Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Media Arts and Sciences (Minor: Political Science), May 2025
The Media School, Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB)
Research Committee: Jason T. Peifer, Ph.D. (Chair & Academic advisor), Nicholas Browning, Ph.D., Mike Gruszczynski, Ph.D., and Vanessa Cruz Nichols, Ph.D.
Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2015
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Seoul, South Korea
Advisor: Sungeun Chung, Ph.D.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014
SKKU, Seoul, South Korea
Research Experience
Research Assistant, Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe), IUB (Jan – May 2024)
Research Assistant, Media, Culture and Contents Research Center, SKKU (Jun 2018 – Jun 2019/Mar 2014 – Feb 2015)
Research Assistant, Brain Korea 21 Plus: Research Center for Conflict Resolution Communication, SKKU (Scholarship program run by the South Korean government, Sept 2014 – Feb 2015)
Professional Experience
Senior Staff, Project Financing Team, National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK; Apr 2018 – Jun 2018)
Associate Researcher, Credit Union Research Institute, NACUFOK (Jun 2015 – Mar 2018)
Awards
Best Achievement Award for Research, NACUFOK (Nov 2017)
Top Student Paper Award, Graduate Student Special Session of the Annual Conference of the Korean Association for Broadcasting and Telecommunication Studies (Nov 2015)
Scholarships
Cushman Memorial Scholarship (Travel Award), The Media School, IUB (Mar 2025)
Harold and Elaine Fisher Graduate Scholarship in Mass Communications, The Media School, IUB (Dec 2024)
Annette and Lars Willnat Scholarship & Cushman Memorial Scholarship (Travel Award), The Media School, IUB (Oct 2024)
Kern Scholarship for Innovation in Journalism, The Media School, IUB (Jun 2024)
Cushman Memorial Scholarship, The Media School, IUB (2020 – 2024)
Brain Korea 21 Plus Scholarship, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, SKKU (Sept 2014 – Feb 2015)
Scholarship for a Joint Bachelor's and Master's degree, SKKU (Mar 2014)
SAMSUNG Scholarship, SKKU (Mar 2008; 4-year full scholarship for Bachelor's degree; Awarded to students with the highest CSAT scores among those admitted to the College of Social Sciences)