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People in Korea Studies

The Korea Studies Program is comprised of faculty members, supporting staff, and students spanning multiple departments across the university. Check individual faculty pages to see if they are currently accepting graduates students for the coming academic year (Seattle campus only unless noted otherwise).

Current Faculty

  • Heekyoung Cho Heekyoung Cho

    Associate Professor

  • Yong-Chool Ha Yong-Chool Ha

    Director of the Center for Korea Studies

  • Hajin Jun

    James B. Palais Assistant Professor

  • JungHee Kim

    Teaching Professor

  • Ungsan Kim

    Assistant Professor

  • Eun Young Won

    Teaching Professor

  • Hyokyoung Yi

    Director, Tateuchi East Asia Library / Korea Studies Librarian

Emeritus Faculty

  • Hwasook Nam Hwasook Nam

    Associate Professor Emeritus

  • Clark Sorensen Clark W. Sorensen

    Professor Emeritus

Staff

  • Paul Carrington

    Associate Director, Division 1 (East Asia)

  • Ellen Eskenazi in her office Ellen Eskenazi

    Program Operations - Division 1

  • Yong-Chool Ha Yong-Chool Ha

    Director of the Center for Korea Studies

  • Hajin Jun

    James B. Palais Assistant Professor

Affiliate Faculty

  • Ji-Hyun Ahn

    Associate Professor - UW Tacoma

  • Prof. James Kim, UW James Kim

    Assistant Professor - Political Science

Students

  • Katie Gonser

    Ph.D. Student

  • Intaek Hong

    Ph.D. Student - History

  • Brian Park

    Ph.D. Student

  • Juliet Rollins

    M.A. Student

Recent Alumni

Visiting Scholars

  • Byoung Wook Ko

    Visiting Scholar

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Center for Korea Studies Staff

  • Paul Carrington

    Associate Director, Division 1 (East Asia)

  • Ellen Eskenazi

    Program Operations - Division 1

  • Yong-Chool Ha

    Director of the Center for Korea Studies

  • Hajin Jun

    Chair of the JSIS Korea Studies Program

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