EDUCATION
Ph.D., Comparative and International Education, Florida State University, USA, 2018
M.S., Measurement and Statistics, Florida State University, USA, 2018
M.A., Comparative and International Education, Seoul National University, Korea, 2013
Graduate Diploma, TESOL, Southbank Institute of Technology, Australia, 2008
B.A., Elementary Education (Minor: English Education), Daegu Nat'l University of Education, Korea, 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH & POLICY
Foundational Learning Specialist, World Bank, 2025–present
Research Specialist, University of Notre Dame, 2021–2025
Senior Research Advisor, International Rescue Committee, 2018–2021
Research Consultant/Fellow, Save the Children International, 2015–2017
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Summer 2017
Guest Lecturer, Florida State University
Applied Research Methods in Education (EDF 6486), Spring 2023, Fall 2020, Fall 2017
Comparative Education (EDF5853), Spring 2018
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Instructor, Ministry of Education and Sports, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 2026
Item review and development for Nepal’s National Assessment of Student Achievement
Instructor, World Bank, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Washington, DC. Novermber 2025; April 2026
Leadership for Progress in Foundational Learning Policy Academy, LEAP
SCHOOL TEACHING
Full-Time Teacher, Korean International School, Shanghai, China, March 2009–January 2010
Full-Time Teacher, Sunggok Primary School, Daegu, Korea, March 2006–August 2008, February 2010–August 2011
SELECTED AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Legacy Fellowship, Florida State University, ≈$220,000, 2013–2018
Study Abroad Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Korea, ≈$45,000, 2013–2018
Save-University Partnership for Education Research Fellowship, Save the Children, $14,000, 2015–2016
Brain Korea 21 Scholarship, Seoul National University, $10,000, 2011–2012
Presidential Team Irish Award for Global Education, University of Notre Dame, 2023
Professional Development Grant, International Rescue Committee, $5,000, 2019–2021
Distinguished Teacher Award, Daegu District Ministry of Education, 2010
Best Teaching Practice Award, Daegu District Ministry of Education, 2010
Best Classroom Management Award, Daegu District Ministry of Education, 2006
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Grant Proposal Reviewer, LEGO Foundation (Play Learn Thrive) & Grand Challenges Canada, 2025
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), 2022–2023
Technical Contributor, USAID SEL & Soft Skills Measurement Taskforce, 2022–2025
Technical Contributor & Interim Co-Chair, INEE Measurement Reference Group, 2019–2024
Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2014–2022
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Peer-Reviewed Journals (Teaching and Teacher Education; The Internet and Higher Education; American Educational Research Journal; International Journal of Multilingualism; International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy), 2014–present
Travel Award Committee, Comparative & International Education Society (CIES), 2021–2025
SELECTED ADVANCED TRAINING
Causal Inference I–III, Mixtape Sessions, 2024
Designing Adequately Powered Cluster & Multisite Randomized Trials, AERA, 2021
Structural Equation Modeling with Longitudinal Data, APA Advanced Training Institutes, 2020
Item Response Theory & Analysis, Statistical Horizons, 2019
Advanced Analysis Using International Large-Scale Assessment Databases, AERA, 2018
Creative Strategies for Mixed Methods Research, AERA, 2017
LANGUAGES
Korean (native)
English (fluent)
Chinese and Japanese (conversational)