Insun Park, Ph.D.

Insun Park, Ph.D.

Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies
Office: Olin Hall 225
Phone: 330-972-7645
Email: ipark@uakron.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format

Biography

Professor Park received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice with the specialization in Criminology and Corrections from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Park’s research has focused on the impact of contact with the criminal justice system on youth and young adults. Prior to joining UA in 2019, she worked on state-wide research projects examining the impact of Criminal Justice Reform, effects and consequences of juvenile transfer, and factors related to substance abuse treatment in community-based correctional facilities in Ohio. Currently, she is on Ohio Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness Research and Best Practices subcommittee and Family Violence Research Collaborative member. Building on continued research on these areas, Dr. Park intends to bring scholarly attention and improve the lives of Ohioans in the criminal justice system.

Besides teaching and research, she serves as the co-advisor for the Akron Chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project.

Awards

2022 -- University of Akron EX[L] Center for Experiential Learning Faculty-Community Partnership Award

2021 -- ACJS SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award

2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 -- Service Appreciation Award by Georgia Korean Advocates for Crime Prevention

2018 --  ACJS Doctoral Student Summit Scholarship

Research

  • Youth in the Criminal Justice System
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Correctional Policies

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Sohn, J., Park, I., Lee, G. and Choi, S. (2023). Exploring police legitimacy and other factors in predicting cooperation with police in the Atlanta Korean American community, Policing: An International Journal, 47(2), 181-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-02-2023-0032

Park, I., Sullivan, C. J., & Holmes, B. (2022). An Assessment of Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio: Impact on Youth Placement and Recidivism From 2008 to 2015. Crime & Delinquency, 70(3), 975-1004. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287221117479.

Park, I., Choo, T., & Na, C. (2022). Burnout in the DA's office: Correlates and coping strategies among male and female prosecutors. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 69, 100533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2022.100533.

Kim, J., & Park, I. (2022). Within-Individual Effect of Perceived Informal Labeling on Delinquency: Moderation Processes in a South Korean Sample. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 8, 597-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-022-00209-8

Cho, S. & Park, I. (2022). Understanding subtypes of bullying victims using target congruence and lifestyle-routine activities theories: A latent class analysis. Journal of Early Adolescence. 43(4), 418-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221105566.

Cho, S. & Park, I. (2022) Explaining the patterns of bullying victimization trajectories: assessing the generality of low self-control and crime opportunity models to bullying victims. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221102793.

Sang, J., Patton, R. A., & Park, I. (2022). Comparing Perceptions of Addiction Treatment between Professionals and Individuals in Recovery. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(6), 983–994. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2058706.

Park, I., & Cho, S. (2021). Influences of target congruence and lifestyles on victimization trajectories: An Autoregressive Latent Trajectory Modeling approach to overlap between bullying and victimization. Journal of Adolescence, 92, 57-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.08.005.

Park, I. & Sullivan, C. (2021). Youth in Adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Comparison of Services and Behavioral Adjustment. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 32(9), 992-1017. https://doi.org/10.1177/08874034211014927.

Book Publication

Choi, K., Gang, L., Back, S., & Park, I. (2023) Cybercriminology. Seoul, Korea: Park Young-sa. (Book published in Korean)

Education

  • Ph.D. Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019
  • M.A. Psychology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 2012
  • B.A. Bachelor of Laws, Korean National Police University, South Korea, 2010

Courses

  • Theories and Practices of Corrections (Lecture or WWW)
  • Criminology (Lecture or WWW)
  • Data Analysis (Lecture)
  • Corrections (undergraduate; face-to-face; online)
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice (Lecture or WWW)