Greetings!

I am a Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Iowa in 2018 and my B.S degree in Political Science at Seoul National University in 2007.

My main research and teaching interests are at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics, with a focus on international conflict and security, water and natural resources, territorial/maritime/river disputes, climate change and environmental issues, and regional security in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific. My work has published in Journal of Peace Research, Environment and Security, and  Journal of East Asian Studies. 
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I am a Senior Fellow and NSFA Experts of the Center of National Security and Foreign Affairs at the Bake School of Public Policy and Public Affairs. I served as Managing Editor of International Studies Quarterly, the flagship journal of the International Studies Association, in 2018-2023. I was selected as one of the 2022-2023 U.S. Korea NextGen Scholars from the Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea Chair and the University of Southern California Dornsife Korean Studies Institute.