About me

I am a PhD student in Korean Linguistics in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. My research examines Korean interaction in everyday and technology-mediated settings, with a focus on conversation analysis and human-AI interaction.

I am also a Korean language instructor and have taught courses across the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels. My teaching integrates interaction-based pedagogy with AI-mediated speaking activities, supporting learners’ communicative development in real-world contexts.

My broader interests include interactional linguistics, pragmatics, multimodality, user-centered design for conversational AI, and the development of pedagogical practices that incorporate AI tools for language learning.

Education

• Ph.D. Student in Korean Linguistics, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• M.A. in English (Linguistics), San Francisco State University
• B.A. in Liberal Studies (Minor: International Relations), San Francisco State University

Fields of Specialization

Conversation Analysis, Interactional Linguistics, Korean Linguistics, Human-AI Interaction, Pragmatics, Multimodal Analysis, Second Language Learning and Teaching

Research Interests

Multimodal repair, embodied and object-oriented activities, human-AI interaction, stance negotiation, Korean language pedagogy, AI-mediated speaking tasks, conversational UX design