• University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, State University of New
York, Albany, NY, USA
Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy (May 2013)
Concentration: Public Management
Dissertation Topic: The effects of work and family role stressors on the well–being of public sector employees in South Korea: Three comparative perspectives of gender, role domain, and employment sector
Dissertation Committee: R. Karl Rethemeyer (Co–chair), Ellen Rubin (Co–chair), Kathleen Deloughery, and Michael Ford
• Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, IN, USA
Master of Public Affairs (2006)
Dual concentrations: Public Management & Policy Analysis
• Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, Gwangneung, S. Korea
Master of Public Administration: Social Welfare Policy (2003)
Dissertation: An analysis of poverty and its correlates
• Kyung Hee University, Seoul, S. Korea (1999)
Major: Public Administration
• Chonnam National University, College of Social Science, Kwangju, S. Korea
Associate Professor: Mar. 2023 to current
• Chonnam National University, College of Social Science, Kwangju, S. Korea
Assistant Professor: Mar. 2019 to FEb. 2023
• POSCO Group University, Global Leadership Center, Incheon, S. Korea
Senior Consultant/Manager: Feb. 2015 to 2019
• POSCO Research Institute, HRD & Innovation Division, Pohang, S. Korea
Senior Researcher: May. 2013 to Feb. 2015
• Ministry of Public Administration and Security (Pay level 5 with contract), Seoul, S. Korea
Associate manager and consultant: Apr. 2007 to Aug. 2008
• Central Officials Training Institute, Kwachoen, S. Korea
Case researcher: Jun. 2006 to Apr. 2007
• Choyang Shipping Co., Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
Law & insurance team (entry level): Oct.1999 to Aug.2000
• Organizational Behavior: Person–Organization Fit (Value Congruence), Occupational Stress, Work and Family Study, Employee’s Well–being
• Strategic Human Resource Management and Development: Change Management, Organizational Development, Competency–Based HRD
• Social Network Analysis in Organizational Setting: Socialization and Friendship Ties and Network Structure and Well–being