Curriculum Vitae
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Academic Positions
July 2019 -
Present
August 2023 - Present
February 2020 - Present
September 2022 - Present
June 2022 - Present
Assistant Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Social Work
Faculty Affiliate
Urban and Civic Informatics Lab, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Core Faculty
Rutgers Global Health Institute
Provost’s Strategic Task Force on Cyberinfrastructure and Data Science
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ewha Global Fellow
Ewha Women's University
Education
May 2019
2007
2002
1998
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. in Social Welfare
Designated Emphasis: Development Engineering
Combating Poverty through Aid: A Critical Analysis of Alternative Models
Received 2020 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Harvard University, Master in Public Policy, Cambridge
Concentration: Political and Economic Development Analysis of Impact Evaluation Systems for Kexim Bank’s Development Assistance Loan
Washington University in St. Louis, Master of Social Work
Concentration: Social and Economic Development
Ewha Womans University, Bachelor of Art in Social Welfare, Seoul
Minor: Psychology
Professional Experience
2013 - 2015
2013 - 2015
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013
2007 - 2008
2002 - 2004
Evaluation Specialist
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) & Korea Institute for Development Strategy (KDS); Seoul, South Korea
Designed impact evaluation of community-driven development projects (CDDs) in Myanmar; Conducted a feasibility study of CDDs in Cambodia.
Evaluation Specialist
Korea Foundation; Seoul, South Korea
International Healthcare
Evaluated results of Lee Jong-Wook fellowship for healthcare professionals from Laos, Tanzania, and Vietnam
PI: Minah Kang
Senior Researcher
Korea Institute for Development Strategy (KDS); Seoul, South Korea
Commissioned by the Prime Minister's Office & the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Let development research projects
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A meta-analysis of aid evaluations
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Supporting credit cooperatives in Cambodia and Myanmar
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Identifying Korea's Priority Aid Policy
Co-PI: Seung-Hun Chun & Woojin Jung
Senior Policy Analyst
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA); Seongnam, South Korea
Policy Research Division
Analyzed OECD countries' development aid policies and produced policy reports
PI: Woojin Jung
Data Analyst
UNICEF; New York, NY
Division of Policy and Planning: Socio-Economic Analysis Unit & Gender and Rights Unit
Reviewed reports prepared by Global Study on Child Poverty national teams.
Assessed gender and human rights mainstreaming in country programs.
PR Officer
Korean Community Service Center; Washington D.C.
Raised funds through a United Way combined federal campaign, website management, and community outreach.