University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Communication 🔎
SEP 2018—DEC 2023 | SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
Indiana University Bloomington
The Media School (Major) 🔎
The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering (Minor) 🔎
AUG 2015—MAY 2018 | BLOOMINGTON, IN, USA (*Transfer)
M.A. in Communication
Postdoctoral Researcher 🔎
Seoul National University | Center for Trustworthy AI (CTAI)
JUN 2025—PRESENT | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Research Fellow 🔎
Benton Institute for Broadband and Society
FEB 2025—PRESENT | USA
Adjunct Faculty 🔎
University of Maryland | College of Information
JAN 2025—PRESENT | COLLEGE PARK, MD, USA
Postdoctoral Researcher 🔎
University of Maryland | College of Information
JAN 2024—DEC 2024 | COLLEGE PARK, MD, USA
Research Assistant 🔎
University of California, Santa Barbara
Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy
NOV 2023—MAR 2024 | SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
Data Analyst 🔎
Broadband Consortium Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategy Plan
JUN 2022—AUG 2022 | SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
Research Assistant
Seoul National University | ICT Social Policy Center
MAR 2011—DEC 2014 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Full-time Copywriter
9 Fruits Media Inc. (Digital Advertising Company) | Creative Department
APR 2009—AUG 2010 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Intern
9 Fruits Media Inc.
JAN 2009—FEBRUARY 2009 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
GRANT SUPPORT
Reducing Tech Anxiety in Low-Income Latino Communities
PI: Amy L. Gonzales, CO-PIs: Laurent Wang, Yeweon Kim
JUL 2025—JUN 2026 | Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy
Marjorie & Charles Benton Opportunity Fund
PI: Yeweon Kim
FEBY 2025—JAN 2026 | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Grant-in-Aid ($1,000)
SPRING 2022 | The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Graduate Student Research Grant
SPRING 2019, SPRING 2020 | University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctoral Student Travel Grant
WINTER 2021, WINTER 2022 | University of California, Santa Barbara
The Ogan Fund
SPRING 2018 | Indiana University Bloomington
The Louise (Hess) Miller Scholarship Fund
FALL 2017 | Indiana University Bloomington
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
JUL 2024 | Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
FALL 2021, SPRING 2022 | McCune Foundation
WINTER 2022 | University of California, Santa Barbara
FALL 2011, FALL 2012, SPRING 2013 | Seoul National University
FEBRUARY 2009 | Handong Global University
SPRING 2005, FALL 2006, SPRING 2008 | Handong Global University
FALL 2004, FALL 2005, FALL 2007 | Handong Global University
2025 Seoul AI Policy Conference 🔎
Website design, Conference coordination, and Press release writing | 2025
2024 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit 🔎
Event coordination | 2024
Marylanders Online 🔎
Curriculum team | 2024
Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative (CCREI) 🔎
Research assistant | 2023-2024
Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategic Plan 🔎
Data analyst | 2022
IDEA Hiring Committee (UCSB Department of Communication)
Research assistant | 2021
International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference
Reviewer | 2021
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Reviewer | 2021, 2025
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
Reviewer | 2021
AFFILIATIONS
International Communication Association (ICA) - Comm & Technology Division 🔎
Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies 🔎
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) 🔎