Biography:

Joonyoung Park joined Context and Development Lab in Fall 2012, and she worked in the lab for two years. According to Joon, her experience in the lab helped her grow both academically and personally. The experience not only helped her to gain basic research skills and mindset as a researcher but also helped her to gain confidence through interacting with lab members and giving presentations to the lab. Joon graduated from Penn State in Spring 2014 and earned her Masters of Arts degree in Developmental Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. After her graduation from TC, she came back to the lab as a lab manager and acting as a bridge between undergraduate RAs and graduate students in the lab.