Soojin Park
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Soojin Park |
| GIVEN NAMES | Soojin |
| FAMILY NAME | Park |
| SIGNATURE | PARK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0288-5589 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Linking Calculus Performance to STEM Persistence for Underrepresented Students at a Minority-Serving Institution
Women, underrepresented minorities, and low-income students remain underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Among the required introductory courses, the calculus sequence is an obstacle linked to students’ decisions to leave their chosen discipline. Here, we analyzed data on students’ grades across the calculus sequence at a Minority-Serving Institution and examined the following: (a) group-level disparities in performance and the evolution of these…
Visioning ecologically diverse and harmonious futures of Korea in Good Anthropocene
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a buffer between North and South Korea, holds profound historical, cultural and ecological significance, as well as exceptional potential for conservation and transformation. This study explores ecologically diverse and peaceful futures for the Korean Peninsula by envisioning the DMZ as a landscape for harmonious human–nature co‐existence. Using the Nature Futures Framework ( NFF ) and the Seeds of Good Anthro…
Cancer incidence near nuclear facilities in Korea (2005–2022): Implications of regional socioeconomic status and industrial context
This study provides a comprehensive description of cancer incidence patterns among populations living near nuclear facilities in Korea. The findings underscore the importance of careful contextual interpretation when evaluating spatial variation in cancer incidence and support the role of population-based monitoring frameworks, as well as the need for continued refinement of exposure characterization, to inform public health planning
When Family Caregiving Happens: Life-Course Timing and Health Outcomes in Later Life
The association between caregiving and health outcomes varies depending on when and under what circumstances caregiving occurs. This study highlights the importance of caregiving timing by demonstrating the long arm of early caregiving on later health outcomes. The finding underscores the need for targeted interventions aimed at young caregivers. Future research should investigate the life-course mechanisms through which early caregiving shapes h…
Causal decomposition analysis in disparities research: Investigating the effect of self-efficacy on the gender gap in STEM
The toll of caregiving: Life-course family care and disparities in physical functioning
Findings highlight that the convergence of multiple caregiving roles across the life course may contribute to disparities in physical functioning in later life. These results underscore the importance of policy interventions and support systems aimed at alleviating the compounded demands of unpaid caregiving and addressing their unequal distribution across social groups
Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis in Optimal Treatment Regimes and Causal Decomposition With Individualized Interventions
Causal decomposition analysis aims to assess the effect of modifying risk factors on reducing social disparities in outcomes. Recently, this analysis has incorporated individual characteristics when modifying risk factors by utilizing optimal treatment regimes (OTRs). Since the newly defined individualized effects rely on the no omitted confounding assumption, developing sensitivity analyses to account for potential omitted confounding is essenti…
Cancer risk among air transportation industry workers in Korea: A national health registry-based study
The lower overall cancer incidence among air transportation industry workers observed in this study could indicate the "healthy worker effect"; however, the incidences of certain cancers were higher than those in the general population. Given that these workers are exposed to multiple occupational and lifestyle-related risk factors, including cosmic radiation, further studies are necessary to determine radiation-induced cancer risk while consider…
Choosing an Optimal Method for Causal Decomposition Analysis with Continuous Outcomes: A Review and Simulation Study
Causal decomposition analysis is among the rapidly growing number of tools for identifying factors (“mediators”) that contribute to disparities in outcomes between social groups. An example of such mediators is college completion, which explains later health disparities between Black women and White men. The goal is to quantify how much a disparity would be reduced (or remain) if we hypothetically intervened to set the mediator distribution equal…
Racial Disparities in Cognitive Health Among Older Americans: The Role of Debt–Asset Profiles During Preretirement Age
Objectives Low-cost debt can potentially enhance wealth and indirectly benefit health, yet Black Americans disproportionately lack this type of debt, which may constrain their ability to accumulate wealth throughout their lives and across generations. Our objectives are to develop a novel debt–asset measure, use it to quantify the Black–White differential in debt–asset profiles, and estimate its contribution to the racial gap in cognition. Method…
Familial Abuse During Childhood and Later-Life Health: Exploring the Role of Victim–Perpetrator Relationships
This study, delving into family relationships, family violence, and health disparities, provides new evidence to augment our comprehension of the enduring link between childhood abuse and health within the family context
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators: Designing Individualized Interventions to Reduce Social Disparities
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
Estimation and sensitivity analysis for causal decomposition in health disparity research
In the field of disparities research, there has been growing interest in developing a counterfactual-based decomposition analysis to identify underlying mediating mechanisms that help reduce disparities in populations. Despite rapid development in the area, most prior studies have been limited to regression-based methods, undermining the possibility of addressing complex models with multiple mediators and/or heterogeneous effects. We propose a no…
Social Participation and Persistent Smoking Among Older Chinese With Smoking-Related Morbidity
Given the enormous burden of persistent smoking on individuals and society, public smoking cessation inventions should address sociocultural factors of persistent smoking and target older adults who participate in specific social activities
The Impact of Sedentary Behavior and Self-Rated Health on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer among South Korean Elderly Persons Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES…
Cardiovascular disease and cancer have increased the risk of mortality and morbidity in elderly persons worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sedentary behavior and self-rated health with cardiovascular disease or cancer in elderly people. The data of 6785 elderly persons aged above 65 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2018 were examined. Binary logistic regression analyses…
Effect of farm structure on rural community well-being
A Cohort Study of Korean Radiation Workers: Baseline Characteristics of Participants
The Korean Radiation Worker Study investigated the health effects of protracted low-dose radiation among nuclear-related occupations in the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission in Korea. From 2016–2017, 20,608 workers were enrolled (86.5% men and 30.7% nuclear power plant workers). The mean cumulative dose ± standard deviation between 1984 and 2017 (1st quarter) was 11.8 ± 28.8 (range 0–417) mSv. Doses below recording level (≤0.1 mSv) were repo…
Cardiovascular Health at the Intersection of Race and Gender: Identifying Life-Course Processes to Reduce Health Disparities
Providing economic security in adulthood for Blacks may help reduce racial disparities in CVH. Preventing exposure to ELAs among Black women may reduce their vulnerability to cardiovascular disease, compared to White adults
Examining Cumulative Inequality in the Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index From Midlife to Old Age
The findings provide new evidence of cumulative inequality among older adults, documenting increasing BMI inequality from midlife to old age, particularly for women from low-SES families
Attention scales with object size
Identifying Causal Estimands for Time-Varying Treatments Measured with Time-Varying (Age or Grade-Based) Instruments
This commentary discusses causal estimands of same-age and same-grade comparisons for assessing grade-retention effects on student ability and performance. Using potential outcomes notation, we show that same-age and same-grade comparisons refer to different retention-promotion contrasts and therefore assess different causal questions. We also comment on deleting versus censoring records of students who dropped out of the study or do not belong t…
Bayesian Causal Mediation Analysis for Group Randomized Designs with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Effects: Simulation and Case Study
A fully Bayesian approach to causal mediation analysis for group-randomized designs is presented. A unique contribution of this article is the combination of Bayesian inferential methods with G-computation to address the problem of heterogeneous treatment or mediator effects. A detailed simulation study shows that this approach has excellent frequentist properties, particularly in the case of small sample sizes with accurate informative priors. T…
The effects of the standardized herbal formula PM014 on pulmonary inflammation and airway responsiveness in a murine model of cockroach allergen-induced asthma
Fructus panax ginseng extract promotes hair regeneration in C57BL/6 mice
Effects of Scutellariae radix and Aloe vera gel extracts on immunoglobulin E and cytokine levels in atopic dermatitis NC/Nga mice
Effect of farm structure on rural community well-being
Examining Cumulative Inequality in the Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index From Midlife to Old Age
The findings provide new evidence of cumulative inequality among older adults, documenting increasing BMI inequality from midlife to old age, particularly for women from low-SES families
Estimation and sensitivity analysis for causal decomposition in health disparity research
In the field of disparities research, there has been growing interest in developing a counterfactual-based decomposition analysis to identify underlying mediating mechanisms that help reduce disparities in populations. Despite rapid development in the area, most prior studies have been limited to regression-based methods, undermining the possibility of addressing complex models with multiple mediators and/or heterogeneous effects. We propose a no…
Cardiovascular Health at the Intersection of Race and Gender: Identifying Life-Course Processes to Reduce Health Disparities
Providing economic security in adulthood for Blacks may help reduce racial disparities in CVH. Preventing exposure to ELAs among Black women may reduce their vulnerability to cardiovascular disease, compared to White adults
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators: Designing Individualized Interventions to Reduce Social Disparities
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
Effects of Scutellariae radix and Aloe vera gel extracts on immunoglobulin E and cytokine levels in atopic dermatitis NC/Nga mice
Fructus panax ginseng extract promotes hair regeneration in C57BL/6 mice
The effects of the standardized herbal formula PM014 on pulmonary inflammation and airway responsiveness in a murine model of cockroach allergen-induced asthma
Bayesian Causal Mediation Analysis for Group Randomized Designs with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Effects: Simulation and Case Study
A fully Bayesian approach to causal mediation analysis for group-randomized designs is presented. A unique contribution of this article is the combination of Bayesian inferential methods with G-computation to address the problem of heterogeneous treatment or mediator effects. A detailed simulation study shows that this approach has excellent frequentist properties, particularly in the case of small sample sizes with accurate informative priors. T…
Identifying Causal Estimands for Time-Varying Treatments Measured with Time-Varying (Age or Grade-Based) Instruments
This commentary discusses causal estimands of same-age and same-grade comparisons for assessing grade-retention effects on student ability and performance. Using potential outcomes notation, we show that same-age and same-grade comparisons refer to different retention-promotion contrasts and therefore assess different causal questions. We also comment on deleting versus censoring records of students who dropped out of the study or do not belong t…
Examining Cumulative Inequality in the Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index From Midlife to Old Age
The findings provide new evidence of cumulative inequality among older adults, documenting increasing BMI inequality from midlife to old age, particularly for women from low-SES families
Attention scales with object size
A Cohort Study of Korean Radiation Workers: Baseline Characteristics of Participants
The Korean Radiation Worker Study investigated the health effects of protracted low-dose radiation among nuclear-related occupations in the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission in Korea. From 2016–2017, 20,608 workers were enrolled (86.5% men and 30.7% nuclear power plant workers). The mean cumulative dose ± standard deviation between 1984 and 2017 (1st quarter) was 11.8 ± 28.8 (range 0–417) mSv. Doses below recording level (≤0.1 mSv) were repo…
Cardiovascular Health at the Intersection of Race and Gender: Identifying Life-Course Processes to Reduce Health Disparities
Providing economic security in adulthood for Blacks may help reduce racial disparities in CVH. Preventing exposure to ELAs among Black women may reduce their vulnerability to cardiovascular disease, compared to White adults
The Impact of Sedentary Behavior and Self-Rated Health on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer among South Korean Elderly Persons Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES…
Cardiovascular disease and cancer have increased the risk of mortality and morbidity in elderly persons worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sedentary behavior and self-rated health with cardiovascular disease or cancer in elderly people. The data of 6785 elderly persons aged above 65 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2018 were examined. Binary logistic regression analyses…
Effect of farm structure on rural community well-being
Social Participation and Persistent Smoking Among Older Chinese With Smoking-Related Morbidity
Given the enormous burden of persistent smoking on individuals and society, public smoking cessation inventions should address sociocultural factors of persistent smoking and target older adults who participate in specific social activities
Cancer risk among air transportation industry workers in Korea: A national health registry-based study
The lower overall cancer incidence among air transportation industry workers observed in this study could indicate the "healthy worker effect"; however, the incidences of certain cancers were higher than those in the general population. Given that these workers are exposed to multiple occupational and lifestyle-related risk factors, including cosmic radiation, further studies are necessary to determine radiation-induced cancer risk while consider…
Choosing an Optimal Method for Causal Decomposition Analysis with Continuous Outcomes: A Review and Simulation Study
Causal decomposition analysis is among the rapidly growing number of tools for identifying factors (“mediators”) that contribute to disparities in outcomes between social groups. An example of such mediators is college completion, which explains later health disparities between Black women and White men. The goal is to quantify how much a disparity would be reduced (or remain) if we hypothetically intervened to set the mediator distribution equal…
Racial Disparities in Cognitive Health Among Older Americans: The Role of Debt–Asset Profiles During Preretirement Age
Objectives Low-cost debt can potentially enhance wealth and indirectly benefit health, yet Black Americans disproportionately lack this type of debt, which may constrain their ability to accumulate wealth throughout their lives and across generations. Our objectives are to develop a novel debt–asset measure, use it to quantify the Black–White differential in debt–asset profiles, and estimate its contribution to the racial gap in cognition. Method…
Familial Abuse During Childhood and Later-Life Health: Exploring the Role of Victim–Perpetrator Relationships
This study, delving into family relationships, family violence, and health disparities, provides new evidence to augment our comprehension of the enduring link between childhood abuse and health within the family context
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators: Designing Individualized Interventions to Reduce Social Disparities
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
Estimation and sensitivity analysis for causal decomposition in health disparity research
In the field of disparities research, there has been growing interest in developing a counterfactual-based decomposition analysis to identify underlying mediating mechanisms that help reduce disparities in populations. Despite rapid development in the area, most prior studies have been limited to regression-based methods, undermining the possibility of addressing complex models with multiple mediators and/or heterogeneous effects. We propose a no…
Causal decomposition analysis in disparities research: Investigating the effect of self-efficacy on the gender gap in STEM
The toll of caregiving: Life-course family care and disparities in physical functioning
Findings highlight that the convergence of multiple caregiving roles across the life course may contribute to disparities in physical functioning in later life. These results underscore the importance of policy interventions and support systems aimed at alleviating the compounded demands of unpaid caregiving and addressing their unequal distribution across social groups
Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis in Optimal Treatment Regimes and Causal Decomposition With Individualized Interventions
Causal decomposition analysis aims to assess the effect of modifying risk factors on reducing social disparities in outcomes. Recently, this analysis has incorporated individual characteristics when modifying risk factors by utilizing optimal treatment regimes (OTRs). Since the newly defined individualized effects rely on the no omitted confounding assumption, developing sensitivity analyses to account for potential omitted confounding is essenti…
Linking Calculus Performance to STEM Persistence for Underrepresented Students at a Minority-Serving Institution
Women, underrepresented minorities, and low-income students remain underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Among the required introductory courses, the calculus sequence is an obstacle linked to students’ decisions to leave their chosen discipline. Here, we analyzed data on students’ grades across the calculus sequence at a Minority-Serving Institution and examined the following: (a) group-level disparities in performance and the evolution of these…
Visioning ecologically diverse and harmonious futures of Korea in Good Anthropocene
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a buffer between North and South Korea, holds profound historical, cultural and ecological significance, as well as exceptional potential for conservation and transformation. This study explores ecologically diverse and peaceful futures for the Korean Peninsula by envisioning the DMZ as a landscape for harmonious human–nature co‐existence. Using the Nature Futures Framework ( NFF ) and the Seeds of Good Anthro…
Cancer incidence near nuclear facilities in Korea (2005–2022): Implications of regional socioeconomic status and industrial context
This study provides a comprehensive description of cancer incidence patterns among populations living near nuclear facilities in Korea. The findings underscore the importance of careful contextual interpretation when evaluating spatial variation in cancer incidence and support the role of population-based monitoring frameworks, as well as the need for continued refinement of exposure characterization, to inform public health planning
When Family Caregiving Happens: Life-Course Timing and Health Outcomes in Later Life
The association between caregiving and health outcomes varies depending on when and under what circumstances caregiving occurs. This study highlights the importance of caregiving timing by demonstrating the long arm of early caregiving on later health outcomes. The finding underscores the need for targeted interventions aimed at young caregivers. Future research should investigate the life-course mechanisms through which early caregiving shapes h…
Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Econometrics (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Causal inference (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works)