● Ph.D., Social Welfare, Yonsei University
● M.A., Social Welfare, Yonsei University
● B.A., Social Welfare, Yonsei University

● Senior Researcher & Lecturer, multiple universities and research institutes (2012–present)
● Social Welfare Officer, Nowon District Office (2019–2020)
● Assistant Professor → Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University (2024–present)
● Analyst / Instructor, Hidden Grace Co., Ltd (2016–2018)


● Lifetime Member, Korean Association of Social Welfare Administration (2025–present)
● Chair, BK21 Future Welfare Workforce Development Project, Jeonbuk National University (2025–2027)
● Vice Director, Firefighters Psychological Support Center, Jeonbuk National University (2025–2026)
● Director, Jeonbuk National University Social Welfare Research Institute (2025–2027)
● Editorial Board Member, Korean Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association (2023–2025)
● Numerous policy advisory and committee memberships in local and national welfare programs

● Social Welfare Administration (public social welfare officers, service delivery systems, HR & organization)
● Social Welfare Policy (local government policies, low birthrate & aging policies)
● Elderly Welfare (employment, suicide, exercise)
● Rural Welfare (impact evaluation, urban-rural comparisons)
● Child & Youth Welfare (delinquency, abuse, addiction)
● Family Welfare (work-family balance)
● Housing Welfare (housing cost burden)
● Social Statistics
● Publications (Selected):
● Articles: 92 peer-reviewed papers (40 SCI-level, 52 KCI-level), 1 book chapter, 22 research reports (as of Aug 2025)

● SPSS Data Analysis (with others, 2023)
● Mastering Research with Stata (2019)
● Passing Your Thesis at Once: AMOS & Advanced SPSS (with others, 2018)
● Thesis Writing Strategies: SPSS Interpretation & Results Tables (with others, 2018)
● Thesis Search & Writing Strategies (with others, 2017)