University of Pennsylvania, Doctorate in Clinical Social Work
University of Oxford, MSt. in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, The City University of New York, MSW in Social Work)
Experience
Current: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University
Assistant Professor of Social Work (Tenure-track), School of Social Work, Alliance University
Adjunct Faculty, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York
Instructor, School of Social Services, Fordham University
Vice President of Research, Training & Development, The Child Center of NY
Vice President of Integrated and Value-Based Care, The Child Center of NY
Journal Articles
(2026)
Designing a Serious Board Game for Addiction Prevention Based on the Three-Stage Model of Addiction - Focusing on the Original Board Game <Drawning>.
한국영상학회논문집.
24,
4
(2026)
A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness‑Based Cognitive Therapy for Internet Gaming Disorder Among College‑Aged Students in South Korea.
MINDFULNESS.
1,
1
(2026)
Telehealth and Hybrid Service Use for Major Depression and Substance Use Disorders among U.S. Adults, 2022–2023.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
(2026)
Operational Performance Diagnosis for Session-Based Digital Therapeutics: Log-Based Decomposition.
한국정보통신학회논문지.
30,
4
(2026)
SleepPathfinder: A Socratic Questioning and Self-Decision–Based Chatbot to Support User Engagement in Digital CBT-I.
JMIR Formative Research.
(2026)
‘The Stars’: Design of a Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Game for Improving
Adolescents’ Mental Health through a Visual Novel and
Motion-Sensing Technology.
한국영상학회논문집.
24,
2
(2025)
AI-Generated Video as a Prototyping Language for Game Design Communication: Insights from Therapeutic Game Development Using OpenAI’s Sora.
IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet.
23,
2
(2025)
Social determinants of mental health among Asian Americans: did COVID −19 make a difference?.
Social Work in Mental Health.
(2025)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy-Game: An Ironic Way to Treat Internet Gaming Disorder.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH.
27,
1
(2023)
Parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian American immigrants: Does social support moderate the effects?.
ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY.
14,
1
(2022)
Trends and Disparities in Unmet Treatment Needs for Co-occurring Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders Among Young Adults in the U.S..
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY.
92,
3
(2021)
Barriers and Facilitators for Mental Health Service Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Literature..
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
9,
641605
Publications
(2026)
삶과 함께 하는 마음챙김 (Mindfulness for Life).
학지사.
Lead author
(2025)
Social Work Practice, Research, Empowerment, and Education for Koreans in the United States.
Bloomsbury.
Lead author
(2021)
Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health: A Guide to Culturally Competent Practices, Program Developments, and Policies.
Lexington Books.
Lead author
Honors / Awards
Hall of Fame Inductee, SP2 Hall of Fame, University of Pennsylvania
Conference Paper
(2026)
Does Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reduce Gaming Disorder Among College Students?.
Society for Social Work and Research.
UNITED STATES
(2025)
SimCounsel: Simulating Counseling Effects in Multi-Agent Systems with
Emotion-Aware Memory Retrieva.
(사)한국인공지능학회 하계학술대회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2024)
The Social Determinants of Mental Health Among Asian Americans:Did COVID-19 Make a Difference.
Society for Social Work and Research.
UNITED STATES
(2024)
Premature Treatment Dropout Among Asian American Adults in Community Mental Health Centers.
Society for Social Work and Research.
UNITED STATES
(2023)
Does social support moderate parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian immigrants (Korean, Chinese, Indian, and Bengali)?.
Council on Social Work Education.
UNITED STATES
