Julie Park

 

CURRENT POSITION

 

Research Assistant Professor

Associate Director/ Research Project Manager

Population Dynamics Research Group

School of Policy, Planning, and Development

 

University of Southern California

3518 Trousdale Pkwy, VKC 376

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0041

 

Phone:   (213) 821-1576

Fax:       (213) 821-1466

Email:    juliepar@usc.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.     Sociology                                                              University of Southern California  2003

M.A.       Sociology                                                              University of Southern California    2001

M.PL.     Urban Planning and Dev.                                     University of Southern California  1998

B.A.       Sociology                                                              University of California, Davis        1994

 

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007                   Research Assistant Professor

                          School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California

1999-present      Associate Director/Research Project Manager, Population Dynamics Research Group, University of Southern California,

School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD)

2005-2006         Lecturer/Instructor, PPD 617, University of Southern California, SPPD

                         (Urban Demography and Growth)

2004                  Lecturer, AMST 202, Adjunct Faculty of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, (Interethnic Diversity in the West)

2001                   Lecturer/Instructor, PLUS 502, University of Southern California, SPPD

                          (Statistics and Arguing from Data)

1999                   Lecturer/Instructor, PLDV 474, University of Southern California, SPPD

                          (Urban Diversity and Communication)

1996-1998         Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Sociology

1997-1998         Research Director, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

1995-1999         Research Assistant, University of Southern California

SPPD

Department of Sociology

Department of Geography

Department of Public Administration

1994-1995         Scheduling Coordinator, California State University San Jose

1992-1994         Student Academic Advisor, Department of Sociology,

University of California, Davis

 

HONORS/FELLOWSHIPS

2001                  Double “Pass with Distinction” on Doctoral Qualifying Examinations

(Areas: Demography & Immigration in the Urban Context)

1998-1999         Haynes Foundation Intermediate Fellowship recipient, University of Southern California

1994                  Honors Program graduate, University of California, Davis, Sociology

1994                  Outstanding Senior Award, University of California, Davis

 

PUBLICATIONS

Myers, Dowell, John Pitkin, and Julie Park. 2005. “Projections to 2030, by Immigrant Generations, Nativity, and Time of Arrival in U.S.”  Report of  California Demographic Futures at USC.

 

Myers, Dowell, John Pitkin, and Julie Park. 2004. “California’s Immigrants Turn the Corner” Urban Policy Brief. University of Southern California Urban Initiative. ( PDF file)

 

Baluja, Kaari, Julie Park, and Dowell Myers. 2003. “Response to Letter to the Editor by William J McCarthy, Hozefa Divan, and Dipa Shah.” American Journal of Public Health. 93(10): 1616-17.

 

Baluja, Kaari, Julie Park, and Dowell Myers. 2003. “The Inclusion of Immigrant Status in Smoking Prevalence Rates.” American Journal of Public Health. 93(4): 642-46. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 2002. “The Great Housing Collapse in California.” Housing Facts and Findings. Fannie Mae Foundation. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell, John Pitkin, and Julie Park. 2002. “Estimation of Housing Needs amid Population Growth and Change.” Housing Policy Debate 13(3):567-96. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 1999. “The Role of Occupational Achievement in Homeownership Attainment by Immigrants and Native Borns in Five Metropolitan Areas” Journal of Housing Research. Vol 10: Issue 1. pp. 61-93. ( PDF file)

 

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. “A New Model of Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the U.S. and the Effects of Gender, 1970 to 2000.” Presented at the 2006 Meetings of the American Sociological Association in Montreal, Canada.

 

Myers, Dowell, Julie Park, and Seong Hee Min. “A New Model of Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the U.S., 1970 to 2000.” Presented at the 2006 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Los Angeles, CA.

 

Park, Julie. “Poverty Trends for Southeast Asians in the United States, 1990 to 2000.” Forthcoming at the 2005 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Philadelphia, PA.

 

Pitkin, John and Julie Park. “The Gap Between Births and Census Counts of Children Born in California: Undercount or Transnational Movement?” Forthcoming at the 2005 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Philadelphia, PA.

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. “The New Dominance of the First Generation in Post-1965 Immigrant

Assimilation.” Presented at the 2004 Meetings of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco, CA.

 

Park, Julie. “Immigrants and Smoking” Presented at the 2003 Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable Conference at UCLA, California.

 

Park, Julie, Kaari Baluja, and Dowell Myers. 2002. “Immigrants and Smoking: Revealing the Hidden Heterogeneity in Smoking Prevalence Rates.” Presented at the 2002 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Atlanta, GA.

 

Park, Julie. 2001. “Housing Needs and Trends Amidst Population Growth and Change.” Presented at the 2001 Meetings of the American Planning Association in New Orleans, LA.

 

Park, Julie. 2000. “Combining Insights from Immigrant Generations and Arrival Cohorts to Investigate Adaptation of the New Second Generation.” Presented at the 2000 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Los Angeles, CA.

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 2000. “Forecasts of Housing Needs for a Changing Population: Bracketing the Future for More Informed Planning.” Presented at the 2000 Meetings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in Atlanta, GA.

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 1998. “Growing English Proficiency and Adoption of English at Home by Immigrants in Southern California.” Presented at the 1998 Meetings of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco, CA.

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 1997. “Poverty Among Immigrant Cohorts: Improvement or Persistence Over Time?” Presented at the 1997 Meetings of the Population Association of America in Washington, D.C.

 

RESEARCH REPORTS

Julie Park, Dowell Myers, and Seong Hee Min. 2006. “The Paradox of Rising Homeownership,” Fannie Mae Foundation Working Paper.

 

Dowell Myers, Julie Park, and Sung Ho Ryu, "Dynamics of Immigrant Settlement in Los Angeles: Upward Mobility, Arrival, and Exodus," Working Paper No. PDRG05-05.

 

Dowell Myers, Julie Park, and Sung Ho Ryu, "Upward Mobility by Los Angeles Immigrants: Was Progress Accelerated in the 1990s Relative to the 1980s?" Working Paper No. PDRG05-04.

 

Julie Park, Dowell Myers, and Sungho Ryu, "Evaluating the Changes in the Inflow and Outflow of Immigrants in Los Angeles Between the 1980s and 1990s," Population Dynamics Research Group Working Paper No. PDRG04-05. ( PDF file)

 

Patrick Golier, Julie Park, and Dowell Myers, "Summary of Overall Socioeconomic Status Change of the Foreign Born Population in Los Angeles," Population Dynamics Research Group Working Paper No. PDRG04-02. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell, Julie Park, and Sung Ho Ryu. 2003. “The Stability of Transit Choices and Multifamily Housing Residence in Los Angeles County” Report No. 3 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

 

Myers, Dowell, Patrick Golier, Julie Park, and Sung Ho Ryu. 2003. “Estimation of Transit Use by Census Tract and Regional Statistical Area” Report No. 2 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

 

Myers, Dowell, Tina Garg, Julie Park, Sung Ho Ryu, and Lanlan Wang. 2003. “A Multinomial Logistic Analysis of Mode Share Choice, With Special Attention to the Contribution of Demographic Factors” Report No. 1 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

 

Park, Julie, Dowell Myers, and Liang Wei. 2001. “Multiracial Patterns in California by County.” Public Research Report No.3—Race Contours Project: University of Southern California. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell and Julie Park. 2001. “Racially-Balanced Cities in California, 1980-2000.” Public Research Report No.5—Race Contours Project: University of Southern California. ( PDF file)

 

Myers, Dowell, Cynthia Cranford, Julie Park, et al. 1997. “Upward Mobility Through Los Angeles: Immigrant Trajectories of Location and Poverty, 1980 to 2020” Research Report No. LCR-97-01R.  Lusk Center Research Institute: University of Southern California.

 

Wolch, Jennifer, Julie Park, and Joseph Kamholz. 1999. “Regional Change in Southern California (Volume 1: Basic Characteristics)” Southern California Studies Center & Creative Communities Project: University of Southern California.

 

Revised February 2007