Hyunjeong Park

Department of Nursing Chairperson & Associate Professor

Dr. Hyunjeong Park

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Health Professions, Room 5110T

Education

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
M.S.N., Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
M.P.H., Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Health
B.S.N., Soonchunhyang University
Certified Nurse Educator

Areas of Expertise

Chronic illness management/self-care
Cultural diversity
Immigrant health
Vulnerable population
Decision making process
Health promotion
End of life

Publications

  • Park, H., Lee, J. W., & Wenzel, J. (2025). Older Korean Americans’ Experiences in an Adult Medical Daycare Center. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 10436596251380255. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251380255
  • Landers-Ramos, R., Merriman, K., Chartier, G., Parks, J., Park, H., & Knuth, N. (2024) Comparison of skeletal muscle oxidative function in young, middle-aged, and older males and females with similar physical activity levels, Journal of Applied Physiology(1985), 136 (3), 618-629. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00545.2023.
  • Kubitz, K., Park, H., Patil, S., Papandreou, C., & Dobrosielski, D. (2023). The effect of an exercise intervention on executive function among overweight adults with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 21, 185-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41105-022-00433-1
  • Chang, S. J., Kim, H. J., Juon, H.S., Park, H., Choi, S. W., Lee, K., & Ryu, H. (2022). A comparison of the influencing factors of chronic pain and quality of life between older Koreans and Korean–Americans with chronic pain: a correlational study. Quality of Life Research31(4), 1179–1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02983-2
  • Dobrosielski, D. A., Kubitz, K., Park, H., Patil, S. P., & Papandreou, C. (2021). The effects of exercise training on vascular function among overweight adults with obstructive sleep apnea. Translational Sports Medicine4(5), 606–616. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.254
  • Kim, H. J., Park, H., & Juon, H.S. (2021). The Mediating Role of Pain Catastrophizing on the Association Between Depression and Pain Severity and Interference Among Elderly Asian Immigrants with Chronic Pain. Journal of Pain Research14, 737–745. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S304440
  • Austin, E. N., Henson, A. P., Kim, H. J., Ogle, K. T., & Park, H. (2021). Analysis of Computer Adaptive Testing in a Pathopharmacology Course. Journal of Nursing Education60(3), 155–158.                                                                             https://doi-org.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/10.3928/01484834-20210222-06
  • Kim, H.J., Chang, S.J., Park, H., Choi, S.W., Juon, H., Lee, K. & Ryu, H. (2020). Intra-ethnic differences in chronic pain and the associated factors: An exploratory, comparative design, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(4), 389-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12564
  • Mark, H., Park, H., Dudley-Brown, S. & Terhaar, M. (2019). Johns Hopkins Nursing evidence-based practice: Model and guidelines instructor's guide [3rd ed.]. Sigma Theta Tau International.
  • Yeo, J., Park, H., & Kim, E. (2019). Predictors of timing of sexual intercourse initiation among adolescents in South Korea. Journal of Community Health, 44(3), 580-586. https://doi.org//10.1007/s10900-018-00605-6
  • Kim, H., Nikstaitis, T., Park, H., Armstrong, L. & Mark, H. (2019). Predictors and students' perceptions of NCLEX-RN success in a BS program, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 9(6), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v9n6p32
  • Park, H., Choi, E., & Wenzel, J. A. (2018). Racial/ethnic differences in correlates of psychological distress among five Asian-American sub-groups and non-Hispanic Whites. Ethnicity & Health, 25(8), 1072-1088. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1481495
  • Kim, K., Heinze, K., Xu, J., Kurtz, M., Park, H., Foradori, M., & Nolan, M. (2018). Theories of health care decision making at the end of life: A meta-ethnography. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 40(12), 1861-1884. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945917723010
  • Park, H., Choi, E., Park, Y. S., & Wenzel, J. (2018). Racial and ethnic differences in mental health among Asian Americans and non-Hispanic Whites: Based on the California Health Interview Survey. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(3), 208-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1379575
  • Kim, E., Yeo, J. H., Park, H., Sin, K. M., & Jones, C. B. (2018). Psychometric evaluation of the environmental reality shock-related issues and concerns instrument. Nurse Education Today, 61, 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.11.003

Presentations

  • Park, H., Ji, Y.W., & Jeong, E. S. (2025, June) Comparison of influencing factors for attitude toward COVID booster shot among different races, E-poster presentation at International Council of Nurses Congress 2025 Helsinki
  • Horning, M. A., Walker, M. S., Goldstein, L., Crusse, E., & Park, H. (2025, July). Family Communication and Perceptions of the End-of-Life Experience of Older Adults with Chronic Disease. Poster Presented at End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Faculty Development and Leadership in Palliative Care Workshop: For Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty, Portland, OR.
  • Sessions, L., Mark, H., Park, H., Hammond, S., Crusse, E. & Hannafin, N. (2025, October). Employment Decisions of Newly Graduating Nursing Students. Poster presentation, Maryland Nurses Association Annual Convention. Bethesda, MD
  • Kubitz, K., Park, H., Patil, S., Papandreou, C., & Dobrosielski, D. (2023).The cardiometabolic effects of exercise training in adults with obstructive sleep apnea. E-poster presentation at American College of Sports Medicine 2023 Annual Meeting and World Congresses.
  • Park, H., Campbell, D., Lucea, M., Cimino, A., Tsuyuki, K., Campbell, J., & Stockman, J. (2022, Nov) Are we measuring the accurate level of resilience among black women with forced sex experiences?, Podium presentation in Emerging Issues in HIV/AIDS session at American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston, MA.
  • Mark, H., Sessions, L., Park, H., & Knox, L. (August, 2022). Academia and practice partnership results in increased readiness for practice. Sigma's 33rd International Nursing Research Congress - Virtual (August 4, 2022).
  • Lucea, M., Park, H. & Stockman, J. (2022, Sept) The impact of neighborhood factors on resilience among black women reporting forced sex experiences, Podium presentation at 2022 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington DC.
  • Austin, E., Henson, A., Kim, H., Ogle, K., Casker, J. & Park, H. (2019, May). Analysis of computer adaptive quizzing in pharmacology courses [Poster presentation]. University of Kentucky’s 15th Annual Nursing Faculty Development Workshop, Lexington, KY, United States.
  • Dobrosielski, D., Burton, T., Evitts, P., & Park, H. (2019, March). Managing the care of sleep apnea patients using and interprofessional approach [Presentation]. Towson University CHP Interprofessional Rounds, Towson, MD, United States. 
  • Kim, H., Nikstaitis, T., Park, H., Armstrong, A., & Mark, H. (2018, November 12-18). Predictors and students' perceptions for NCLEX-RN success in a BSN program [Podium presentation]. 5th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare, Toronto, Canada.
  • Dobrosielski, D., Park, H., Patil, S. & Papandreous, C. (2018, June 2-6). Examination of changes in arterial stiffness with exercise in overweight or obese patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea [Poster session]. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Dobrosielski, D., Papandreous, C., Patil, S. & Park, H. (2018, May 29-June 2). Moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and total body fat are inversely associated with vascular function changes following exercise training [Poster session]. American College of Sport Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  • Nikstaitis, T., Park, H., Mark, H., Kim, H. & Armstrong, L. (2018, April 19-21). Influencing factors for NCLEX-RN pass rates among nursing students [Poster presentation]. Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC), Washington, DC, United States.