C.V.

  1. CURRENT POSITION
  2. RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS
  3. EDUCATION
  4. PUBLICATIONS
  5. OTHER WRITING
  6. GRANTS, FELLOWSHIP, HONORS
  7. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  8. SELECTED CONFERENCES
  9. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & TRAINING
  10. LANGUAGE SKILLS

CURRENT POSITION

  • Professor, Department Political Science and Diplomacy, Pusan National University
  • Address: Busan, 46241, South Korea

RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS

  • International Relations Theory in East Asia
  • U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia
  • Korean Foreign Policy
  • International Financial Institutions (especially the World Bank and IMF)

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Ohio State University, March 2005
    • Masters degree, 2002
    • Major: International Relations
    • Second Major: Political Theory
  • B.A.: Miami University of Ohio, May 1994 (Phi Beta Kappa)
    • Major: Political Science
    • Major: History
    • Minor: German

PUBLICATIONS

  • History Wars in 2018? (Japan-Korea),” Debate with Jennifer Lind, Asan Institute, February 19-April 19, 2018
  • Kim Jong Un’s Balancing Act,” Korean National Defense University, Research Institute for National Security Affairs Forum, 22, September 2012: 1-4

OTHER WRITING




GRANTS, FELLOWSHIP, HONORS

  • Academic Fellowship on Terrorism, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies & Tel Aviv University, Israel, May 26-June 6, 2007
  • Two Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (Russian), US Department of Education, 1999, 2000
  • University Fellow, Ohio State University, 1997-1998

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Courses Taught:
    • East Asian Security
    • Introduction to International Relations Theory
    • Globalization/International Political Economy
    • International Organization
    • US Foreign Policy
    • Security & Terrorism
    • US Politics
    • Contemporary Political Theory
    • Middle East politics
  • Certified by Blackboard, October 2016
  • Certified by Canvas, June 2017
  • Pusan National University Recognition:
    • Selected for Faculty Excellence coverage in university magazine, August 2013
    • Excellence in Teaching Award, 2010
  • Ohio State University Recognition:
    • Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching Nominee, Ohio State University, 2007
    • Outstanding Teacher of the Year Nominee, Ohio State University, 2006

SELECTED CONFERENCES

Invited Presenter – Discussant  Participant:


OTHER PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & TRAINING

  • Invited Article & Book Reviewer:
    • International Studies Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, Korea ObserverEuropean Journal of International RelationsSecurity StudiesReview of International StudiesJournal of Common Market StudiesCambridge Review of International Affairs, Pacific Affairs, Rowman & Littlefield, International Relations of the Asia-PacificEuropean Political Science ReviewAustralian Journal of International Affairs, Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Routledge, GeopoliticsInternational Political Science Review, Sage, Korean Journal of Security AffairsÉtudes Internationales, Prentice Hall
  • Consulting:
    • Contributor to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Asia
    • Member of SK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Professors ‘Dol Dahm’ Circle
    • Gerson Lehrman Group
    • Guidepoint Global
    • Securitas Korea
    • Coleman Research Group
    • Recipient of the Nelson Report
  • TV Interviews, 2012 – present:
    • CNN
    • British Broadcasting Corporation
    • CNBC
    • ABC
    • MSNBC
    • Bloomberg
    • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    • International Television News
    • Sky News
    • Channel NewsAsia
    • Chinese Global Television
    • Al Jazeera English
    • Arirang TV (Korean English language TV)
  • Radio commentary on BBC, NPR, ABC, VoA, and Korean English-language radio/TV, since 2010
  • Founding Participant, “Terrorism Research Initiative” & journal Perspectives on Terrorism, 2007-2008
  • U.S. Army Educator Tour, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, April 18-22, 2006
  • Field Representative, Martin R. Hoke, M.C. (Member of the US House of Representatives, 10th district Ohio), 1996-97
  • Internships:
    • Christian Schmidt, MdB (Member of the German Bundestag), Bonn 1995-96
    • Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich, Germany, Spring 1993
    • Cowen & Company (brokerage firm), Cleveland, Ohio, Summer 1992
    • John Boehner, M.C. (House of Representatives, 8-OH), Wash., D.C. Summer 1991
    • State of Ohio, Washington Office, Washington, D.C., Summer 1991
  • Institutional Affiliations:
    • International Studies Association
    • American Political Science Association
    • Korean Association of International Studies
    • Korean Political Science Association

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • German: Excellent: Accredited by the German-American Chamber of Commerce, April 23, 1994
  • French: Very Good: Transcript available from Laval University (Quebec, Canada), August 1997
  • Russian: Average: Certificate in Advanced Russian from Moscow State Univ., August 31, 2000
  • Korean: Average: intensive sabbatical year training, Pusan National University, 2015 – 2016
  • Latin: Basic
  • Classical Greek: Basic
  • Language Study Abroad:
    • Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea, June 2015 – August 2016
    • Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Summer 2000  
    • Nevsky Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, Summer 1999
    • Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada, Summer 1997
    • Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, Summer 1995
    • Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany, Winter 1994
    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität,Munich, Germany, 1992-1993
    • Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, Summer 1992