Born and raised in South Korea, acculturated to the U.S. and Chicago, and travelled 50+ cities in 20+ countries thus far, diversity and inclusion have been the topic of life to Ansuk Jeong and her personal experiences are the essential assets of her professional identity. She values the diversity of contexts not only in research design and applications, but also in teaching and mentoring students from various cultural backgrounds. She integrates her positionality as the youngest daughter of a musical family, as a witness to the byproducts of cancer to family, and as a primary caregiver of an elderly member who maintained dignity till the last moment of life, into her vision of designing and implementing sustainable support for families in communities. Also, her passion for “music for all" is real in making classical music more accessible to her students, kids in Chicago Public Schools, and any person of any age in any cultural context.
Education
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
(Minor) Education Policy and Measurement
M.A. Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
B.A. Psychology & Korean Linguistics and Literature, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Research Interests
- Design Thinking for Family Support Intervention, Social Innovation and Family Support
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Quality Care for the Elderly, Family Caregivers’ Mental Health
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Family Resilience, Family Cohesiveness, Family Stress and Coping
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Digital Intervention for Patients with Chronic Illness
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Community Intervention for Social Connection
Fellowships and Awards
Health-Equity Focused, Community-Engaged Research Fellow (2023-2025) of Steans & Center for Community Health Equity of DePaul University
Research Scholar (2023-2025) of Society for Community Research and Action (Division #27 of American Psychological Association)
Selected Publications
Park, K., Lee, D., Eom, J., Chang, E., & Jeong, A.* (2023). Development and validation of Loneliness, Second-Order Common Factor (L-SOCF) Scale. Korean Journal of Psychology: Social and Personality Psychology, 37 (4), 573-608.
Jung, W., Park, J., Jeong, A., Cho, J.H., Jeon, Y.J., & Shin, D.W. (2023). Fear of cancer recurrence and its predictors among survivors of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01419-9.
Jeong, Y., Jeong, A.*, Park, K., Kim, B., & Min, J. (2022). Validity and reliability of Korean version of modified fatigue impact scale (MFIS) questionnaire in Korean patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 62, 103811.
Ryu, J., Jeong, A., Min, J., Lee, D., Lee, J., Song, I., Jeon, J. (2022). The relationship between domain-specific physical activity and depressive symptoms in Korean adults: Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Journal of Affective Disorders, 302, 428-434.
Yeon, S., Min, J., Byeon, J., Min, J., Ryu, J., Jeong, A., Kim., J., Kim, S., & Jeon, J.Y. (2021). Exercise barriers and facilitators for breast cancer patients. Exercise Science, 32(2), 192-204.
Jeong, A.* (2020). Our communities post-COVID-19. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 39(4), 300-308.
Jeong, A.* & Cho, S. (2020). Ordinary responses to an extraordinary disaster: Sewol Ferry sinking and the victim families’ experience. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 27(1), 42-49.
Jeong, A.*, Shin, D., Park, J., & Park, K. (2019). What we talk about when we talk about caregiving: The distribution of roles in cancer patient caregiving in a family-oriented culture. Cancer Research and Treatment, 51(1), 141-149.