I am Geographer at International Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau and received Ph.D. in Geography & Urban Regional Analysis from UNC Charlotte.
My research area is economic geography and transport geography. I am interested in spatial interaction and the formation of spatial organization in diverse geographical scale, from neighborhood to global scale. I currently study the geography of global trade flow, especially examining containerized export shipping records to see the economic regionalization and shrinkage of space under global spatial interaction.
I also have a deep interest in developing spatial econometric methods. I focus on improving estimation of spatial econometric models in small areas under data uncertainty.
Outside of my research, I usually go hiking and travel cities in different countries. I also enjoy reading philosophy books and discussing politics and societies with friends with aromatic tee or coffee, or sometimes, pints of beer.
Research Interests
- Quantitative Economic / Transportation Geography
International Trade, Freight Mobility, Market Access, Violence and Conflicts, Economic Development - GIScience, Spatial Statistics, Spatial Analysis and Modeling
Spatial Econometrics, Spatial Data Uncertainty, Machine Learning Applications, Spatiotemporal Modeling - Neighborhood Dynamics
Urban and Regional Structure, Longitudinal Neighborhood Change, Health Inequality, Population Degrowth
Education
- Ph.D. (2021) Geography & Urban Regional Analysis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- M.C.P. (2015) Urban and Regional Planning, Seoul National University, South Korea (with distinction)
- B.S. (2013) Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea (magna cum laude)