Jieun Park

Jieun Park is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at UCLA. Her research lies at the intersection of migration, gender, and Asian politics. Jieun’s dissertation examines gender differences in attitudes toward immigration, highlighting gendered interpretation and labor market vulnerability as key to understanding these differences. By considering gender aspects on both the native and immigrant sides, she underscores the complexities of anti-immigrant sentiments and the importance of incorporating gender-sensitive approaches in immigration policy. Currently, she is working on several projects, including examining attitudes and policy preferences related to climate change and climate-induced migration, as well as studying Asian immigrants in the United States and Australia. In addition to the IGCC Dissertation Fellowship, Jieun’s research is supported by the American Political Science Association’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (NSF-APSA DDRIG) and the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate’s Research Innovation Fund, among others. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from Seoul National University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the Australian National University.