Jina J. Sang, Ph.D., MSSW

Jina J. Sang, Ph.D., MSSW

Title: Professor
Dept/Program: School of Social Work and Family Sciences
Office: Polsky 411E
Phone: 330-972-5981
Email: jsang@uakron.edu
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Biography

Dr. Jina Sang is a professor, who is an educator, researcher, and author with expertise in children and families. With a background as a clinical social worker in mental health settings across New York, Connecticut, and California, she brings extensive hands-on experience to her academic pursuits.

Dr. Sang's research focuses on parent-child relationships, children's mental health, and family stress, demonstrating her dedication to family well-being. She has published books on these topics in Asian countries such as Korea, China, and Thailand, and serves on the NASW Ethics Committee. 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

  • Parent-child relationships
  • Mental health of children and families
  • Family stress

Publications

  • Kim, M. A., Yi, J., Sang, J., & Kim, S. H. (2024). Perceptions of child vulnerability, parental overprotection, and parenting stress among parents of a child with cancer. Sage Open, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241260052 
  • Kim, M. A., Min, J., Sang, J., & Jee, H. (2024). Contributing factors of a good death for children with cancer from bereaved parents' perspectives in South Korea. Omega—Journal of Death and Dying. 302228241238385. doi: 10.1177/00302228241238385. 
  • Kim, M. A., Yi, J., Sang, J., & Lee, S. Y. (2024). Coming to terms: Korean mothers’ adaptation to child loss from cancer. Health & Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8810306. 
  • Yi, J., Kim, M. A., Sang, J., & Gonzalez-Pons, K. M. (2024). Caregiving stress experienced by parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities During COVID-19 in Korea. Social Work in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2024.2319856  
  • Yi, J., Kim, M. A., Sang, J., & Gonzalez-Pons, K. M. (2022). How does social and work life change for fathers of children with cancer? SAGE Open, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221130040 
  • Sang, J., Patton, R. A., & Park, I. (2022). Comparing perceptions of addiction treatment between professionals and individuals in recovery. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(6), 983-994. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2058706  
  • Kim, M. A., Sang, J., Yi, J., Sung, J., & Howey, W. (2021). Changes in relationships in bereaved families: Perspectives of mothers who lost a child to cancer. Journal of Death and Dying, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211047105 
  • Kim, M. A., Yi, J., Sang, J., & Jung, D. (2021). A photovoice study on the bereavement experience of mothers after the death of a child. Death Studies, 45(5), 390-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1648333  
  • Sang, J., Cederbaum, J., Koh, A., & Hurlburt, M.(2019). Maternal depressive symptoms, adolescent daughters' substance use, and father residence in minority families. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(11), 1774-1786. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1610446 
  • Kim, M. A., Yi, J., Sang, J., & Molloy, J. (2018). The impact of a child’s cancer on father’s relationship with spouse. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(1),166-175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0862-x 
  • Kim, M. A., Yi, J., Sang, J., Kim, S. H., & Hur, I. Y. (2016). Experiences of Korean mothers of children with cancer: A photovoice study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 35(2), 128-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2016.1263265 
  • Sang, J., Cederbaum, J. A., & Hurlburt, M. S. (2016). Sexual intercourse among adolescent daughters of mothers with depressive symptoms from minority families. Journal of Adolescence, 51, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.06.002 
  • Yi, J., Kim, M. A., & Sang, J. (2016). Worries of childhood cancer survivors in young adulthood. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21, 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2016.02.003 
  • Sang, J., Cederbaum, J. A., & Hurlburt, M. S. (2014). Parentification, substance use, and sex among adolescent daughters from ethnic minority families: The moderating role of monitoring. Family Process, 53(2), 252-266. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12038 
  • Mennen, F. E., Kim, K., Sang, J., & Trickett, P. K. (2010). Child neglect: Definition and identification of youth’s experiences in official reports of maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34(9), 647-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.02.007  
  • Trickett, P. K., Mennen, F. E., Kim, K., & Sang, J. (2009). Emotional abuse in a sample of multiply-maltreated, urban young adolescents: Issues of definition and identification. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33(1), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.12.003 

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Southern California
  • M.S.S.W. Columbia University
  • B.F.A. New York University

Courses

  • Social Work Ethics     
  • Social Work Research 
  • Social Work in Mental Health
  • Childhood Behavior Disorders 
  • Social Work Practice with Small Systems
  • Fundamentals of Research I
  • Fundamentals of Research II
  • Advanced Standing Integrative Seminar 
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy II: Beyond the Basics
  • Program Evaluation
  • Evidence-Based Practice for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness