EMPLOYMENT IN ACADEMIA
Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Sociology, Duke University
M.A. in Sociology, Duke University
M.A. in Sociology, Korea University
B.A. in Sociology, Korea University
HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE
Reporter, YTN (24-hour news channel in Korea)
GOOGLE SCHOLAR PROFILE
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uUo3IJMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Social Networks, Volunteerism, Health, Social Statistics
Social Capital, Volunteerism, Aging, Health, Religion
BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS AUTHORED
* Reviewed by Social Forces, Contemporary Sociology, and Acta Sociologica.
* Reviewed by Social Forces, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, and Asian Journal of Social Science.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
BOOK REVIEWS
President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee 55 (Social Indicators) (2023-2027)
NUS FASS Teaching Excellence Awards (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
NUS JY Pillay Comparative Asia Research Center (JYP CARC) Research Grant (2016-2020)
POSCO TJ Park Foundation Asia Research Grant (2011)
PARISS (Program for Advanced Research in the Social Sciences) Fellow, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University (2007-2008)
Markets & Management Program Fellow, Department of Sociology, Duke University (2005)
Fulbright Doctoral Scholarship at Duke University, Korean-American Educational Commission/U.S. Department of State (2002-2007)