Biography
Jay is a first-year graduate student in Dr. Catharine Fairbairn’s Alcohol Research Lab. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Before graduate school, he explored Counseling Psychology and Artificial Intelligence in interdisciplinary research labs. Outside of academia, Jay worked in a military-based counterintelligence agency. He plans to continue his studies in a doctoral program after completing his Master’s.
Research Interests
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Machine Learning/Ambulatory Assessment
Research Description
Jay strives to understand alcohol addiction from a social contextual perspective. Specifically, he is interested in applying machine learning and ambulatory assessment to examine real-time drinking behaviors in addition to the risk factors for alcohol use disorder from clinical and social psychology perspectives. In the Alcohol Research Lab, Jay is devoted to natural language processing research to understand alcohol effects from real-world drinking contexts. Furthermore, he is working on assisting in a transdermal technology project. Transdermal sensor technology is a non-intrusive way of measuring alcohol concentration, and the biosensor can be integrated into a smartwatch, allowing individuals to monitor real-time intoxication levels on the spot. Ultimately, such an innovative approach will help people control their drinking, avoid driving under the influence, and cope with relapses.
Education
B.S. in Psychology, University of Utah
Recent Publications
Park, J., & Youn, K. (2022). Text mining: research trends of college students’ problem drinking. Journal of Next-generation Convergence Technology Association, 6(6), 1127-1140. https://doi.org/10.33097/JNCTA.2022.06.06.1127
Youn, K., Jeon, H., & Park, J. (2022). The application of appreciative inquiry (AI) and its effectiveness on social welfare coursework: a case study. Journal of Learner-Centered Curriculum and Instruction, 22(16), 191-209. https://doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2022.22.16.191
Lim, H., & Park, J. (2022). Research trends of emotions, social competence, and self-esteem of children through traditional games. Culture and Convergence, 44(6), 819-840. https://doi.org/10.33645/cnc.2022.6.44.6.819