Sumin Park

Dr. Sumin Park's program of research is deeply rooted in the pursuit of the well-being of patients with cancer and their family caregivers, with a particular focus on the transitions in survivorship and the stage of early post-treatment survivorship. Additionally, she is interested in how social context influences outcomes among patients with cancer and their family caregivers, including geographical disparities. She is currently a PI of a mixed-methods study titled "The Impact of Multi-Level Social Determinants on Health Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers During the Transition from Cancer Treatment," funded through the Oncology Nursing Foundation. The main objective of this project is to explore the influence of social risks and resources of family caregivers to patients with lung cancer on health-related outcomes during the immediate transition from active cancer treatment to early survivorship.