About Theresa
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Program of Human Resource Development,
Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership,
(Human Resource Development), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, U.S.
Areas of expertise: HRM and HRD-International Business, Organization Management/Development, Training and Development, Global Career Development
Dissertation title: “The Relationship between a Sense of Community and Family Factors and Expatriate Adjustment”
M.A., Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, U.S.
Area of focus: Japanese Studies (culture, comparative literature, and cinema)
B.A., Department of Korean Language and Literature,
Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Major: Korean Languages and Literature, Minor: Communication
WORK
East Asian Studies Center, Indiana University Bloomington, Associate Director & Indiana University National Consortium for Teaching about Asia, Director,
January 2012 to Present
The American University Meets Pacific Century (AUPC) Project, University of Illinois, Department of Anthropology, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. U.S., Visiting Research Associate,
August 2011 to 2012
Journal, Human Resource Development International, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, U.S., Editorial Assistant,
September 2006 to August 2009
Sangnam Institute of Management at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, (Initial) Director, General Operations & Executive Programs
April 2000 to June 2005
Coordinated advanced executive programs for large private companies in Korea, including:
- Hyundai Motors Group, marketing program
Kookmin Bank, MBA program
Kookmin Bank, refresher program
KorAm Bank, MBA program
Korean Telecom, MBA program
Kumho, MBA program
Samsung Everland, e-MBA
Samsung Security, executive program
Shinhan Bank, branch manager program
Coordinated international joint program, the Executive MBA Program at the University of Washington and Yonsei University
The Institute of Language Research and Education in the International Study Center at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 1996 to 2000,
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Freeman Book Award Committee (Reviewer): 2019-Present
Executive Committee Board, East Asian Studies Center, Indiana University Bloomington, 2012- Present
Steering committee of the Asian-Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council (APAFSC), 2015 to present
Board, Bloomington Classical Guitar Society (BCGS), 2018-present
Executive Committee Board, Korean Academy of HRD in America, 2012- Present
Faculty Advisor of the registered student organizations, Indiana University Bloomington Korean Student Association and Lambda Alpha Phi (LAP, only Asian-American fraternity at IU campus), and Di:verse, 2015-Present
President, Korean Graduate Student Group, Department of Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, August 2010-August 2011
Reviewer, for the journal, Human Resource Development International, 2009
Reviewer, Academy of Human Resource Development Conference, February 2010
Founder and President, Guitar Salon, a registered student organization and classical guitar club, University of Illinois, August 2007-August 2011
Founder and Teacher, Guitar Lovers, a non-profit Urbana-Champaign classical guitar group, May 2007-August 2011
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Asian Studies, 2013-Present
National Council of Social Studies, 2013-Present
National Art Education Association, 2016-Present
Academy of Human Resource Development, 2006-2016
National Council for the Social Studies, 2012-2017
Korea Personnel Improvement Associate, January 2001-Spring 2005
Toastmasters International, 2010-2011
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Currently enrolled in the Non-Profit Management Graduate Online Certificate program offered by Paul H. O’Neill, School of Public and Environmental Affair, Indiana University Bloomington
MBTI Instructor (middle level) (acquired certification) 2005
5th Women’s Enterprise Leadership Course, Ihwa Women’s University, Seoul, Korea (acquired certification), August-December 2004
Carnegie CEO Leadership Course (acquired certification), Seoul, Korea, August-November 2003
Training of Korean Instructor for foreign students (acquired certification), Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, July 1996