Dr. Park is an Associate Professor at the Chung-Ang University Red Cross College of Nursing. Dr. Park earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing at Yonsei University.

She received her PhD in nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Park worked as an Associate Professor at Florida State University College of Nursing.

Dr. Park’s research interest is to improve health-related behaviors and weight-related outcomes for children within a multilevel context, including child and family, childcare, and community settings.

She is conducting research that prevents childhood obesity through community-based family interventions.

BSN: Yonsei University College of Nursing
MSN: Yonsei University College of Nursing
PhD: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing

Childhood obesity
Family health
Community health
Health promotion

American Public Health Association
Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association
Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
International Family Nursing Association
International Society of Nurses in Genetics
Sigma Beta Pi Chapter
Society of Pediatric Nurses
Southern Nursing Research Society
The Obesity Society

Park, S., Park, H., & Faith, M. (2022). Body Weight Perception and Health-Related Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Body Weight Control Behaviors. Journal of School Nursing, 38(4), 397-409. doi:10.1177/10598405211003800

Kim, M. J., McKenna, H., Park, C. G., Ketefian, S., Park, S. H., Galvin, K., & Burke, L. (2020). Global Assessment Instrument for Quality of Research Focused Nursing Doctoral Education. Nurse Education Today, 91. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104475

Park, S. H., & Park, H. (2020). Parental Support and Children's Body Weight: Mediating Effects of Health Behaviors. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 42(9), 718-727. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945919897540

Kim, A. C. H., Park, S. H., Kim, S., & Fontes-Comber, A. (2020). Psychological and social outcomes of sport participation for older adults: A systematic review. Aging and Society, 40(7), 1529-1549. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X1900017

Park, S. H., & Min, H. (2020). Promoting a Healthy Childcare Environment: A Focus Group Study of Childcare Providers' Perspectives. Nursing & Health Sciences, 22(2), 254-262.

Park, S. H., Park, C. G., Bahorski, J., & Cormier, E. (2019). Factors Influencing Obesity Among Preschoolers: Multilevel Approach. International Nursing Review, 66(3), 346-355. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12513

Park, S. H., & Park, H. (2019). Relationships of Family History of Disease and Child Weight Status to Child Routines: Multi-mediating Effect of Parental Feeding Practices and Perception of Child's Weight. Nursing & Health Sciences, 21(3), 359-366. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12607

Park, S. H., & Cormier, E. (2018). Influence of Siblings on Child Health Behaviors and Obesity: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(7), 2069-2081.

Park, S. H. (2017). Asian parents' perception of child weight status: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Family Science, 26, 2363-2373. doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0765-x

Park, S. H., Park, C. G., McCreary, L., & Norr, K. (2017). Cognitive interviews for validating the Family Nutrition Physical Activity instrument for Korean-American families with young children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 36, 1-6.