- Doctor of Philosophy, History (ABD April, 2016; degree projected, December 2021) Texas Tech University- Lubbock, TX Dissertation Advisor: Laura Calkins, Ph.D.
Dissertation: “Forcing Domestic Stability: Korean-American Diplomatic Relations Amidst the Democratization Movement in the Republic of Korea, 1948-1987” - Master of Arts, History (August, 2013) Texas State University - San Marcos, TX
Thesis: “Pushing Beyond Centuries of Inequality: How the United States Facilitated the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between South Korea and Japan” - Bachelor of Arts, History (December 2010) University of the Incarnate Word - San Antonio, TX
- Part Time Lecturer - University of the Incarnate Word Department of History: Fall 2016-present Courses: Intro to Asian Studies; World History Part I and II; U.S. History Part I and II
- Adjunct Instructor - Alamo Colleges, Northeast Lakeview Department of Social Sciences: Spring 2020-present; Courses: World History I and II; U.S. History Part I and II
- Graduate Part Time Instructor - Texas Tech Department of History: Fall 2016-Spring 2019 Courses: U.S. History Part I and II (online)
- AP Exam Reader - World History Exam: June 2017-present
- Teaching Assistant - Texas Tech Department of History: Fall 2013-May 2016
- Research Assistant - Dr. Paul Bjerk: Summer 2015-Summer 2016
- Instructor’s Assistant - Texas State Department of History: Fall 2012-Summer 2013
- English teacher for the city of Gwangju, Republic of Korea: Summer 2010; Taught English in two summer camps for low income 3rd graders
- “Kwangju: The Final Push for Democracy in the Republic of Korea” Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Texas State University, October 2020
- “The Rule of Syngman Rhee: Setting Negative Precedents in South Korean-American Diplomacy” Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, St. Edward’s University, October 2019
- “Blood Debt: The Politics of America’s War in Vietnam in the Republic of Korea” Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Baylor University, October 2018
- “Diplomatic Language and Changing Allegiances: What the U.S. Policy Shift Toward Taiwan Meant to the ROK” Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Southern Methodist University, November 2017
- “Unequal Allies: A History of the Diplomatic Relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United States” Guest Lecture, University of the Incarnate Word, Spring 2017
- “Domestic Disturbances, Foreign Policy, and the Search for ‘True Democracy’: How South Korea’s Relationship with the United States Endured Under Martial Law in the 1950s and 1960s” Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, University of the Incarnate Word, October 2016
- Asian Studies Association
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Texas Tech Alumni Association Student Leadership Award: 2015
- Lee Roy Herron Scholarship: 2015
- Kappa Gamma Pi National Honor Society: St. Catherine’s Medal for Student Achievement: 2011
- University of the Incarnate Word: Outstanding History Student Award: 2010-2011
- University of the Incarnate Word Academic Scholarship: 2007-2010
- East Asia
- U.S. Diplomatic history
- World History I and II (U.S. History since 1865 and U.S. History to 1865)
- Intro to Asian Studies