Julie J. Park

Research Interests

Racial diversity in higher education, Asian American college students, affirmative action, college admissions, race and religion

Bio

Julie J. Park is associate professor of education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research addresses how race, religion, and social class affect diversity and equity in higher education, including the diverse experiences of Asian American college students. She is currently the Principal Investigator on a project funded by the National Science Foundation, "Connections Matter: The Impact of Social Capital and Social Ties for STEM College Students."

Her book Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data (Harvard Education Press) tackles misconceptions about how race and diversity work in higher education. She is also the author of When Diversity Drops: Race, Religion, and Affirmative Action in Higher Education (Rutgers University Press, 2013), an examination of how universities are affected by bans on affirmative action.

She is an associate editor for the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Besides being published in academic journals, her commentary has also appeared in venues like the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Dr. Park earned her Ph.D. in Education from UCLA (Higher Education and Organizational Change), with a graduate concentration in Asian American Studies, and B.A. at Vanderbilt University (Sociology, English, and Women's Studies).

Fellowships

Calvin Seminar on the Power of Race in American Religion, 2010
ASHE Institute for Equity and Diversity, 2009 and 2010
Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship, 2008
Spencer Research Training Grant Fellowship, 2004-2007

Honors & Awards

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Promising Scholar/Early Career Award
UMD College of Education Exceptional Scholarship Award (Pre-Tenure Faculty)
Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award, Association for Institutional Research
Mildred García Junior Exemplary Scholarship Award, ASHE Council on Ethnic Participation
University of Maryland Research and Scholarship Award
Miami University School of Education, Health, and Society Summer Research Award
American College Personnel Administrators (ACPA) Emerging Scholar Award
Finalist, ASHE Dissertation of the Year
ACPA Asian Pacific Islander Network Research Award
Benjamin Cayetano Public Policy and Politics Prize
Clark Award, UCLA Higher Education and Organizational Change

Publications

For a full list, go to: https://juliepark.wordpress.com/research/
Park, J.J. (2018). Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data. Cambridge: Harvard Education Press.
Park, J.J., Buckley, J., & Koo, K.K. (2017). “How do I quantify this?” Students reflect on survey items related to diversity and cross-racial interaction. Journal of College Student Development.
Bowman, N.A., Denson, N., Park, J.J. (2016). Racial/cultural awareness workshops and post-college civic engagement. American Educational Research Journal, 53(6), 1556-1587.
Park, J.Z., Martinez, B., Cobb, R., Park, J.J., Wong, E.R. (2015). Exceptional outgroup stereotypes and White racial inequality attitudes toward Asian Americans. Social Psychology Quarterly, 78(4), 399-411.
Museus, S.M. & Park, J.J. (2015). The continuing significance of racism in the lives of Asian American college students. Journal of College Student Development, 56(6), 551-569.
Park, J.J. & Becks, A. (2015). Who benefits from SAT prep? An examination of high school context and race/ethnicity. The Review of Higher Education, 39(1), 1-29.
Kim, Y.K., Park, J.J. & Koo, K. (2015). Testing self-segregation: Multiple-group structural modeling of college students’ interracial friendship by race. Research in Higher Education, 56(1), 55-77.

Grants & Projects

National Science Foundation, Connections Matter: The Impact of Social Capital and Social Ties for STEM College Students, 2017-2020. With M. Kevin Eagan and Young K. Kim.

UMD Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, More than Tiger Moms: Examining How Second Generation East Asian Americans Approach Education and Schooling for Third Generation Youth, 2014.

University of Sydney, United States Studies Centre. Expanding Student Success: The Effects of Financial Aid on Developmental and Diversity-Related Outcomes, 2012. With Nida Denson.

University of Southern California Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, Over 40 Percent: Asian American Student Pathways through the Community College System, 2009.

University of Southern California Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, Who Goes Early? A Multi-level Analysis of Early Decision and Early Action Applicants, 2008. With Kevin Eagan.

University of California Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Multi-Campus Research Program, Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions: A Long Journey, but What Now?, 2008.

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Asian American College Students and Civic Engagement: Tracing Thirty-Five Years of Trends, 2008. With Monica H. Lin and Oiyan Poon.

UCLA Institute of American Cultures, Race, Religion, and the Campus Climate, 2007-2008.

Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity, Are You Happy Yet? Examining College Student Satisfaction with Campus Diversity, 2006.

UCLA Institute of American Cultures, Behind the Scenes: Decision Makers and Advocates on the AAPI Serving Institutions Designation, 2006-2007.

Courses

AAST/EDCP 498A, Asian Americans in Education
EDCP 772, Research Design (Dissertation Proposal Design)
EDCP 776, Social Justice in Student Affairs and Higher Education
EDCP 742, Campus Environments