● B.A., History, Ewha Womans University, Korea
● M.A., Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Graduate School of Social Welfare, Korea
● Ph.D., Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University, Korea

● Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, Korea
● Best Teacher Award, Jeonbuk National University
● Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Ewha Womans University Graduate School
● Top Graduate Award, M.A. in Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University
● Excellence in Graduation Award, College of Humanities, Ewha Womans University
● Award for Excellent Academic Paper, Korean Association of Social Welfare
● Chair, Jeonbuk Regional Child Center Operation Committee
● Member, Jeonbuk-do Community Chest of Korea Allocation Committee
● Evaluator, Korea Youth Policy Institute
● Member, Jeonju-si Community Integrated Care Advisory Committee
● Expert Advisor, Jeonbuk-do Youth Self-Reliance Support Agency
● Member, Jeonbuk-do Child Protection Agency Case Advisory Committee
● Member, Good Neighbors Jeonbuk Branch Early Intervention Network
● Member, Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Jeonbuk Branch Evaluation Committee
● Member, Jeonju Office of Education, Education Welfare Priority Support Advisory Panel
● Member, Seonneomeo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center Case Selection Committee, Jeonju-si
● Researcher, Social Science Research Institute; Social Welfare Research Institute; Public Conflict and Regional Innovation Research Institute; Green Cultural Space Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University
● Editorial Board Member: Korean Journal of Family Welfare, School Social Work, Social Welfare Practice and Research, Korean Social Welfare Education


● Undergraduate: Human Behavior and Social Environment, Social Problems, Women’s Welfare, Family Welfare, Social Welfare and Cultural Diversity
● Graduate: Youth Welfare, Social Minorities and Welfare, Gender Equality and Social Welfare, Family Welfare, Abuse and Neglect


● Youth and adolescent welfare, family welfare, care and gender issues, life-span development including career/education support, social minorities and cultural diversity, immigrants and social exclusion, qualitative research methodology

● Narrative Inquiry on Creative Activities Experienced by Youth Aspiring Cultural Arts Careers. Education & Culture Research, 2024. (Lead)
● Post-Divorce Self-Reliance Experiences of Vietnamese Married Immigrant Women Raising Children. Future Social Welfare Research, 2024. (Lead)
● Phenomenological Study on Experiences of Deaf Families. Qualitative Inquiry, 2024. (Lead)
● Experiences of Youth with Mental Illness Caring for Family Members. Korean Social Welfare Survey Research, 2024. (Lead)
● PhotoVoice Study on Academic Growth of Chinese Graduate Students in Korea. Cultural Exchange and Multicultural Education, 2024. (Lead)
● Life Histories of Family Care Youth: Responsibility Across Two Grandparents. Korean Journal of Social Welfare, 2024. (Lead)