2011-2012

Hyungjoon Jo
Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
Editor in Chief, Saemulgyul Publishing House
Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
Contact Information: hj2330@columbia.edu
Mr. Jo is interested in the future of the publishing industry in the digital transformation.

Wong-Jang Kim
Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
Reporter, Korea Broadcasting System
Faculty Sponsor: Charles Armstrong
Contact Information: ywk2238@columbia.edu
Mr. Kim will research the impact of the financial deregulation analysis.

Hoekyung Yoo
Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
Reporter, Munhwa Ilbo
Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
Contact Information: yhy2334@columbia.edu
Mr. Yoo is studying the trends of US and Korean news services.

 

2010-2011

Jeong, Eunseung (Institute Associate, WEAI)
September 2010 to August 2011
Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Research Interest: new media strategies

Jeong, Yong Sil (Professional Fellows, WEAI)
January 2010 to January 2011 
Senior Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Research Interest: modern Korean Literature

Jun, Yongwoo (Professional Fellow, WEAI)
September 2010 to August 2011
TV Reporter of Korea New Network (KNN)
Research Interests: political Communication, Voting and Electorate

Kang, Yoonhee (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
September 2010 to August 2011
Associate Professor of International Studies, Kookmin University
Research Interest: Studies of civic organizations in Korea: their role in the recent political mobilization

Kim, Jiyeon (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
September 2010 to August 2011
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 
Research Interest: Art and Social Network in Late Choson, Korea

Kim, Tae-Ho (Visiting Scholar,WEAI)
September 2010 to June 2011
Dr. Kim Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies, Seoul National University, 2009)
Research Interests: science, technology and mass mobilization in South Korea in the 1970s

Kim, Young-ha (Visiting Scholar, EALAC)
September 2010 to June 2011
Fiction Writer
Research Interests: Immigration History 

Kwon, Sun-hong (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
February 2010 to February 2011 
Professor of International Relations, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, South Korea 
Research Interest: East Asian International relations

Lee, Byung Ryul (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
September 2010 to August 2011 
Professor of Creative Writing, MyungJi University, South Korea 
Research Interest: modern Korean poetry

Nam, Jin Woo (Visiting Scholar, EALAC)
September 2010 to August 2011 
Professor of Public Administration in a Culture and Society,Wooksuk University, South Korea 
Research Interest: East Asia's present and future views of Americans

Park Enna (Institute Associate, WEAI) 
March 2010 to February 2011
Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to UN
Research Interest: the current trends in Chinese foreign policy

Shin, Kyung Sook (Visiting Scholar, EALAC) 
September 2010 to August 2011
Novelist
Research Interest: modern Korean literature

Yuk, Eun Joo (Institute Associate, WEAI)
January 2010 to December 2010
General Manager, Samsung Engineering
Research Interest: Korea’s political leadership in the East Asian region

2009-2010

Han, Man-soo (VisitingScholar, EALAC)
September 2009 to June 2010
Professor of Modern Korean Literature, Dongguk University, South Korea
Research Interests: Modern Korean Literature

Kim, Borim (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
March 2009 to February 2010 
Professor of Korean History, Chongshin University, South Korea
Research Interests: Korean History and Education

Lee, Doo Won (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2009 to August 2010 
Professor, School of Economics, Yonsei University, South Korea 
Research Interests: Korean Economics

Lee, Kang-Kook (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
August 2008 to August 2010
Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Research Interests: East Asian Economics

Nagata, Akifumi (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
March 2009 to March 2010 
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Sophia University 
Research Interests: Korean Politics

Nah, Jeong Won (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
February 2008 to February 2010
Professor of Political Science, Kang Won National University, South Korea
Research Interests: Korean Economics

2008-2009

Goma Pinilla, Daniel (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
September 2007 to August 2009
Assistant Professor of History, University of Barcelona
Research Interests: China-North Korean Relations 

Hong, Changsoo (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
January 2008 to December 2008
Associate Professor, Department of Creative Writing, Korea University
Research Interests: Korean Literature

Joung, Bo Youn (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2008 to July 2009 
Head of Social Enterprise Team, Dobong Citizen's Association, South Korea
Research Interests: Grassroots Movements and Social Change in South Korea

Lee, S.R. (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2008 to August 2009 
Professor, Department of Economics, Dongguk University, South Korea 
Research Interests: Korean Economics

Lee, Shin-Wha (Visiting Professor, WEAI)
Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University
Research Interests: Korean Politics

Lee, Taeho (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2008 to July 2009
Deputy Secretary General, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, South Korea
Research Interests: Comparative Study of Civilian Control in American vs. Korean Security Policy

Nah, Jeong Won (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
February 2008 to February 2010
Professor of Political Science, Kang Won National University, South Korea
Research Interests: Korean Economics

Shin, Yongdo (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
December 2007 to December 2008
Head of Security Strategy Division, RINSA, KNDU
Research Interests: Korean Economics

2007-2008

Baik, Il (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
August 2007 to August 2008
Assistant Professor of Distribution and Management, Ulsan College
Research Interests: Korean Economics and Reunification

Kang, Sungbong (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2007 to July 2008
Secretariat General, The Educational Foundation for Koreans Abroad

Park, Heesun (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2007 to July 2008
Civil Solidarity for Open Society

2006-2007

Ha, Seung Chang (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2006 to July 2007
Hankyoreh Foundation for Reunification and Culture

Kim, Bogeun (POSCO Fellow, CKR) 
August 2006 to July 2007
Citizens' Action Network

Lim, Chol (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
October 2006 to March 2007
Professor, International and Cultural Studies, Tsuda College
Research Interests: North/South Korea Relations

2005-2006

Choi, Young-Ae (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
March 2005 to February 2006 
Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Yonsei University, South Korea
Research Interests: Chinese and Korean Phonology

Gelezeau, Valerie (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2005 to December 2006 
Associate Professor, Marne-la-Valle University, France
Research Interests: Urban, Cultural, and Regional Geography of Korea

Hong, Sook Ja (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2005 to August 2006 
Associate Professor, Health & Social Welfare Department, Woosung University, South Korea
Research Interests: Development of Life Education Programs in Korea

Lee, Dong Ryul (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
August 2005 to September 2006 
Associate Professor, Dongduk Women’s University, South Korea
Research Interests: Chinese Foreign Policy

Paik, Won Dam (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2005 to August 2006 
Assistant Professor, Sungkong Hoe University, South Korea
Research Interests: “Asianism” in the Colonialism and Post Cold War Era 

Yoo, Yoon-Ha (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2005 to August 2006 
Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea 
Research Interests: Korean Economics

2004-2005

Choi, Kyoo-Sik (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
January 2005 to December 2005
Staff Reporter, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Research Interests: UN and relationship with NGOs

Chong, Daham (Visiting Scholar, WEAI) 
September 2004 to August 2005
Ph.D. Candidate, Korea University
Research Interests: Early Choson Korea and its Cultural Practices

Hwang, Soo-Kyung (Professional Fellow, WEAI) 
September 2004 to September 2005
Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Research Interests: Influence of the Media in US-Korean Relations

Park, Jung-Sook (Professional Fellow, WEAI) 
September 2004 to August 2005
Announcer, Munwha Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Adjunct Professor, Seoul Women's University
Research Interests: International Media and Communications

 

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