● B.A. in Social Welfare, Kyungpook National University
● M.S.W., Washington University in St. Louis, USA
● Ph.D. in Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

● Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University
● Concurrent Professor, Department of Pension Management, Jeonbuk National University
● Committee Member: Jeonbuk Human Rights Committee, Jeonbuk Gender Equality Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare Self-Evaluation Committee, RI Korea Jeonbuk Committee
● Member: National Pension Service Research Review Committee, Jeonju Community Security Council, Jeonju Participatory Budget Committee, Jeonju Sustainability Committee
● Chair: Jeonju Dasiseogi Support Center Steering Committee
● Board/Committee Member: Geumam Senior Welfare Center, Jeonju Welfare Foundation Allocation Review Committee, Korean Association of Social Welfare Policy
● Member: Jeonbuk Social Welfare Facility Functional Improvement Committee, Architectural Landscape Committee (Universal Design), Social Worker Support Council, Gender Impact Assessment Committee, Jeonbuk Community Chest Allocation Committee
● Evaluator/Committee Member: Social Welfare Institution Assessment, Jeonju Private Consignment Institution Evaluation, Food Bank & Market Evaluation, Provincial Public Institution Management Evaluation, Regional Contribution Certification Review, Social Service Quality Assessment
● Exam Committee: National Licensed Social Worker Exam (Level 1), Civil Service Promotion & Transfer State Examination
● Advisor/Member: National Pension Service Information Disclosure Council, Citizen Participation Committee, Policy Advisory Committees in Wanju & Iksan, Honam Regional Statistics Office, Statistics Korea SGIS Advisory Committee
● Researcher, The Center for Urban and Regional Studies (USA)
● Review Committee Member, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK)
● Editorial & Section Committee Member: Korean Council on Social Work Education, Korean Association of Social Welfare Administration, Korean Association of Social Welfare, Critical & Alternative Social Welfare Association, Korean Family Welfare Association, Region & World, Korean Association of School Social Work, Korean Association of Social Welfare Policy, etc.

● 2023. “Ageism and Human Rights Attitudes among the Elderly: Moderating Effect of Social Capital.” Korean Journal of Local Government & Administration Studies, 37(3).
● “Effects of Digital Support Systems for Marriage Migrants on Information Use and Outcomes.” Korean Family Welfare Studies, 70(3).
● “Digital Information Gap among Income Groups during COVID-19.” Journal of Korea Contents Association, 23(3).
● “Determinants of Turnover Intention among Care Workers.” Journal of Long-term Care, 11(1).
● “Effects of Interpersonal Competence on Self-esteem among Workers with Disabilities: Moderating Effect of Digital Literacy.” Korean Journal of Social Welfare for the Disabled, 59.
● “Does the Integration of Urban and Rural Health Insurance Influence the Functional Limitations of the Middle-aged and Elderly in Rural China?” SSM – Population Health, 23.
● “Impact of Social Capital of Social Economy Entrepreneurs on Business Sustainability.” Cooperative Economy & Management Review, 59.
● “Relationships among Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Service Quality of Care Workers in Long-term Care Institutions.” Journal of Welfare for the Aged, 77(1).
● “Job Characteristics and Satisfaction of Workers with Disabilities: Moderating Effect of Family Employment Support.” Disability & Employment, 32(2).
● “Experiences of Social Discrimination, Human Rights Awareness, and Participation in Human Rights Activities: Comparing Youth and the Elderly.” Region & World, 45(4).
● “Determinants of Work–Life Balance among Social Workers.” Journal of Leisure Studies, 19(3).
● “The Effectiveness of the Integrated Health Promotion Program for the Elderly.” APJCRI, 7(2).
● “Homeownership and Wealth among Low- and Moderate-Income Households.” Housing Policy Debate, 23(2).
● “Social Capital and Homeownership in Low to Moderate Income Neighborhoods.” Social Work Research, 37(1).
● “Loan Performance among Low-Income Households: Does Parental Teaching of Money Management Matter?” Social Work Research, 36(4).
● “Homeownership, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Children’s Positive Behaviors.” Urban Studies, 49(16).
● “Net Worth Accumulation by the Rich and Poor in Old Age.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 38(3).
● “Parental Transfer of Financial Knowledge and Later Credit Outcomes.” Children and Youth Services Review, 33.
● “Assets and Income: Disability-based Disparities in the U.S.” Social Work Research, 34(2).
● “Does Banking Experience Matter? Differences between the Banked and Unbanked.” Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 31(2).
● “Parental Assets as a Pathway to Positive Child Educational Outcomes.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 36(1).
● “Fostering Low-income Homeownership: A Longitudinal Randomized Experiment on IDAs.” Housing Policy Debate, 19(4).
● “Race/Ethnicity and Economic Class as Determinants of Disability in Old Age.” Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 51(3/4).
● “Work Status and Performance of People with Disabilities: An Empirical Study.” Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 17(3).