• Ph.D. in Retail & Consumer Sciences, University of Tennessee, 2011
• M.S. in Apparel Business, Virginia Tech, 2007
• B.S. in Fashion Marketing, Keimyung University, South Korea, 2005

Specialties

• Fashion promotion and marketing communications
• Multichannel retailing
• Consumer shopping behavior

Honors and Awards

• Graduate Research Colloquium Award, University of Tennessee, 2010
• Helen Sharp Hakala Scholarship for scholarly excellence, University of Tennessee, 2010
• Sadie K. Stanton Human Ecology Scholarship for scholarly excellence, University of Tennessee, 2009
• Kappa Omicron Nu Omicron Beta Zeta Scholar Award, Virginia Tech, 2007
• Fashion & International Specialist Education Program Scholarship, Keimyung University, 2004

Research Interests

• Consumer experience in the multichannel environment
• Apparel shopping motivations and behavior
• Brand relationship and loyalty

Professional Affiliations

• International Textile and Apparel Association
• American Collegiate Retailing Association

Hobbies and Other Interests

• Spending time with my family
• Playing piano