I am an assistant professor of psychology at Ajou University. 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. Before joining, |
Research
Publications
Electronic Copies for Personal & Educational Use
Park, H. J., Turetsky K. M., Dahl, J., Pasek, M. H., Germano, A. L., Harper, J. O., Purdie- Greenaway, V., Cohen, G. L., & Cook, J. E. (in press). Investigating Cortisol in a STEM Classroom: The Association Between Cortisol and Academic Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. doi.org/10.1177/01461672231188277 |
Park, H. J., Ruberton, P. M., Smyth, J. M., Cohen, G. L., Purdie-Greenaway, V., & Cook, J. E. (2023). Lower SES Ph.D. Students Experience Interpersonal Disconnection from Others Both Inside and Outside of Academia. Journal of Social Issues, 79(1). 79-107. doi.org/10.1111/josi.12556. |
Park, H. J., Francisco, S., Pang, R., Peng, L., & Chi, G. (2023). Exposure to Anti-Black Lives Matter Movement and Obesity of the Black Population. Social Science & Medicine. 316, 114265. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114265. |
Park, H. J., Hu, D., Haynes, E., & Gasper, K. (2021). When a Lack of Passion Intertwines with Thought and Action: Neutral Feelings About COVID-19 are Associated with U.S. Presidential Candidate Attitudes and Voting Behavior. Emotion. 21(8), 1796-1800. doi.org/10.1037/emo0001051. |
Kachanoff, F. J., Kteily, N., Khullar, T. H., Park, H. J., & Taylor, D. M. (2020) Determining our destiny: Do threats to collective autonomy fuel low-power group member’s desire for power? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 119(3), 600-632. doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000217. |
Teaching
Given my interest in the impact of social identity threat on health and educational disparities, quantitative methods and advanced statistical modeling, I teach Statistics and Health Psychology which I truly enjoy (Click here for my teaching evaluations and representative student quotes). I am also teaching a course focused on using computational methods and bigger datasets in psychological research.
Connecticut College
Connecticut College
- Big Data in Psychology (PSY 417) (Fall 2023)
- This course focus on contents such as 1) data management, 2) accessing big data sets and, 3) application of computational methods to test research ideas.
- Health psychology (PSY 208) (Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022).
- Psychological Statistics (PSY 201) (Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2023).
- I served two consecutive years as a lab instructor for the yearlong data analysis sequence for incoming doctoral students (i.e., PSY 507 and 508, Data Analysis I & II).
- I also have worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate honors research methods course (PSY 300, Honors Research Method).
- Across two semester, I taught an online introductory statistics course for undergraduate students this semester (PSY 200, Elementary Statistics in Psychology).
Curriculum Vitae
cv_hyun_joon_park_09182024-website.pdf |