Curriculum Vitae

I'm an Associate Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY).  I teach political economy and Asian affairs and conduct research on governments' policy responses in coping with economic crises, global monetary spillovers, and the rising regionalism in Asia.

Baruch College, City University of New York 

Associate Professor, 2019-Present

Teach political economy, The rise of Asia in world affairs

Baruch College, City University of New York 

Assistant Professor, 2012-2019

Claremont McKenna College

Assistant Professor,  2008-2012

Taught international relations theory and East Asian political economy.

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Visitor, Jan.-Aug. 2011

​Conducted research on comparative financial system.

William Perry Fellow in Korean Studies, Stanford University, 2007-2008

Taught courses on East Asian capitalism and Korean politics

Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University 

Post-doctoral fellow, 2006-2007

Conducted research on Korean party politics, while revising the dissertation work that explored the financial reforms in Japan and South Korea from the 1980s to 2006​

The Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance,  Japan, Visiting scholar, 2003-2004

​Conducted research on the Japanese banking problem, focusing on the resolution of nonperforming loans. Presented the research result in Japanese.

Seoul National University, Dept. of Int'l Relations

Administrative Staff, 1997-1998

Full-time employee for dept. administration such as academic advising and research assistance

Korean Army, Teaching & Information Officer

First Lieutenant, 1994-1997

University of California, Berkeley,  MA & Ph.D., 1998-2006

Studied Comparative Politics, International Relations, East Asia, Public Administration.

Dissertation: Out of the Vortex: The Politics of Financial Reforms in Japan and South Korea, 1980-2006

Seoul National University, BA & MA, 1988-1994

Studied international relations, graduated with honors