Associate Professor, Public Policy
Biography
Dr. Chul Hyun Park is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. His research primarily focuses on cybersecurity public policy and artificial intelligence (AI) policy. He is currently leading an interdisciplinary project to develop an AI-powered tool that helps local governments evaluate their cybersecurity preparedness from a holistic perspective, considering technological, behavioral, organizational, and social factors.
In addition to this, he has spearheaded various research projects on emerging technologies that enable collaboration among public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors to address complex social issues such as disasters and crises. He has also conducted numerous program evaluation projects across diverse policy contexts, including information and communication technology, public health, human and social services, and higher education.
His research interests broadly encompass e-government, open governance, emergency management, and program evaluation. His work has been published in several high-quality peer-reviewed journals, including Evaluation and Program Planning, Government Information Quarterly, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Journal of Public Health, New Media and Society, and Public Performance and Management Review.
For the past decade, he has taught various “hard skill” courses for graduate students, including Research Methodology, Data Analysis, and Program Evaluation. Prior to joining UMBC, he taught at Arizona State University and the University of Arkansas.
He received a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from Arizona State University and a Master of Public Policy from Georgia State University and Seoul National University.
Education
Ph.D., 2016, Arizona State University, Public Administration and Policy
M.P.P., 2012, Georgia State University, Public Policy
M.P.P., 2010, Seoul National University (South Korea), Public Policy
B.A., 2004, Ajou University (South Korea), Political Science and Diplomacy
Select Recent Publications
Rountree, J., Park, C. H., & Richards, R. C. (2024). The Washington Climate Assembly: Note-taking modalities as deliberative guidance in an online citizens’ assembly. Journal of Applied Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2024.2319630
Park, C. H., Driver, N., Richards, R. C., & Ward., P. (2023). The effects of CenteringPregnancy on maternal and infant health outcomes: A moderation analysis. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdad146
Florick, L., & Park, C. H. (2022). A pilot study exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on small-scale direct marketing farmers in Northwest Arkansas and their responses to the pandemic. The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(1), 47-61 https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.121.006
Ortega, J., & Park, C. H. (2022). The benefit and cost of voluntary work in government: The case of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary boat crew program. Evaluation and Program Planning, 94, 102121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102121
Park, C. H., Richards, R. C., & Reedy, J. (2022). Assessing emergency information sharing between governments and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic: An open government perspective. Public Performance and Management Review, 45(4), 828–859. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2022.2048400
Park, C. H., & Kim, K. (2022). Exploring the effects of the adoption of the Open Government Partnership: A cross-country panel data analysis. Public Performance and Management Review, 45(2), 229–253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2022.2042703
Park, C. H., Johnston, E., & & Longo, J. (2020). Exploring non-state stakeholder and community-led open governance: Beyond the three pillars of open government. Public Performance and Management Review, 43(3), 587–612.
Park, C. H., & Kim, K. (2020). E-government as an anti-corruption tool: Panel data analysis across countries. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 86(4), 691–707.
Park, C. H., & Johnston, E. (2019). Intentionally building relationships between participatory online groups and formal organizations for an effective emergency response. Disasters, 43(3), 634–657.
Experience
2024 – Present University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Associate Professor (with tenure), School of Public Policy
2024 – Present University of Arkansas, Senior Research Fellow (non-resident), Clinton School of Public Service
2023 – 2024 University of Arkansas, Associate Professor (with tenure), Clinton School of Public Service
2022 – 2024 University of Arkansas, Co-Director of the Open Governance Lab, Clinton School of Public Service
2017 – 2023 University of Arkansas, Assistant Professor, Clinton School of Public Service
2020 – Present Northwest Arkansas Community College, External Program Evaluator for the Integrating Interdisciplinary Design Thinking (IIDT) funded by the NSF Advanced Technological Education program
2016 – 2017 Arizona State University, Instructor, School of Public Affairs
2016 – 2017 Arizona State University, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Policy Informatics