Ph.D., S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, NY, USA
M.A., Department of Communication and Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
B.A., Department of Communication and Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

2024.09 – Current. Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication, Sungkyunkwan University
2023.02 – 2024.08. Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication, Sungkyunkwan University
2019.08 – 2022.12. Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Creative Media, College of Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, Alabama, USA
2025.01 – Current. Editorial Board, Human Communication Research
2024.04 – Current. Editorial Board, Communication Theory
2023.02 – Current. Research Council, National Communication Association (NCA)

2024-2027. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Outstanding Young Scientist Grants (Principal Investigator)
2024.11.01-2025.10.31. SKKU Academic Research Support Program Fund (Samsung Research Fund), Sungkyunkwan University (Principal Investigator)
2024.04.01-2025.04.30. Sungkyun AI Research Institute Fund, Sungkyunkwan University (Principal Investigator)
2023. Top Early Career Scholar Award, D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC) *1st authored paper
2022. Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Information Systems Division. *1st authored paper
2021. Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and Technology (CAT) Division. *1st authored paper
2020-2021. Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program, Natural Hazards Center
2020. 2nd place Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Political Communication Division. *1st authored paper
2018. Catherine L. Covert Research Award, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
2017. 1st place Faculty Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk (ComSHER) Division. *1st authored paper
2017. 2nd place Faculty Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Korean American Communication Association (KACA) Division. *1st authored paper
2017. Catherine L. Covert Research Award, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
2017. Top Student Paper, International Communication Association (ICA), Korean American Communication Association (KACA) Division
2017. 1st Paper Award, Broadcast Education Association (BEA), News Division