EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts - Film, 2016
Committee: Dr. Dick Blau, Prof. Cecelia Condit, Prof. Portia Cobb, Dr. Erica Bornstein.
Handong Global University, South Korea
Bachelor of Arts, 2007, Double Major: Visual Performing Arts, Mass Communication
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, School of Communication & Media
Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Kennesaw State University, GA, U.S.A. (Fall2022 – Present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Augusta University, GA, U.S.A. (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Visual, Performing Arts
Malone University, OH, U.S.A. (Fall 2016 – Spring 2021)
CERTIFICATE / LICENSE
Remote Pilot (Drone)
Department of Transportation – Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.A.)
AWARDS & HONORS
- Best of Competition (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2025
- 1st place award (Project Representative), Red Ribbon Week PSA Video 2024
Drug Enforcement Administration
- Reel South Short Award, Atlanta Film Festival, 2024
- Gold Award (1st place), Video & Film Category, 2024
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Festival of Visual & Interactive Media
- Honorable Mention Award, Atlanta Children's Film Festival, 2024
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Short Documentary Competition)
Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2024
- Honorable Mention Award, Rochester International Film Festival, 2024
- Best Georgia-produced Documentary Short Film, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, 2024
- Asian American Documentary Network – Cohort Member at New Orleans Film Festival, 2024
- Innovative Pedagogy Recognition
Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KSU, 2023
- Certificate of Achievement – The KSU Show and Tell Conference for Excellence
Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KSU, 2023
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
The Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2022
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Fall 2021
Department of Communication, Augusta University, 2021
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
The Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2021
- The BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Award (Faculty Documentary Competition)
Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- Special Mention Award for Documentary Short, Austin Asian American Film Festival, 2019
- Movies on a Shoestring Trophy, Rochester International Film Festival, 2019
- Distinguished Faculty Award for Scholarship/Creative Expression, Malone University, 2019
- 10 finalists in the Best Mini Documentary competition (Academy Award Qualifying Category)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2018
- Best of Competition Award (Faculty Short Documentary Competition)
Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2018
- Honored Educator, Malone University Football Team, 2018
- Nominated for the International Shorts Award (ISA)
ETHNOCINECA - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, 2018
- Honorable Mention for JEAN ROUCH Award,
Society for Visual Anthropology Film & Media Festival, U.S.A. 2015
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan Creative Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2015
- Excellence Award, Community Media Foundation, South Korea, 2015
- Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2014-2016
- Special Award, 7th Evergreen International Short Film Festival, South Korea, 2013
- IPSUN Award, 34th Workers Culture & Art Festival, South Korea, 2013
- Grand Prize ($9,500) - 8th International Christian Film Festival, South Korea, 2012
- Grand Prize - CTS Mission Documentary Festival, South Korea, 2011
- Nominated 13th Yong-in Budding Short Writer Award, 2011
My Cellular phone, Yong-in Literary Society, South Korea
GRANTS
- Red Ribbon Week PSA Video – 1st place award ($5,000)
Project Representative, Drug Enforcement Administration, 2024
- Grand Challenges Interdisciplinary Seed Grant ($200,000), Co-PI (Documentary Production) MULISA : mHealth-enabled Userfriendly Light-based Stroke Screening and Assessment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda, Office of Research, Kennesaw State University, 2024
- Project Development Grant ($5,000), PI, Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024
- First-Year Scholars Program ($5,000), PI, Office of Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw State University, 2024
- Project Development Grant ($5,000), PI, Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023
- First-Year Scholars Program ($4,000), PI, Office of Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw State University, 2023
- First-Year Scholars Program ($1,000), PI, Office of Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw State University, 2022
- Experiential Innovation Fund Grant ($1,890), PI, Augusta University, 2021
- Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Grant ($998), PI, Augusta University, 2021
- Pamplin Professional Impact Fund ($180), Augusta University, PI, 2021
- Research Scholarship & Creative Activity Grant ($19,520), PI, Augusta University, 2021
- Faculty Scholars Grant ($250), Human Research Protections Program, PI, Malone University, 2020
- Sebastopol Center for the Arts Travel Funds ($500), PI, CA, USA, 2019
- Summer Scholars Grant ($2,500), PI, Malone University, 2018
- Media Production Grant ($3.000), PI, Jiguchon Welfare Foundation, South Korea, 2017
SCREENINGS
“Castro Balbi & Nuevo Tango” Short Documentary, U.S.A.
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, 2025
(Academy Award Qualifying Category)
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2025
- Best of Competition (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
"About a Bowshot Away," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Reel South Short Award, Atlanta Film Festival, 2024
(Academy Award Qualifying Category)
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, 2024
(Academy Award Qualifying Category)
Jacksonville Film Festival, 2024
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2024
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication - Festival of Visual & Interactive Media, 2024
- Gold Award (1st place), Video & Film Category
Atlanta Children's Film Festival, 2024
- Honorable Mention
Rochester International Film Festival, 2024
- Honorable Mention
Cobb International Film Festival, 2024
Raleigh Film and Art Festival, 2024
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, 2024
Montecatini International Short Film Festival, 2024
“The Forest in the Window,” Short Experimental Film, U.S.A.
Poetic Lens International Film Festival, 2024
East Point Peachtree International Film Festival, 2024
- Finalist: Short Film Category
Sustainable Stories Film Fest, 2024
“Via Dolorosa,” Photo Essay, U.S.A.
Columbus Film, Author and Photography Festival, 2024
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, 2024
Sustainable Stories Film Fest, 2024
"Team Choi," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Atlanta Docufest (Atlanta International Documentary Festival), 2023
CAAM Fest (Center for Asian American Media), 2023
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, 2023
Peaberry Film Festival, 2023
"Red Noses," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2022
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
“The Brick House in the Wind.” Short Documentary, U.S.A.
The Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2021
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Dayton Independent Film Festival, 2021
Big Muddy Film Festival, 2021
Short. Sweet. Film Fest, 2021
"Becoming Taylor," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, 2020
Persons with Disabilities Film Festival (South Korea), 2020
"Written in Stone," Short Documentary, U.S.A., South Korea,
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- The Best of Festival King Foundation Award, 2020
American Documentary Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2019
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2019
Rochester International Film Festival, 2019
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2019
Canton Film Festival (Finalist in Documentary Short Film), 2019
Austin Asian American Film Festival (Special Mention Award for Documentary Short), 2019
"Talk to My Son," Short Documentary, U.S.A., South Korea,
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2018
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2018
- 10 finalists in the Best Mini Documentary competition
RiverRun International Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2018
Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, 2018
- Best of Competition Award (Faculty Short Documentary Competition)
Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2018
ETHNOCINECA - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, 2018
- Nominated for the International Shorts Award (ISA)
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival (117th AAA annual meeting), 2018
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
"The History of Intimacy," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Society for Applied Anthropology Film Festival (78th SFAA annual meeting), 2018
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival (116th AAA annual meeting), 2017
Chagrin documentary film festival, 2016
Online Publication: Culturally Modified (https://culturallymodified.org/the-history-of-intimacy/)
"Quarry Kids," Feature Documentary, South Korea, U.S.A.
University Film & Video Association 71th Conference, 2017
"Snow Bird" Experimental film, 6minutes, U.S.A.
Greensboro Dance Film Festival, 2016
Milwaukee Short Film Festival, 2016
"Unfinished Legacy," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival (114th AAA annual meeting), 2015
- Honorable Mention for Jean Rouch Award
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2015
NYC Independent Film Festival, 2015
Korea Broadcasting System, 2015
"The Map of Maps," Short Documentary, U.S.A.
Milwaukee Short Film Festival, 2015
Korea Broadcasting System, 2015
"Family," Short Documentary, South Korea, Vietnam
Special Award - 7th Evergreen International Film Festival, 2013
"Kyrgyzstan of God," Short Documentary, Kyrgyzstan
Grand Prize ($9,500) - 8th Christian International Film Festival, South Korea, 2012
"Yesterday and Today," Short Film, South Korea
Persons with Disabilities Film Festival, 2011
"Tranchair," Short Documentary, South Korea
Persons with Disabilities Film Festival, Korea Broadcasting System, 2012
"13th Children," Experimental Film, South Korea,
Representative Videopoem of South Korea for ten years,
Seoul International New Media Festival, 2011
"The Poor And Life," Short Documentary, India
Seoul Christian Film Festival, 2008
"By the Roadside," Short Film, South Korea,
Daegu Independent Short Film Festival, 2008
ACADEMIC PRESENTATION
Interactive Workshop - “Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Tools in Media Production Courses”
94th Annual Georgia Communication Association Conference, 2024
Presentation – “Practical Approaches to Teaching Documentary Storytelling”
Broadcast Education Association On-Location, 2024
Presentation – Service Learning Showcase
Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention, 2024
Interactive Workshop - “The Storyboarding Skills Inspiring Students”
93rd Annual Georgia Communication Association Conference, 2023
Workshop & Presentation – “Storyboard for Media Production” (Moderator & Presenter)
Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention, 2023
PUBLICATIONS
"My little friend," (in Korean) 34th Workers Culture & Art Festival, South Korea
Screenplay - IPSUN Award in Short Screenplay, 2013
"Lake," Collection of essays, Bean and Tomato, South Korea
Short essay - Nominated 4th Military Literature Award, 2005
COURSE TAUGHT
Kennesaw State University, Fall 2022 – Present
COMM3340 – Digital Media Production
MENT4464 – Documentary Filmmaking
MENT4485 – Media & Entertainment Capstone
MENT4495 – Media & Entertainment Study Tour
Augusta University, Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
COMM3030 – Audiovisual Production
COMM3120 – Television Production
COMM3320 – Digital Editing
COMM4950 – Visual Storytelling
Malone University, Fall 2016 – Spring 2021
COMM231 - Media Production I (In-person, Hybrid)
COMM240/ 340 - Applied Media / Film (In-person, Hybrid)
COMM270 – World Cinema (Online)
COMM374 – Editing (In-person, Hybrid)
COMM431 - Media Production II (In-person, Hybrid)
ART314 - Digital Photography (In-person, Hybrid)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Broadcast Education Association (2017 – Present)
Member, Georgia Communication Association (2022 - Present)
Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2023 – Present)
Member, Asian American Documentary Network (2024 – Present)
Member, University Film and Video Association (2016-2017)
SERVICE
Professional Service
-Festival Director, Board Member - Georgia Communication Association Film Festival
Georgia Communication Association, GA, U.S.A. 2023 – Present
- BEA Student Documentary Judge
Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, U.S.A. (2020 – Present)
- External Reviewer for faculty promotion, Fall 2023
School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology
- BEA On-Location Creative Competition Judge
Broadcast Education Association, U.S.A. 2021
- Festival Director - Open Frame Film Festival
Department of CVPA, Malone University, OH, U.S.A. (Fall 2016 – Spring 2021)
- Media Equipment Room Manager
Department of CVPA, Malone University, OH, U.S.A. (Fall 2016 – Spring 2021)
Institutional Service
- Founder & Director, Kennesaw State University Film Festival, (Spring 2023 - Present)
- Advisor, MENT Club, Kennesaw State University, (Fall 2022 – Present)
- Committee, Georgia Film Academy Course Curriculum committee, KSU (Spring 2023 – Present)
- Hiring Committee, Department of Tech Comm. & Interactive Design, KSU (Spring 2023 – Present)
- Digital Media Production Committee, School of Communication & Media, KSU (Fall 2022 – Present)
- Advisor, Media Production Club, Augusta University, (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)
- Advisor, Media Production Club, Malone University, (Fall 2020 – Spring 2021)
- Member, Academic Policy Committee, Malone University, (Fall 2020 – Spring 2021)
- Member, Committee on Organization, Malone University, (Fall 2018 - Spring 2021)
- Distinguished Faculty Award Committee, Malone University, (Spring 2020)
- Presenter, Micah Six: Eight Faculty Arts Series, Malone University, (Fall 2019)
- Hiring Committee - Graphic Design and Digital Art, Malone University, (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)