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Curriculum Vitae Last updated: Oct 5, 2016
Sung Kyun Park, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
University of Michigan School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: 734-936-1719, Fax: 734-936-2084
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/park-sungkyun.html
EDUCATION
2007 Postdoc Fellow, Dept Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2006 Postdoc Fellow, Dept Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
2005 Sc.D., Environmental Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
2000 M.P.H., Environmental Health, Seoul National University School of Public Health, Seoul, Korea
1998 B.S., Food Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2010 – Assistant Professor. Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
2007 – 2010 Research Assistant Professor. Department of Environmental Health Sciences
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2000 – 2001 Occupational Epidemiologist.
Wonjin Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Seoul, Korea.
2000 – 2001 Research Fellow and Coordinator.
Seoul National University, School of Public Health, Seoul, Korea.
1999 – 2000 Research Assistant. Catholic Industrial Medical Center.
College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 The Gilbert Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching. University of Michigan.
2004 Honorable mentions. HSPH Poster and Exhibit Day.
2002 Traveling award. The 14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology.
2001 – 2004 Predoctral Traineeship in Environmental Epidemiology. National Research Service Award
(T32 ES07069), NIEHS.
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GRANTS
Ongoing
R01 ES026578 (Park) 08/01/16 – 04/30/21
NIH/NIEHS
“Exposure to Multipollutants and Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome”
The goal of this project is to better understand how exposure to multiple pollutants in real-life affects the
risks of developing type-2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Role: PI
R01 ES026964 (Park) 08/01/16 – 07/31/21
NIH/NIEHS
“A Longitudinal Study of Endocrine Disruptor Mixtures and Reproductive Aging”
The goal of this project is to examine how endocrine disrupting chemicals, individually or as mixtures, affect
the timing and characteristics of reproductive aging, in a multi-ethnic cohort of women.
Role: PI
UMOR 06/01/16 – 05/31/18
(Park)
“Cumulative lead exposure and bone health in older women”
The objectives of this project are to determine bone lead levels in women from the Michigan site of the Study
of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) and examine the association between bone lead and bone
mineral density and osteoporosis.
P30 ES017885 (Loch-Caruso) 07/01/16 – 06/30/21
NIH/NIEHS
“Lifestage Exposures and Adult Diseases”
Our overall mission is to promote new translational research using novel multi-disciplinary approaches to
better understand the impact of environmental exposures on risk of adult chronic disease through
mechanisms involving epigenetic modifications during vulnerable stages of life.
Role: Co-Investigator, Integrated Health Science Core
T42 OH008455 (Batterman) 07/01/13 – 06/30/18
CDC/NIOSH
“The University of Michigan Education and Research Center”
Role: Co-Director, Occupational Epidemiology Program
T32 AG027708 (Mendes de Leon) 05/01/14 – 04/30/19
NIH/NIA
“Interdisciplinary Research Training on Health and Aging”
Role: Executive Committee member
Completed
UM President Fund 03/01/16 – 08/31/16
(Selig)
"Planning for the Development of a Longitudinal Study of the Impact of the Water Crisis on the Flint
Community"
The goal of time-sensitive pilot project is to develop a longitudinal study of the impact of the water crisis on
the Flint community including exposure assessment and intervention.
Role: Co-I
Gerber Foundation 05/16/13 – 04/30/16 (NCE)
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(Neitzel)
"Evaluation of the Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Non-Essential Heavy Metals on Hearing"
The goal of this proposal is to evaluate the relationships between newborn hearing outcomes and newborn
bloodspot levels of five non-essential heavy metals commonly found in the environment and previously
shown to be associated with hearing losses.
Role: Co-I
UM EHS Core Center pilot grant (M-LEEaD Center) 01/01/16 – 03/31/16
"External proficiency testing of heavy metal assessment for epidemiologic studies in the Study of Women’s
Health Across the Nation (SWAN)"
The goal of this small pilot study is to conduct external proficiency testing and inter-laboratory comparisons
for heavy metal assessment for environmental epidemiologic studies in SWAN.
Role: PI
R21 ES022321 (Cassidy-Bushrow) 01/01/13 – 11/30/15
NIH/NIEHS
“Childhood Health Disparities: Exploration of Prenatal Exposures in Primary Teeth”
The goal of this project is to examine the association between prenatal exposures to heavy metals measured
in primary teeth and birth weight and allergic disease at age 2.
Role: Co-I
K01 ES016587-01A1 (Park) Direct cost: $584,923 01/01/09 – 12/31/13
NIH/NIEHS
"Environment, Novel Aging Outcome, and Genetics"
The major goals of this project are to understand how long-term environmental exposures to lead and air
pollution affect age-related pathological changes, namely, depressed cardiac function, age-related cataract
and hearing loss, and to identify factors that impact susceptibility to such pollutants in an aging population.
Role: PI
UM EHS Core Center pilot grant (M-LEEaD Center) 01/01/14 – 03/31/15
"A Pilot Study for Multiple Pollutant Exposures and Ovarian Aging"
The goal of this study is to generate pilot data to develop a new cohort study to better understand how
exposure to multiple pollutants in a “real-life” scenario impacts the risks of female reproductive health and
ovarian aging.
Role: PI
MCubed 02/01/13 – 06/30/14
UM internal (Park)
"Metals and Degenerative Diseases: an Interdisciplinary Study Bridging Chemistry, Genetics and Public
Health"
This “bench-to-bedside” project will elucidate the complex relationships of metals in the pathogenesis of
degenerative diseases to ultimately suggest preventive public health strategies to improve our health as well
as provide earlier identification of those at increased risk of degenerative diseases.
Role: PI
OVPR pilot grant 03/01/12 – 06/30/13
UM internal (Park)
"Heavy Metals and Type-2 Diabetes in Old Order Amish"
The overall goal of this proposal is to examine the relationship between heavy metals (arsenic and cadmium)
and type-2 diabetes in a subpopulation of the Old Order Amish cohort.
Role: PI
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BLEEP pilot grant 11/01/12 – 10/31/13
Michigan Bloodspot Environmental Epidemiology Program (Neitzel)
"Evaluation of the Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Non-Essential Metals on Hearing"
The goal of this proposal is to evaluate the relationships between newborn hearing outcomes and newborn
bloodspot levels of five non-essential heavy metals commonly found in the environment and previously
shown to be associated with hearing losses.
Role: Co-I
5P60-DK020572 (MDRTC pilot grant) 12/01/09 – 11/30/10
NIH/NIDDK (Park)
"Bisphenol-A, Epigenetics and Type-2 Diabetes"
The overall goal of this proposal is to examine the relationship between bisphenol-A and type-2 diabetes and
how epigenetic changes play a role in such an association in a population-based case-control study.
Role: PI
G3F10287 (subcontract PI, Diez-Roux) 04/01/06-07/31/09
University of Washington/EPA
"Prospective Study of Atherosclerosis, Clinical Cardiovascular Disease, and Long-Term Exposure to
Ambient Particulate Matter and Other Air Pollutants in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort"
This project examines the relationship between air pollution and cardiovascular disease.
Role: subcontract Co-I
F021707 (NIOSH-ERC pilot grant) 09/01/08 – 06/30/09
NIOSH/CDC (Park)
"Occupational Noise Exposure Using Job-Exposure Matrices and Hearing Loss"
The goal of this project is to validate O*NET job-exposure matrix noise estimates using data from the
NHANES as new markers of noise exposure and to investigate whether systemic inflammation and low
intake of vitamins aggravate noise-induced hearing loss to understand biological mechanisms.
Role: PI
F021707 (NIOSH-ERC pilot grant) 09/01/07 – 06/30/08
NIOHS/CDC
"Noise, Lead and Age-Related Hearing Loss"
The goal of this project is to establish job-exposure matrix to estimate historical noise exposure using
NIOSH noise exposure databases, and to test the hypothesis that there are significant individual as well as
joint adverse effects of noise and lead on hearing thresholds among older adults.
Role: PI
Pending
R01 (Somers)
NIH/NIEHS
“Interplay Between Metals Exposure, Genetics and Epigenetics in Lupus (NIEHS ONES)”
The goal of this project is to examine interactions between metals exposures and genetics and longitudinal
changes in the epigenome, inflammatory milieu and phenotypic autoimmune expression.
Role: Co-I
Submitted in February 2016
ALS Association (Batterman)
“Environmental Risk Factors For ALS in the U.S.”
The overall objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of environmental exposures on amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND) associated death rates at a nationally representative
scale using the most recent and complete data available.
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Role: Co-I
Submitted in March 2016
PUBLICATIONS
As of 5/18/2016
Total citations: 1962
Google Scholar h-index: 24
Google Scholar i10-index: 48
Web of Science h-index: 18
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (*student mentee; †corresponding author)
1. Farooqui Z*, Bakulski KM, Power MC, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Spiro III A, Vokonas PS, Nie H,
Hu H, Park SK†. Associations of cumulative Pb exposure and longitudinal changes in Mini-Mental
Status Exam scores, global cognition and domains of cognition: The VA Normative Aging Study.
Environ Res (accepted).
2. Choi Y-H, Park SK. Environmental exposures to lead, mercury, and cadmium and hearing loss in
adults and adolescents: KNHANES 2010-2012. Environ Health Perspect (accepted).
3. Wang W*, Schaumberg DA, Park SK†. Cadmium and lead exposures and age-related cataract in US
Adults. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2016 (in press). PMID: 27460785.
4. Ding N*, Wang X*, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Schwartz J, Hu H, Park SK†. Lead-related genetic
loci, cumulative lead exposure and incident coronary heart disease: The Normative Aging Study.
Plos ONE 2016;11(9):e0161472. PMID: 27584680, PMCID: PMC5008632.
5. Park SK†, Peng Q, Bielak LF, Silver KD, Peyser PA, Mitchell BD. Urinary arsenic and measures of
insulin sensitivity and β-cell function in non-diabetic Amish adults. Diabetes Metab Res Rev
2016;32(6):565-71. PMID: 26663816, PMCID: PMC4995145.
6. Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Park SK, Kim C. Diabetes and menopause. Curr Diab Reports
2016;16(4):20. PMID: 26879303.
7. Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Havstad S, Basu N, Ownby DR, Park SK, Ownby DR, Johnson CC,
Wegienka G. Detectable blood lead level and body size in early childhood. Biol Trace Element Res
2016;171(1):41-7. PMID: 26358768.
8. Adhikari R, D’Souza J, Solimon EZ, Burke GL, Daviglus M, Jacobs Jr DR, Park SK, Sheppard L,
Thorne PS, Kaufman JD, Larson TV, Adar SD. Long-term coarse particulate matter exposure and
heart rate variability in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Epidemiology 2016;27(3):405-13.
PMID: 2703569.
9. Xu J, Hu H, Wright R, Sánchez BN, Schnaas L, Bellinger DC, Park SK, Martínez S, Hernández-
Avila M, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO. Prenatal lead exposure modifies the impact of maternal self-
esteem on children’s inattention behavior. J Pediatr 2015;167(2):435-41. PMID: 26047683.
10. Somers EC, Ganser MA, Warren JS, Basu N, Wang L, Zick SM, Park SK. Mercury exposure and
antinuclear antibodies among females of reproductive age in the United States: NHANES. Environ
Health Perspect 2015;123(8):792-8. PMID: 25665152, PMCID: PMC4529012.
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11. Peng Q*, Harlow SD, Park SK†. Urinary arsenic and insulin resistance in US adolescents. Int J Hyg
Environ Health 2015;218(4):407-13. PMID: 25845984, PMCID: PMC4417072.
12. Jhun MA*, Hu H, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG, Nie LH, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK†. Effect
modification by vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms in the association between cumulative
lead exposure and pulse pressure: a longitudinal study. Environ Health 2015;14:5 PMID: 25582168,
PMCID: PMC4417283.
13. Park SK†, Adar SD, O’Neill MS, Auchincloss AH, Szpiro A, Bertoni AG, Navas-Acien A,
Kaufman JD, Diez Roux AV. Long-term exposure to air pollution and type-2 diabetes in a multi-
ethnic cohort. Am J Epidemiol 2015;181(5):327-36. PMID: 25693777, PMCID: PMC4339386.
14. Zota AR, Needham BL, Blackburn EH, Lin J, Park SK, Rehkopf DH, Epel ES. Associations of
cadmium and lead exposure with leukocyte telomere length: Findings from NHANES 1999-2002.
Am J Epidemiol 2015;181(2):127-36. PMID: 25504027, PMCID: PMC4351349.
15. Ko Y-A, Mukherjee B, Allison MA, Park SK, Kardia SLR, Diez-Roux AV, Smith JA, Vokonas PS.
Testing departure from additivity in Tukey’s model using shrinkage: application to a longitudinal
setting. Stat Med 2014;33(29):5177-91. PMID: 25112650, PMCID: PMC4227925.
16. Park SK†, Wang W. Ambient air pollution and type-2 diabetes: a systematic review of
epidemiologic research. Curr Environ Health Reports 2014;1:275-286. PMID: 25170433, PMCID:
PMC4142518.
17. Zheutlin AR*, Adar SD, Park SK†. Carbon dioxide emissions and change in prevalence of obesity
and diabetes in the United States: an ecological study. Environ Int 2014;73C:111-116. PMID:
25108606, PMCID: PMC4194141.
18. Wu EW*, Schaumberg DA, Park SK†. Environmental Cadmium and Lead Exposures and Age-
related Macular Degeneration in US Adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,
2005 to 2008. Environ Res 2014;133:178-184. PMID: 24959985, PMCID: PMC4124906.
19. Bakulski KM*, Park SK, Weisskopf MG, Tucker KL, Sparrow D, Spiro III A, Vokonas PS, Nie LH,
Hu H, Weuve J. Lead Exposure, B-vitamins, and Plasma Homocysteine in Men 55 Years of Age and
Older: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect 2014;122:1066-1074. PMID:
24905780, PMCID: PMC4181916.
20. Park SK†, Tao Y, Meeker JD, Harlow SD, Mukherjee B. Environmental risk score as a new tool to
examine multi-pollutants in epidemiologic research: an example from the NHANES study using
serum lipid levels. PLoS One 2014;9(6):e98632. PMID: 24901996, PMCID: PMC4047033.
21. Kim J*, Sharma SV, Park SK. Association between socioeconomic status and obesity in adults:
Evidence from 2001-2009 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Prev Med
Public Health 2014;47(2):94-103. PMID: 24744826, PMCID: PMC3988287.
22. Boonstra P, Bondarenko I, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Mukherjee B. Propensity score-based diagnostics
for categorical response regression models. Stat Med 2014;33:455-69. PMID: 23934948, PMCID:
PMC3911784.
23. Choi Y-H*, Miller J, Tucker KL, Hu H, Park SK†. Antioxidant vitamins and magnesium and the
risk of hearing loss in the U.S. general population. Am J Clin Nutr 2014;99(1):148-55. PMID:
24196403, PMCID: In Process.
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24. Sun Z, Tao Y, Li S, Ferguson KK, Meeker JD, Park SK, Batterman SA, Mukherjee B. Statistical
strategies for constructing health risk models with multiple pollutants and their interactions: possible
choices and comparisons. Environ Health 2013;12:85. PMID: 24093917, PMCID: PMC3556613.
25. Ko Y-A, Saha-Chaudhuri, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Mukherjee B. Novel Likelihood Ratio Tests for
Screening Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions with Unbalanced Repeated-Measures
Data. Genet Epidemiol 2013;37(6):581-91. PMID: 23798480, PMCID: PMC4009698
26. Park SK†, Lee S, Basu N, Franzblau A. Associations of Blood and Urinary Mercury with
Hypertension in U.S. Adults: the NHANES 2003-2006. Environ Res 2013;123:25-32. PMID:
23472608, PMCID: PMC3644317.
27. Choi Y-H*, Hu H, Mukherjee B, Miller J, Park SK†. Environmental cadmium and lead exposures
and hearing loss in US adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004.
Environ Health Perspect 2012;120:1544-1550. PMID: 22851306, PMCID: PMC3556613.
28. Mukherjee B, Ko YA, Vanderweele T, Roy A, Park SK, Chen J. Principal interactions analysis for
repeated measures data: application to gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. Stat Med
2012;31(22):2531-51. PMID: 22415818.
29. Zhang A, Hu H, Sanchez BN, Ettinger AS, Park SK, Cantonwine D, Schnaas L, Wright RO,
Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Tellez-Rojo MM. Association between prenatal lead exposure and blood
pressure in female offspring. Environ Health Perspect 2012;120(3):445-450. PMID: 21947582,
PMCID: PMC3295346.
30. Choi Y-H*, Hu H, Tak S, Mukherjee B, Park SK†. Occupational noise exposure assessment using
O*NET and its application to a study of hearing loss in the general population. Occup Environ Med
2012;69(3):176-83. PMID: 21725070, PMCID: PMC3277688.
31. Silver MK*, O’Neill MS, Sowers MR, Park SK†. Urinary Bisphenol A and Type-2 Diabetes in U.S.
Adults: Data from NHANES 2003-2008. PLoS ONE 2011;6(10):e26868. PMID: 22046388, PMCID:
PMC3202589.
32. Van Hee VC, Szpiro AA, Prineas R, Neyer J, Watson K, Siscovick D, Park SK, Kaufman JD.
Association of long-term air pollution with ventricular conduction and repolarization abnormalities.
Epidemiology 2011;22(6):773-780. PMID: 21918454. PMCID:PMC3197855
33. Ren C, O’Neill MS, Park SK, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Ambient Temperature, Air
Pollution, and Heart Rate Variability in an Aging Population. Am J Epidemiol 2011;173(9):1013-
1021. PMID: 21385834, PMCID: PMC3121221.
34. Gill EA, Curl CL, Adar SD, Allen R, Auchincloss AH, O’Neill MS, Park SK, Van Hee VC, Diez-
Roux AV, Kaufman JD. Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2011;53(5):353-360. PMID: 21414470. PMCID:
PMC4016948.
35. Lee MS‡, Park SK‡, Hu H, Lee S. Cadmium exposure and cardiovascular disease in the 2005 Korea
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Environ Res 2011;111:171-176 (‡co-first author).
PMID: 21055738, PMCID: PMC3683977.
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36. Lee S, Shin HT, Park HM, Ko SG, Kook YB, Ryu JY, Kim H, Hu H, Park SK. Metal
concentrations of Chinese herbal medicine products in the United States. Oriental Pharm Exp Med
2010;10(4):294-303 (DOI 10.3742/OPEM.2010.10.4.294).
37. Park Y-C, Kim M-D, Park SK, Kim H, Lee S. Comparison of heavy metal concentrations in hairs of
a small sample of Korean Patients taking traditional herbal medicine. Oriental Pham Exp Med
2010;10(3):141-149 (DOI 10.3742/OPEM.2010.10.3.141).
38. Park SK†, Auchincloss AH, O'Neill MS, Prineas R, Correa JC, Barr RG, Diez Roux AV. Particulate
Air Pollution, Metabolic Syndrome, and Heart Rate Variability: the Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Health Perspect 2010;118:1406-1411. PMID: 20529761, PMCID:
PMC2957920.
39. Park SK†, Elmarsafawy S, Mukherjee B, Spiro A III, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Weisskopf MG, Schwartz
J, Hu H. Cumulative Lead Exposure and Age-related Hearing Loss: The VA Normative Aging
Study. Hearing Research 2010;269(1-2):48-55. PMID: 20638461. PMCID: PMC2934752.
40. Zhang A*, Park SK, Wright RO, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H. The H63D
mutation in the hemochromatosis gene modifies the impact of bone lead burden on pulse pressure:
The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect 2010;118(9):1261-1266. PMID:
20478760, PMCID: PMC2944087.
41. Wright RO, Schwartz J, Wright RJ, Bollati V, Tarantini L, Park SK, Hu H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS,
Baccarelli A. Biomarkers of Lead Exposure and DNA Methylation within Retrotransposons. Environ
Health Perspect 2010;118:790-795. PMID: 20064768, PMCID: PMC2898855.
42. Goldman RH, Stason WB, Park SK, Kim R, Mudgal S, Davis RB, Legedza ATR, Kaptchuk TJ.
Low dose amitriptyline for treatment of persistent arm pain due to repetitive use. Pain 2010;149:117-
123. PMID: 20172654, PMCID: PMC2908294.
43. Ren C, Park SK, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wilker E, Baccarelli A, Suh HH, Tucker KL, Wright RO,
Schwartz J. Air Pollution and Homocysteine: More Evidence that Oxidative Stress-related Genes
Modify Effects of Particulate Air Pollution. Epidemiology 2010;21:198-206. PMID: 20110814.
PMCID: PMC3939788.
44. Park SK†, Mukherjee B, Xia X, Sparrow D, Weisskopf MG, Nie H, Hu H. Bone Lead Level
Prediction Models and Their Application to Examining the Relationship of Lead Exposure and
Hypertension in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III). J
Occup Environ Med 2009;51:1422-1436. PMID: 19952788, PMCID: 2939477.
45. Park SK, Lee SD. Environmental pollutants and epigenetics. J Environ Health Sci 2009;35:343-354.
(written in Korean)
46. Park SK†, Tucker KL, O'Neill MS, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Schwartz J. Fruit, vegetable and
fish consumption and heart rate variability: the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study. Am
J Clin Nutr 2009;89:778-786. PMID: 19158214, PMCID: PMC2714396.
47. Liu I, Mukherjee B, Suesse T, Sparrow D, Park SK. Graphical diagnostics to check model
misspecification for the proportional odds regression model. Statistics in Medicine. 2009;28:412-429.
PMID: 18693299.
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48. Park SK†, Hu H, Wright RO, Schwartz J, Cheng Y, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Weisskopf M. Iron
metabolism genes, low-level lead exposure and QT interval. Environ Health Perspect 2009;117:80-
85. PMID: 19165391, PMCID: PMC2627870.
49. Lampe BJ*, Park SK†, Robins T, Mukherjee B, Litonjua AA, Amarasiriwardena C, Weisskopf M,
Sparrow D, Hu H. Association between 24-hour urinary cadmium and pulmonary function among
community-exposed men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect
2008;116:1226-1230. PMID: 18795167, PMCID: PMC2535626.
50. Park SK†, O’Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Tucker KL, Suh H, Hu H, Schwartz J.
Traffic-related particles are associated with elevated homocysteine: the VA Normative Aging Study.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008;178(3):283-289. PMID: 18467508, PMCID: PMC2542426.
51. Baccarelli A, Cassano PA, Litonjua A, Park SK, Suh H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J.
Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction: Effects from Particulate Air Pollution and Protection by Dietary
Methyl Nutrients and Metabolic Polymorphisms. Circulation 2008;117(14):1802-1809. PMID:
18378616.
52. Goldman RH, Stason WB, Park SK, Kim R, Schnyer RN, Davis RB, Legedza A, Kaptchuk TJ.
Acupuncture for Treatment of Persistent Arm Pain Due to Repetitive Use: A Randomized Controlled
Clinical Trial. Clin J Pain. 2008;24:211-218. PMID: 18287826.
53. Park SK†, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Wright RO, Coull B, Nie H, Hu H, Schwartz J. Air
Pollution and Heart Rate Variability: Effect Modification by Chronic Lead Exposure. Epidemiology.
2008;19(1):111-120. PMID: 18091001, PMCID: PMC2671065.
54. Park SK†, O'Neill MS, Stunder BJB, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J. Source
Location of Air Pollution and Cardiac Autonomic Function: Trajectory Cluster Analysis for
Exposure Assessment. J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2007;17(5):488-497. PMID: 17299527.
55. Park SK†, O'Neill MS, Wright RO, Hu H, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Suh H, Schwartz J. HFE
Genotype, Particulate Air Pollution, and Heart Rate Variability: A Gene-Environment Interaction.
Circulation. 2006;114(25):2798-2805. PMID: 17145987.
56. Park SK†, Schwartz J, Weisskopf M, Wright RO, Coull B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H.
Low-Level Lead Exposure, Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Rate Variability: the VA Normative
Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114(11):1718-1724. PMID: 17107858, PMCID:
PMC1665394.
57. Kang CM, Park SK, Sunwoo Y, Kang BW, Lee HS. Respiratory health effects of fine particles
(PM2.5) in Seoul. J Kor Soc Atmos Environ. 2006;22(5):554-563. (written in Korean)
58. Schwartz J, Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Weiss ST, Kelsey K. Glutathione-S-
transferase M1, Obesity, Statins, and Autonomic Effects of Particles: Gene-by-Drug-by-
Environmental Interaction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;172(12):1529-1533. PMID: 16020798,
PMCID: PMC2718454.
59. Park SK†, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Schwartz J. Effects of air pollution on heart rate
variability: the VA normative aging study. Environ Health Perspect. 2005;113(3):304-309. PMID:
15743719, PMCID: PMC1253756.
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60. Yoon C, Choi I, Park SK, Kim R. Comparisons of sample preparation (acid digestion and
microwave digestion) and measurement (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and graphite
furnace atomic absorption spectrometry) in the determination of bone lead. Anal Sci Tech.
2003;16(2):152-158.
61. Park SK†, Koo JW, Kim R, Kim H, Lee YW. Air pollution and respiratory hospital admissions for
elderly in Seoul. Kor J Public Health. 2000;1(1):85-98.
62. Park SK†, Lee KS, Rho YM, Koo JW, Min SY, Han JK, Koh WK, Kim MR, Chung JK, Lee JS,
Kim JH. Adipose tissue and serum levels of PCBs and DDE in women with gynecologic benign
disease. Kor J Occup Environ Med. 2000;12(1):81-92. (written in Korean)
63. Choi BC, Koo JW, Park SK, Yim HW, Lee KS, Lee WC, Park CI. Time-series analysis between the
concentration of air pollutants and the number of respiratory disease outpatients in Seoul. Kor J
Occup Environ Med. 2000;12(1):70-80. (written in Korean)
64. Park SK†, Nam SM, Hwang GS, Park H, Chung SE, Kim EJ, Kim HS, Sun BK, Yang YJ, Lee EH,
Cho HD. A study on the factors affecting pesticide poisoning of a rural population. Kor J Occup
Environ Med. 1999;11(2):196-205. (written in Korean)
Manuscripts under review:
Park SK†, Harlow SD, Zheng H, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Thurston RC, Ruppert K, Janssen I, Randolph Jr JF.
Association between changes in estradiol and FSH during the menopausal transition and risk of
diabetes. Diabetic Medicine (Revision invited)
Jhun MA*, Smith J, Kardia SLR, Mosley Jr TH, Turner ST, Peyser PA, Park SK†. Modeling the causal role
of DNA methylation in the association between smoking and inflammation in African Americans: A
two-step epigenetic Mendelian randomization study. Am J Epidemiol (revision invited)
Sun Z, Mukherjee B, Estes J, Park SK. Exposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal
studies of gene-environment interaction. Stat Med (Revision invited)
Manuscripts in preparation:
Peng Q, Bakulski K, Nan B, Park SK. Urinary and blood cadmium and Alzheimer’s disease mortality.
Wang X*, Ding N*, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK†. Association between dietary
patterns and bone and blood lead concentrations among the elderly men.
Adar SD, Chen Y-H, D’Souza J, O’Neill MS, Szpiro AA, Auchincloss AH, Park SK, Daviglus ML, Diez-
Roux AV, Kaufman JD. Longitudinal analysis of long-term air pollution levels and blood pressure:
A precautionary tale from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Sitarik AR, Havstad S, Park SK, Bielak LF, Johnson CC, Arora M. Burden of higher
lead exposure in African-Americans starts before birth and persists into childhood.
Huang S*, Hu H, Mukherjee B, Nie H, Sparrow D, Weisskopf MG, Park SK†. Cumulative exposure to lead
and incident type-2 diabetes in the Normative Aging Study. Diabetes Care (rejected; revision in
preparation)
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Park SK†, Silver MK, Wright RO, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Schwartz J. Association
between iron metabolism genes and heavy metals: a pathway analysis.
Park SK†, Zhang A, Ko Y-A, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Weisskopf MG, Wright RO, Schwartz
J, Hu H. Cumulative lead exposure and pulse pressure: effect modification by iron metabolism genes.
Park SK†, Wilker EH, Alexeeff SE, O'Neill MS, Litonjua AA, Poon A, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Suh HH,
Schwartz J. Genes in the Pathways of Inflammatory Lung Diseases, Particulate Air Pollution and
Heart Rate Variability.
Louzon SA*, Duffy SA, Park SK. The relationship between hazardous drinking and sunburns among
Michigan Operating Engineers
West C, Park SK, Harlow SD. On-duty injury in police officers and level of perceived stress.
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Mukherjee B, Chen Y-H, Ko Y-A, He Z, Lee S, Zhang M, Park SK. Statistical Strategies for Modeling
Gene-Environment Interactions in Longitudinal Cohort Studies. In: Statistical Approaches to Gene-
Environment Interactions for Complex Phenotypes (edited by Windle M). MIT Press, Cambridge
MA. 2016 (in press).
Park SK. Role of Free Radicals in Hearing loss due to Heavy Metals. In: Free Radicals in ENT Pathology
(edited by Miller J, Le Prell C, Rybak L). Springer. 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-13472-7.
Potential Health Risks to DOD: Firing-Range Personnel from Recurrent Lead Exposure. National Research
Council. The National Academies Press, Washington DC. 2013.
Park SK. Lead Exposure and Health Effects: A Never-Ending Story (written in Korean). In: You can see
health if you know environment. Published by Korea Ministry of Environment and Korea National
Institute of Environmental Research. 2012. available at http://www.envhealth.go.kr.
SEMINARS AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2016 “SWAN Multi-Pollutant Projects” in Environmental Research Seminar (Sep 13, 2016)
2015 “Statistical Approaches of Chemical Mixtures: NIEHS Workshop Report” in Environmental
Epidemiology Seminar Series (Oct 6, 2015)
2015 “Regularized Regression Models for Chemical Mixtures” in Statistical Approaches for
Assessing Health Effects of Environmental Chemical Mixtures in Epidemiology Studies,
NIEHS (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/events/pastmtg/2015/statistical/).
2014 “Modeling exposure to mixtures of environmental toxicants: an Environmental Risk Score
Approach”, Environmental Statistics Workshop, UM Environmental Health Sciences Core
Center (NIEHS P30).
2014 “Air Pollution and Carbon Dioxide and Risk for Obesity and Diabetes”, Universidade de São
Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública (University of Sao Paulo, School of Public Health).
2013 “Air Pollution and Risk of Type-2 Diabetes”, 73rd Scientific Sessions. American Diabetes
Association.
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2012 “Lead and Health: a Never-Ending Story”, Epidemiology Seminar Series. Department of
Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
2012 “Cardiovascular Effects of the Environment: Exploration of Susceptibility and Mechanism”,
Purdue University, School of Health Sciences.
2012 “When Environment Meets Nutrition”, UM SPH Topics in Environmental Health Sciences
(EHS 688).
2011 “Heavy Metals and Age-related Hearing Loss”, Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses
(HBCS) Seminar Series, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan.
2010 “Environment and Age-related Diseases: The Normative Aging Study”, 2010 Summer
Symposium: Public Health, Aging, and Environment, Institute of Health and Environment,
Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Korea.
2010 “Effect Modification as a Research Tool to Explore Potential Mechanisms of Disease”, 2010
Summer Training Program, The Korea Society for Oriental Preventive Medicine, Korea.
2009 "Multi-disciplinary Approaches for Improving Public Health", 2009 Health Research
Symposium, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2004 "Cardiac autonomic effects of air pollution", Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul
National University, Korea.
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Park SK, Peng Q, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Mitchell BD. Urinary arsenic and measures of insulin sensitivity
and β-cell function in non-diabetic Amish adults. 27th Annual Conference of the International
Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 31, 2015.
Farooqui ZA, Bakulski K, Power M, Cassano P, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Weisskopf M,
Hu H, Park SK. Effect modification by cognition-related polymorphisms of the association between
cumulative lead exposure and incident cognitive impairment in older men. 27th Annual Conference
of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 31, 2015.
Park SK, Peng Q, Chernyak S, Batterman S, Harlow S. Temporal variations in serum persistent organic
pollutants in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). 35th
International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (Dioxin 2015), Sao Paulo,
Brazil, August 23-28, 2015.
Aldhalimi A, Sen A, Wright MA, Arnetz JE, Hill E, Hikmet J, Ghosh S, Stemmer PM, Park SK, Morishita
M, Ruden D, Arnetz BB. (2015). Lead Enhances the Effect of Trauma on HPA Axis-Associated
Gene Expression. Psychosomatic Medicine, 77(3). 73rd Annual Meeting of the American
Psychosomatic Society, Savannah, Georgia, USA, March 18-21, 2015.
Park SK, Tao Y, Meeker JD, Harlow SD, Mukherjee B. Environmental risk score as a new tool to examine
multi-pollutants in epidemiologic research: an example from the NHANES study using serum lipid
levels. 26th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seattle
Washington, USA, August 25, 2014.
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Peng Q, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary arsenic and insulin resistance in US adolescents. 26th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seattle Washington, USA,
August 25, 2014.
Wang W, Schaumberg DA, Park SK. Cadmium and lead exposures and age-related cataract in US Adults:
the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005 to 2008. 26th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seattle Washington, USA, August 25, 2014.
Park SK, Schaumberg D, Weisskopf MG, Hu H, Korrick SA. Cumulative lead exposure and age-related
cataract in middle-aged and elderly women. 25th Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Wickerham E, Schaumberg D, Park SK. Environmental cadmium and lead exposures and age-related
macular degeneration in US adults. 25th Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Jhun MA, Hu H, Schwartz J, Weisskopf MG, Nie LH, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Effect
modification by vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms in the association between lead and pulse
pressure. 25th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology,
Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Farooqui Z, Bakulski K, Cassano PA, Spiro A III, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Nie LH, Weisskopf MG, Hu H,
Park SK. Effect modification by MTHFR polymorphisms of the association between cumulative
lead exposure and Mini Mental Status Exam Score in older men. 25th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Bakulski K, Park SK, Weisskopf MG, Tucker KL, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Vokonas PS, Nie LH, Hu H,
Weuve J. Lead exposure, B-vitamins, and plasma homocysteine in older men. 25th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland,
August 19, 2013.
Eum K-D, Park SK, Nie LH, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Hu H, Weisskopf MG. Cumulative lead exposure,
HFE polymorphism and QTc and QRSc intervals. 25th Annual Conference of the International
Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Somers E, Ganser M, Marder W, Wang L, Park SK, Warren J, Basu N, Zick S. Intake of polyunsaturated
fatty acids and antinuclear antibodies in the general US population. 25th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Thomas D, Hu H, Basu N, Sanchez BN, Bellinger DC, Schnaas L, Mercado-Garcia A, Peterson KE, Park
SK, Hernandez-Avila M, Tellez-Rojo M. A prospective study of prenatal exposure to fluoride and
neurobehavior: preliminary analyses. 25th Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Basel, Switzerland, August 19, 2013.
Park SK, Silver MK, Wright RO, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Schwartz J. Association
between iron metabolism genes and toenail heavy metals: a pathway analysis. 24th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia SC, USA,
August 27, 2012.
Silver MK, Wright RO, Mukherjee B, Nie H, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J, Hu H, Park SK. Iron
metabolism genes and body burden of lead: a pathway analysis. 24th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia SC, USA, August 27, 2012.
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Jian X, Cao S, Sanchez BN, Schnaas L, Bellinger DC, Park SK, Wright RO, Lamadrid-Figueroa H,
Hernandez-Avila M, Hu H, Tellez-Rojo M, Solano-Gonzalez M. Lead exposure modifies the impact
of maternal self-esteem on children’s inattention and hyperactivity behaviors. 24th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia SC, USA,
August 27, 2012.
Zhang A, Hu H, Sanchez BN, Ettinger AS, Park SK, Cantonwine D, Schnaas L, Wright RO, Lamadrid-
Figueroa H, Tellez-Rojo MM. Prenatal exposure influence the relationship between blood lead level
and blood pressure in children. 23rd Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain, September 14, 2011.
Huang S, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Nie H, Sparrow D, Hu H. Cumulative exposure to lead is associated with
increased risk of type-2 diabetes: the Normative Aging Study. 23rd Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain, September 14, 2011.
Bakulski K, Park SK, Hu H, Nie H, Sparrow D, Baccarelli A, Schwartz J. Lead exposure and telomere
length in elderly men: the Normative Aging Study. 23rd Annual Conference of the International
Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain, September 14, 2011.
Silver MK, O’Neill MS, Park SK. Urinary Bisphenol A and hemoglobin A1c levels in U.S. Adults using
data from NHANES 2003-2008. 23rd Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain, September 14, 2011.
Van Hee VC, Szpiro AA, Prineas R, Neyer J, Watson K, Siscovick D, Park SK, Kaufman JD. Ventricular
conduction and long-term air pollution exposure in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. AHA
EPI|NPAM, 2011 Scientific Sessions, March 22-25, 2011.
Park SK, O’Neill MS, Auchincloss AH, Bertoni AG, Adar SD, Szpiro A, Navas-Acien A, Szklo M,
Kaufman JD, Diez-Roux AV. Association between Proximity to Traffic and Type-2 Diabetes: the
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society
for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, Korea, August 29, 2010.
Choi Y, Hu H, Park SK. Influence of Nutrition on the Association between Occupational Noise Exposures
and Hearing Impairment in the US General Population. 22nd Annual Conference of the International
Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, Korea, August 29, 2010.
Lee MS, Park SK, Hu H, Lee S. Cadmium exposure and cardiovascular disease in the 2005 Korea National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, Korea, August 29, 2010.
Chen Y-H, Diez-Roux A, Park SK, Adar S, Auchincloss AH, Daviglus M, Szpiro A, Kaufman J, O’Neill
MS. Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Hypertension Incidence in the Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis. 22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Seoul, Korea, August 29, 2010.
Huang S, Hu H, Telloez-Rojo M, Peterson K, Sanchez B, Bellinger D, Park SK, Schnaas L, LaMadrid-
Figueroa H, Hernandez-Avila M. Modification of Lead Exposure on the Association between
Patterns of Physical Growth and Neuromotor Functions Development. 22nd Annual Conference of
the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, Korea, August 29, 2010.
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Zhang A, Hu H, Sanchez B, Park SK, Schnaas L, Wright R, Ettinger A, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Tellez-Rojo
MM. Maternal Prenatal Lead Exposures Are Associated with Increased Blood Pressure in Female
Offspring. PPTOX-II, Miami, FL, USA, December 12, 2009.
Choi Y, Hu H, Mukherjee B, Miller J, Park SK. Associations of Cadmium and Lead with Hearing Loss: A
Sample of the U.S. General Population. 19th Annual Conference of the International Society of
Exposure Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 2, 2009.
Choi Y, Hu H, Mukherjee B, Miller J, Park SK. Estimates of Occupational Noise Exposures and their
Impact on Hearing Impairment: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 to
2004. 19th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Science, Minneapolis, MN,
USA, November 2, 2009.
Zhang A, Park SK, Wright RO, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H. The H63D mutation
in the hemochromatosis gene modifies the impact of bone lead burden on pulse pressure: The VA
Normative Aging Study. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Dublin, Ireland, August 26, 2009.
Park SK, Schwartz J, Wright R, Spiro A III, Vokonas P, Hu H. Atherosclerosis-related genes, low-level lead
exposure and age-related hearing loss: the Normative Aging Study. 21st Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Dublin, Ireland, August 26, 2009.
Bakulski K, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Wright RO, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Nie H, Hu H.
Lead exposure, iron metabolism polymorphisms, and psychiatric symptoms in the Normative Aging
Study. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Dublin,
Ireland, August 26, 2009.
Park SK, Auchincloss A, O’Neill M, Prineas R, Correa J, Keeler J, Barr G, Kaufman J, Diez-Roux A,
Particulate air pollution, metabolic syndrome and heart rate variability: the Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Dublin, Ireland, August 26, 2009.
Ren C, Park SK, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Wilker E, Baccarelli A, Suh H, Tucker K, Wright R, Schwartz J.
Plasma homocysteine, particulate air pollution, and oxidative stress-related genes: A gene-
environment interaction. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Dublin, Ireland, August 26, 2009.
Xia X, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf M, Nie H, Sparrow D, Hu H. Development of prediction models
for bone lead levels in a community-based population. 20th Annual Conference of the International
Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Pasadena, CA, USA, October 13, 2008.
Choi Y, Hu H, Weisskopf M, Mukherjee B, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Tak S, Park SK. The impact of
occupation-related noise exposure on hearing thresholds in middle-aged and elderly men: The
Normative Aging Study. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Pasadena, CA, USA, October 13, 2008.
Wright RO, Baccarelli A, Wright RJ, Park SK, Pilsner R, Hu H, Sparrow D, Tarantini L, Bollati V,
Schwartz J. Association between lead exposure and markers of global DNA methylation. 20th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Pasadena, CA, USA,
October 13, 2008.
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Park SK, Wilker EH, Alexeeff SE, O'Neill MS, Litonjua AA, Poon A, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Suh H,
Schwartz J. Genes in the pathways of inflammatory lung diseases, particulate air pollution and heart
rate variability. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Pasadena, CA, USA, October 13, 2008.
Park SK, Hu H, Weisslopf M, Schwartz J, Cheng Y, Vokonas P, Wright RO. Interactions of iron
metabolism genes (HFE, Transferrin, HMOX1) and low-level lead on QT intervals. 19th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Mexico City, Mexico,
September 6, 2007.
Park SK, O'Neill MS, Hu H, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Tucker K, Schwartz J. Higher intakes of antioxidants
and unsaturated fatty acid reduce the cardiac autonomic effects of particles. 19th Annual Conference
of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Mexico City, Mexico, September 6,
2007.
Park SK, O’Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Spiro A III, Tucker K, Suh H, Hu H, Schwartz J. The
association between particulate air pollution and homocysteine: the VA Normative Aging Study. 18th
Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Paris, France,
September 2, 2006.
Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Hu H, Schwartz J. Air pollution, lead exposure, and heart
rate variability: the VA Normative Aging Study. 17th Annual Conference of the International Society
for Environmental Epidemiology, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 14, 2005.
Park SK, O'Neill MS, Stunder BJB, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Koutrakis P, Schwartz J. Source Location of
Air Pollution and Cardiac Autonomic Function. 16th Annual Conference of the International Society
for Environmental Epidemiology, New York, USA, August 2, 2004.
Park SK, Schwartz J, Weisskopf M, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H. Low-Level Lead Exposure, diabetes,
and Heart Rate Variability: the VA Normative Aging Study. 16th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, New York, USA, August 2, 2004.
Park SK, O'Neill MS, Vokonas PS, Schwartz J. Effects of air pollution on heart rate variability: a
population-based study. 15th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Perth, Australia, August 2, 2003.
Park SK, Lee KM, Tak SW, Min SY, Chung KM, Kim SA, Ryu SY, Kim R. Has semen quality declined in
Korean Men?: A meta-analysis. 14th Annual Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Vancouver, Canada, August 12, 2002.
Kim R, Paek D, Kim H, Park SK, Tak SW, Kim EJ, Chung SE, Lee JH, Paik N. Bone lead levels of non-
occupationally exposed Korean population measured by K X-ray fluorescence system. 13th Annual
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Germany, September 2, 2001.
Investigation of carbon disulfide induced polyneuropathy in CS2-intoxicated workers after cessation of CS2
exposure. 25th Annual Conference of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine, Seoul, Korea, November 16, 2000.
Development of two-source two-detector KXRF system to measure lead levels in bone. 25th Annual
Conference of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul, Korea,
November 16, 2000.
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Optimization of KXRF measurement using cadaveric tibia. A poster presentation at the 25th Annual
Conference of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul, Korea,
November 16, 2000.
KXRF bone lead measurement in Korean. 25th Annual Conference of the Korean Society of Occupational
and Environmental Medicine, Seoul, Korea, November 16, 2000.
Distribution of sperm quality among healthy Korean men. 25th Annual Conference of the Korean Society of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul, Korea, November 16, 2000.
The levels of PCB and DDE in the serum of normal adults in Korea. 51st Annual Conference of the Korean
Society for Preventive Medicine, Busan, Korea October 28, 1999.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
Scientific Advisory Groups:
2012 – 2013 Member, National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Potential Health Risks to DoD
Firing-Range Personnel from Recurrent Lead Exposure
Grant Review Services:
2016 Reviewer, National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis
Panel/Scientific Review Group “Member Conflict: Diabetes and Musculoskeletal
Epidemiology (2016/10 ZRG1 PSE-P (03) M), August 1, 2016
2016 Reviewer, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions
(IRAP) Study Section, June 08-09, 2016
2016 Reviewer, National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis
Panel/Scientific Review Group (2016/05 ZES1 RAM-J (TS) 1), February 29, 2016
2009 Reviewer, National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel
CASE/KNOD Member Conflicts Panel (ZRG1 PSE-A (03)) September 24, 2009
2015 - 2016 Reviewer (Referee), German-Israeli Foundation (GIF) for Scientific Research and
Development, December, 2015
2008 – Reviewer of the Pilot Grant Program for
Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR)/UM Office of Research (UMOR)
P30 NIEHS Center
Wayne State University/Henry Ford Health System INPHAASE (Institute for Population
Sciences, Health Assessment, Administration, Services, and Economics) RFP
Indiana Diabetes Research Center (IDRC) Pilot & Feasibility Grant Review
Journal Editorial Board and Reviewer:
2011 – Editorial board for Air & Water Borne Diseases
2010 – Editorial board for the Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2008 – Editorial board for the Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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2005 – Invited Reviewer for
Environmental Health Perspectives
American Journal of Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Diabetes Care
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Environmental Research
Occupational Environmental Medicine
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Environmental Health
Science of the Total Environment
Environmental Science & Technology
PLoS One
Scientific Reports
Indoor Air
Inhalation Toxicology
Toxicology Letter
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, etc.
Professional Services:
2015 Scientific Program Committee, the 27th Conference of the International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), Sao Paulo, Brazil
2014 – Leader. Bi-weekly Environmental Epidemiology Seminar Series. UM SPH.
A notable seminar: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha “Flint Drinking Water Crisis: Background and
Future Steps” (Feb 3, 2016)
2013 – Member. Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center (MMOC)/Nutrition Obesity Research
Center (MNORC) (DK089503).
2012 – Co-Director, Occupational Epidemiology Program, National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Center (ERC) on Occupational Health and
Safety Engineering (Director: Dr. Stuart Batterman), University of Michigan.
2012 – Faculty Associate, Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Training Grant (T32
NIEHS, Director: Rita Loch-Caruso), University of Michigan SPH.
2010 – Member. Michigan Diabetes Research Center (MDRC) (DK020572).
2010 Chair of the session “Biomarkers and Biomonitoring”, ISES-ISEE 2010 conference, Seoul,
Korea, August 30, 2010
2008 – 2009 Associate Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000 Medicine
Professional Memberships
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
American Heart Association
Korean Society of Environmental Health
Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
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ACADEMIC SERVICES
2015 – 2016 Committee member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Epidemiology, University of
Michigan School of Public Health.
2012 – Committee member, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Committee,
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2011 – Executive Committee member, T32 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Public Health and
Aging, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2011 – Committee member, MPH Curriculum Committee, Department of Epidemiology, University
of Michigan School of Public Health.
2013 Committee member, Genetic Epidemiology Search Committee, Department of
Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2010 – 2011 Committee member, Doctoral Degree Committee, Department of Epidemiology, University
of Michigan School of Public Health.
2009 – 2011 Steering Committee member, T32 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Public Health and
Aging, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2009 – 2010 Committee member, Academic Degree Program Committee, Department of Environmental
Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
2008 Committee member, 2008 SPH School-wide Symposium Planning Committee, University of
Michigan School of Public Health.
2007 – 2009 Committee member, Curriculum and Professional Degree Committee, Department of
Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 - 2016 EPID 642: Sampling and Power (1 credit), UM SPH
2014 EPID 815/BIOSTAT 698: Modern Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Studies (4 credits),
(co-teaching with Drs. Mukherjee, Berrocal, Carlos Mendes de Leon)
2009 - 2016 EPID/EHS 675: Data Analysis for Environmental Epidemiology (3 credits), UM SPH.
2012 - 2014 EPID 655: Field Studies in Epidemiology (3 credits), UM SPH. (co-teaching with Drs.
Carlos Mendes de Leon, Foxman, Aiello)
2014, 2015 EPID 798: Epidemiologic Data Analysis using R (1 credit), UM Graduate Summer Session
in Epidemiology
2014 Winter Guest lecture on ‘Gene-Lead Interaction: An Environmental Health View’ in Biostat 830
(Genetic Associations and Interactions)
2012, 2016 Guest lecture on ‘Gene-Lead Interaction’ in EHS 504 (Genes and the Environment)
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2012 Winter Guest lecture on ‘The Environment and Type-2 Diabetes: Overview and Methodological
Issues in Cohort Studies’ in EPID 813 (Advanced Seminar in Public Health and Aging)
2010 Fall – EPID 813: Advanced Seminar on Public Health and Aging (1 credit), UM SPH (co-
2011 Winter teaching with Dr. Howard Hu)
2011 Winter Guest lecture on ‘Logistic Regression Case Study: Cumulative Lead Exposure and Age-
related Hearing Loss’ in BIOSTAT 513 (Application of Regression Analysis to Public
Health Studies)
2011 Winter Guest lecture on ‘Cumulative Exposure and Exposure-Response Models in Environmental
Epidemiology’ in EPID 632 (Topics in Cancer Prevention II)
2011 Winter Guest lecture on ‘Health Effects of Community Air Pollution’ in EHS 501 (Occupational
and Environmental Diseases)
2010 Fall Guest lecture on ‘Overview of NHANES multi-stage sampling design’ in EPID 652
(Applied Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Data)
2010 Winter Guest lecture on ‘Health Effects of Community Air Pollution’ in EHS 501 (Occupational
and Environmental Diseases)
2009 Fall Guest lecture on ‘Aging and the Environment’ in EPID 813 (Advanced Seminar on Public
Health and Aging)
2008 Fall Guest lecture on ‘The Environment and Aging’ in EPID 677 (Epidemiology of Aging)
2008 Winter Advanced Data Analysis in Environmental Epidemiology (EHS 697-093), UM SPH
2007 Guest lectures in "Topics in Environmental Health Sciences (EHS 688)" and "Metals
Exposure, Biomarkers and Toxicity: A Multi-disciplinary Environmental Epidemiology
Approach (EHS 698)"
STUDENT/TRAINEE/VISITING SCHOLAR SUPERVISION
Postdoc trainees
Sunghee Lee, Postdoctoral fellow, 2011-2012.
Aimin Zhang, Postdoctoral trainee, Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Training Grant (T32),
‘Lead, genes and blood pressure’, 2008-2011.
PhD trainees
Chair or Co-Chair
Ning Ding, Epidemiology (UM SPH), Chair, Will begin Sep 2016.
Xin Wang, Epidemiology (UM SPH), Chair, Will begin Sep 2016.
Weiye Wang, Epidemiology (UM SPH), Chair, 2014-Current.
Minjung Kho, Epidemiology (UM SPH), Chair, 2014-Current.
CV for Sung Kyun Park, p.21 of 23
Zishaan Farooqui, EHS (UM SPH), “Lead and Alzheimer’s Disease: Gene-Environment Interaction”, Co-
Chair (w/ Dolinoy), 2012-2015.
Min A Jhun, Epidemiology (UM SPH), “Effects of Gene by Environment Interaction on Pulse Pressure and
Coronary Artery Calcification”, Co-Chair (w/ Peyser), 2012-2015.
Yoon-Hyeong Choi, EHS (UM SPH), 'Noise- and Metals-induced Hearing Loss', Co-Chair (w/ Hu), 2007-
2011.
Dissertation Committee Member
Fan Wu, Biostatistics, “TBD”, 2016-Current.
Amira Aker, EHS, “Parabens and phenols in relation to birth outcomes and the mediating effect of
reproductive hormones”, 2016-Current.
Zhichao Sun, Biostatistics, “Nonparametric designs for early-phase clinical trials and outcome dependent
design for gene-environment interaction studies”, 2015-Current.
Ben Roberts, EHS, “Noise-induce hearing loss”, 2014-Current.
Trish Koman, EHS, “Air quality, climate and cardiopulmonary health: Does excess weight enhance risk?”,
2014-Current.
Krystin Carlson, EHS, “Heavy Metals and Ototoxicity”, 2013-Current.
Rebecca Tutino, EHS, “Methylmercury and Measures of Attention Deficits in Children”, 2012-2015.
Christine West, Epidemiology, “Non-Fatal Injury on Duty, Psychological Stress, Unhealthy Behaviors, and
Psychological Morbidity among First Responders”, 2012-2014.
Yi-An Ko, Biostatistics, “Robust and efficient Modeling for Gene-Environment and Gene-Gene Interactions
in Longitudinal Cohort Studies”, 2012-2014.
Jonggyu Baek, Biostatistics, “Statistical Models to Assess Associations between the Built Environment and
Health”, 2013-2014.
Deena Thomas, EHS, “Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment in Children”, 2011-2014.
Dusty R. Filliung, Nursing School, “Functional Capacity and Functional Performance in Older Adults with
Peripheral Arterial Disease”, 2011-2014.
Muna Nahar, Toxicology (EHS), “Biotransformation Ontogenesis and BPA Exposure in the Developing
Human Fetus”, 2011-2014.
Yeh-Hsin Chen, EHS, “Analysis of Air Pollution, Hypertension, and Neighborhood Walkability”, 2010-2013.
Feng-Chiao Su, EHS, “Exposure to Mixtures of Air Pollutants: Analysis of Biological, Personal, and Area
Monitoring”, 2010-2013.
Kelly Bakulski, EHS, “Lead Exposure, Homocysteine, DNA methylation and Late-onset Alzheimer’s
Disease”, 2009-2013.
CV for Sung Kyun Park, p.22 of 23
Siying Huang, EHS, “The Effects of Lead Exposure at Different Stages of Life on Neurobehavioral and
Metabolic Outcomes”, 2010-2013.
Master’s trainees
(OEE, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology; EMA, Epidemiology Methods and Application)
Capstone Project/Masters thesis Supervised
Ning Ding, EPID (EMA), 2016.
Xin Wang, EPID (EMA), 2016.
Yiqing Qian, EPID (Global Health Epidemiology), 2016
Xiaoxu Chen, EPID (OEE), 2015
Ye Yuan, EPID (OEE), 2015.
Qing Peng, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2014.
Weiye Wang, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2014.
Manpreet Kaur, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2014.
Samantha Louzon, EPID (OEE), 2013.
Julie Longo, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2013.
Alyssa Yang, EPID (OEE), 2013.
Travis Hughes, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2013.
Erin Wickerham, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2012
Zeeshan Ahmad, EPID (Hospital Molecular Epidemiology), 2012.
Glendale Lim, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2012.
Jannet Park, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2012.
Yun-Yun Jiang, EHS (Human Nutrition), masters thesis committee member, 2010-2011.
Yu-Han Huang, EHS (Human Nutrition), masters thesis committee member, 2010-2011.
Stacy Endres, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2010.
Monica Silver, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2010.
Hua Zhong, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2008.
Pheba Alexander, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2007.
Brad Lampe, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2007.
Troy Meisner, EHS (OEE), Thesis advisor, 2007.
Internship Supervised
Ning Ding, EPID (EMA), 2015
Xin Wang, EPID (EMA), 2015
Qing Peng, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2013
Weiye Wang, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2013.
Academic Advisor
Douglas Kim, EPID (OEE), 2015-Current.
Stephanie Mills, EPID (OEE), 2015-Current.
John Dou, EPID (EMA), 2015-Current.
Bailey Anderson, EPID (OEE), 2014-2016.
Kaitlyn Sykes, EPID (EMA), 2014-2016.
Lisa Beacher, EPID (EMA), 2014-2016.
Xiaoxu Chen, EPID (OEE), 2013-2015.
Babak Khamsehi, EPID (OEE), 2013-2015.
Ye Yuan, EPID (OEE), 2013-2015.
Weiye Wang, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2012-2014.
Manpreet Kaur, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2012-2014.
Samantha Louzon, EPID (OEE), 2011-2013.
Julie Longo, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2011-2013.
CV for Sung Kyun Park, p.23 of 23
Alyssa Yang, EPID (OEE), 2012-2013.
Zeeshan Ahmad, EPID (Hospital Molecular Epidemiology), 2010-2012.
Fannie M. Rackover, EPID (General Epidemiology), 2010-2012.
Undergraduate trainees
Alex Zheutlin, Mentoring Honors Thesis, ‘Carbon Dioxide emission and Obesity and Type-2 diabetes in US’,
2012-2014.
William Wang, PreMed student, 2010-2011.
Visiting Scholars
Sundong Lee, Visiting Scholar, ‘Cardiovascular effects of heavy metals: KNHANES’, 2009-2010.
Seung-Baik Han, Visiting Scholar, ‘Air pollution and emergency room visit’, 2007.
Other trainees
Adeel Khan, medical school student, ‘Bone lead and cognitive function’, 2009-Current.
Zodwa Nlovu, served as her UM Mentor for a training grant (TW008368-01), Research Training on Chronic
Lung Diseases in Southern Africa, 2012.
