About

I am an Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica (IPSAS) in Taiwan.

Previously (2023-2025), I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University.

I study the political economy of conflict, with a focus on organized crime. One strand of my research examines how economic factors, such as employment and fluctuations in commodity markets, influence the dynamics of criminal violence. In another strand, I explore various geographical contexts to study how criminal actors shape politics and society.

I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2023 and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Sogang University, South Korea, in 2017.