Education
Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, 2016
M.S. in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences &Concentration in Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2012
B.S. in Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, South Korea, 2009
Traning
Postdoctoral Fellow in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA, 2017
Board Certification & Licensure Information
National Board for the Certification of Occupational Therapists (No. 331098)
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (No. 117804)
South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (No. 4362)
Professional Work History
03/01/2023-present Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, South Korea
03/01/2020-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
03/01/2020-02/28/2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, South Korea
09/01/2019-01/24/2020 Assistant Professor, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
08/22/2018-01/24/2020 Associate Scholar, Translational Research Scholars Program (TRSP), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
09/15/2017-08/31/2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
09/01/2016-09/14/2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
08/20/2013-08/20/2016 Graduate Research Assistant, PhD Program in Health and Rehabilitation Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425
08/20/2012-08/20/2013 Graduate Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
08/01/2011-04/26/2012 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Rehabilitation Science of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Honors
2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
2020 Early Career Research Excellence Award, American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Rockville, MD
2019 Outstanding Star Award for Professionalism, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2018 Outstanding Early Career Faculty Scholarship Award, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2018 Research Spotlight, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2018 Scholarship, Team Leadership Training Program, UTMB Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Galveston, TX
2017 Travel Award, 2017 International Conference on Aging in Americas, Los Angeles, LA
2016 Excellence in Post-Doctoral Research, Health Disparities Research, 20th Annual Forum on Aging, Galveston, TX
2016-2017 Postdoctoral fellowship, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2013-2016 Scholarship, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2012-2013 Graduate School Fellowship, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2009 Graduated with highest honors, Yonsei University, South Korea
2009 Academic Recognition Award, Korean Association of Occupational Therapists (awarded to students graduated with the highest honors), South Korea
2008-2009 Scholarship, Yonsei University, South Korea
2007-2008 Scholarship, ChungPa Scholarship Foundation (awarded to students with excellent English skills and a high GPA), South Korea
2007-2008 Chair of Korea Occupational Therapy Student Congress – 46 universities in South Korea
2006-2007 Scholarship, ChungPa Scholarship Foundation (awarded to students with excellent English skills and a high GPA), South Korea
2006-2007 Chief of Strategy Department in Korea Occupational Therapy Student Congress, 46 universities in Korea
Journal Reviewer
2020-present Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
2020-present Disability and Rehabilitation
2019-present Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2019-present BMJ Open
2019-present Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
2019-present Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
2019-present Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2019-present International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2018-present Journal of Applied Health
2018-present American Journal of Public Health
2018-present Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
2018-present Journal of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
2018-present Korean Aging Friendly Industry Association
2017-present Quality of Life Research
2017-present Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2017-present Archives of Physiotherapy
2016-present Occupational Therapy in Health Care
2016-present American Journal of Occupational Therapy
2016-present OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2019 JAMA
2019 Journal of Affective Disorders
2018 Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
2017 Occupational Therapy International
Conference Abstract Reviewer
2017-present AOTA Annual Conference & Expo
Grant Reviewer
2018-present Centers for Large Data Research & Data Sharing in Rehabilitation Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Pilot Grant