Faculty
Irene J. Kim Park
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Profile
Dr. Park’s research interests focus on culture, family processes, and the development of psychopathology or psychological well-being among ethnic minority populations. She is currently examining how cultural and familial contexts influence emotion regulation among Asian American adolescents. Other research interests include intimate partner violence and sociocultural influences on beliefs surrounding the etiology and treatment of mental illness.
Recent Papers
Park, I. J. K., Garber, J., Ciesla, J. A., & Ellis, B. J. (2008). Convergence
among multiple methods of measuring positivity and negativity in the family environment: Relation to depression in mothers and their children. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 123-134.
Park, I.J. K. (2007). Enculturation of Korean American adolescents within
familial and cultural contexts: The mediating role of ethnic identity. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, 56, 403-412.
Kim, I. J., Lau, A. S., & Chang, D. F. (2007). Family violence. In F. Leong, A. G. Inman, A. Ebreo, L. Yang, L. M. Kinoshita, and M. Fu(Eds.), Handbook of Asian American Psychology (2nd ed.: pp. 363-378) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kim, I. J., Kim, L. I. C., & Kelly, J. G. (2006). Developing cultural competence in working with Korean immigrant families. Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 149-165.
Kim, I. J., & Lorion, R. P. (2006). Introduction to the special issue: Addressing mental health disparities through culturally competent research and community based practice. Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 117-120.
Kim, I. J., & Zane, N. W. S. (2004). Ethnic and cultural variations in anger regulation and attachment patterns among Korean American and European American male batterers. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 10, 151-168.
Kim, I. J., Ge, X., Brody, G. H., Conger, R. D., Gibbons, F. X., & Simons, R. L. (2003). Parenting behaviors and the occurrence and co-occurrence of depressive symptoms and conduct problems among African American children. Journal of Family Psychology, 17 , 571-583.
Ge, X., Kim, I. J., Brody, G. H., Conger, R. D., Simons, R. L., Gibbons, F. X., & Cutrona, C. E. (2003). It’s about timing and change: Pubertal transition effects on symptoms of major depression among African American youths. Developmental Psychology, 39, 430-439.
Kim, I. J., Zane, N. W. S., & Hong, S. (2002). Protective factors against substance use among Asian American youth: A test of the peer cluster theory. Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 565-584.
Contact Information
Office: 107 Haggar Hall
Phone: (574) 631-3245
Email: ikim1@nd.edu
Website: http://www.nd.edu/~ikim1