Research Areas
Rhetoric and communication studies; transnational queer and feminist studies; critical Korean studies; race, nation, citizenship; Asia and Asian America; digital humanities and cultures
Education
Ph.D. (expected April 2026) and M.A. in Communication at the University of Maryland; Graduate Certificate in Digital Studies in the Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland; B.A. in Sociology and Communication Arts at Gordon College
Publications
- “The U.S. Empire Remembers Violence Against Asian Women: “Comfort Women” Monuments and Transnational Global Memoryscapes.” Women’s Studies in Communication 48 (3): 307–28.
- “Do I Belong in Ikseon-Dong?: Glocalized Cosmopolitan Spaces of Belonging.” In Diaspora Within Homeland: Displacement, Mobility, and Diversity in Korea, edited by Min Hwa Han, Eun-Jeong Han, and JongHwa Lee. Routledge. 2025.
Teaching
- 2023-2025: Design Cultures & Creativity Living-Learning Program, Honors College, University of Maryland ↗
- 2022-2023: Department of Communication, University of Maryland ↗
Recognitions (selected)
- University of Maryland (2020-2026): Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship; Flagship Fellowship; Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Graduate Research Award; Andrew D. Wolvin Outstanding Teaching Award
- National Communication Association: James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award Laureate Group (2023); Top Paper Award, Korean American Communication Association (2021)
Professional Affiliations
National Communication Association; International Communication Association; Rhetoric Society of America; Association for Asian American Studies; Association for Asian Studies
Public/Digital Humanities Projects
- “Transnational Public Memory: Unsettling National Museum Narratives of World War II.” Funded and hosted by American Society for the History of Rhetoric: Expanding the History of Rhetoric Pedagogy Initiative. ↗
- “Comfort Women Monuments: A Transnational Global Memoryscape. A Digital Humanities Resource for Students and Educators.” ArcGIS StoryMaps. ↗
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