I am a political scientist studying international conflict, interstate rivalries, and political methodology. I received my BA in political science and MA in international relations from Seoul National University, and my MA and PhD in political science from the University of Iowa. As a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded postdoctoral scholar, I was part of a research program on Women as Leaders, Policy-Makers, and Symbols at the University of Kentucky and Washington University in St. Louis, and I most recently served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas and Bucknell University. In my dissertation, Interconnected Rivalries, I examine the interdependence among interstate rivalries by focusing on triangular relationships and centrality in rivalry networks. My research has appeared or is forthcoming in Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Environment and Security, Foreign Policy Analysis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and The Journal of Politics.