Service to the Profession

Editorial Responsibilities

  • ​Editorial Board, 2018-present, Journal of Social Welfare Policy and Practice
  • Editorial Board, 2019-Present, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
  • Editorial Board, 2017-2019. Journal of Korean Social Welfare
  • Editorial Board. 2016-present, Social Welfare Policy and Practice, Pusan National University
  • Associate Editor, 2015-2019, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, Association of Oncology Social Work
  • Editorial Board. 2016-present, Korean Association of Social Welfare
  • Editorial Board. 2015-present, Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies, Korean Academy of Social Welfare
  • Editorial Board. 2011 – 2016. Journal of Family Violence.
  • Editorial Board. 2014 – 2015. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society
  • Guest Editor. 2012–2014. Lee, H. & Lightfoot, E. (Eds.) (2014). Special Issue on Elder Abuse in Asian communities. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.

Ad Hoc Reviewer (Selected)

  • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2015-2021)
  • Ethnicity and Health (2017, 2020)
  • Journal of Health Communication (2016)
  • Journal of Oncology Social Work (2014-2015)
  • Journal of Family Violence (2011-2014)
  • Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, (2014-2015)
  • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2014)
  • Breast Disease: An International Journal (2013)
  • Women and Health (2012-2013)
  • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology (2012)
  • Health Education Research (2011)
  • Geriatric Nursing (2011)
  • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2010)
  • Supportive Care in Cancer (2010)
  • Journal of Women’s Health (2010)
  • AAPI NEXUS: Journal of Policy, Practice, and Community (2009)
  • Social Development Issues (2009)

Committee Memberships and Services

  • American Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Executive Board Member. 2013 – present
  • SSWR, Abstract Reviewer for Annual Conference. 2022, 2023, 2024
  • CSWE, Abstract Reviewer for APM (2013)
  • Health Literacy Research Conference, Abstract reviewer, 2012-2014
  • AOSW, Abstract reviewer, Association of Oncology Social Work, 2013- 2014
  • Gerontological Society of America, Abstract reviewer, 2014
  • Consultant, Simulation Project for Cancer Education, National Cancer Institute
  • Delegate for the California Social Work Education Center Aging Summit, California State
  • University, Long Beach, School of Social Work, Long Beach, CA, 2004
  • Moderator at symposium of Korean social worker educators in the United States and Korea,
  • sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education, Nashville, TN, 2002

Scientific Review Panels

  • Grant Reviewer. Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund (ARDRAF), Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia, 2023.
  • Grant Reviewer, Cancer Disparity Special Review Section (R34/R21). National Institutes of Health, Virtual Zoom Review, March 2023
  • Grant Reviewer, Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33), National Institutes of Health, Virtual Zoom Review, October 2022
  • Grant Reviewer, NIAAA Special Emphasis Panel ZAA1 DD (U54), National Institutes of Health, Virtual Zoom Review, Mar 24-Mar 26, 2022
  • Grant Reviewer, Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33), National Institutes of Health, Virtual Zoom Review, Mar 24-Mar 26, 2021
  • Grant Reviewer, Division of AIDS, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (DABP) Study Section, ZRG1 HDM-A 56, Leveraging Health Information Technologies (Health IT) to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities. Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Washington DC, June 14, 2019
  • Grant Reviewer, Smart and Connected Health Technology Review Section, National Foundation (NSF), Washington DC, Summer 2018
  • Grant Reviewer, Community-Level Health Promotion (CLHP) Study Section, Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies (HDM) Integrated Review Group, National Institutes of Health, 2018-2020
  • Grant Reviewer, National Research Foundation of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, 2017
  • Permanent Reviewer, American Cancer Society (ACS), (5-year term). Oncology Social Work Master and Doctoral Training and Research Fellowship Program, 2016-present
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Institute of Health/National Institute on Environmental Health, 2015-present
  • Grant Reviewer, Agricultural Experimental Station Research Award, U.S./Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, & 2015
  • Grant Reviewer, Future Technologies in Cancer Care” Using Mobile Health Technology” by the Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN) Center, Boston University, 2013-2016
  • Grant Reviewer, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Special Emphasis Panel, 2012-present.

Book Reviews

  • Aging and Health: Implications for Future Well-Being. Book review. 2016.

Promotion and Tenure Reviews

  • University of North Carolina, Chap Hill, School of Social Work, 2024
  • University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, College of Community Health and Science, 2024
  • University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 2021
  • University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 2018
  • Smith College, School of Social Work, 2017
  • Duke University, School of Nursing, North Carolina, 2016
  • University of Buffalo, School of Social Work, New York, 2014

Organization of Conferences, Workshops, Panels, or Symposia

  • Community Based Participatory Research in Social Work: Strategies and Possibilities, St. Paul, MN, April, 2011, Co-Convener.
  • Partnership Approach to Promote Health & Mental Health Literacy and to Reduce Disparities Among Immigrants & Refugees, St. Paul, MN, May 2009, Co-Convener.

Service to the University/College/Department

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
University-Wide Service

  • UA Student Life Campus Wide Committee, 2023-2024
  • Student and Campus Life Committee, 2023-2024
  • President, Founded UA Asian American and Pacific Islander Association and serving as an inaugural president, 2023-present
  • Ad Hoc Committee, Evaluation for Center and Institute, Spring 2023
  • Reviewer, CCBP Award Review and Selection Committee. 2019-2023
  • Research Grants Committee, 2020-present
  • Graduate Fellowship Awards Committee, 2020-2023
  • Ad Hoc Committee, UA Micro-Credentials, 2022
  • Council of Assistant and Associate Dean Committee 2021-2022
  • TRAC Committee, Office of Information Technology, 2018-2020

School of Social Work Committees

  • Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee: 2023-2024
  • Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair Search Committee: 2023-2024
  • Diversity Committee, 2022-present
  • Graduate Faculty Review Committee: 2021-present
  • Admissions Review Committee: 2021-present
  • Dean’s Advisory Committee: 2021-present
  • DSW Director Search Committee, 2019-2020
  • Executive Administration Committee, 2018-present
  • Awards Organization Committee, 2018-present
  • PhD Program Committee, 2018-present
  • Administrative Leadership Committee, 2018-2022
  • Research Committee, 2018-present (Served as a Chair, 2018-2022)
  • Rank, Tenure, and Promotion Committee, 2018-present (Chair in 2019)
  • Research Program Assistant Search Committee, 2018-2022 (Served as a Chair)
  • Contract and Grant Specialist Search Committee, 2018-2022 (Served as a Chair)
  • Dean’s Search Committee: 2019-2020 (elected)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor Search Committee: 2019-2020


University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University-Wide Service

  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) Review Committee, 2013-2014
  • Diversity Syllabi Review Committee, University of Minnesota Institute on Diversity, Equity,
  • and Advocacy, 2015

Collegiate and Intercollegiate Department Service

  • Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 2016
  • College of Education and Human Development, Honors and Awards Committee, 2014
  • College of Education and Human Development, Faculty Single Semester Leave Review Committee, 2010
  • Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station grant reviewer, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016

School of Social Work Committees

  • Executive Administration Committee, 2015-2017
  • Research Website Construction Sub-Committee, 2015-2017
  • Consultative committee (elected consecutively), 2012-2015
  • Health/Mental Health Faculty Search Committee, 2012-2013
  • Health/Mental Health Faculty Search Committee, 2011-2012
  • Health, Disability, and Aging Curriculum Committee, 2011-2015
  • PhD Preliminary Exam Committee, 2010–2017
  • Research Committee, served as a chair, 2007–2017
  • PhD Program Committee, 2009–2017
  • Consultative Committee (consecutively elected for three years), 2006–2009
  • Direct Practice Committee, 2006–2008
  • Ph.D. Preliminary Exam Committee (as a reader), 2008 Spring
  • MSW Program Committee, 2006–2007

Selected External Service

  • Vice President, Korean American Association of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2015-2017
  • Board of Director, Minnesota Gerontological Society of America, St. Paul, MN, 2010–2012
  • Community advisory board member, Minnesota Office of Multicultural Health, St. Paul, MN,
  • 2009–2015
  • Board of Director, Korean American Association of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2014-2017
  • Board of Director, Korean Service Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2006–present
  • Treasurer, Korean Service Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2015–present
  • Board of Director, Minnesota Asian American Health Coalition, Minneapolis, MN, 2006–2007
  • Board of Director, Minnesota Network on Abuse in Later Life, Saint Paul, MN, 2006–2007
  • Vice president, Korean American Alliance for the Mentally Ill (KAAMI), Los Angeles, CA,
  • 1999–2006
  • Publication Committee Chair (as a doctoral student), Minority Task Force, Gerontological
  • Society of America, 2003–2004
  • Planning committee member, “Domestic Violence Conference 2000,” Korean American Family
  • Services Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2000–2001