I study the intersections of policy, leadership, and epistemic transformation toward justice, drawing on policy sociology, equity leadership, and transpacific frameworks to reimagine how schools, systems, and scholarly communities create knowledge and organize themselves. Across my work, I aim to contribute to shaping knowledge, systems, and praxis that make educational spaces more humane and just.
My scholarship explores three interrelated questions:
My work has been published in the Harvard Educational Review, Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of Educational Administration, AERA Open, Teaching and Teacher Education, Comparative Education Review, and other notable outlets. Learn more about my research from Projects and Publications.
Beyond my work, I find joy in painting, in following multilingual dramas, and in writing essays. You can find my essays and other writings from Essays in Korean.
- 2025 AERA Emerging Scholar Award (Division A)
- 2025 CIES Innovative Curriculum Development Award (Teaching Comparative and International Education SIG)
- 2024 AERA Emerging Scholar Award (Educational Change SIG)
- 2024 Emerging Scholar Research and Creative Activity Award (UNL College of Education and Human Sciences)
- 2022 CIES Best Paper Award (East Asia SIG)
- 2022 KAERA Outstanding Research Paper Award
- 2020 International Journal of Leadership in Education Best Manuscript Award