Bo Mi Park: is a post-doctoral researcher specializing in educational leadership and policy studies. With a focus on critical policy analysis, educational equity, and refugee education, Park's research centers on the education of North Korean refugee (defector) students. Having earned a doctoral degree from the University of Toronto and a Master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, she aims to generate innovative solutions to enhance educational opportunities and promote equity for all students.
PhD Students (listed in alphabetical order) Mary Abura: is Research Assistant in the Education, Conflict and Peace Lab at Seoul National University. Her research interests lie in the sociology of education; decolonising higher education; prefigurative politics; and global citizenship education. She is a holder of a Master’s of International Studies from Ewha Womans University. She is currently a PhD student at Seoul National University.
Young Jae Chang: is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education and a member of the Education, Conflict and Peace Lab at Seoul National University. Her research interests include global citizenship education, transformative learning, and peace studies. She received her Master's degree in School Counseling from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.
Nicki Gerstner: is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education and research assistant in the Education, Conflict and Peace Lab at Seoul National University. She currently works in the English Department at Seoul Cyber University. Her research interests include global citizenship education for sustainable development, cosmopolitanism, partnerships toward peacebuilding, and decolonial practices for transformative education and pedagogies. She received her Master's of Education in Global Studies in Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Christine H. Joo: is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education at Seoul National University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of education, technology, and policy. She is interested in developing and testing interventions that leverage technology to improve student learning and skills development. Prior to joining the GEC, she worked on various international cooperation projects aimed to increase access to quality education at the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. She received a Master of Education in Education Policy and Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Rira Seo: is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education and research assistant in the Education, Conflict and Peace Lab at Seoul National University. Her research interests lie in refugee education in conflict-affected regions and peacebuilding in and through refugee education. She received her Master’s degree in Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
MA Students
KexinDong: is an MA student (Combined Master’s & Doctoral) in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education. Her research interests include national education policy affects on private school and public school: comparative East/West perspectives on education; school integration (race-based segregation) and educational inequality; and global teacher education. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Division of International Studies at Korea University.
Yoosun Na: is an MA student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education at Seoul National University, and has six years of working experience as a public school teacher in Korea. Her research interests include teacher education; educational inequalities; neoliberalism; and global citizenship education.
KiwoongPark: is an MA student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education at Seoul National University, and a senior researcher at KERIS (Korea Education and Research Information Service) where he is actively engaged in supporting education ODA projects. His research interests include educational technology; educational (in)equity; and learning opportunities in conflict-affected contexts. He recently won commendation from the Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education for his efforts to support educational ODA.
Isla Shin: is an MA student in the Interdisciplinary Program: Global Education Cooperation in the College of Education at Seoul National University. She received a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature at Korea University and has completed an internship for KOICA's ODA Young Professional Program. Her research interests focus on addressing educational inequality, exploring the roles of NGOs in education, and advocating for the education of the most marginalized populations.