Jung Min Park
Assistant Professor
Office location:340 SSW
Phone number:217-244-5243
Email: parkjm@uiuc.edu
Educational Background
Professor Park received his PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He joined the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. Before joining the School, he was a research assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. He is currently a faculty associate at the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at Penn School of Medicine. His areas of interest are children and families in poverty, including those experiencing residential instability and homelessness, and their healthcare, social service needs and service utilization. His primary interests revolve around the intersections of the multiple social welfare systems serving these children and families.
Research and Practice Interests
Children and families in poverty, health care and social service needs and service utilization, residential instability and homelessness, intersections among multiple social welfare systems, and intergenerational cycle of social service use
Current Research
Dr. Park’s research looks at the intersection between child welfare and the public mental health systems, as well as homelessness and continuity of health care for children.
Recent Publications
Park, J. M., Solomon, P., & Mandell, D. (2006). Involvement in the Child Welfare System among Mothers with Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services, 57, 493-497.
Wong, Y. L. I., Park, J. M., & Nemon, H. (2006). Homeless Service Delivery in the Context of Continuum of Care. Administration in Social Work, 30(1), 67-94.
Park, J. M., Metraux, S., & Culhane, D. P. (2005). Childhood Out-of-home Placement and Dynamics of Public Shelter Utilization among Young Homeless Adults. Children and Youth Services Review, 27, 533-546.
Park, J. M. (2005). The Roles of Living Arrangements and Household Resources in Single Mothers’ Employment. Journal of Social Service Research, 31(3), 49-67.