Dr. Chong Myung Park

Dr. Chong Myung Park is a research scientist in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and the Director of Research at the Wheelock Center for Future Readiness, working on the teams of both Dr. Howard and Dr. Solberg.

Her research focuses on the examination of career development in K–12 and post-secondary settings and as a lifelong learning process. Specific areas of research include college and career readiness, employability skills, financial literacy skills, career pathways to STEM occupations, and Individualized Career Plans.

Dr. Park has been coordinating an international collaborative research study on social and emotional learning since 2018 where she works with career development researchers from 20 countries to examine the nature and value of SEL in developing youth future readiness. She also conducts evaluations of programs and activities focused on career development, career identity development, and social and emotional learning skills.