Daisy Park

Education

• Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Arizona, 2022
• M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Arizona
• B.S., Psychology, Beijing Normal University

Teaching Interests

I teach a variety of psychology courses including introduction to Psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, educational psychology, gender psychology, psychological methods, cultural psychology, etc. My teaching philosophy is that everyone can enjoy learning. We have seen lots of students struggling and feeling anxious about learning. As an instructor, I care about my students' mental health, and I strive to help students find effective strategies to regulate emotions they experience in academics. I always tell my students that learning shouldn't be painful, and once you taste the beauty of it, you will be a lifelong learner!

Research Interests

Aligning with my teaching philosophy, I am interested in student learning motivation, more especially, student emotional regulation in learning. My most recent research is to investigate the effect of college students' cultural values on their emotional regulation in test-taking. I plan to dig deeper into the emotional regulation strategies that can facilitate student test performance in future research.

Major Presentations

• Di, S., Cultural Values and Emotion Regulation During Test-Taking, American Psychological Association Conference, August 3-5, 2023, Virtual;
• Di, S., The Happier You Are, The Longer You Will Stick to Math? American Psychological Association Conference, August 3-5, 2022, Minneapolis, MN.

Recent Publications

• Di, S. (2022). Cultural Values and Emotion Regulation during Test-Taking: A Cross-Cultural Study. ProQuest Dissertation Publishing.
• Di, S. (2022). Does Gender Matter in Achievement Emotions? International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Science, 3(1), 12-16.