Sep 2019–present Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Linguistics — University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Dissertation: “The Development of Indefinites in Korean: A Corpus-Based Analysis” Defense: Jan 16, 2026 · Expected graduation: May 2026
Sep 2014–Feb 2017 M.A., English Linguistics — Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Mar 2008–Aug 2014 B.A., English — Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Funding
Sep 2019–present Graduate Assistantship — University of South Carolina
Sep 2014–Feb 2017 Research Assistant Scholarship — Kyung Hee University
Teaching Experience
Sep 2023–present Instructor of Record, Korean — University of South Carolina
Elementary Korean 121 (Fall 2023; Spring 2024; Fall 2024)
Basic Proficiency in Korean 122 (Spring 2024; Spring 2026)
Sep 2019–May 2022 Korean Instructor — Korean School of Columbia (Columbia, SC)
Adults: Beginner; Intermediate
Youth: Beginner; Advanced
Professional Memberships
2025–present American Association of Teachers of Korean
2025–present Linguistic Science Society
2025–present Linguistic Association of Korea
2025–present Language and Information
2018–present Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
2017–2019 Institute for the Study of Language and Information (ISLI)