About Me
I am an assistant professor at the Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University. I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Korean Studies, Asian Studies, and International Relations.
I am also a senior editor at SinoNK.com and a non-resident fellow at the Innovation Policy Lab, University of Toronto.
As a political scientist specializing in East Asian affairs and the Koreas, my core research interests include migration and governance, nations and nationalism, and international organization.
My research mainly employs surveys and experimental methods to understand public opinion, but I also work with administrative data and mixed-method approaches for analyzing non-numeric data.
Born and raised in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, I am a Midwesterner at heart, but I have had the privilege of experiencing personal and professional growth in many different places. Above all, I am a devoted partner to a loving spouse and an accomplished translator.
I earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto, an M.A. in Global Affairs and Policy from Yonsei University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Harding University.
Read more about my current research at the Projects page, and find my latest publications at the Publications page.
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