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I'm a researcher, educator, designer and innovator. I'm also currently an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department at Columbia College Chicago, researching and teaching social media, digital strategy, civic media and strategic communication. My keywords are social media, creativity, digital literacy social change, social justice, media effects and beauty. I strongly believe that creativity in digital media is essential to make a positive change in our society. Hence, I encourage everyone to experiment and try out new ideas even if they fail. I often hear people saying, "I'm not creative," and I disagree with their statement. Everyone has a creative side that's waiting to burst out. Creativity is not a gift from higher beings, but it's about being courageous to experiment with new things and express your authentic self. Especially for young people, who are fully immersed in digital media and in the process of developing their cognitive and emotional abilities, it's important to be both creative and mindful about their digital media usage. Let's critically think and play at the same time.
I fell in love with digital media when I came to U.S. at the age of 10. It helped me to express myself to others despite the language barrier and fulfilled my loneliness. I love looking at trends and discovering new things via digital media. I took a strength test that tells you what kind of strengths a person has and futuristic was my #1 strength - "people who are especially talented in the futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future" - it fits me very well. I mostly self-taught my skills to engage in creative production (check out Watch.Listen.See). I enjoy engaging in both digital production and critically and quantitatively analyzing digital media and technologies (check out Read). These two areas should be inseparable to understand digital media thoroughly. My goal is to bring out people's creativity and partake in digital innovations in hopes to increase diverse representations and give voice to voiceless segments in society.
I created this site to share my thoughts and projects with you. Let's connect!
I'm a researcher, educator, designer and innovator. I'm also currently an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department at Columbia College Chicago, researching and teaching social media, digital strategy, civic media and strategic communication. My keywords are social media, creativity, digital literacy social change, social justice, media effects and beauty. I strongly believe that creativity in digital media is essential to make a positive change in our society. Hence, I encourage everyone to experiment and try out new ideas even if they fail. I often hear people saying, "I'm not creative," and I disagree with their statement. Everyone has a creative side that's waiting to burst out. Creativity is not a gift from higher beings, but it's about being courageous to experiment with new things and express your authentic self. Especially for young people, who are fully immersed in digital media and in the process of developing their cognitive and emotional abilities, it's important to be both creative and mindful about their digital media usage. Let's critically think and play at the same time.
I fell in love with digital media when I came to U.S. at the age of 10. It helped me to express myself to others despite the language barrier and fulfilled my loneliness. I love looking at trends and discovering new things via digital media. I took a strength test that tells you what kind of strengths a person has and futuristic was my #1 strength - "people who are especially talented in the futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future" - it fits me very well. I mostly self-taught my skills to engage in creative production (check out Watch.Listen.See). I enjoy engaging in both digital production and critically and quantitatively analyzing digital media and technologies (check out Read). These two areas should be inseparable to understand digital media thoroughly. My goal is to bring out people's creativity and partake in digital innovations in hopes to increase diverse representations and give voice to voiceless segments in society.
I created this site to share my thoughts and projects with you. Let's connect!
EducationPH.D. University of Missouri
Major: Mass Media Emphasis: Social media, digital literacy, media effects M.A. DePaul University Major: Media and Cinema Studies Emphasis: Digital media B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago Major: Communication CV available upon request |
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Bonus: Fun Facts!
YouTube and Reddit are my current social media addiction.
My Korean name translates to a famous soda name.
Animal Crossing is the first video game I bought.
YouTube and Reddit are my current social media addiction.
My Korean name translates to a famous soda name.
Animal Crossing is the first video game I bought.