Eunhee V. Park, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Primary Care Research Training Program at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the George Washington University. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, as well as the syndemics of substance use, violence, and HIV/STIs.
Her dissertation, titled Barriers to Prenatal Care in the Context of Maternal Methamphetamine Use and Congenital Syphilis in Los Angeles County, 2011-2020, was supported by the NIH F31 National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Her research on sexual violence prevention on college campuses has been funded by AAPI Data, UCLA Center for the Study of Women & Barbra Streisand Center, UCLA Asian American Studies Center. For her doctoral training, she has received fundings from UCLA Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence and the UCLA Academic Senate.
Eunhee holds a Ph.D. in Community Health Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.P.H. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea.
Selected Works
Eunhee’s research focuses on diseases and health conditions that predominantly impact women (e.g., sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health). She examines how these conditions manifest and progress differently in women, exploring the interplay between physical and mental health outcomes along with social determinants of health. She is interested in factors that can either mitigate or exacerbate health disparities in the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, she aims to develop behavioral interventions targeting these multifaceted health issues.
Park E, Yellow Power: Building Asian Student Community Voices Against Gender-Based Violence Through Public Health Research and Art
American Journal of Public Health. 2025 June; 115:1025-1026
Park E, Wolfe SJ, Nalugoda F, Stark L, Nakyanjo N, Ddaaki W, Ssekyewa C, Wagman JA. Examining Masculinities to Inform Gender-Transformative Violence Prevention Programs: Qualitative Findings from Rakai, Uganda. Global Health: Science and Practice. 2022 Feb 28;10(1)
Park E, Yip J, Harville E, Nelson M, Giarratano G, Buekens P, Wagman J. Gaps in the Congenital Syphilis Prevention Cascade: Qualitative Findings from Kern County, California. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022 Feb 5;22(1):129.
Park E, Stockman JK, Thrift B, Nicole A, Smith LR. Structural Barriers to Women’s Sustained Engagement in HIV Care in Southern California. AIDS and Behavior. 2020 Oct;24:2966-74.
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Research Highlights
Eunhee has served as a co-principal investigator for the Double Jeopardy Study. Her team examines intersections of sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH), and anti-Asian racism and discrimination (in both covert and overt forms) that University of California (UC) students from Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities have experienced. Eunhee utilizes mixed methods including 1) surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews and 2) two transmedia storytelling methods including photovoice and installation art. The study assesses types of SVSH and gendered microaggressions against API women, and mental and physical health among API undergraduate and graduate students.
To learn about the study, visit the study Instagram https://www.instagram.com/api.ucspeaksup/
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