Education

Ph. D. 1999. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. S. 1994. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. A. 1990. Boston University

B. A. 1989. Yonsei University

Academic Positions

Director, 2006-2009 

Institute of Human Behavior

Yonsei University

Associate, Full Professor, 2003-present

Dept. of Psychology

Yonsei University.

Associate Professor Tenured, 2003

Dept. of Psychology and Social Behavior

University of California, Irvine 

Assistant Professor, 1999-2003 

Dept. of Psychology and Social Behavior

University of California, Irvine

Journals

Associate Editor
- Asian Journal of Social Psychology (2005-2007)

Guest Editor

- Special Issue, Journal of Happiness Studies (2004)

Editorial Board Member
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2000-2003)
- Asian Journal of Social Psychology (2008-)
- Journal of Happiness Studies (2003-2008)
- Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology (2004-)
- Korean Journal of Social Issues (2005-)
- Frontiers in Cultural Psychology (2010-)

Post-hoc Review
American Psychologist; Asian Journal of Social Psychology; Cognition and Emotion; Emotion; Frontiers in Cultural Psychology; International Review of Social Psychology; Journal of Applied Social Psychology; Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology; Journal of Happiness Studies; Journal of Individual Differences; Journal of Personality; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Journal of Positive Psychology; The Journal of Research in Personality; Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology; Motivation and Emotion; Personal Relationships; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin; Personality and Social Psychology Review; Psychology and Aging; Psychological Review; Psychological Science; Research on Aging; Self and Identity; Social Cognition; Social Psychology Quarterly; Social Science Research

Committee Member
- International Committee for the Development of UN Happiness Measure (2007 - 2009)

Awards

2008. University Teaching Award. Yonsei University. 

2007. University Teaching Award. Yonsei University. 

2003. University Teaching Award. University of California, Irvine. 

2002. Finalist, Martin Seligman Positive Psychology Dissertation Award 

2001. Best Dissertation Award. International Society of Quality of Life Studies. 

1997 Nancy Hirschberg Award, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign