Research Interest
Geographic Areas: Korea, Guatemala
Linguistic Anthropology, Intercultural Communication, Bilingualism, Language ideology
Media representations of gender and regional identities, Joking
team communication, corporate culture
Professor
School of Liberal Arts UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Work experience
Mar 2021 - Present Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Professor School of Liberal Arts
Mar 2015 – Feb 2021 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Associate Professor School of Liberal Arts
Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 University of California, Santa Barbara
Visiting Scholar Department of Linguistics
Aug 2009 – Feb 2015 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Assistant Professor Division of General Studies
July - Aug 2013 University of Texas, Austin
Visiting Scholar Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Feb – July 2009 Seoul National University
HK Research Professor Institute of Latin American Studies
Sept 2008 – Jan 2009 Seoul National University
Post-doctoral Researcher Cross-Cultural Research Institute
Mar 2007 – Feb 2008 KAIST
Lecturer Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sep 2006 – June 2007 Seoul National University
Adjunct Professor Department of Anthropology
Sept 2003 – July 2004 The George Washington University
Post-doctoral Researcher Department of Anthropology
Education
2003 Anthropology. SUNY at Albany
1995 Anthropology Seoul National University
1991 Anthropology Seoul National University