Misc.

Professional services

2025-present. Board Member, Korean Association of Health and Medical Sociology (한국보건사회학회)

2025-present. Consulting Editor, Journal of Research on Adolescence

2024-present. Editorial Board Member, Social Science & Medicine

2024-present. Advisory Committee Member, Statistics Korea (통계청)

2024-present. Editorial Board Member, Korean Journal of Population Studies (한국인구학)

2022-present.  Editorial Board Member, Society and Mental Health (Official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health)

2023-2025. Editorial Board Member, BMC Public Health

2025, 2024 (x2), 2023 (x2), 2022, 2021. External Reviewer, National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단)

2023. Evaluation Committee Member, Korea Health Promotion Institute (한국건강증진개발원)

2022. Advisory Committee Member (ODA program), Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health & Welfare (한국보건복지인력개발원)

2021-2025. Board Member, Korean Society of Global Health (국제보건의료학회)

2020-2024. Advisory Committee Member, Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea (보건복지부)

Awards, honors, and fellowships

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. Seoktop Research Award (석탑 연구상, Top 3%), Korea University

2024, 2021, 2020. Excellence in Teaching Award (우수 강의상), Korea University

2023-2024. Visiting Scientist Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2023. Candidate of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program (교수/전문가 장학 프로그램) (Declined)

2023. Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) Best Paper Award, CIES East Asia SIG

2018. Best Dissertation Award (최우수 박사학위 논문상, Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year), University of Wisconsin–Madison

2018, 2017. Honorable Mention, Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

2008. First prize, Essay Competition of International Development Cooperation, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University 

2006. Presidential Award, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 

2004. Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), U.S. Department of Defense

Research grants

2023-Present. Co-Investigator, "A Socioecological Model of Cyber Victimization among Adolescents in Asia: Evidence from Cross-National Data (PI: Xi Chen (Lingnan University))," Harvard-Yenching Institute Cross-National Interdisciplinary Research Grant

2023-2025. Co-Investigator, "Multidisciplinary Research Center for Public Health in Complex System (PI: Jong-Tae Lee (Korea University))," National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단)

2023-2024. Consultant, "Understanding the Importance of Place of Birth in Determining Old Age Cognitive Health and AD/ADRD Mortality (PI: Jason M. Fletcher (University of Wisconsin–Madison))," NIH/NIA RF1

2022-2023. Principal Investigator, "Longitudinal Study on Cumulative Exposure to Bullying and Health in Multicultural Adolescents: An Examination of Moderating Role of Social Support and Heterogenous Effect," Young Researcher Program Grant (신진연구자지원사업), National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단)

2021-2022. Principal Investigator, "Gendered Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Social Interactions Among Cancer Patients," College of Health Science R&D Research Grant, Korea University 

2021. Co-Investigator, "Impact Evaluation of Seoul-type Paid Sick Leave Support (PI: Haejoo Chung (Korea University))," Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (한국보건사회연구원)

2020-2021. Consultant, "The Importance of Place of Birth in Determining Health and Mortality at Older Ages (PI: Jason M. Fletcher (University of Wisconsin–Madison))," NIH/NIA R01

2020-2021. Principal Investigator, "Uncovering New Insights in the Processes Linking Adolescent Experiences in High School to Later-Life Civic Outcomes: Evidence Using Quasi-Experimental Designs and Sibling Comparison," KU-Future Research Grant (KU-FRG), Korea University

2021. Principal Investigator, Faculty Start-Up Grant, College of Health Science, Korea University 

2013. Graduate Student Research Award, Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison 

2010-2013. Consultant, “HIV/AIDS prevention and Mother & Child Health (MCH) project in Malawi (PI: Hyuncheol Bryant Kim (Cornell University) and Christian Pop-Eleches (Columbia University)),” Korea International Cooperation Agency (한국국제협력단) 

2009. Field Research Travel Grant, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University 

2009. SIPA Research Travel Grant, Columbia University 

2006. Field Research Grant, Career Development Center, Seoul National University

Non-academic experiences

2010-2012. Managing Director (Global Health Project), Project Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi

2009-2010. Project Associate (Business Strategy), Grameen America, New York, NY

2009-2010. Intern and Consultant (Micro-finance & Strategy), Opportunity International (Urwego Opportunity Bank), Kigali, Rwanda

2007. Intern and Consultant (Monitoring & Evaluation), United Nations World Food Programme, Pakse, Lao PDR

2002-2004. Mandatory Military Service, Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA), Camp Casey, Korea