Research Focus

• Theory- and evidence-based nutrition education 

• Development of knowledge for interventions to improve nutrition of the underprivileged using epidemiology and qualitative methods 

• Evaluation of effectiveness of nutrition programs and policies 

• Dietary factors related to chronic diseases

• Dietary reference intake and dietary guidelines for Koreans

Education

• Ph.D  |  2008  |  International Nutrition/Human Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

(Minors: applied economics, epidemiology; Advisor: Per Pinstrup-Andersen)

• M.S  |  2000  |  Nutrition, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea 

    (Master’s thesis: Assessment of health and nutritional status of North Koreans by looking into North Korean defectors)

• B.S  |  1998  |  Food and Nutrition, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea 

Work Experience

• Academic Appointment  

  • Professor  |  2011-present  |  Major of Foodservice Management and Nutrition, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea

  • Research Professor  |  2009-2011  |  Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea 

  • Researcher  |  2007-2008  |  Department of Biomedical Science, Korea Center for Disease Control, Seoul, Korea 

  • Researcher  |  2000-2001  |  Department of Biomedical Science, Korea Center for Disease Control, Seoul, Korea

• Administrative Directorships   

  • Director  |  2026-present  |  Seoul Food Life Support Center, Seoul, Korea

  • Director  |  2021-present  |  Geumcheon-gu Center for Children’s Foodservice Management, Seoul, Korea

  • Director  |  2018-present  |  Seoul Food Life Education Support Center, Seoul, Korea 

• Governmental Advisory & Committees  

  • Committee Member  |  2021-2024  |  National Health Survey Committee, 

Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Korea, Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Osong, Korea 

• • Committee Member  |  2019-present  |  Dietitian License Examination Committee, 

Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute, Seoul, Korea 

• • Committee Member  |  2011-present  |  GMO Food Safety Review Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Osong, Korea 

  • Committee Member  |  2014-present  |  2015, 2020, 2025(PI) Korean Dietary Reference Intake, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea 

Professional Licenses & Certifications

• Dietitian  |  1998  |  #71504  |  Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea 

• Clinical Dietitian  |  2012  |  #1536  |  Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea 

Awards

•  Academic Award  |  2023  |  Korean Nutrition Society

•  Academic Award  |  2020  |  Korean Society of Community Nutrition

• Minister’s Award  | 2021  |   Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Korea

• Administrator’s Award  |  2021  |  Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea

• Academic Award  |  2018  |  Korean Dietetic Association

• SNEB-KSCN Professional Award  |  2017  |  Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

• Health Day Award  |  2016  |  Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government

• Who’s Who in the World 

• Excellent Young Scientist Award  |  2010  |  American Society for Nutrition

•  Frontier Award  |  2010  |  Federation of Women’s Science & Technology Associations

•  Outstanding Paper Award  |  2010  |  Korean Society of Community Nutrition (2010)

• Leadership Training Program fellowship  |  2001  | International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)

• The Richard Barnes Fellowship  |  2001  |  Cornell University

• Research fellowship  |  2000  |  Korea Research Foundation

• Exchange student fellowship  |  1998  |  Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, Government of Japan

Membership of Professional Associations

• Korean Society for Dental Materials  |  2013-present

• Korean Society for Global Health  |  2013-present

• Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition (2013- Editorial Boards)  |  2012-present

• Korean Dietetic Association (2016- Editorial Boards)  |  2011-present

• International Society of Exposure Science & International Society for Environmental Epidemiology  |  2010-present

• Korean Society of Community Nutrition (2016- Editorial Boards)  |  2010-present

• Korean Nutrition Society (2014-15, 2021-22 Secretary General)  |  2008-present

• American Society for Nutrition  |  2003-present

Books

• Authored 

  • Community Nutrition   |   Gyomoon  |  2026.03.06

  • Nutrition Education & Nutrition Counseling  |  Powerbook  |  2025.03.13

  • Clinical Nutrition (2nd Edition): Clinical Nutrition Including Diet Therapy  |  Gyomoon  |  2022.02.28

  • Community Nutrition (Revised Edition)  |  Gyomoon  |  2023.02.28

  • Nutritional Assessment (Revised Edition)  |  Powerbook  |  2021.09.06

  • Now Is the Time for Unification: A Roadmap for Economic Unification  |  Herald Economy  |  2014.08.15

• [Co-] Translation

  • Nutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory & Practice  |  Gyomoon  |  2018.11.05

  • Nutrition for Life (3rd Edition)  |  Bioscience  |  2015.09.10

• Academic Review  

  • Nutritional Epidemiology (3rd Edition)  |  Gyomoon  |  2013.03.25