Eliza (Leeza) Park, MD
Dr. Eliza “Leeza” Park is a psychiatrist and clinical researcher who aims to improve the care and outcomes for parents with cancer and their families. While Dr. Park was completing her clinical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, she became keenly aware of the unmet needs of patients and families facing serious illness. Wanting to find ways to help these families, Dr. Park decided to focus her career on the care of patients with cancer. She leads several observational and intervention studies for parents with cancer and their families. In addition to her research, Dr. Park maintains a clinical practice at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital and serves as the Deputy Director of Clinical Operations for the UNC Lineberger’s Comprehensive Cancer Support Program. She is mom to two fun-loving boys.
Ahrang Jung, PhD, RN – Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Ahrang Jung is a T32 postdoctoral fellow in the School of Nursing at UNC. Prior to UNC, Dr. Jung worked as an oncology nurse at Asan Medical Center in South Korea for seven years and was selected as one of seven outstanding nurses from among 3,100 nurses for a nursing internship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mayo Clinic. While she was working as an oncology nurse, Dr. Jung witnessed the difficulties for patients with cancer and decided to pursue a research career, specifically developing interventions targeting the unmet needs of patients with cancer and their family caregivers. Dr. Jung’s research interests include patient reported outcomes, cancer symptom management, cancer survivorship issues, and interventions for improving the quality of life of cancer survivors. In addition to her research, Dr. Jung enjoys playing the cello, hiking, and cooking with her husband.
Catherine Swift, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Catherine is a clinical social worker with the UNC Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, and is an interventionist with the Park Lab. A double Tar Heel, Catherine earned her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and her Master of Social Work at Carolina. She also shares her birthday with the university (minus 200 years). She is passionate about end-of-life and critical illness care, the outdoors, and her cat Thistle.
Anna Cassidy – Research Assistant
Anna is currently pursuing a degree in Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry.
Phoebe Pak – Research Assistant
Phoebe is currently a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill double majoring in Neuroscience & Health Policy and Management with a minor in chemistry.
Not pictured – Hannah Won, research assistant