Hello!

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Management & Organization (OB/HR) at Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

My research is aimed at answering the following question: How do fundamental human desires and needs (e.g., desire to connect with nature, desire for power/status, desire for security/safety etc.) impact workplace dynamics, and more broadly, the Future of Work? Accordingly, my research interests include Workplace Environments, Power & Status Dynamics, Decision-making, and the Future of Work.

Beyond research, I have had the privilege of teaching and assisting in various management courses. At the University of Maryland, I taught a core management course for two semesters and received positive student feedback and ratings. Given my experience, I am prepared to teach OB/HR courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including Organizational Behavior, Decision Making, Negotiations, Leadership, Human Resource Management, and Social Science Research Methods.

In addition, I have also actively engaged in academic services and was honored with the Best Reviewer Award from the Organizational Behavior Division at the Academy of Management in 2023. I am committed to further honing my ability to critically and constructively assess others' work and advance knowledge in our field.

Prior to joining the academia, I worked in the finance industry, and as a journalist at Bloomberg covering corporate governance issues at major chaebols (i.e., South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), and Korea’s auto industry.

Education

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Expected 2024)

Columbia University in the City of New York

Master of Science in Journalism (2011)

Seoul National University

Master of Science in Business Administration (2018)
Bachelor of Business Administration (2009)