SHERRI L.

TER MOLEN
commresearch@me.com
Updated February 2016
Academic Experience
Education
Ph.D.

Communication (Expected 2015)

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Dissertation: The Identity Negotiations of Non-Korean Members of Korean Meetup
Groups in the United States (Working Title)

M.A.

Organizational and Multicultural Communication (June 2009)

DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Thesis: An Ethnographic Study of the Media Consumption Habits of Registered Nurses
in the Chicago Designated Market Area (DMA)

Guest
Semester

Film and Video Production (Spring 1994)

Emerson College: European Institute for International Communication, Maastricht,
Netherlands

B.A.

Interdisciplinary Communications (May 1994)

Olivet College, Olivet, MI

University Appointments & Fellowship

Adjunct Instructor. (Winter 2010-Current). College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Thomas C. Rumble Fellow. (Fall 2013-Winter 2014). Department of Communication, Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI.
Graduate Student/Teaching Assistant. (Fall 2010-Winter 2013). Department of Communication, Wayne
State University, Detroit, MI.
Teaching Assistant. (Fall 2009). College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Archival Work and Fieldwork
Summer 2014-Winter 2015 Fieldwork in the United States for my dissertation project, The Identity
Negotiations of Non-Koreans in Korean Meetup Groups in the United States (Working Title)
July 2014 Archival work in South Korea with Dr. Robert Winstanley-Chesters for an endeavor funded
by the Beyond the Korean War Project, a joint venture between the Academy of Korean Studies
and the University of Cambridge
Spring 2009 Fieldwork in Chicago for my ethnographic thesis project, "An Ethnographic Study of the
Media Consumption Habits of Registered Nurses in the Chicago Designated Market Area
(DMA)"
Peer Reviewed Journal Article (* Denotes Lead Article)
*Ter Molen, S. L. (2011). The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign as represented in the online edition of The
Korea Times. Media Asia, 38(2), 67-77.

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Refereed Book Chapter
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013). A propaganda model case study of ABC Primetime North Korea:
Inside the Shadows. In R. Frank, J. Hoare, P. Kllner, and S. Pares (Eds.), Korea 2013:
Politics, Economy and Society (pp. 241-266). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.
Edited Book Chapters
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014). Hallyu for hire: The commodification of Korea in tourism advertising and
marketing. In V. Marinescu (ed.), The Global Impact of South Korean Popular Culture: Hallyu
Unbound (pp. 107-121). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (Rowman and Littlefield).
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014). A cultural imperialistic homecoming: The Korean wave reaches the United
States. In Y. Kuwahara (ed.), The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture in Global Context (pp.
149-187). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Working Paper Published in Series
Winstanley-Chesters, R. & Ter Molen, S. L. (2014). Producing political landscape on the Korean
Peninsula: Divided visions, united vista (No. 45). SOAS-AKS Working Papers in Korean Studies
II. Retrieved from http://www.soas.ac.uk/koreanstudies/overseas-leading-universityprogrammes/soas-aks-working-papers-in-korean-studies-ii/file102887.pdf
Paper Presentations (+ Denotes Chair or Additional Recognition)
Ter Molen, S. (2016, January). Black American, heart Korean: Non-Korean identities in U.S. Korean
Meetup groups. Dimensions of Communication, College of Communication, DePaul University,
Chicago, IL.
Winstanley-Chesters, R. & Ter Molen, S. L. (2015, May). Producing political landscape on the Korean
Peninsula: Divided visions, united vista. Center of Korean Studies Seminar Programme, School
of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, England.
Winstanley-Chesters, R. & Ter Molen, S. L. (2015, April). Producing political landscape on the Korean
Peninsula: Divided visions, united vista. Presented at the meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Chicago, IL.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2015, March). Korean Americans of another sort: Cultural appropriation by nonKorean U.S. Hallyu fans. Presented on the (Trans)national Performances of Korean
Culture: Visuality, K-pop and Identity (de)Formations Panel at the meeting of the Association of
Asian Studies , Chicago, IL.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, May). Hallyuwood map to the dollars: The visual rhetoric of Korean
tourism campaigns in the United States. Presented via Skype at Koreas Soft Power
Strategies in the World Conference at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
+Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, May). Jurassic juche: Paradisiacal parallels between the Dinotopia book series
and North Korea. Presented at the 12th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana & Champaign, IL. (Chair)
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, March). The good, the bad, and the DMZ: The Korean states in U.S. discourse.
Presented at Polities in Motion: Power Transfers, Institutional Change, and Everyday
Politics in East Asia at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, October). Does NK-pops Moranbong Band have a shot at a U.S. Billboard
Music Award? Presented at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, East Lansing, MI.

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Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, August). Uncomfortable gaze: Controversy over the comfort women statue in
Korean, Japanese, and U.S. English language newspapers. Presented in the Korean American
Communication Association Refereed Paper Research Session at the meeting of the Association
of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, Washington, D.C.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, May). Taking cover and the cover up: The bridge at No Gun Ri. Paper presented
at the 2013 International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars (NEKST): Translating
Value and the Value of Translation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, November). Family is a girls best friend: Subtle resistance to capitalism in
Korean popular films. Paper presented on the Asian/Pacific American Caucus Panel at the
Meeting of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, September). A propaganda model case study of ABC Primetimes North Korea:
Inside the Shadows. Paper presented at the 9th Korean Studies Graduate Student Convention in
Europe, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, May). Hallyu for hire: The commodification of Korea in tourism advertising and
marketing. Paper presented on the Korean American Communication Association State of Art
Research Panel at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, November). Eat Your Kimchi: A vlogs community of K-pop fans and the global
cultural economy. Presented in the Regionalized Interpretation of Glocal Musical Movements:
Rammstein, K-Pop, and Hip-hop Panel at the meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American
Culture Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
+Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, March). Participatory hypersexualization theory: Connecting sexual
objectification theory and participatory culture theory. Paper presented on the Top Student Papers
in Communication Theory Panel at the meeting of the Central States Communication
Association, Cleveland, OH. (Top Paper Panel)
+Ter Molen, S. L. (2011, November). I am Korean (at least in my heart): An autoethnography of a
Koreanophile. Presented on the Identities Panel at the Doing Autoethnography Here and Now
Graduate Student Conference, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. (Chair)
Ter Molen, S. L. (2011, October). A cultural imperialistic homecoming: The Korean wave reaches the
shores of the U.S. Paper presented at the 4th Annual North American Workshop on Korean
Literature (NAOKOL), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2011, April). Alice in Cyberland: A cross-cultural analysis of fan produced new media.
Presented in A Mad Scholars Party: How Alices Jaunt from Home Has Captured Our
Imaginations Through Alice in Wonderland Inspired Art, Literature, and Media Panel in the Media
Studies Interest Group at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association,
Milwaukee, WI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2009, November). The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign as represented in the online
edition of The Korea Times. Paper presented on the Korean American Communication Association
Paper Panel at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
+Ter Molen, S. L. (2009, April). A rhetorical analysis of You Go, Ojo from Bear in the Big Blue House.
Presented on the Mainstream and the Radical: Gendered Messages in Childrens Media Panel in
the Womens Caucus at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis,
MO. (Chair)
Panel Presentations (+ Denotes Chair or Additional Recognition)
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, November). Presenter on the Hey, Friend! Please Hold That Personal Thought
While I Grab My Tape Recorder: The Ethics of Researching as an Insider/Outsider of a
Community Panel. Presented in the Communication Ethics Division at the meeting of the
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

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Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, November). Participant in the Teachers on Teaching Series Honoring the
Teaching of Dr. Sandy Pensoneau-Conway of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Presented
in the Teaching on Teaching Division at the meeting of the National Communication Association,
Chicago, IL.
+Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, April). Theorizing triviality: A possibility for engagement in small group
communication online. Presented on the From Friendly Climates to Faux Clients: New
Techniques for Teaching Small Group Communication. Interpersonal and Small Group
Communication Top Reviewed Panel at the meeting of the Central States Communication
Association, Kansas City, MO. (Top Reviewed Panel)
+ Ter Molen, S.L. (2013, April). Chair of the Peace Journalism Exploration and Possibilities Panel in
the Media Studies Interest Group at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association,
Kansas City, KS. (Chair Only)
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, March). Presenter on the Creating Connections: Identifying Opportunities for
Increased Engagement with Part-Time and Full-Time Graduate Students Panel in the Graduate
Student Caucus at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, March). Presenter on the Teaching Gay Panel in the Sexual Orientation and
Gender Identity Caucus at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association,
Cleveland, OH.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, March). Presenter on the Language of Qualitative Research: Expressive and
Descriptive Panel in the Communication Theory Interest Group Division at the meeting of the
Central States Communication Association, Cleveland OH.
+Ter Molen, S. (2012, November). Presenter on the Celebrating CALM-unity: Living as Multicultural
Korean American Communication Scholars in the U.S. Panel in the Korean American
Communication Association Division at the meeting of the National Communication Association,
Orlando, FL. (Co-Chair)
Poster Exhibitions
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, April). Taking cover and the cover up: The bridge at No Gun Ri. Poster presented
at the annual Communication Research Day in the Department of Communication at Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2014, March). Taking cover and the cover up: The bridge at No Gun Ri. Poster
presented at the 2014 Wayne State University Graduate Student Exposition, Detroit, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, April). Uncomfortable gaze: Controversy over the comfort women statue in
Korean, Japanese, and U.S. English language newspapers. Poster presented at the annual
Communication Research Day in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, April). Family is a girls best friend: Subtle resistance to capitalism in Korean
popular films. Poster presented at the annual Communication Research Day in the
Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Ter Molen, S. L. (2011, April). Participatory culture and sexual objectification. Poster presented at the
annual Communication Research Day in the Department of Communication at Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI.
Competitive Seminar Participation
2011 Summer Doctoral Seminar on Visual Rhetoric and Public Culture with special guest lecturer, John
Lucaites, Ph.D. (June 2011), Department of Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
1991 Critics Institute (January 1991), American College Theater Festival, Purdue University Ft.
Wayne, Ft. Wayne, IN.

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Upcoming Presentation
Ter Molen, S. L. (2016, April). Crumbled foundations: The balancing of strong teaching against
unrealistic expectations. To be presented in Adjunct and Temporary Faculty Interest Group at the
meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, MI.
Academic and Public Media
Authored Contributions
Ter Molen, S. L. (2015, March 7). Yongusil 59: Like a slow-moving aircraft carrier: Victor Chas
outlook on Chinas North Korea foreign policy. Retrievable from
http://sinonk.com/2015/03/07/yongusil-59-like-a-slow-moving-aircraft-carrier-victor-chasoutlook-on-chinas-north-korea-foreign-policy/
Ter Molen, S. L. (Under pen name: Sino-NK). (2014, September 17). Yongusil 44: Engaging DPRK at
Harvard University. Retrievable from http://sinonk.com/2014/09/17/yongusil-44-harvard-2014student-conference-on-the-dprk/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, December 20). Sino-NK rewind 2013: Pop politics and the narrative of the
bizarre. Retrievable from http://sinonk.com/2013/12/20/sino-nk-2013-rewind-pop-politics-andthe-narrative-of-the-bizarre/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, September 30). Capitalist dreams in the communist utopia. Sino-NK.
Retrievable from http://sinonk.com/2013/09/30/capitalist-dreams-in-the-communist-utopia-northkoreas-the-schoolgirls-diary/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, August 21). Comfort women research by Sherri L. Ter Molen. The Michigan
Korean Times. Retrievable from http://detkr.com/board_view_info.php?idx=29837&seq=95
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, June 25). The Korean Waves northern undertow: Cultural hybridity
and the Moranbong Band. Sino-NK. Retrievable from http://sinonk.com/2013/06/25/the-koreanwaves-northern-undertow-cultural-hybridity-and-the-moranbong-band/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, June 2). Curling up with Bay Yong-joon: A review of books on Hallyu. ATK
Magazine. Retrievable from
http://atkmagazine.com/2013/05/02/curling-up-with-bae-yong-joon-a-review-of-books-on-hallyu/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2013, March 8). From passion to profession: Korean studies as an academic career.
ATK Magazine. http://atkmagazine.com/2013/03/08/from-passion-to-profession-korean-studiesas-an-academic-career/
Ter Molen, S. L. (2012, Winter). Notes from the 2012 NCA panel session I. Korean American
Communication Association Newsletter, pp. 3-4. Retrievable from
http://www.kacanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/KACA-Newsletter-Winter-2012.pdf
Ter Molen, S. L. (2010, November 22). King Spa and Sauna feature story. Michigan Korean Weekly.
Retrievable from http://www.michigankoreans.com/news.php?code=&mode=view&num=5297
Authored Contributions to Sino-NKs #Shigak | #
Green, C., Denney, S., Ward, P. & Ter Molen, S. L. (2014). #shigak | # no. 2. Retrievable from
http://sinonk.com/2014/02/25/shigak-%EC%8B%9C%EA%B0%81-no-2/
Interviews
OCarroll, C. (2015, October 3). Engage Korea: A conference aiming to support peace-building on the
peninsula. NK News. Retrievable from http://www.nknews.org/2015/11/engage-korea-aconference-aiming-to-support-peace-building-on-the-peninsula/
Kim, M-j. (2015, April 30). KBC [ ]. KBC-TV. Retrievable
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wjcKRNU1g4
Shim, E. (2015, April 6). Korean language courses soar in popularity at U.S. universities. United Press

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International (UPI). Retrievable from http://www.upi.com/Top_News/WorldNews/2015/04/06/Korean-language-courses-soar-in-popularity-at-USuniversities/3881428332976/?spt=rrs&or=4
Kim, M.-h. (2014, October 3). (I tell the world of Yi Soon Shin).
Korea Daily (Chicago Edition). Retrievable form
http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=2865752
Minto, P. (2013, April 4). Dittatura, LOL. Rivista Studio. Retrievable from
http://www.rivistastudio.com/editoriali/politica- societa/dittatura-lol/
McDonnell, J. & Sarabia, T. (2010, December 15). Global notes: Holiday extravaganza! Worldview.
WBEZ-FM/Chicago Public Radio. Retrievable from http://www.wbez.org/episodesegments/global-notes-holiday-music-extravaganza
Face-to-Face Classes Taught
Business and Professional Communication (CMNS 201/ORGC 201)
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
This class is designed to help students develop the skills needed to communicate effectively in
business environments.
Co-Instructor (1 Section)
Typical enrollment: 23
Conversational English
Yang-Ji Hagwon, Daejeon, South Korea
This private language academy offered conversational English classes to children and adults.
Instructor of Record (5 Classes)
Typical enrollment: 10-20
Intercultural Communication (CMN 103)
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
This class is required for all majors in the College of Communication. It explores the differences
and similarities in cultural values and communication behaviors between cultural groups.
Instructor of Record (3 Sections)
Teaching Assistant (1 Section)
Typical enrollment: 25
Intro to Film (COM 2010/ENG 2450)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
This class serves as a general education elective in the Departments of Communication and
English. It focuses on film techniques and basic methods of film analysis.
Instructor of Record (2 Sections)
Typical enrollments: Fall - 40 and Winter - 70
Survey of Mass Communication (COM 1500)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
This class is required of journalism, public relations, and media arts and studies majors. It is an
introductory course in understanding communication theory and effects as well as the
communication industry in the United States.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2 Sections)
Typical enrollment: Fall- 200 and Winter - 130

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Online Classes Taught
Business and Professional Communication (CMNS 201/ORGC 201)
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
This class is designed to help students develop the skills needed to communicate effectively in
business environments.
Instructor of Record (1 Section)
Typical enrollment: 23
Communication and Group Decision-Making (CMNS 316/ORGC 316)
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
This online class guides students through the theories of group decision-making and problem
solving and develops competencies for working with others in face-to-face and online
environments.
Instructor of Record (5 Sections)
Typical enrollment: 20-25
Intro to Film (COM 2010/ENG 2450)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
This online class serves as a general education elective in the Departments of Communication and
English. It focuses on film techniques and basic methods of film analysis.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (1 Section)
Typical enrollment: 40
Invited Guest Lectures
Invited Skype Guest Lecturer. (April 3, 2015). Hallyu & the beanstalk: Korean pop culture takes on the
international market. International Electronic Media in the College of Media and Communication
at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Invited Guest Lecturer. (February 25, 2013). Intro to film studies. Intro to Communication Studies
in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Invited Guest Lecturer. (October 29, 2013). Film studies. Yes, such as thing exists. Intro to
Communication Studies in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI.
Invited Skype Scholar. (June 11, 2013). Why communicate cross-culturally? The case of Korean
American communication scholarship. Intro to Communication Studies in the
Department of Communication at Oakland University, Rochester, MI.
Invited Skype Scholar (November 30, 2012). Why communicate cross-culturally? The case of Korean
American communication scholarship in Intro to Communication Studies in the
Department of Communication at Oakland University, Rochester, MI.
Invited Guest Lecturer (April 3, 2012). Will K-pop rule the world? In Pop and Celebrity Culture in the
Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Guest Facilitations
Guest Facilitator. (February 13, 2012). Inscribing gender on the body in women and gender studies in the
Women and Gender Studies Program at Oakland University, Rochester, MI.
Guest Facilitator. (October 19, 2011). Film showing of Groundhog Day in Intro to Film in the
Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

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Additional Training
Korean Language Classes (Beginner Level I - Fall 2014; Intermediate Spring 2015). Korean Education
Center - Chicago Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Chicago, IL.
These semester-length Korean classes were offered by through the government of the Republic of
Korea.

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Teaching Autoethnography as a Method for Communication Research Short Course. (March 2012).
Central States Communication Association Convention, Cleveland, OH.
This short course, facilitated by Dr. Tony Adams, included topics such as determining criteria for
assessing autoethnographic texts and teaching autoethnography in communication research
methods courses.
DePaul Online Teaching Series (DOTS). (Fall 2010). DePaul University, Chicago, IL
This was a seven-week intensive training program to teach instructors how to develop and
conduct courses online.
Korean Language Classes (Beginner Levels I and II). (Spring and Summer 2009). Chicago
Korean Language Meetup Group, Chicago, IL.
These semester-length Korean classes were organized through the Chicago Korean Language
Meetup Group and were taught by a native speaker who was also a doctoral student.
Fellowships and Grants
Wayne State University Dissertation Fellowship. (Fall 2014). Department of Communication & The
Graduate School, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Amount: $2,000.
Harriet Kanter Fund for Student Development Travel Award. (Spring/Summer 2014). College of Fine,
Performing, and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, Detroit. MI. Amount: $200.
Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship. (2013-2014). Awarded by the Graduate School and
the Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Amount: $16,000 +
Benefits.
Harriet Kanter Fund for Student Development Travel Award. (Fall 2012). College of Fine, Performing,
and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, Detroit. MI. Amount: $150.
Graduate Travel Program Award. (Fall 2012). Humanities Center at Wayne State University, Detroit,
Michigan. Amount: $300.
Assistantships and Scholarships
Graduate Student/Teaching Assistantship. (Fall 2010-Winter 2013). Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Communication Scholarship. (Fall 2009-Spring 2009). DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Theater Scholarship. (Fall 1991-Spring 1992). Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Presidents Scholarship. (Fall 1990-Spring 1991). Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Academic Awards and Recognitions
2014 KACA Outstanding Graduate Student Award. (July 2014). Awarded by the Korean American
Communication Association.
2013 Graduate Student Research Award. (August 2013). Awarded by the Department of Communication
at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Top Reviewed Panel Award. (April 2013). (Along with Allyn Leuders, Marifran Mattson, Katy Cook,
Nathan Webb, Adrianne Kunkel, Stephenson Beck, Lisa Schreiber, Kim Omachinski, Kimberly
Smith, and Derek Bolen.) Awarded by the Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
Division at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO.
Quality Matters Star Award. (September 2012). Awarded by Faculty Instructional Technology Services
(FITS) at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
This award was given for achieving a perfect score on a review of my online course design for
CMNS 316/ORGC 316 Communication and Group Decision-Making.
2012 Graduate Student Service Award. (August 2012). Awarded by the Department of Communication at
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

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Award for Dedication to Enhancing the Graduate Student Community. (August 2011). Awarded by the
Department of Communication Graduate Student Association at Wayne State University, Detroit,
MI.
Graduated with Distinction. (June 2009). Awarded by the College of Communication at DePaul
University, Chicago, IL.
This distinction was awarded for receiving high passes on both written and oral components of
my thesis.
Disciplinary Service
Service Posts
Facebook Co-Administrator. (2014-Current). Korean American Communication Association.
Outreach Coordinator (Social Media). (2013-Current). Sino-NK.com.
Public Relations Manager. (2013-Current). Engage Korea.
Engage Korea 2015, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
The 2014 Student Conference on the DPRK, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Membership Committee Member. (2014-Current). Korean American Communication Association.
Conference Advisory Board Member. (2013-Current). Doing Autoethnography: (Re)Writing Self, Others,
and Society in the Department of Communication and Mass Media at Angelo State University,
San Angelo, TX.
Scientific Committee Member. (Spring 2014). International Conference Koreas Soft Power Strategies in
the World at the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Service as Reviewer
Reviewer. (Fall 2013). Korean American Communication Association Division of the International
Communication Association.
Reviewer. (Fall 2013). Media Studies Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association.
Reviewer. (Fall 2013). Instructional Resources Group of the Central States Communication Association.
Reviewer. (Summer 2013). New Media & Society.
Reviewer. (Spring 2013). Ethnography Division of the National Communication Association.
Reviewer. (Fall 2012). Media Studies Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association.
Reviewer. (Winter 2012). Holman Jones, S., Adams, T. E. and Ellis, C. (Eds.).
Reviewer. (Winter 2012). The Handbook of Autoethnography. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
Reviewer. (Fall 2011). Media Studies Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association.
University Service
Graduate Student Representative. (Winter 2012-Spring 2013), Communication and New Media
Curriculum Committee in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit,
MI.
Vice President. (Fall 2012-Winter 2013). Wayne State University Department of Communication
Graduate Student Association at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Social Media Campaign Manager. (March 26, 2012). 2012 Bernard L. Brock Memorial Lecture featuring
guest speaker Dr. Joseph Walther in the Department of Communication at Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI.
Graduate Student Representative. (Fall and Winter 2011). Social Media Committee in the Department of
Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

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Graduate Student Representative. (Fall and Winter 2011). Graduate Committee in the Department of
Communication at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Social Director. (Winter 2011-Fall 2012). Wayne State University Department of Communication
Graduate Student Association, Detroit, MI.
Fund Raising and Hospitality Director. (Spring and Fall 2011). Doing Autoethnography Here and Now
Graduate Student Conference in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI.
Committee Member. (Fall 2009). Business and Professional Communication (CMNS 201) Planning
Committee at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Alpha Lambda Epsilon Representative. (Fall 1993). Inter-Society Council at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Alpha Lambda Epsilon Representative. (Fall 1993). Judicial Board at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
President. (Fall 1993). Alpha Lambda Epsilon Literary Society at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Vice President. (Fall 1992-Spring 1993). Alpha Lambda Epsilon Literary Society at Olivet College,
Olivet, MI.
Social Chair. (Fall 1991-Spring 1992). Alpha Lambda Epsilon Literary Society at Olivet College, Olivet,
MI.
Chaplain. (Spring 1991). Alpha Lambda Epsilon Literary Society at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Academic Association Memberships
Alpha Lambda Epsilon Literary Society (1991-Current)
Association for Asian Studies (2012-Current)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2013-Current)
Central States Communication Association (2009-Current)
Golden Key International Honour Society (2009-Current)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2009-Current)
International Communication Association (2012-Current)
Korean American Communication Association (2011-Current)
Midwest Council on Asian Affairs (2013-Current)
National Communication Association (2009-Current)
Omicron Delta Kappa National Honors and Leadership Society (1993-Current)
Professional Experience
Advertising and Marketing Experience
Graduate Student Assistant/Social Media Assistant. (June 2011-January 2012). College of Fine,
Performing, and Communication Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Developed and managed social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter, and created the
Wikipedia presence of the college
Communications Director. (January 2010-June 2010). Michael Del Piero Good Design, Chicago, IL.
Managed social media campaigns on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Media Planner. (July 2006-May 2009). Rada Advertising, Chicago, IL.
Created strategic media plans to promote career opportunities to specific occupational
demographics
Media Planner. (October 2003-March 2006). Omnicom: OMD and Prometheus, Chicago, IL.
Created strategic plans to promote the products and services of State Farm Insurance and Harris
Bank
Media Planner, Firestone & Cimring Advertising. (March 2001-April 2003). Ft. Myers, FL.
Created strategic media plans to promote the products and services of local and regional clients
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National Sales Assistant. (January 1999-April 2001). WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL.
Managed the advertising contracts of national and multinational clients
Traffic Coordinator. (June 1994-February 1995). WOOD-TV/WOTV, Grand Rapids, MI.
Coordinated advertising schedules and materials to air on two broadcast television stations
Journalism and Writing Experience
Feature Writer. (Spring 2013-Current). Sino-NK, an academic web journal.
Feature Writer. (Spring 2013). ATK Magazine, Toronto, Canada.
Feature Writer. (Fall 2010). Michigan Korean Weekly.
Feature Writer. (Fall 2010). The South End at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Beat Reporter. (Fall 1995). The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI.
Feature Writer. (Summer 1994). D.I.S. Magazine, a publication of the Dutch International Society.
Intern. (Spring 1993). WILX 10 News, WILX-TV, Lansing, MI.
Writer and Staff Member. (1990-1994). The Garfield Lake Review at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Writer. (1990-1994). The Olivet College Echo at Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Production Experience
Graduate Student Assistant. (August 2010-May 2011). University Television Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI.
Successfully secured shooting locations for a long-form interactive video entitled Gambling
Against All Odds and participated in other select departmental projects
Producer, The Bozo Show. (February 1997-May 1998). WZZM 13, Grand, Rapids, MI.
Managed day-to-day preparations for weekly studio productions, planned guest segments, and
arranged studio audiences
Studio Crew. (February 1997-May 1998). WZZM 13 News, WZZM 13, Grand Rapids, MI.
Operated a studio camera or a teleprompter during live news programs
Producer. (September 1995-February 1997). TCI Media Services, Grand Rapids, MI.
Wrote, shot, and edited commercials to air on the local cable system and broadcast television
affiliates
Intern, (January 1994-May 1994). Prima Video, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Developed the idea for a promotional video and served as a production assistant on multiple
shoots
Producer and On-Air Personality. (August 1990-May 1991). WOCR-FM, Olivet College, Olivet, MI.
Planned segments and play lists, marketed the program on campus, and co-hosted the weekly
radio program
Professional Award
State Farm Team Presented with the Galileo Award. (December 2004). OMD, Chicago, IL.
Korean Cultural Activities
Korean Cultural Group Memberships
Organizer of the Metro Detroit Korean Language and Culture Meetup Group (2010-Current)
Organizer of the Chicago Korean Language Meetup Group (2009-Current)
Member of several other Korean Meetup groups in the United States and Canada