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Education
Ph.D., Economics & Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, 2023
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
M.A., Economics, 2017
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
M.P.P., Public Policy, 2016
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea
B.S., Physics & B.S., Self-Designed Major (Scranton Honors Program), 2014
Ewha Womans University, Korea
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2023 - Present
University of Guelph, Canada
Instructor, Fall 2022
Alma College, Alma, MI, USA
Graduate Research Assistant, 2017-2022
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Research Assistant, Summer 2017
Korea Labor Institute, Korea
Research Assistant, Spring 2016
Korea Energy Economics Institute, Korea
Intern Researcher/Trainee, Fall 2015
European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Intern, 2014-2015
United Nations Environmental Programme, Bangkok, Thailand
Peer-reviewed Conference Presentation (*: Presented by a coauthor)
2024:
AAEA Annual Meeting, July 28-30, 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA
EAERE Annual Conference, July 1-4, 2024, Leuven, Belgium
Canadian PhD and Early Career Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics, June 2, 2024, Toronto, Canada
Canadian Economics Association Annual Meeting, May 30 - June 1, 2024, Toronto, Canada
AERE Summer Meeting, May 29-31, 2024, Washington, DC, USA*
W5133 Conference, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2024, Fort Collins, CO, USA*
2023:
Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop at University of Illinois, October 28-29, 2023, Champaign, IL, USA
6th Annual Social Cost of Water Pollution Workshop, October 11-13, 2023, Washington, D.C., USA*
AAEA Annual Meeting, July 23-25, 2023, Washington, D.C., USA
2022:
Midwest Econometrics Group, October 28-29, 2022, East Lansing, MI, USA
Chapman Conference on Solving Water Availability Challenges through an Interdisciplinary Framework, Sep.12-16, 2022, Golden, CO, USA
NAREA Post-Conference Workshop, June 14-15, 2022, Mystic, CT, USA
NAREA Annual Meeting, June 12-14, 2022, Mystic, CT, USA
2021:
AAEA Annual Meeting, August 1-3, 2021, Austin, TX, USA
AERE Summer Meeting, June 2-4, 2021, Online*
Annual Meeting of USDA Multi-state Group W4133, March 4, 2021*
Fellowship and Awards
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (ARER) Outstanding Article of the Year, 2024
MSU Graduate Research Assistantship (stipend, full tuition, and health benefit for 5 years), 2017 to 2022
MSU Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2021
MSU Graduate Student Recruitment Fellowship upon Matriculation, 2017
KDI School, Dean’s List with Distinction, 2015
KDI School Scholarship of Academic Excellence, 2015
Ewha Womans University, Scranton Study Abroad Scholarship, 2011
Ewha Womans University, Scholarship for Fundamental Studies, 2010
Grants
2024:
AAEA Trust Travel Grant for Early Career Professionals and Graduate Students
AAEA Trust Travel Grant for Teaching Academy Pre-conference Workshop
CREEA ECR Workshop Travel Grant
USW4120 Postdoc Professional Development Fund
2023:
AAEA ENV Early Career Professional Travel Award
2022:
MSU Emergency Assistance Award
AGU Chapman Conference Travel Award
NAREA Ecosystem Services Workshop Travel Scholarship
2021:
MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Travel Grant
MSU Graduate School Travel Grant
2015:
Korea Foundation on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grant for Traineeship
2014:
Ministry of Environment, R.O.K., Grant for Internship in UNEP ROAP
2012:
Ewha Womans University, Conference Travel Grant
Professional and Community Service
Professional Association:
AERE Graduate Student Engagement Committee, Aug. 2021- Dec. 2022
KAAEA Executive Board, Aug. 2023 - Present
Refereeing:
AAEA Abstract Reviewer for Annual Conference, 2024
AAEA Abstract Reviewer for Annual Conference, 2021
University/Departmental:
Secretary of United Steel Workers, Postdoctoral Union, University of Guelph, Oct. 2023 - Present
Chair of MSU AFRE Graduate Student Organization Brown Bag Seminar Committee, Aug.2020 - May 2021
Professional Membership