Child welfare’s interactions with multiple systems
Child welfare services and policy
Juvenile justice services and policy
Educational experiences for vulnerable youth
Adolescent development and the transition to adulthood
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Park, K., Okpych, N. J., & Courtney, M. E. (2019). Psychotropic medication use and perceptions of medication effects among transition-age foster youth. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-15.
Park, K. & Courtney, M.E. (2018). Maturing out. In Bornstein, M. H. (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. 5 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Okpych, N.J., Feng, H., Park, K., Torres-García, A., & Courtney, M.E. (2018). Living situations and social support in the era of extended foster care: A view from the U.S. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: International Journal 9(1), 6-29.
Marsh, J.C., Park, K., Bersamira, C., & Lin, Y. (2018). Gender differences in trends for heroin use and nonmedical use of prescription opioids, 2007-2014. Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 87, 79-85.
Bersamira, C., Lin, Y., Park, K., & Marsh, J.C. (2017). Substance use among Asian Americans: Differentiation by gender, ethnic subgroups, and acculturation status. Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 79, 76-81.
Ryan, J., Perron, B., Moore, A., Victor, B., & Park, K. (2017). Timing matters: A randomized control trial of recovery coaches in foster care. Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 77, 178-184.
OTHER
Research Sequence Committee, MSU School of Social Work
Reviewer, Children and Youth Services Review
Reviewer, Journal of Public Child Welfare
Member, International Research Network on Transition to Adulthood from Care (INTRAC)
Member, Society for Social Work and Research
Member, Council on Social Work Education
Member, American Educational Research Association
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour
