Service to Profession

Educational Development

  • Completed a Graduate Teaching Certificate by the Office of Graduate Studies & Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of Texas at Dallas. (January - April 2023)

Professional Development

  • Ad-hoc Reviewer (January 2024 - Present)

    • Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA)
    • Public Administration
    • Academy of Management Annual Meetings

  • Completed CITI Program Course: Human Subject Research, HSP – Social and Behavioral, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. (October 2023)

Community Engagement

  • Volunteer as a Tutor for a graduate student supporting EPPS 6313 Introduction to Quantitative Methods, School of Economic, Political and Policy, The University of Texas at Dallas.

  • Volunteer, The 8th Annual Public and Nonprofit Management Conference, The University of Texas at Dallas, in Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas.

    • Volunteered for event setup, guiding support, and session assistance.

  • Member, Public Policy and Political Science Association (PPPSA), School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas.

  • Member, Korea Student Association (KSA), The University of Texas at Dallas.

  • Representative and Member, Academic Research Society, Korea University.

    • As a leader and member of research team on delivery system of public service, arranged and participated in monthly academic sessions (with Academic Advisor: Dr. Hyun Joon Kim)

  • Representative and Member, Citizen Participation Group, Ministry of Science and ICT.

    • As a member of citizen participation group in Ministry of Science and ICT, participated in activities for “establishment of mid-to long-term investment strategies of the government.”

    • Participated as a representative of the citizen participation group in the government’s R&D mid-to long term investment strategies discussion meeting and presented the topic of “government R&D investment strategy and citizen participation.” (Nov. 28, 2018)

    • Attended the 2020 government R&D investment direction and standard(plan) public hearing as representatives of the citizen participation group to present and discuss “the 2020 government R&D direction and standards from the citizen perspective.” (Feb. 26, 2019)

Military Service

  • Honorable Discharged from Military Service in the Republic of Korea Army as an Administrative Supply Soldier, Sergeant.

Professional & Academic Memberships

  • Academy of Management (AOM): 2023 - present

    • Public and Nonprofit Division

    • Organizational Behavior Division

  • American Society for Public Administration (ASPA): 2021 - present

    • Section on Korean Public Administration

    • Section on Professional Organizational Development

    • South Asian Section for Public Administration

  • Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM): 2021 - present

  • Conference Minority Public Administration (COMPA): 2022

  • Public Management Research Association (PMRA): 2024 - present

  • Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC): 2022

  • Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA): 2023 - present

  • The Korean Association for Policy Studies: 2016 - 2021

  • The Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA): 2024 - present

  • The Korean Association of Political Science & Communication: 2015 - 2019

  • The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA): 2023 - present