● B.A. in Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University
● M.A. & Ph.D. in Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University

● Apr. 2010 – Present: Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University
● Jan. 2023 – Jan. 2024: Visiting Research Professor, Bowling Green State University
● Feb. 2019 – Jan. 2021: Vice Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, JBNU
● Mar. 2019 – Mar. 2021: Director, University Innovation Support Project, JBNU
● Jan. 2018 – Jan. 2019: Director, JBNU Happiness Dream Center
● Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2017: Visiting Research Professor, Florida State University
● Mar. 2004 – Feb. 2010: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Mokpo Catholic University
● Mar. 1997 – Mar. 2001: Counselor, Gochang Youth Counseling Center
● Committee Member & Evaluator, Jeonbuk-do provincial institutions, lifelong education council, education welfare policy, child welfare, social service facility improvement projects, and youth protection agencies
● Board Member, Korean Association of Child Welfare, Korean Association of School Social Work, Korean Supervision Association
● Evaluation/Advisory Roles: Ministry of Health and Welfare (Community Child Centers), Save the Children projects, Samsung Dream Scholarship programs, etc.
● 2018: Executive Board Member, Korean Association of Social Welfare
● 2015 – 2016: Board Member, Korean Association of Family Welfare
● 2013 – 2015: Evaluator, Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation Education Support Project


● 2022: Commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare for contributions to community care projects

● 2025. “Moderating Effects of Resilience and Social Support on the Relationship between Social Workers’ Trauma Experience and Psychological Well-being.” Social Science Research, 36(2). (Corresponding Author)
● “The Effect of Social Workers’ Empowerment on Organizational Cohesion: Comparative Analysis by Position.” Social Science Research, 35(4). (Corresponding Author)
● “The Effect of Academic Helplessness on Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: Moderating Effect of Career Adaptability.” Region & World, 48(3). (Corresponding Author)
● “A Study on Career Maturity of Multicultural Adolescents.” Korean Journal of Child Welfare, 73(2). (Corresponding Author)
● “A Comparative Study on the Life Satisfaction of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Korea and the U.S.” Journal of Future Social Welfare Studies, 15(1). (Corresponding Author)
● “Job Stress, Burnout, and Turnover Intention of Social Workers during COVID-19.” Korean Journal of Local Government & Administration Studies, 37(4). (Corresponding Author)
● “The Mediating Effect of Self-esteem on the Relationship between Parental Neglect, Cyberbullying Victimization, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents.” Social Science Discourse and Policy, 15(1). (Corresponding Author)
● “A Qualitative Study on Children’s Experience of Housing Poverty.” Korean Journal of Child Welfare, 70(4). (Corresponding Author)
● “The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Health Inequality in Children.” Korean Journal of Local Government & Administration Studies, 34(3). (Corresponding Author)
● “The Relationship between Attachment and Career Maturity: The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy.” International Social Work, 58(1). (Co-author)


● 2024. Hope Tree Project for Growing Together – Family Care Program Evaluation (Principal Investigator)
● Policy Study on Community Settlement for Future Generations in Gimje (Principal Investigator)
● Save the Children, Evaluation of DREAM Project for Low-income Grandparent-headed Families (Co-researcher)
● Children’s Right to Housing: “Decent Housing Project” Evaluation (Principal Investigator)
● Save the Children, Playground Protection Project Evaluation (Co-researcher)
● Community Welfare Planning, Jeonju & Gimje (Co-researcher)

● 2021. Guidebook on Child Abuse Case Consultation (Contributor), National Center for the Rights of the Child
● Introduction to Social Welfare (Co-author), Hakjisa
● Introduction to Social Welfare (Co-translator), Cengage Learning Korea
● Understanding Social Welfare Practice Activities (Co-author), Daekyung