Currently a research fellow at the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute since 2000.
Graduated from Kyunggi High School (1983), Hanyang University (BA & MA, 1989 & 1991), Indiana State University (MS, 1996), University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Ph.D., 2000)
Spent sabbatical leave at the University of Washington between February 2009 and January 2010.