CV

EDUCATION

• M.A., Ph.D. in Social Psychology (8/18/2006), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 

Dissertation: “I” see trees, “we” see forest: Consequences of independence vs interdependence

Committee: Prof. Norbert W. Schwarz (Co-Chair), Psychology 

Prof. Daphna R. Oyserman (Co-Chair), Psychology

Prof. Shinobu Kitayama, Psychology

Prof. Carolyn Y.-J. Yoon, Marketing, Ross School of Business 

• B.A. in Psychology (2/26/2000), Summa cum Laude, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• University of Michigan (09/01/2023-08/31/2024)

  • Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Psychology (Prof. Shinobu Kitayama) 

• GLOBE 2020 South Korea CCI (Country Co-Investigator), GLOBE 2020 project https://globeproject.com

• Kyungpook National University (Daegu, Korea), School of Business Administration (09/01/2020-Present)

  • Associate Professor

    • Research Interests: Overwork, Work addiction, Work-life integration, Gender in organizations, Diversity in the boardroom,                           
      Social comparison and Envy, Power, etc. 

• Chung-Ang University (Seoul, Korea), School of Business Administration (09/01/2007–08/31/2020) 

  • Associate Professor (09/01/2014-08/31/2020) 

  • Assistant Professor (09/01/2007-08/31/2014) 

• Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea) (12/01/2017–08/31/2018) 

  • Visiting Scholar, Center for Social Sciences (Prof. Incheol Choi) 

• Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea) (08/14/2006–08/31/2007)

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, BK21 Project for Cognitive & Psychological Science, Dept. of Psychology

GRANT & FUNDING 

• National Research Foundation of Korea, 2023 Grant for Mid-Career Researchers (06/01/2023-05/31/2025) 

  • A longitudinal study examining the causal relationship between status anxiety, work addiction, and quality of work and life

  • NRF-2023S1A5A2A01079650

40,000,000 KRW

• National Research Foundation of Korea, 2020 Grant for Mid-Career Researchers (07/01/2020-06/30/2021) 

  • Development and Validation of a Korean Work Addiction Scale (K-WAS) Based on Behavioral Addiction Criteria

  • NRF-2020S1A5A2A01045222

20,000,000 KRW

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• 🏆 Best Paper Award, 11/3/2023, The Korean Academy of Management (KAM)

  • Cha, O. & Lee, H. (2023). Development and validation of the Korean Work Addiction Scale (K-WAS) based on behavioral addiction criteria. Korean Journal of Management, 31(1), 55-102. (in Korean)

• Best Paper Award, 11/26/2021, The Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (KORMS): 

  • Seo, Y. W., & Cha, O. (2020). Coordinate decisions considering bargaining power in the supply chain network, Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society, 45(1),  61-75. (in Korean)

• Commendation of Minister of Interior and Safety, 12/31/2020, Ministery of Interior and Safety, South Korea

  • serving as the chair of the Public Health/Welfare Committee of 2020 Challenge Korea, the crowdsourcing platform by the government of South Korea 

• Certificate of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research, GLOBE 2020 Project

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY SERVICES 

• Corporate Education 

  • Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., “Understanding global communication and culture” 

  • Hyundai Mobis, “Global mindset” for candidates for the executive overseas 

• Governments and more: Consulting, HR (Selection, Test Development, Evaluation, Assessment, etc.) 

  • Central/Local governments

    • Ministry of Interior and Safety, Sungnam-si, etc.  

  • Others

    • Korea Research Foundation (KRF), Seoul Foundation of Women and Family (SFWF), Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI), Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE), Korea Labor Foundation (KLF), Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commissions, etc. 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS 

• Academy of Management (AOM)

• Korean Academy of Management (KAM)

• Korean Academy of Organization and Management (KAOM)

• Korean Psychological Association (KPA) 

• Ad-hoc reviewer 

  • KPA, KAM, KAOM journals

  • Computers in Human Behavior (CHB), Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM), Asian Journal of Social Psychology (AJSP)