Sunjin Pak
Assistant Professor
박선진
College of Business and Public Administration
California State University Bakersfield
(August 2022 - Present)
Education: 일리노이대 고려대학교 경영대학 전기전자전파 공학부
Ph.D., Human Resources Management and Labor Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Management, Korea University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Korea University, 2009
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, California State University Bakersfield, Aug 2022 - Current
Associate Professor (non-tenured), Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, August 2019 - August 2022
Automation Engineer, Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea), 2009 - 2012
Republic of Korea Marine Corps, 2003 - 2005
Grants, Awards, & Fellowship
Research Grants
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Competition, CSUB ($5,000) 2024
Faculty Advisory Committee for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Mini Grant, CSUB ($5,000) 2024
Center for Environment Study Mini-Grant, CSUB ($5,000) 2024
Faculty TLC Spring 2024 Mini Grant , Faculty Teaching & Learning Center, CSUB ($500), 2024
Faculty TLC Fall 2023 Mini Grant , Faculty Teaching & Learning Center, CSUB ($500), 2023
Research Support Award, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ($29,923), 2022-2025
A Glorified Work Culture? Investigating the Overwork Culture and Workaholism from an Interpersonal Network Perspective (with Dr. Amit Kramer, Sanghoon Lee, Yaqing He)
Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ($29,020), 2019-2020
Untangling Workaholism: A Meta-Analytic Examination and Scale Development (with Dr. Amit Kramer, Sanghoon Lee)
LER Research Grant, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois (total $2,000), 2018-2019
LER Dissertation Grant, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois ($400), 2019
Awards & Fellowships
2024 Journal of Vocational Behavior Editorial Board Member of the Year Award
2024-25 Student Research Scholars Award - Advisee: Zachary Federici, CSUB ($2,000)
2024-25 Student Research Scholars Award - Advisee: Joey Bernard, CSUB ($2,000)
2024-25 Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Award - Promoting Scholarly Engagement: Supporting Student Researchers in Presenting at International Conference, CSUB ($5,000), 2024
2024 Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management - Organizational Behavior Division, 2024
2024-2025 Exceptional Service Award, CSUB (3 WTU reassigned time), 2024
2024-2025 Kegley Institute of Ethics (KIE) Faculty Fellowship, CSUB ($2,500), 2024
2023-24 Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Award - Fostering Research & Development in HRM, CSUB ($6,141.86), 2023
Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management - Organization Behavior Division, 2023
2020-21 President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, Finalist, Slippery Rock University ($250 professional travel funds), 2021
Nominated for the 2020-21 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Slippery Rock University, 2020
Tim Judge Fellowship, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois ($6,000), 2019
Best Doctoral Conference Papers, Academy of Management Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI, $1,000), 2018
Pak, S., Kramer, A., Lee, Y., & Kim, K. J. (2018). Mediating role of energy in the relationship between working hours and work-family interface. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018(1), 12897. doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.12897abstract
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Conference Travel Award, The Graduate College, University of Illinois ($2,500), 2015-2018
University Fellowship, University of Illinois ($8,000), 2014-2015
Department Fellowship, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois ($2,000), 2014-2015
Fellowship, College of Business, Korea University (total $14,613), 2011-2013
Conference Travel Award, The Graduate College, Korea University ($1,300), 2013
Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship, Hyundai Motor Group ($20,000), 2007-2008
Fellowship, College of Engineering, Korea University (total $42,256), 2002-2008