NAN SOOK PARK, Assistant Professor

Degrees:
• B.A., Chungnam National University
• M.S., Western Illinois University
• M.S.W., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Field(s) of interest:
Gerontology, with a focus on quality of long-term care and quality of life; social engagement and spirituality/religiousness; program evaluation and quantitative methods; qualitative (grounded theory) and mixed methods research

Selected Publications:
Giuliani, C. A., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Park, N. S., Schorodt, L. A., Rokoske, F., Sloane, P. D., & Zimmerman, S. (in press). Physical performance characteristics of assisted living residents and risk for adverse health outcomes. The Gerontologist.

Park, N. S. , Klemmack, D. L., Roff, L. L., Parker, M. W., Koenig, H. G., Sawyer, P., & Allman, R. M. (in press). Religiousness and longitudinal trajectories in elders’ functional status. Research on Aging.

Park, N. S. , Lee, B. S., Bolland, J. M., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Sun, F. (in press). Early adolescent pathways of antisocial behaviors in poor, inner-city neighborhoods. The Journal of Early Adolescence.

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.

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.

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.

Technical Reports:
Duncan , D. F. Dyke, A., Dylan, M., Kum, H. C., & Park, N. S. (2000, November). Do welfare recipients really vote with their feet ?: Intrastate migration and welfare reform in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina.

Duncan, D. F., Dylan, M. B., & Park, N. S. (1999, December). Evaluation of the impact of continuous eligibility on Medicaid: Final report. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina.