Albert Park

Albert Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte's College of Computing and Informatics. His research bridges computational methods with health informatics applications.

• Education: BS/MS in Computer Science (Virginia Tech), PhD in Biomedical and Health Informatics (University of Washington)
• Prior affiliation: NIH-NLM Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Utah

Research focuses on computational analysis of social networks in health contexts, human-centered design of health technologies, and machine learning applications for patient-provider interactions and peer support systems. His lab develops novel methodologies for analyzing social computing platforms and health-related discussions.

Recent publications examine Reddit-based mental health communities, vocabulary homophily in online health forums, and NLP tool reliability for analyzing social health data. Key methodologies include text mining, visualization, and longitudinal behavioral analysis.

• Awards: NIH-NLM Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Actively recruiting Ph.D. students with technical expertise in social computing or machine learning and interdisciplinary understanding of social/behavioral sciences.