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CURRICULUM VITAE

BOYOUNG PARK

updated 9/2/08

1. ACADEMIC HISTORY

Name: Boyoung Park

Address: Early Childhood/Special Education Program

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Radford University

Room C161, Peters Hall

P.O. Box 6959

Radford, Virginia 24142

(540) 831-7118; bpark3@radford.edu

Educational Background:

Doctor of Philosophy in Early Childhood Education, 2005, The University of Georgia, Department of Elementary and Social Science Education. Areas of Concentration: Early Educational Intervention, Developmentally Appropriate Technology in Early Childhood Education, Preschool to School Transition

(Committee members: Dr. Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Chair, Dr. Roy P. Martin, Dr. Charlotte Wallinga)

Masters of Education in Early Childhood Education, 2001, The University of Georgia, Department of Elementary Education

Bachelors of Art in Early Childhood Education, 1995, Ewha Women’s University (Seoul, Korea), Department of Early Childhood Education

Academic Positions:

2005-present Assistant Professor, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

2004 Adjunct Faulty, Athens Area Technical College, Athens, Georgia, Early Childhood Education Division

2002-2004 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Behavioral Research, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

2001-2005 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1997-1999 Pre-kindergarten Teacher, Ewha Women’s University Social Community Welfare Center Nursery School, Seoul, Korea

1995-1997 Kindergarten Teacher, Buk-Ak Kindergarten, Seoul, Korea

Awards:

2005 D. Keith Osborn Scholarship Award

2004 The University of Georgia Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award

2. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

a. Teaching

Radford University (2005-present):

HUMD300 Human Growth and Development: Birth through Adolescence

Spring 2006 (N=12), Summer 2006 (N=26), Fall 2006 (N=74),

Summer 2007 (N=43), Fall 2007 (N=77), Spring 2008 (N=30), Summer 2008 (N=20)

EDEF600 Human Growth and Development: Birth through Adolescence

Spring 2008 (N=7), Summer 2008 (N=6)

EDEC425/525, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Adaptations for Primary Grade Children

Spring 2007 (N=21), Fall 2008 (N=21)

EDEC323, Language Arts and Literature for Young Children

Spring 2006 (N=21), Spring 2007 (N=13)

EDEC322, Early Development & Learning: Preschool and Primary grades

Spring 2006 (N=21), Spring 2007 (N=13), Spring 2008 (N=22)

EDEC321, Early Development & Learning: Infants and Toddlers

Fall 2005 (N=21), Fall 2006 (N=20), Fall 2007 (N=23), Fall 2008 (N=21)

EDEC400, Foundations, Programs, and Trends in Early Childhood

Fall 2005 (N=22), Spring 2008 (N=10)

EDEC 398, Independent Study in Early Childhood Education

Summer 2006 (N=1)

EDSP360, Young Children with Special Needs

Fall 2005 (N=20)

The University of Georgia (2001-2005):

EDEC 4000, Special Problems in Early Childhood Education

Fall 2002 (N=8), Spring 2003 (N=8), Summer 2003 (N=2), Fall 2003 (N=8)

EDEC 4010, Orientation to Early Childhood Education

Spring 2002 (N=25), Fall 2002 (N=25), Spring 2003 (N=25), Fall 2003 (N=27), Spring 2004 (N=26), Fall 2004 (N=30), Spring 2005 (N=30)

EDEC 4010L, Orientation to Early Childhood Education Laboratory

Spring 2002 (N=25), Fall 2002 (N=25), Spring 2003 (N=25), Fall 2003 (N=27), Spring 2004 (N=26), Fall 2004 (N=30), Spring 2005 (N=30)

Athens Area Technical College (2004):

ECE 201, Exceptionalities

Fall 2004 (N=10)

b. Supervising

Early Childhood Interns (Radford University)

EDEC430, Practicum in Early Childhood Education

Spring 2006 (N=7), Spring 2007 (N=20), Fall 2008 (N=21)

Student Teachers (Radford University)

EDEC 750, Internship in Early Childhood Education

Spring 2007 (N=2)

Student Teachers (The University of Georgia)

EDEC/CHFD 5460, Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education

Fall 2003 (N=1), Spring 2004 (N=5), Fall 2004 (N=6), Spring 2005 (N=6)

3. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

a. Publications

Book Chapters:

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Wallinga, C., & Park, B. (2006). D. Keith Osborn. Early

childhood education: An international encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Journal Articles:

Park, B. (2008). The earlier, the better: Early intervention programs for infants and

toddlers at risk. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 36(1), 3-7.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Reguero de Atiles, J., & Park, B. (2003). Using integrated curriculum to connect standards and developmentally appropriate practice. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 31(3), 13-17.

Park, B., & Neuharth-Pritchett, S. (2003). Kindergarten here I come!: A review. Focus on PreK & K, 14(1), 1,8.

Technical Reports:

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2003). Positive youth development: Change Report – VolunTeen Youth Involvement Program. (Technical Report No. 14). Clarke County School District Early Head Start Program, Athens, GA.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2003). Positive youth development: Interim Report – VolunTeen Youth Involvement Program. (Technical Report No. 12). Clarke County School District Early Head Start Program, Athens, GA.

Contributions to Proceedings:

Park, B. (2007). Early risk factors for children in poverty: The effectiveness of

early intervention. Electronic proceedings of the American Educational Research Association 2007 Annual Meeting. American Educational Research Association.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2004). Positive youth development: Engaging at-risk

adolescents in literacy experiences with Early Head Start children. Proceedings

of the seventh National Head Start Research Conference: Promoting positive

development in young children: Strategies that work. Administration for

Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

Park, B., & Powell, J. V. (2002). Developmentally appropriate technology for young children: Vignettes of NAEYC’s position statement in a preschool setting. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research and the National Academy for Educational Research. Ponte Vedra Beach: Florida.

Newsletters:

Park, B., & Powell, J. V. (2002). Developmentally appropriate technology for young children: With vignettes of NAEYC’s position statement in a preschool setting. Together for Children, 37(2-3), 1, 5-7.

Others:

Boyd, B. F., Dickenson, K., Hoover, K., & Park, B. (2008). Why public preschool education is a good idea (video tape).

b. Convention Presentations

An asterisk identifies a paper that has a published counterpart.

National conventions:

Park, B. (2008, June). Parenting class and child cognitive development in Head Start. Presented at Head Start’s National Research Conference, Washington, D. C.

Park, B., & Chae, J. (2008, June). Building blocks constructing math concepts. Presented at Head Start’s National Research Conference, Washington, D. C.

Park, B., & Boyd, B. F. (2007, November). Are you preparing teachers to teach ALL children? An authentic example of early childhood and early childhood special education blended program. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

*Park, B. (2007, April). Early Risk Factors of Children in Poverty: The Effectiveness of

Early Intervention. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

*Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2004, June). Positive youth development: Engaging

at-risk adolescents in literacy experiences with Early Head Start children. Paper

presented at the National Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.

*Park, B., & Powell, J. V. (2002, December). Developmentally appropriate technology for young children: Vignettes of NAEYC’s position statement in a preschool setting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Joint Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research and the National Academy for Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach: Florida.

State conventions:

Park, B. (2007, February). The earlier, the better. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education, Norfolk, VA.

Park, B. (2003, November). Learning from the Korean culture: Engaging children in play. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta, GA.

Park, B. (2002, November). Developmentally appropriate technology for young children: Vignettes of NAEYC’s position statement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta, GA.

c. Special Lectures:

Regional:

Baily, D. R., Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Moon de Avila, A., LeFave, J., Cockrell, J., & Park,

B. (2003, May). Positive youth development: The role of teenagers in early literacy programs. Presentation at Southern Stories: Literacy Traditions for Young Children, Atlanta, GA.

Moon de Avila, A., LeFave, J., Cockrell, J., Park, B., Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Bailey, D.

(2003, February). Positive youth development: Early Head Start Youth Initiative. Paper presented at the Region IV Head Start Association meeting, Greensboro, NC.

State:

Park, B. (2002, July). Using computers with very young children (birth to age four): A review of appropriate literacy software and national guidelines for computer usage. Presentation to the Georgia Department of Education Reading Excellence Institute, Atlanta, GA.

Local:

Park, B., & Kim, Y. (2006, October). Stretching children’s reading and extending

their learning. Presentation at the Annual Conference of New River Valley

Association for Education of Young Children, Christiansburg, VA

Park, B. (2006, October). Binding their stories: The benefits of home-made

books for young children. Presentation at the Annual Conference of New River Valley Association for Education of Young Children, Christiansburg, VA

Park, B. (2005, November). Children in Poverty: effects on infants and toddlers’

Development. Presentation at the Annual Conference of New River Valley

Association for Education of Young Children, Christiansburg, VA

Park, B. (2005, November). Early Childhood Education in Korea. Presentation to

EDEC416 (Home-School Relations), Radford University, Radford, VA.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Park, B., Bailey, D., Stephens, J., & Moon de Avila, A. (2004,

January). The VolunTeen Youth Involvement Program: Connecting children in Early Head Start with literacy experiences with adolescents. Presentation to the Building Economic Prosperity: Partnering to Break the Cycle of Poverty Conference, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2003, February). Youth initiative literacy training. Presentation to the Gentlemen on the Move and the Clarke County School District Early Head Start Program, Athens, GA.

Park, B. (2003, February). Developmentally appropriate practice in technology. Presentation to EDEC 7020 (Theory and Curriculum in Early Childhood Education), The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., & Park, B. (2002, December). Reading and interacting with young children. Presentation to the Gentlemen on the Move and the Clarke County School District Early Head Start Program, Athens, GA.

d. Workshops and Training Sessions for Teachers

Park, B., & Hoover, K. A. (2007, March). Literacy-rich environment for young children. Presentation to the faculty and staff of New River Community Action Inc. Radford, VA

Park, B., & Hoover, K. A. (2006, August). The importance of early literacy and literacy-rich environment. Presentation to the faculty and staff of New River Community Action Inc. Radford, VA

Park, B. (2003, August). Using computers with very young children (birth to age four): A review of appropriate literacy software and national guidelines for computer usage. Presentation to the faculty and staff of Walton County Elementary School, Monroe, GA.

Park, B. (2003, July). Using computers with very young children (birth to age four): A review of appropriate literacy software and national guidelines for computer usage. Presentation to the faculty and staff of Greene County Elementary School, Greensboro, GA.

Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Park, B., & Hull, G. (2002, December). Child development and early literacy. Presentation to the Early Head Start Program, Clarke County School District, Athens, GA.

Park, B. (2002, July). Using computers with very young children (birth to age four): A review of appropriate literacy software and national guidelines for computer usage. Presentation to the Teacher Training Institute for the PAVEd for Success Project (U.S. Department of Education), Athens, GA.

Park, B. (2002, July). Understanding the Earobics software program. Presentation to the Teacher Training Institute for the PAVEd for Success Project (U.S. Department of Education), Athens, GA.

Park, B. (2002, July). Navigating the web: PAVEd for Success. Presentation to the Teacher Training Institute for the PAVEd for Success Project (U.S. Department of Education), Athens, GA.

4. PUBLIC SERVICE

a. Service to School Districts

Program Evaluator, New River Head Start, New River Community Action Inc., Radford, Virginia, 2007 – present

Research Evaluator, Early Head Start Program, Clarke County School District, Athens, Georgia, 2002-2005

Assessment Consultant, Even Start Program, Clarke County School District, Athens, Georgia, 2001-2005

b. Service to the State Government

Reviewer, Competencies for early childhood professionals, Virginia’s Early Childhood

Development Alignment Project, 2006-2007

Reviewer, Milestones of Child Development: A guide to young children’s learning and

development from birth to kindergarten, Virginia’s Early Childhood Development Alignment Project, 2006-2007

5. OTHER SERVICE

a. Service to the Profession

Referee for professional journals:

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006-present

Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2005-present

Focus on PreK & K, 2002.

Referee for Conference Proposals:

National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2006 – present

American Educational Research Association, 2006 – present

b. Professional association and activities:

Virginia Association of Early Childhood Education

Chair of Publication Committee for the 53rd Annual Conference, 2008-2009

New River Valley Association for the Education of Young Children

Chair for the 14th Annual Conference, 2007 – 2008

New River Valley Association for the Education of Young Children

Member & Leader of RU student affiliation, 2006 – present

Southern Early Childhood Association

Member, 2006 – present

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Member, 2000 – present.

American Educational Research Association

Member, 2004 – present.

U.S. Department of Education, Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers, Association for

Educational Communications & Technology, Elementary Prekindergarten

Expert Panel Member (P-K), 2001 – 2002.

Association for the Advancement of Educational Research

Member, 2002 – 2005

c. Student Advising at Radford University

Korean Student Association (N=9), 2006 – present

Honors Capstone Project (N=1), 2007 – present

ECE graduate students (N=3), 2008 – present

IDEC Cohort 07 (N=21), 2007 – present

Transfer Quest Advising

Summer 2007 (N=10), Summer 2008 (N=4)

New Student Quest Advising

Summer 2006 (N=70)

d. Service to Radford University IDEC Program

Program Developer, 2005-present

Curriculum Revision, 2007 – 2008

Radford University School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Member, United Front Committee, 2007 – present

Member, Committee on Master of Science Degree in Education, 2006 – 2007

Member, School Curriculum Committee, 2006-2007

Member, ESL program development committee, 2006-2007

Radford University College of Education and Human Development

Member, Assessment and Accreditation Committee, 2008 – present

Radford University

IRB member, 2007-present

Service to The University of Georgia

Department of Elementary Education

Evaluator, Teacher Education Program, 2002.

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