swift and the NFL"
Michael is working on a research project with Dr. Park: Conducting Project on "Effectiveness of Coping Mechanisms in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients"
Former/Currently Inactive Research Assistants
Ajou University
배영주 (아주대학교)
이정민 (Northeastern University)
Connecticut College
Elena Crowell
Emily Nelson
Eunseo Han
Michael McCullom
Sebastian Parilov,
Isabella Kinney
Panagiota Tsiali
Patricia Berrouet
Abby Ferland
Brian MacSweeney (Independent Study)
Ola Szczesny (Independent Study)