Faculty Individual Session

Background and Research Interests

Friday, April 21, 2023

Hun Myoung Park, Ph.D.

Public Management & Policy Analysis ProgramGraduate School of International Relations

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General Information

• To be called: Professor Park [päk]

• PMPP/PMPP-ISM/IDP faculty

• Office: 311. Appointment in advance

• Phone: 779-1464

• E-mail: kucc625@iuj.ac.jp

• Web Site: http://sonsoo.org

• Faculty consulting (for linkage students)

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Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Public Policy, Indiana University (U.S.A.), 2007, Department of Political Science and School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA).

• MA in Public Administration, Korea University (Korea), 1993

• BA in Public Administration, Korea University (Korea), 1991

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Information Technology

• Statistical software analyst and programmer, 2007-2010, University Information Technology Services (UITS) Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing, Research Technologies, Indiana University

• Statistical software consultant, 2002-2007, UITS Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing, Indiana University

• Data analysis consulting and education, Users satisfaction survey

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Nonprofit Background

• Research assistant, 2000-2003, Joint Indiana Nonprofits Project, Center on Philanthropy and SPEA, Indiana University

• Build integrated database of Indiana nonprofit organizations and analyze the impact of the nonprofit sector on employment.

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Research Interests

• Policy analysis and modeling

• Information systems and technology (E-government or digital government)

• Pubic and nonprofit management (political advocacy)

• Statistical and econometric methods (panel data & logic/probit analysis)

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Recent Research

• “The transformation of governance” American Review of Public Administration, 2013, with James Perry

• "The Potential and Limitations of a Public Mobile Payment Service,” 2014 with Mohammad Tarikul Islam

• “Has information technology competence ever increased?” 2015

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Course Offering

• Public Management (DCC5330 Fall) • Public Information Policy and Management

(DCC 5381 Fall) • Introduction to Electronic Government (DCC

5382 Winter)• Public Management Information Systems

(DCC 5383 Spring)• Public Policy Modeling (DCC5350 Spring)• Topics in Data Analysis: Panel Data Models

(ADC6512 Winter 2012)

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Course Offering for PMPP-ISM

1. Introduction to Electronic Government (DCC 5382 Winter) -- Foundations of Web technology (ITC 5040) of GSIM

2. Public Management Information Systems (DCC 5383 Spring) -- Database design and management (ITC 6040) of GSIM

3. Public Information Policy and Management (DCC 5381 Fall) -- Internet policy and governance (ITC 6080)

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Things that I Like and Don’t

• Computer (UNIX) and Web

• SAS, Stata, and R

• Photography: Nikon 700 with AF-S 28-70mmm f/2.8D IF-ED

• Hiking and gardening

• But…

• I DON’T like smoking!