Sung-Joon Park

Sung-Joon Park ("Songi") is an Assistant Professor at the University of Halle's Department of Ethnology, specializing in medical anthropology and global health. He previously served as a Lecturer at the University of Leipzig (2014–2015) and the University of Halle (2015–current). His research spans humanitarian infrastructure, care practices, and trust dynamics in post-Ebola contexts across Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Ghana.

• PhD research: Logistics of antiretroviral medicines and quantification of care
• Current project: "Trust in Medicine" (collaborative with African universities)
• Key collaborations: University of Bayreuth, University of Sierra Leone, University of Ghana, University of Gulu

Park's work combines pragmatist anthropology with science and technology studies, focusing on:

• Trust formation in post-crisis medical systems
• Pharmaceutical supply chain challenges
• Temporalities and ethics of care
• Quantification in healthcare governance
• Adaptation of health technologies in African contexts

His publications analyze improvisation in HIV/AIDS programs, caregiver stress during epidemics, and non-communicable disease visibility in northern Uganda. Park contributes to theoretical debates on "travelling models" and institutional review boards (IRBs) as regulatory technologies.