About/CV

Education

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology (2026)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Budge

Predoctoral Clinical Psychology (2025-2026)

Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Gender Affirming Care Track

M. Ed. Counseling (2020)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Advisor: Dr. Bora Lee

Marlboro College, VT (2016)

B.A., Economics & Chinese Language (High Honor)

Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (2010 – 2012)

Psychology Major

Research/Project Funding

09/2023 ­– 06/2024

Institute for Diversity Science Grant ($44,666)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research: A psychotherapy study to understand mechanisms of change for trans people of color through a quantitative and qualitative analysis; Conducting observational coding of therapy sessions to understand variables impacting therapeutic alliance for trans people of color.

Role: Co-Investigator

2023 – 2024
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant ($9,000)
American Psychological Foundation’s (APF)
Research Title: Transgender and Nonbinary People's Experience of Relational Trauma with Parental Figures
Role: Principal Investigator

2023 – 2024
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Seed Grant ($4,000)
Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
Research Title: Transgender and Nonbinary People's Experience of Relational Trauma with Parental Figures
Role: Principal Investigator

2023
Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship ($4,500)
Institute for Regional and International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Title: Korean Transgender and Nonbinary People’s Needs and Challenges in Accessing Gender Affirming Services: A Thematic Analysis
Role: Principal Investigator

2023
4W Engagement Grant for Emerging Scholars ($2,500)
4W (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World) Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project Title: Towards Equitable Access to Gender-Affirming Care for TNB Individuals in South Korea: Disseminating the Companionship Model
Role: Project Lead

Awards and Honors

2026 SASOGD Changemakers Award
Division 17 Section for the Advocacy of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (SASOGD), American Psychological Association

Distinguished Dissertation in Qualitative Inquiry Award ($500)
Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods), American Psychological Association

Editor’s Choice Article, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APA)

“Using the companionship model when writing referral letters for transgender and nonbinary 

adults (2023).”

Wisconsin Psychology Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship Award ($1500) 2025

Wisconsin Psychology Foundation, 1 of 3 Statewide Recipients 

Charlotte Clara Lehman Award for Social Justice Projects ($1200) 2025

Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Award for Outstanding Social Justice & Advocacy in Counseling Psychology ($400) 2024

Division 17 (SAS), American Psychologist Association 

Jen Mandel Olson Memorial Award ($2,500) 2024

for Outstanding Research in Family Issues

Dept of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Transgender Research Award ($500) 2023

Division 44, American Psychologist Association

Malyon Smith Scholarship Research Award ($300) 2023
Division 44, American Psychologist Association

Distinguished Student Contribution Award 2023
Division 44, American Psychologist Association

Finalist, Flagship Award 2023
Point Foundation

Student Research Grants Competition ($1,500) 2023
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding, University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School

Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award-Runner Up ($400) 2021
Division 17 International Section, American Psychologist Association

Outstanding Thesis Award ($1,500) 2020
College of Education, Korea University

Research Award ($2,000) 2019
Korea University