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Haejoo Chung RPh, MSc, PhD
Professor of Health and Social Policy
Division of Health Policy and Management, Korea University
B-365 Hana Science Hall, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu
Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
hpolicy.github.io
hpolicy@korea.ac.kr
+82-2-3290-5675
Research interestsRedesigning health and social care · Health justice and equity · Smart and healthy cities · Comparative health and politics · Program evaluation (causal inference) · Systems and concept mapping

Education

2006
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health and Social PolicyDepartment of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
2001
Master of Science (MSc), Clinical PharmacyDepartment of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
1999
Bachelor of Science (BSc), PharmacyDepartment of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Appointments

03/2010-
Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Health & Social Policy, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
07/2026-
Interim Dean, University College
08/2025-
Director, Institute of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
07/2021-02/2027
Vice-Director, Institute of Sustainable Development, Korea University
02/2022-01/2024
Chair, Division of Health Policy & Management, College of Health Sciences, Korea University
02/2021-01/2022
Chair, Professors’ Council, College of Health Science
03/2021-01/2022
Chair, Department of Healthcare Science, Graduate School, Korea University
09/2020-02/2025
Director, BK21FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University
05/2020-02/2025
Chair, Transdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Graduate School, Korea University
09/2013-02/2021
Director, BK21PLUS Program in ‘Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction’, Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University
06/2013-02/2016, 04/2019-07/2020
Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University
02/2013-01/2014
Chair, Department of Healthcare Management, College of Health Science, Korea University
01/2007-02/2010
CIHR IHSPR Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada).
09/2005-08/2007
Research Scientist, Employment Conditions Network (EMCONET), The WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, the World Health Organization

Peer-reviewed articles

International journals (* corresponding author)

  1. 59.Jeong, H. S., & Chung, H.* (2026). Media discourse on healthy cities: Topic modeling of South Korean news articles (2004–2024). Journal of Urban Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-026-01100-3
  2. 58.Chung, H.*, Kim, G., Shim, H., et al. (2026). Mapping “Health Politics”: Two conceptual traditions, 1976–2025 (Review). Health Politics. 1(2):e008
  3. 57.Kim, J., Son, S., Chung, H.*, Ryu, K., Lee, D., & Paeng, H. (2025). A two-stage concept mapping for emerging concepts: An analysis of the smart healthy city. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06222-8
  4. 56.Hong, A., Choi, D.*, Chung, H., Kumar, P., & Lee, J. (2025). Environmental and health monitoring in smart cities: A systematic review of trends, opportunities, and challenges. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, 106491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106491
  5. 55.Jeong, H. S., & Chung, H.* (2024). Bridging smart technologies and healthy cities: A scoping review using WHO’s 6P framework. Sustainable Cities and Society, 116, 105888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105888
  6. 54.Jo, M., Oh, I., Moon, D., Kim, S., Jung-Choi, K., & Chung, H.* (2023). Maternal socioeconomic position and inequity in child deaths: An analysis of 2012 South Korean birth cohort of 466,636 children. SSM - Population Health, 21, 101304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101304
  7. 53.Sohn, M., Moon, D., O’Campo, P., Muntaner, C., & Chung, H.* (2022). Who loses more? Identifying the relationship between hospitalization and income loss: prediction of hospitalization duration and differences of gender and employment status. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 232. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12647-6
  8. 52.Yu, S., Sohn, H., Kim, H.-Y., Kim, H., Oh, K.-H., Kim, H.-J., Chung, H., & Choi, H.* (2021). Evaluating the impact of the nationwide public–private mix (PPM) program for tuberculosis under National Health Insurance in South Korea: A difference in differences analysis. PLOS Medicine, 18(7), e1003717. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003717
  9. 51.Heo, H.-H., Jeong, W., Che, X. H., & Chung, H.* (2020). A stakeholder analysis of community-led collaboration to reduce health inequity in a deprived neighbourhood in South Korea. Global Health Promotion, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975918791517
  10. 50.Sohn, M., O’Campo, P., Muntaner, C., Chung, H., & Choi, M.* (2020). Has the long-term care insurance resolved disparities in mortality for older Koreans? examination of service type and income level. Social Science and Medicine, 247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112812
  11. 49.Choi, H., Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2019). Social selection in historical time: The case of tuberculosis in South Korea after the East Asian financial crisis. PLoS ONE, 14(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217055
  12. 48.Sohn, M., Kim, H., Sung, H., Lee, Y., Choi, H., & Chung, H.* (2019). Association of social deprivation and outdoor air pollution with pulmonary tuberculosis in spatiotemporal analysis. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 29(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2019.1566522
  13. 47.Kim, H., Choi, H.*, Yu, S., Lee, A.-Y., Kim, H.-O., Joh, J.-S., Heo, E. Y., Oh, K.-H., Kim, H. J., & Chung, H. (2019). Impact of Housing Provision Package on Treatment Outcome Among Homeless Tuberculosis Patients in South Korea. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 31(7). https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519871779
  14. 46.Gunn, V.*, Muntaner, C., Ng, E., Villeneuve, M., Gea-Sanchez, M., & Chung, H. (2019). Gender equality policies, nursing professionalization, and the nursing workforce: A cross-sectional, time-series analysis of 22 countries, 2000–2015. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103388
  15. 45.Gunn, V.*, Muntaner, C., Villeneuve, M., Chung, H., & Gea-Sanchez, M. (2019). Nursing professionalization and welfare state policies: A critical review of structural factors influencing the development of nursing and the nursing workforce. Nursing Inquiry, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12263
  16. 44.Choi, H.*, Chung, H., Muntaner, C., Lee, M., Kim, Y., Barry, C. E., & Cho, S.-N. (2016). The impact of social conditions on patient adherence to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 20(7). https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0759
  17. 43.Ng, E.*, Muntaner, C., & Chung, H. (2016). Welfare states, labor markets, political dynamics, and population health: A time-series cross-sectional analysis among East and Southeast Asian nations. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539516628171
  18. 42.Jung, Y., Byeon, J., & Chung, H.* (2016). Prescription Drug Use among Adults with Chronic Conditions in South Korea. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539515612906
  19. 41.Muntaner, C.*, Ng, E., Chung, H., & Prins, S. J. (2015). Two decades of Neo-Marxist class analysis and health inequalities: A critical reconstruction. Social Theory and Health, 13(3–4), 267–287. https://doi.org/10.1057/sth.2015.17
  20. 40.Muntaner, C.*, Ng, E., Prins, S. J., Bones-Rocha, K., Espelt, A., & Chung, H. (2015). Social class and mental health: testing exploitation as a relational determinant of depression. International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 45(2), 265–284. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731414568508
  21. 39.Chung, H.*, Ng, E., Ibrahim, S., Karlsson, B., Benach, J., Espelt, A., & Muntaner, C. (2013). Welfare state regimes, gender, and depression: A multilevel analysis of middle and high income countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(4), 1324–1341. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10041324
  22. 38.Afzal, Z.*, Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Mahmood, Q., Ng, E., & Schrecker, T. (2013). Complementarities or contradictions? scoping the health dimensions of “flexicurity” labor market policies. International Journal of Health Services, 43(3), 473–482. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.43.3.f
  23. 37.Muntaner, C.*, Benach, J., Victor, M., Ng, E., & Chung, H. (2013). Egalitarian policies and social determinants of health in Bolivarian Venezuela. International Journal of Health Services, 43(3), 537–549. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.43.3.j
  24. 36.Muntaner, C.*, Chung, H., Murphy, K., & Ng, E. (2012). Barriers to knowledge production, knowledge translation, and urban health policy change: Ideological, economic, and political considerations. Journal of Urban Health, 89(6), 915–924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9699-1
  25. 35.Muntaner, C.*, Ng, E., Benach, J., & Chung, H. (2012). Occupation and (social) class refer to different social mechanisms. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 69(10), 770–771. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2012-100728
  26. 34.Muntaner, C.*, Chung, H., Benach, J., & Ng, E. (2012). Hierarchical cluster analysis of labour market regulations and population health: A taxonomy of low- and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-286
  27. 33.Muntaner, C.*, Rai, N., Ng, E., & Chung, H. (2012). Social class, politics, and the spirit level: Why income inequality remains unexplained and unsolved. International Journal of Health Services, 42(3), 369–381. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.42.3.a
  28. 32.Muntaner, C.*, Ng, E., & Chung, H. (2012). Making Power Visible in Global Health Governance. American Journal of Bioethics, 12(7), 63–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2012.675401
  29. 31.Muntaner, C.*, Benach, J., Tarafa, G., & Chung, H. (2011). The welfare state and global health: Latin America, the Arab world and the politics of social class. Gaceta Sanitaria, 25(6), 445–447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.09.007
  30. 30.Muntaner, C.*, Borrell, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Espelt, A., Rodriguez-Sanz, M., Benach, J., & O’Campo, P. (2011a). Politics, welfare regimes, and population health: Controversies and evidence. Sociology of Health and Illness, 33(6), 946–964. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01339.x
  31. 29.Muntaner, C.*, Li, Y., Ng, E., Benach, J., & Chung, H. (2011). Work or place? Assessing the concurrent effects of workplace exploitation and area-of-residence economic inequality on individual health. International Journal of Health Services, 41(1), 27–50. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.41.1.c
  32. 28.Muntaner, C.*, Borrell, C., Solà, J., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Chung, H., Rodríguez-Sanz, M., Benach, J., Rocha, K., & Ng, E. (2011). Class relations and all-cause mortality: A test of Wright’s social class scheme using the Barcelona 2000 Health Interview Survey. International Journal of Health Services, 41(3), 431–458. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.41.3.c
  33. 27.Muntaner, C.*, Benach, J., Chung, H., Ng, E., & Schrecker, T. (2010). Welfare state, labour market inequalities and health. In a global context: An integrated framework. SESPAS report 2010 | El reto de la globalización para la salud pública: El estado de bienestar, y las desigualdades en salud. Informe SESPAS 2010. Gaceta Sanitaria, 24(SUPPL. 1), 56–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.09.013 [In Spanish]
  34. 26.Muntaner, C.*, Borrell, C., Vanroelen, C., Chung, H., Benach, J., Kim, I. H., & Ng, E. (2010). Employment relations, social class and health: A review and analysis of conceptual and measurement alternatives. Social Science and Medicine, 71(12), 2130–2140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.038
  35. 25.Benach, J.*, Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Solar, O., Santana, V., Friel, S., Houweling, T. A., & Marmot, M. (2010). The importance of government policies in reducing employment related health inequalities. BMJ, 340, c2154. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c2154
  36. 24.Benach, J.*, Muntaner, C., Chung, H., & Benavides, F. G. (2010). Immigration, employment relations, and health: Developing a research agenda. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 53(4), 338–343. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20717
  37. 23.Chung, H.*, Muntaner, C., & Benach, J. (2010). Employment relations and global health: A typological study of world labor markets. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 229–253. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.e
  38. 22.Muntaner, C., Sridharan, S., Chung, H.*, Solar, O., Quinlan, M., Vergara, M., & Benach, J. (2010). The solution space: Developing research and policy agendas to eliminate employment-related health inequalities. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.j
  39. 21.Quinlan, M.*, Muntaner, C., Solar, O., Vergara, M., Eijkemans, G., Santana, V., Chung, H., Castedo, A., & Benach, J. (2010). Policies and interventions on employment relations and health inequalities. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 297–307. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.i
  40. 20.Kim, I.-H., Muntaner, C., Chung, H.*, & Benach, J. (2010). Case studies on employment-related health inequalities in countries representing different types of labor markets. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 255–267. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.f
  41. 19.Benach, J.*, Solar, O., Santana, V., Castedo, A., Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2010). A micro-level model of employment relations and health inequalities. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 223–227. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.d
  42. 18.Muntaner, C., Chung, H.*, Solar, O., Santana, V., Castedo, A., & Benach, J. (2010). A macro-level model of employment relations and health inequalities. International Journal of Health Services, 40(2), 215–221. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.40.2.c
  43. 17.Muntaner, C.*, Borrell, C., Solá, J., Marí-Dell’Olmo, M., Chung, H., Rodríguez-Sanz, M., Benach, J., & Noh, S. (2009). Capitalists, managers, professionals and mortality: Findings from the Barcelona social class and all cause mortality longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 37(8), 826–838. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494809346870
  44. 16.Sarkar, A.*, Muntaner, C., Chung, H., & Benach, J. (2009). The employment conditions network final report is a political, anti-neoliberal & welfare state move. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 130(1), 93–94.
  45. 15.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2008). Misión Barrio Adentro: Democracia participativa y salud pública en la Venezuela bolivariana. Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud, 7(14), 32–52. [In Spanish]
  46. 14.Armada, F.*, Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Williams-Brennan, L., & Benach, J. (2009). Barrio adentro and the reduction of health inequalities in Venezuela: An appraisal of the first years. International Journal of Health Services, 39(1), 161–187. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.39.1.h
  47. 13.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2008). Determinantes políticos y del estado de bienestar de los indicadores de salud infantil y de los niños. Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud. 7(14), 32-52. [In Spanish]
  48. 12.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2008). Welfare regime types and global health: An emerging challenge. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(4), 282–283. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.057778
  49. 11.Muntaner, C.*, & Chung, H. (2008). Macrosocial determinants, epidemiology, and health policy: Should politics and economics be banned from social determinants of health research? Journal of Public Health Policy, 29(3), 299–306. https://doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2008.23
  50. 10.Muntaner, C., Armada, F., Chung, H., Mata, R., Williams-Brennan, L., & Benach, J. (2008). Venezuela’s Barrio Adentro: Participatory democracy, South–South cooperation and health care for all. Social Medicine, 3(4), 232–246.
  51. 9.Alterman, T.*, Grosch, J., Chen, X., Chrislip, D., Petersen, M., Krieg Jr., E., Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2008). Examining associations between job characteristics and health: Linking data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to two U.S. national health surveys. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50(12), 1401–1413. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318188e882
  52. 8.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2007). Welfare state matters: A typological multilevel analysis of wealthy countries. Health Policy, 80(2), 328–339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.03.004
  53. 7.Chung, H.*amp;, & Muntaner, C. (2007). Diseases, patients, and access to medicine: A reflection on an alternative Global Pharmaceutical Regime. Contrastes – Revista Cultural, 48, 151–156.
  54. 6.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. (2006). Political and welfare state determinants of infant and child health indicators: An analysis of wealthy countries. Social Science and Medicine, 63(3), 829–842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.030
  55. 5.Muntaner, C.*, Li, Y., Xue, X., Thompson, T., Chung, H., & O’Campo, P. (2006). County and organizational predictors of depression symptoms among low-income nursing assistants in the USA. Social Science and Medicine, 63(6), 1454–1465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.03.042
  56. 4.Muntaner, C.*, Li, Y., Xue, X., Thompson, T., O’Campo, P., Chung, H., & Eaton, W. W. (2006). County level socioeconomic position, work organization and depression disorder: A repeated measures cross-classified multilevel analysis of low-income nursing home workers. Health and Place, 12(4), 688–700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.09.004
  57. 3.Muntaner, C.*, van Dussen, D. J., Li, Y., Zimmerman, S., Chung, H., & Benach, J. (2006). Work organization, economic inequality, and depression among nursing assistants: A multilevel modeling approach. Psychological Reports, 98(2), 585–601. https://doi.org/10.2466/PR0.98.2.585-601
  58. 2.Muntaner, C.*, & Chung, H. J. (2005). Psychosocial epidemiology, social structure, and ideology. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59(7), 540–541.Muntaner, C., & Chung, H. J. (2007). Erratum: Psychosocial epidemiology, social structure, and ideology (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2005) 59, (540-541)). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(6), 559. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.045997corr1
  59. 1.Muntaner, C.*, Li, Y., Xue, X. N., O'Campo, P., Chung, H., & Eaton, W. W. (2004). Work organization, area labor-market characteristics, and depression among US nursing home workers: A cross-classified multilevel analysis. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 10(4), 392-400.

Korean journals (* corresponding author)

  1. 30.Ko, S., Cha, S., Yu, S., Moon, D., & Chung, H.* (2025). Effects of emotional labor on workers' sleep disorders: Focusing on analysis by occupational group. Korean Public Health Research, 51(4):227-239. https://doi.org/10.22900/kphr.2025.51.4.016 [In Korean]
  2. 29.Bak, D., Ahn, Y., & Chung, H.* (2025). Legal challenges for the introduction of digital technology in long-term care hospitals. Law Review, 25(3):227-254. https://doi.org/10.57057/LawReview.2025.09.25.3.227 [In Korean]
  3. 28.Son, S., Kim, J., Ryu, K., & Chung, H.* (2023). Creating a concept map to construct the concept of smart healthy city: A pilot study. Urban Health Studies, 2(2), 5–15. https://doi.org/10.59013/auh.2023.2.2.001 [In Korean]
  4. 27.Bae, G., Yang, J., Song, K., Kim, J., Lee, J., & Chung, H.* (2022). A scoping review of living lab literature in Korea: Focused on health and welfare. Health and Social Welfare Review, 42(4), 248–265. https://doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2022.42.4.248 [In Korean]
  5. 26.Jung, Y., Lee, J. A comparative study of maternal and child healthcare services. Korean Social Security Studies, 38(4), 101–138. [In Korean]
  6. 25.Moon, D., Yu, S., Kim, S., Chung, H.*, & Noh, J.-W. Logic model-based evaluation of the Seoul-type paid sick leave policy: An early appraisal. Health and Social Welfare Review, 41(3), 269–297. https://doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2021.41.3.269 [In Korean]
  7. 24.Kim, B., & Chung, H.* (2021). Relationship between adolescent violence victimization and sexual victimization in a poly-victimization perspective. Health and Social Science, 56(1), 51–85. https://doi.org/10.37243/kahms.2021.56.51 [In Korean]
  8. 23.Park, I.-H., Moon, D., Lee, J. An analysis of maternal and child healthcare services in South Korea. Korean Social Security Studies, 36(4), 1–32. [In Korean]
  9. 22.Jung, H. A study on the policy decision-making process of Seoul-type paid sick leave: Applying Kingdon’s multiple streams model. Health Policy and Management, 30(3), 286–300. https://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2020.30.3.286 [In Korean]
  10. 21.Sohn, M., Kim, Y., Chang, J., & Chung, H.* (2019). Financial projection for sickness benefits and paid sick leave using the NHIS cohort database. The Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy, 25(2), 1–28. [In Korean]
  11. 20.Jung, H. Designing the sickness benefit scheme in South Korea: Using implications from schemes of advanced nations. Health Policy and Management, 29(2), 112–129. https://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2019.29.2.112 [In Korean]
  12. 19.Moon, D., & Chung, H.* (2018). Two economic crises, unemployment, working poor, and gender: Explaining the dynamics of the risk patterns of suicide in South Korea. Korea Social Policy Review, 25(4), 233–263. https://doi.org/10.17000/kspr.25.4.201812.233 [In Korean]
  13. 18.Moon, D., & Chung, H.* (2018). Health publicness beyond the healthcare system: Focusing on the concept of health security and the process of social dialogue. Health Policy and Management, 28(4), 329–338. https://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2018.28.4.329 [In Korean]
  14. 17.Goh, Y.-G., Heo, H.-H., & Chung, H.* (2018). Scoping review of theory-based empirical studies on health service utilization. Korean Public Health Research, 44(3), 105–127. https://doi.org/10.22900/kphr.2018.44.3.008 [In Korean]
  15. 16.Seo, W.-Y., Moon, D., & Chung, H.* (2017). Determinants of welfare attitudes towards healthcare services: Focusing on self-interest, symbolic attitude, and sociotropic perceptions. Health Policy and Management, 27(4), 324–334. [In Korean]
  16. 15.Heo, H.-H., Che, X. Evaluation of community interventions to reduce health inequity in socioeconomically vulnerable populations. Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion, 34(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.14367/kjhep.2017.34.2.1 [In Korean]
  17. 14.Heo, H.-H., Kim, J. The relationship between marginalization and health inequalities in an urban slum of South Korea: A qualitative study. Health and Social Science, 43, 5–32. [In Korean]
  18. 13.Jung, T.-Y., Goh, Y.-G., & Chung, H.* (2016). A study on strategies to galvanize the anti-aging industry. The Korean Journal of Health Service Management, 10(2), 145–154. [In Korean]
  19. 12.Kim, J. Trends and implications of Jjok-bang research in South Korea: A systematic review based on community participation and the socio-ecological model. Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion, 32(4), 79–92. https://doi.org/10.14367/kjhep.2015.32.4.79 [In Korean]
  20. 11.Jeon, J., Che, X. Lived experiences of persons with disabilities living alone in a single room occupancy community. Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies, 46(2), 5–35. https://doi.org/10.16999/kasws.2015.46.2.5 [In Korean]
  21. 10.Heo, H.-H., Che, X. Effects of socio-ecological factors on mental health of residents in a single room occupancy (jjok-bang) community in South Korea. Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion, 32(2), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.14367/kjhep.2015.32.2.39 [In Korean]
  22. 9.Goh, Y.-G., Jung, T.-Y., & Chung, H.* (2015). An analysis of health-related R&D registered at the National Technical Information Services. Health Policy and Management, 25(2), 71–79. https://doi.org/10.4332/kjhpa.2015.25.2.71 [In Korean]
  23. 8.Kim, S., & Chung, H.* (2015). Analysis of family-environmental factors affecting game addiction among adolescents: Focusing on economic, cultural, and social capital. Health and Social Science, 38, 5–36. [In Korean]
  24. 7.Choi, H., Kim, M.-H., & Chung, H.* (2014). Present and future of tuberculosis research from the perspective of social determinants of tuberculosis in South Korea. Health and Social Science, 35, 145–174. [In Korean]
  25. 6.Byeon, J., Jung, Y., & Chung, H.* (2012). Medication use among adults in Korea: Focusing on prescription drugs and lifestyle drugs. Korean Journal of Health Policy and Management, 22(4), 579–596. https://doi.org/10.4332/kjhpa.2012.22.4.579 [In Korean]
  26. 5.Park, J. Koreans’ views of life and death: Results from a nationally representative survey. Korean Journal of Survey Research, 12(3), 95–121. [In Korean]
  27. 4.Chung, H.*, Byeon, J., & Lee, K. Economic crisis and health: A descriptive analysis of trends and changes in South Korean society. Asiatic Research, 54(2), 111–153. [In Korean]
  28. 3.Chung, H.*, Muntaner, C., & EMCONET. Employment conditions and inequalities in health: Pathways and mechanisms. Korea Social Policy Review, 18(2), 245–287. https://doi.org/10.17000/kspr.18.2.201106.245 [In Korean]
  29. 2.Chung, H.*, & Muntaner, C. Health care placebo? – Clinton, Obama, and the prospect of the US health care reform. Social Welfare and Labour, 12, 142–153. [In Korean]
  30. 1.Chung, H.* (2001). Medicines for all nations, medicines for all patients. Joong Deung Uri Kyo Yook, 140, 48–49. [In Korean]

Articles under review

  1. 4.Kim, G., Chung, H.* Depression trajectories following transition to living alone among Korean older adults: a 16-year longitudinal study, Journal of Gerontology Series B: Social Science
  2. 3.Jo, M., Choe, S.-a., Chung, H.* Unequal beginnings: socioeconomic disparities in preterm birth and under-5 mortality rates in South Korea. Journal of Urban Health
  3. 2.Yu, S., Chung, H.* Clarifying the Smart Healthy City: Concept analysis with systems thinking approach for urban health governance. Cities.
  4. 1.Chung, H.*, Kim, J., Jo, M. Prioritizing health equity in Korean Smart Healthy Cities: A Mentimeter-based survey of local government officers. International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Editorials and essays

  1. 3.Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2026). Health systems as contested ground (Editorial). Health Politics. 1(2):e006
  2. 2.Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2026). Introducing Health Politics (Editorial). Health Politics. 1(1):e001
  3. 1.Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2026). Why Health Politics? Power, institutions, and the political determinants of health in an age of converging crises. Health Politics. 1(1):e002

Books, chapters and translations

Books

  1. 6.Co-author. (2020). The start of hyper-recovery after COVID-19. Seoul: Across. [In Korean]
  2. 5.Co-author. (2019).Innovation report for the future: Korea in 2020 forecasted by 46 experts. Seoul: Yoonseongsa. [In Korean]
  3. 4.Kim, S. B., Lee, T., Shin, B., Bae, Y., Cho, H., Shin, S., Lee, S., Chung, H.*, Kim, H., Lee, S., Oh, H., Hwang, J., & Ku, M. (2016). The future strategy of emerging security: Beyond the theory of non-traditional security. Seoul: Sa-heo-pyeong-ron. [In Korean]
  4. 3.Kang, M., Ahn, J., Kwon, H., Kim, Y., Kim, I., Kim, S., Chung, H.*, Ma, I., Kim, Y., Yang, J., Eun, M., & Kwon, S. (2012). The political economy of the Korean welfare state. Seoul: Asiatic Research Institute Press. [In Korean]
  5. 2.Cho, K., Kim, C.-Y., Chung, H.*, Lim, J., & Kim, C.-B. (2012). Health for all: Creating a country where the 99% are healthy. Seoul: Imagine. [In Korean]
  6. 1.Kim, M.-H., et al. (2010). The inconvenient truth of healthcare privatization. Seoul: Humanitas. [In Korean]

Book chapters

  1. 20.Muntaner, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Eaton, W.W. (2026). Mental Health. In: Levy, B. S., Sidel, V. W. (Ed.s) Social Injustice and Public Health. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press.
  2. 19.Muntaner, C., et al. (2020). Precarious Employment Conditions, Exploitation, and Health in Two Global Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia. In: Theorell, T. (Ed.) Handbook of Socioeconomic Determinants of Occupational Health. (2020). Springer.
  3. 18.Muntaner, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Eaton, W.W. (2019). Mental Health. In: Levy, B. S., Sidel, V. W. (Ed.s) Social Injustice and Public Health. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
  4. 17.Afzal, A., Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Mahmood, Q., Ng, E., Schrecker, T. (2017). Complementarities and or contradictions? Scoping the health dimensions of “flexicurity” labour market policies. In: Bourgeault, I. L., Labonte, R., Packer, C., Runnels, V. (Ed.s). Population Health in Canada: Issues, Research, and Action. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars.
  5. 16.Muntaner, C., Shahidy, F. V., Kim, I.-H., Chung, H., & Benach, J. (2016) Populations at Special Health Risk: Workers. In International Encyclopedia of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00351-9
  6. 15.Chung, H., Muntaner, C., Benach, J. & the EMCONET Network. (2014). Employment relations and global health: A typological study of world labor markets. In Navarro, V., Muntaner, C. (Ed.s). The Financial and Economic Crises and Their Impact on Health and Social Well-Being. Amityville, NY. Baywood Publishing Company.
  7. 14.Muntaner, C., Rai, N., Ng, E., & Chung, H. (2014). Social class, politics, and the spirit level: why income inequality remains unexplained and unsolved. In Navarro, V., Muntaner, C. (Ed.s). The Financial and Economic Crises and Their Impact on Health and Social Well-Being. Amityville, NY. Baywood Publishing Company.
  8. 13.Edwin, N., Muntaner, C., Chung, H. & Eaton, W. W. (2014). Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illness. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. 2232–2238.
  9. 12.Muntaner, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Eaton, W. W. (2013). Mental Health. In: Levy, B.S. & Sidel, V. W. (Eds.) Social Injustice and Public Health. New York: Oxford University Press.
  10. 11.Muntaner, C., Borrell, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Espelt, A., Rodriguez-Sans, M., Benach, J., O’Campo, P. (2012). Politics, welfare state, and population health: controversies and evidence [: ]. In: Korean Research Group in Welfare State. (Ed.). Political Economy of Korean Welfare State [ ] Seoul: Asiatic Research Press [: ]. [In Korean]
  11. 10.Muntaner, C., Borrell, C., Ng, E., Chung, H., Espelt, A., Rodriguez-Sanz, M., Benach, J., & O’Campo, P. (2012). Locating politics in social epidemiology. In Rethinking Social Epidemiology: Towards a Science of Change (Vol. 9789400721). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2138-8_9
  12. 9.Muntaner, C., Armada F., Chung H. (2011). Barrio Adentro and health care in Venezuela. In J. Eastwood & T. Poniah (Eds.) The Revolution in Venezuela: Social and Political Change under Chávez. New York: Rockfeller Center for Latin American Studies.
  13. 8.Muntaner, C., & Chung, H. (2010). Teaching social inequalities in health: Institutional barriers and creative solutions. In R. Bhatia & R. Hofrichter (Eds.), Tacking Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: Theory to Action. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  14. 7.Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Borrell, C., & Benach, J. (2010). Class and psychiatric disorders. In R. Bhatia & R. Hofrichter (Eds.), Tacking Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: Theory to Action. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  15. 6.Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Kim, I.-H. (2009). Populations at special health risk: workers. In Kris Heggenhougen (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier.
  16. 5.Benach, J., Muntaner, C., Sollar, O., Quinlan, M., Chung, H., Vergara Duarte, M., Santana, W. (2009). The global impact of employment and work on health inequalities: the need for a new policy agenda. In J. Borrell Fontelles (Ed.), Dilemmas in Globalization: Exploring Global Trends and Progressive Solutions. Brussels, Belgium: The European Parliament in coordination with the Global Progressive Forum.
  17. 4.Muntaner, C., Chung, H., Borrell, C., & Benach, J. (2008). Class and psychiatric disorders. In K. Cohen & S, Timimi (Eds.), In Liberatory Psychiatry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543678.008
  18. 3.Muntaner, C., Borrell, C., & Chung, H. (2007). Class Relations, Economic Inequality, and Mental Health: Why Social Class Matters to Sociology of Mental Health. In W.R. Avison, J. McLeod, & B.A. Pescosolido (Eds.), Mental Health, Social Mirror. New York, NY: Springer Publishing. (American Sociological Association). Pp. 127-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36320-2
  19. 2.Muntaner, C., Schooler, C., Pulver, A. E., & Chung, H. (2007). Social class trajectory and psychotic disorders: A comparison between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and community non-cases. In D. P. French (Ed.), Schizophrenic Psychology: New Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  20. 1.Muntaner, C., Borrell, C., Kunst, A., Chung, H., Benach, J., & Ibrahim, S. (2006). Social Class, Welfare State and Health. In D. Raphael, T. Bryant & M. Rioux (Eds.), Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press, Inc.

Translated books

  1. 1.Chung, H., & colleagues (Co-Trans.). (2021). Social Epidemiology. Seoul: Hanool. [In Korean]

Funded research

PeriodTitleFunding agencyRole
2026.01.01-AI-Oriented UniversityIITPCo-I
2025.06.01-2028.05.31HADES: Healthy City Atlas for Decision-Making Enhancement SystemNational Research Foundation (NRF)PI
2024.05.01-AI Robot-Based Digital Twin Care Platform for Continuous Integrated Care of the ElderlyKorean ARPA-H InitiativeCo-PI
2022.05.01-2024.02.28Designing Participatory Smart Healthy Cities based on the Learning Health Systems FrameworkKorea Health Promotion Institute (KHEPI)PI
2020.09.01-2025.02.28BK21FOUR Research & Education Center for Learning Health SystemsMinistry of EducationPI(Director)
2023.05.01-Software(SW)-Oriented UniversityIITPCo-I
2022.05.10-2022.10.31Child Policy Impact Assessment of Health PoliciesNational Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)PI
2022.03.01-2022.04.30Research to Design Core Competencies of Division of Health Policy & ManagementKorea UniversityPI
2021.09.01-2022.02.28A Formative Research for Community-based Precision Healthcare Living LabKorea UniversityPI
2021.06.01-2021.11.15In Depth Analysis of the Seoul-Type Sickness BenefitMinistry of Health and Welfare (MoHW)PI
2021.05.03-2021.11.16Analysis for the Future Strategy of the Seoul-Type Sickness BenefitSeoul Health Foundation (SHF)PI
2020.08.20-2020.12.19Basic Research for Seoul Citizens’ Health Security after COVID-19SHFPI
2020.04.14-2020.09.10Designing Consultation System for Pregnancies and ChildbirthsMoHWCo-I
2020.02.01-2020.11.30Research on Migration Levels from Functional Food Contact Articles and Containers/Packaging Materials - Focusing on Antimicrobial Agents in Synthetic Resin ProductsNational Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation(NIFDS)Co-I
2020Directions and Challenges for Social Security Policy in the Post-COVID EraKorea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)Co-I
2020A Study on the Legal Institutionalization of Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsCo-I
2019.06.10-2019.11.30Technical Support and Impact Evaluation of Seoul Sick Leave Benefit PolicySHFPI
2019.05.30-2019.11.29Review and Impact Evaluation of Essential Maternal and Child Medical and Health Care ServicesSocial Security Committee (SSC)PI
2016Developing Evidence-based Agendas for the Healthcare Quadripartite Committee of SeoulKorean Health and Medical Workers’ Union (KHMU)PI
2016.09.01-2020.08.31[Social Science Korea 3rd Phase] Social Risks and Welfare State: Constructing General Theories Based on Experiences in Small Welfare StateNRFCo-I
2015.11.01- 2018.10.30Developing Health & Social Care Model for Tuberculosis Patients with Precarious HousingKorea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)Co-I
2017.12.29-2018.05.30Analyses of Out-Of-Pocket Payments at City Hospitals and Strategies of Enhancing National Health Insurance CoverageSHFPI
2015.03.31- 2015.11.30A Process Evaluation of Community-Based Health Promotion and PolicyKHEPIPI
2015Indicators of Health Inequality in Korea and Policy Agenda: Strategies to Reduce Health InequalitiesKIHASACo-I
2014.09.01-2014.11.30Revision of Korea Health Panel Survey – Review of the Medical Expenditures and Healthcare Utilization PartNational Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC)PI
2014.04.21-2014.11.20A Research on the Impact of Mental Health Self-Help Groups and Psychological Consultations to Treat Psychological Trauma and Enhance Inner Strength in Reducing Alcohol Abuse and DepressionKorea Health Promotion Foundation (KHPF)PI
2013.09.01-2016.08.31[Social Science Korea 2nd Phase] Social Risks and Welfare States: Establishing a General Theory based on the Experiences of Least-Developed Welfare StatesNRFCo-I
2013.09.01-2020.08.31BK21PLUS Program in “Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction”Ministry of EducationPI(Director)
2013.07.30-2013.12.30Modification of Medical Review Terminologies to Enhance Access of CitizensHealth Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA)PI
2013.05.28-2013.11.27A Formative Research to Design an Asset-Based Participatory Health Promotion Research ProgramKHPFPI
2013.03.01-2014.02.28Research Support Award for Outstanding Investigators, 2013Korea UniversityPI
2013.02.01-2013.11.30Sustainable Essential Medicines Procurement : A Search for Effective Strategies for KoreaNIFDSPI
2012.11.01-2013.08.31Fund for Innovations in Research and EducationKorea UniversityPI
2012.08.01-2012.12.31Strategy for the Health System StrengtheningKorea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)Co-I
2012.05.01-2014.04.30[New Investigator Award] The “Recognition” of Middle-Income Welfare States and Its Implication for the Health Policy and Politics ResearchNRFPI
2012.05.01-2013.02.28Research Support Award for Outstanding Investigators, 2012Korea UniversityPI
2012.03.16-2012.11.15The Strategy For The Pharmaceutical International Cooperation Through Official Development Assistant ProgramsKorea Food and Drug Agency (KFDA)PI
2012.02.15-2012.11.30Research on Improvising the Provision of Medication InformationNIFDSPI
2011.11.01-2012.10.31Social Determinants of Health within a Canadian Context: A Scoping and Meta-Analytic ReviewCanadian Health Services Research FoundationCo-I
2011.05.01-2012.04.30[Award for Outstanding Publications in Social Science and Humanities] Employment relations and global health: a typological study of world labor marketsNRFPI
2011.05.01-2012.04.30Research Support Award for Outstanding Investigators, 2011Korea UniversityPI
2011.04.21-2011.07.31Evaluation of Air-Ticket Solidarity Levy FundKOICACo-I
2011.04.01-2011.11.30Reasons of and Solutions to Increasing Drug ExpendituresNHICPI
2011Solutions to Promote Mental Health in Children and AdolescentsNational Youth Policy InstituteCo-I
2011Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical Pricing System of ChinaMoHWCo-I
2010-2011Evaluative Study of the New Health Plan 2010MoHWCo-I
2010.12.28-2011.06.28Society at a “Deep” GlanceOECD Korea Policy CenterCo-I
2010.09.01-2013.08.31[Social Science Korea 1st Phase] Social RisksNRFCo-I
2009Uncovering Determinants and Impact of Workplace Violence for Psychiatric Nurses Using Concept MappingCanadian Nursing Research Foundation (CNRF)Co-I
2008New Country Typology for the Presentation of Social Determinants and Health Equity Policy Recommendations, Including the Recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of HealthWHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH)Co-PI
2007Country Typology for the Presentation of Social Determinants and Health Equity Policy Recommendations, Including the Recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of HealthWHO CSDHCo-PI
2007Application of the Northern European Health Insurance Systems in Transition to KoreaNHICCo-I
2007-2008[CIHR Analysis of the World Health Survey Priority Announcement] Labor Institutions and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health among Wealthy CountriesCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Co-PI
2007.01.01-2009.12.31[CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Competition]Improving Population Health Beyond Universal Health Care: The Context of Welfare States and the Relative Effectiveness of Health Care SystemCIHRPost-Doctoral Fellow

Honours and awards

2026
Seok-Tap Teaching Award for Health Policy, Korea University
2016
Seok-Tap Research Award (Top 3% Research Performance), Korea University
2016
Outstanding Program in BK21PLUS (top-ranked in the Humanities and Social Sciences-based Convergence panel)
2011, 2012, 2013
Research Support Award for Outstanding Investigators, College of Health Science, Korea University
2011
Outstanding Journal Article Award in Social Science, National Research Foundation (NRF), Republic of Korea for Chung, H.*, Muntaner, C., Benach, J.; EMCONET Network. (2010). Employment relations and global health: a typological study of world labor markets. International Journal of Health Services. 40(2):229-53.
2006
Selected as one of ten best scientific papers published on Early Childhood Development by Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Development (CEECD) for Chung, H., & Muntaner, C. (2006). Political and welfare state determinants of population health. Social Science & Medicine, 63(3), 829-42.
2006
“Improving population health beyond universal health care: The context of welfare states and the relative effectiveness of health care system.” Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR IHSPR Post-Doctoral Fellowship competition, CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)
2006
Research Associateship Award, Comparative Program on Health and Society, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
2004
Health and Social Justice Student Poster Competition, Spirit of 1848 Caucus, American Public Health Association.
2002-2006
Ruth Rice Puffer Fund for International Student Support, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
2000
Scholarship for academic excellence (tuition support), Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Graduate School, Seoul National University
1994, 1995, 1998
Scholarship for academic excellence (tuition support), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University

Teaching

LevelInstitutionCourseYear
Under-graduateDivision of Health Policy & Management, Korea UniversityHealth and Social Justice2014-
Health Policy2010-
Social Policy & Health2012-
Politics of Health Policy2012-20
Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation2010-11
Healthcare Management Practicum I2010-12
Community Health Promotion2012
Introduction to Global Health2010-12
Healthcare Industry2010
Introduction to Health Policy & Management (Team Teaching)2014-
Introduction to Healthcare Administration2011-13
Freshmen Seminar2013-
GraduateGraduate School, Korea UniversityIntroduction to Community-Based Learning Health Systems2020-
Implementation Science for Public Health2022
Health Justice2020-
Introduction to Trans-Disciplinary Public Health Research2013-
Social Science Research Methods in Public Health2011-
Macro-Comparative Methods for Health & Health Policy Analyses2013-
Welfare State, Social Policy, and Health2013-
Case Studies in Global Health Promotion and Intersectoral Action for Health2012-
Graduate Seminar in Health Policy2010-
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoComparative Politics of Health and Health Policy in a Globalizing World · Co-teaching with Pf. Carles Muntaner · Core required course for Interdisciplinary Program in “Global Health,” and Interdisciplinary Program in “Community Health.”2007, 2008, 2010
Theories and Methods in Global Inequalities of Health · Co-teaching with Pf. Carles Muntaner · Registered in the Interdisciplinary Program in “Global Health,” and Clinical course in “Master in Nursing”2009
Welfare State in Developing Countries · Co-teaching with Pf. Carles Muntaner2008
Department of Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversitySpecial Studies Course: Class Analysis in Social Epidemiology: Measurement and Conceptual Issues2004
Public Policies to Reduce Health Inequalities: The International Experience, Part I. The Analysis of the Current Situation · Syllabus coauthor & course coordinator · The 2nd Johns Hopkins Fall Institute in Health Policy · Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain (11/21-23)2005
The Epidemiology of Health Inequalities · Syllabus coauthor & course coordinator · The 1st Johns Hopkins Fall Institute in Health Policy · Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain2004
Special Studies Course: Class Analysis in Social Epidemiology: Measurement and Conceptual Issues. · Syllabus coauthor & course coordinator · Dep’t Mental Health & Health Policy and Management2004
“Globalization, Trade, Health, and the Welfare State.” · Course development and coordination with Teresa Thompson, Jeff Johnson, & Carles Muntaner2003
Other InstitutionsPolíticas para Reducir las Desigualdades en la Salud: La Experiencia Internacional - El Análisis de la Situación Actual · Syllabus coauthor · Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud & Instituto de Altos Estudios “Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon” (IAES) · Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, 11-12 de Septiembre2005
Desigualdades Sociales en Salud · Syllabus coautor & course coordinator · IAES, Universidad de Carabobo · Maracay, República Bolivariana de Venezuela2005
Social Class and Population Health: Contemporary Models and Debates · Syllabus coauthor & course coordinator · Universitat Pompeu Fabra with Consorci Sanitari de Barcelona (CSB) & Agencia de Salut Publica · Barcelona, Spain (04/26-27)2004

Advising and mentoring

ProgrammeNamePeriodCurrent position
Post-Doctoral TraineesJinok Byeon2011Director of Policy Research, Health Insurance Research Institute (HIRI)
Hyun-Hee Heo2015–17Research Professor, Korea University
Jihye Jeon2015–16Professor, Incheon National University
Minsung Sohn2017–19Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
Daseul Moon2019–20Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University
Jaekyoung Lee2019–20Researcher, Seoul Foundation of Women & Family
Xian Hua Che2019Researcher, Daejeon Public Health Policy Institute
Jaemin Kim2021–22Researcher, Jeonbuk Women & Family Foundation
Jieun Kim2022–23Architect
Sungmin Son2022–23Occupational Therapist
Hyesu Jung2023–24
Geun-Ah Kim2025–2026
PhDSuyeong Ko2020–
Joohyun Han2022–
Yoojin Choi2022–
Jihyun Pyo2026–
Seok Hwan Kim2010–14Professor, Department of Health Information, Dongguk University
Jin Sung Kim2012–16Director, Seoul Metropolitan Psychological Support Center
Hongjo Choi2013–16Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
Tae-Young Jung2013–16
Young-Gon Koh2014–19
MPHJuhee Ha2022–
Jaeho Gwak2025–
Yebin Ahn2025–
Gwang Hyun Lee2010–12Manager, National Health Insurance Service
Manlai Erdembaht2010–13Mongolia
Gum-Ryeong Park2012–14Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
Wook Young Seo2012–14Researcher, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute
Su Jin Cha2013–15
Woojin Jeong2015–18Korea Health Promotion Institute
Sohun Park2018–20Seoul Medical Center
Boa Kim2019–21
Inseong Oh2019–21
Yoojin Chung2020–22
Heesun Lee2021–23PhD student
Yewon Kwon2021–23
Dasom Lee2022–24National Medical Center
Hyunkyung Choo2022–24
Goeun Kim2023–25National Medical Center
UndergraduateHyunbee Shim2025–
MPH + PhDMinjin Jo2014–16, 2022–
Kyungsuk Ryu2023–
Jeongyeon Joo2024–
Kibeum Kwon2025–
Xian Hua Che2012–19Daejeon Public Health Policy Institute
Daseul Moon2014–19Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University
Sarah Yu2014–16, 2021–25
Sodam Kim2020–22, 2025–Assistant Researcher, Health Insurance Research Institute (HIRI)
Inhee Park2021–23, 2025–Assistant Researcher, Incheon Public Health Policy Institute

Editorial roles and academic service

Editorial roles

2026-
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Health Politics
2023-
Editorial Consultant, International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
2013-23
Editorial Consultant, International Journal of Health Services
2022-23
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Critical Social Policy
2015
Editorial Board Member, Korean Social Policy Review
2011-14
Editorial Board Member, Korean Public Health Research
2009-
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Critical Social Policy

Academic societies

Current
2027
Chair, Academy of Critical Health Policy
09/2025-
Co-Chair, RC 25 (Politics of Health Policy), International Political Science Association RC25(
07/2025-
President, Korea Association of Social Policy
06/2024-
Vice-Chair, Academy of Critical Health Policy
Past
2024-25
Vice-Chair, RC 25 (Politics of Health Policy), International Political Science Association
2014-16
Secretary General, Korea Society of Equity in Health
2013-14
Secretary General, Korea Association of Social Policy
2011-13
Secretary General, Academy of Critical Health Policy
2021-24
Member, Scientific Committee, Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management
2015-21
Member, Accreditation Committee, Korea Association of Schools of Public Health
2013-14
Member, Scientific Committee, Universitas 21 Health Science Group Meeting
2013
Member, International Committee, The Korean Association for Policy studies
Board member
Korea Association of Social Policy · Academy of Critical Health Policy · Korean Society of Global Health · The Korean Association of Health Economics and Policy · The Korean Social Security Association

Public service and advisory roles

Current Positions

· Member, Advisory Committee on Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Economy and Finance (2023-2027)

· Member, Central Medical Aid Review Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare (2017-)

· Member, Policy Research Review Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare (2022–2026)

· Member, Advisory Committee on Issues of Sickness Benefit, Ministry of Health and Welfare (2025– )

· Member, Pathogen Resource Review Committee, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (2025–2027)

· Member, Research Ethics Committee, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (2024-)

· Member, Research Advisory Committee, Jeju Research Institute (2025-)

· Member, Academic Committee, Korea Healthy Cities Partnership (KHCP) (2023-2026)

Past Positions

· Member, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (2020-2022)

· Member, Special Committee on Healthcare, Presidential Commission on Jobs (2018-2020)

· Member, Advisory Committee on the Korean New Deal, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Safety Net Division) (2020-2021)

· Member, Specialized Committee on Evaluation, Social Security Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare (2017-2021)

· Member, Sickness Benefit System Planning Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare (2021-2023)

· Member, Advisory Committee on Gender Equality, Ministry of Health & Welfare (2018-2020)

· Vice-Chair, Seoul Paid Sick Leave Support Advisory Committee (2019-2023)

· Steering Committee Member, Health Section, Citizens' Welfare Standard, City of Seoul

· Academic Committee Member, City of Seoul

· Member, Spatial Welfare Advisory Committee, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation (GH) (2024-2025)GH(

· Member, Spatial Welfare Forum, Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH) (2020)SH(

· Member, New Security Forum, the Institute for National Security Strategy (2018-2021)

· Member, Steering Committee, Hankyoreh Institute for Social Policy

· Member, Policy Committee, Welfare State Society

· Member, Policy Committee, Korea Organization for Patient Groups

· Member, Policy Committee, Health and Alternatives

· Scholarly Reviews

· Academic Journals

· Special Issue Editor (With Muntaner, C., and Benach, J.) for “The Role of Employment Relations in Reducing Health Inequalities.” International Journal of Health Services. 41(1). (2011)

· Special Issue Editor (With Muntaner, C., and Benach, J.) for “Employment Conditions and Health,” International Journal of Health Services. 40(1). (2010)

· Academic Conferences

· Invited Abstract Reviewer for the American Public Health Association (APHA) 135th Annual Meeting “Politics, Policy, and Public Health” (International Health Section) (2007)

· Other Scholarly Recognition

· Navarro, V., & Muntaner, C. (Eds.). (2005). Political and Economic Determinants of Population Health and Well-Being: Controversies and Developments. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

· Muntaner, C. (2004). Commentary: Social capital, social class, and the slow progress of psychosocial epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology, 33(4), 1–7

· Shin, W. G., & Lee, B. G. (2000). Illustrated Handbook of Prescription, Dispensing and Patient Education. Seoul (Republic of Korea): Code Software Press.

Policy and media impact

Health care policy reform

1. Proposal for a public pharmaceutical company (2016–2019)

· Sep 2016: Keynote presentation at the National Assembly public hearing on the Bill on the Establishment and Operation of a Public Pharmaceutical Company (covered by Yakup, Daily Medi and others)

· Jan 2019: Argued the case for a public pharmaceutical company against multinational drug monopolies (Seoul Economic Daily)

· Mar 2019: MBC interview on drug supply disruptions and the need for a national control tower

2. Contribution to Seoul’s paid sick leave scheme (2018–2020)

· Oct 2018: Lead presentation at the Seoul Metropolitan Government symposium on the Seoul health-and-care system (Labor Today, Medical Observer)

· May 2019: TBS interview on the need for paid sick leave for vulnerable workers

· May 2019: Op-ed in the Kyunghyang Shinmun, “A message of inclusion and solidarity: Seoul’s paid sick leave”

· Jul 2020: Policy recommendations for institutionalising a national sickness benefit (MediPana News, Korean Medicine Newspaper)

3. Health security and infectious disease response (2016–2021)

· May 2016: Korea–Germany forum on transnational threats — presentation on epidemic threat assessment and response (Kookbang Ilbo, Money Today)

· Jun 2020: Panellist, Seoul international city cooperation forum on COVID-19 (Edaily, Ajou Economy)

· Sep 2021: Lead presentation on health security at the KOFST biosecurity forum (Yonhap News)

Health equity and policy for vulnerable populations

1. Advancing integrated community care (2018–2021)

· Oct 2018: Symposium on community care in Seoul’s public hospitals — “The health of poverty and the expansion of publicness in health care: the Dongja-dong experience” (Doctors News, Medical Observer)

· Aug 2021: 2nd Sustainable Development Living Lab Forum — “Participatory health promotion linking health and welfare in housing-deprived communities” (Kyosu Shinmun, Digital Times)

· Aug 2021: “Integrated care requires a structure that draws on public, private and civil-society resources” (Rapportian)

2. Women’s health and reproductive health policy (2020–2022)

· Dec 2020: Presentation at the forum on sexual and reproductive health in an era of ultra-low fertility (Whosaeng, Baby News)

· Jul 2021: 60th anniversary symposium of the Planned Population Federation of Korea — on equity in early childhood health (Baby News)

· Sep 2021: Chosun Ilbo interview — analysis of labour-market discrimination behind suicide among women in their twenties

· Apr 2022: Kookje Shinmun — policy proposals for women drawn from an analysis of youth suicide in Europe

Living labs and sustainable development

1. Korea University Sustainable Development Living Lab Forum series (2021–2022)

· Jul 2021: 1st forum — strategic R&D agendas for solving social problems (Kyosu Shinmun, Smart Economy)

· Aug 2021: 2nd forum — community-participatory integrated care research (Energy Economy, Pinpoint News)

· Jan 2022: 4th forum — graduate education reform for a sustainable care transition (Kyosu Shinmun, Veritas Alpha)

Policy advice and expert activities

1. Policy committees

· Nov 2017: Steering committee member, Reset Korea (JoongAng Ilbo)

· Oct 2018: Member, People’s Committee of Seoul’s ‘Deeper Change’ Commission (Labor Today)

· Sep 2020: Policy advice on emergency disaster relief payments (Edaily)

· Dec 2020: Reset Korea column in the JoongAng Ilbo, “Suicide among women in their twenties: the state must respond seriously”

2. Health insurance and health security policy

· Dec 2011: Korea Health Panel conference — “Determinants of individual and household pharmaceutical expenditure” (Yonhap News, Money Today)

· Nov 2018: Debate on strengthening National Health Insurance coverage (MedigateNews, Yakup)

3. Health policy after COVID-19

· Mar 2021: Seoul Metropolitan Council debate — “Health security and the direction of health policy after COVID-19” (Daily Hankook, Baby News)

· May 2021: Kyosu Shinmun column — “After the COVID-19 catastrophe, flexicurity with a minimum income guarantee is the alternative”

4. Healthy cities

· Feb 2024: Training for healthy-city practitioners, Bucheon — lecture on the concept and understanding of healthy cities

· Apr 2025: Expert lecture for healthy-city officers, Gangdong-gu, Seoul

Research and publication highlights

1. Research findings

· May 2019: Reported in the press — the research team found that people of low childhood socioeconomic position who contract tuberculosis are unlikely to escape poverty (published in a PLOS journal)

· May 2025: Selected for the NRF Global Research Support Programme in the Humanities and Social Sciences — “Healthy City Atlas for Decision-Making Enhancement System (HADES)”

2. International academic exchange

· Nov 2022: Korea University–Sweden research forum — joint research discussions with Professor Steven Schmidt, Lund University

Digital media and online lectures

1. Social security: sickness benefit, health security, health protection

· Public Health Care Academy — “What model for Korea’s sickness benefit pilot?”

· Seoul Public Health and Medical Foundation — “Universal health coverage”, from the series Health Disasters and Human Security

· Seoul Metropolitan Council debate — “Health security and the direction of health policy after COVID-19”

· 27th KOFST Bioeconomy Forum — “Issues and tasks in health security”

· 2022 Child Policy Forum — expert impact assessment of health-equity policy

· 3rd Social Security Academy

· Forum on sexual and reproductive health in an era of ultra-low fertility (Planned Population Federation of Korea)

2. International cooperation, SDGs, living labs

· Global Values – SDG lecture 2: “Implementing the SDGs at home and abroad” (KOICA)

· Panellist, Seoul international city cooperation forum on COVID-19

· Colloquium, Korean Society for Urban Health — “Living-lab research on health and care at home and abroad”

3. Korea University forum series

· 7th KU Innovation Forum — “Research for social innovation: living labs and the university in transition”

· KU Higher Education Forum 2020 — “Interdisciplinary graduate education”

· Korea University Sustainable Development Living Lab Forum series (1st–4th)

4. Academic conferences

· Korean Association for Policy Studies, autumn conference — “From neurons to communities: what can policy research learn from the natural sciences?”

5. Education and careers

· Finding a career: Division of Health Policy and Management, Korea University (STUDYFLEX)

Selected op-eds and interviews

· Kyunghyang Shinmun (14 May 2019): “A message of inclusion and solidarity: Seoul’s paid sick leave”

· MBC (13 Mar 2019): Expert interview on drug supply disruptions

· TBS (29 May 2019): Interview on paid sick leave for vulnerable workers

· Chosun Ilbo (4 Sep 2021): Analysis of rising suicide rates among women in their twenties

Skills and languages

Methods: Multilevel models, GMM/LCGA, Causal inference, Concept mapping/CLD

Tools: Stata, R, Python; English/Korean (bilingual)

[1] Canadian Institute of Health Research, Institute of Health Policy and Services Research

[2] Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation