Rate My Professor Eunjae Park

Dr. Eunjae Park is a Lecturer and Research Fellow in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University, positions she has held since July 2021. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education at Griffith University from July 2017 to July 2021, with her doctoral thesis titled "Adventures into the Unknown: The Lived Experience of East Asian International Students as Foreign-Accented Speakers in Australian Higher Education." Prior to her PhD, she pursued studies in Higher Education from July 2015 to July 2016 and in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from July 2014 to July 2015 at the same university. Her research centers on higher education, with a particular emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, as evidenced by her investigations into how international students experience academic success and navigate challenges related to accented English.

Dr. Park's academic interests span applied linguistics/TESOL, online learning in middle level education, AI applications in higher education such as ChatGPT, work-integrated learning in initial teacher education, early-career teacher wellbeing and burnout during and post-COVID-19, interactive online oral assessments, foreign-accented speakers particularly East Asian international students, inclusive education, social robots for second language learning, transformative leadership for inclusive practice, out-of-field teaching, social media networks of primary school children, and comprehension strategies for diverse accented English. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, including "International students’ accented English—Communication difficulties and developed strategies" (2017), "Evidence of transformative leadership for inclusive practice" (2024), "Using hope theory to understand changes from professional learning in inclusive education" (2024), "Current Insights on Using Social Robots to Support Second Language (L2) International Students in Higher Education" (2024), "Defining work-integrated learning in initial teacher education" (2025), "A Systematic Review of Early-Career Teacher Wellbeing, Stress, Burnout and Support Mechanisms During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic" (2025), and "ChatGPT and higher education: examining early public opinions through sentiment analysis of online news" (2025). These contributions highlight her impact on teacher education, international student experiences, and innovative pedagogical practices in the field of education.