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Lab

Health and Social Policy Lab

Our people — current researchers, staff, and alumni at Korea University.

Members and alumni of the Health and Social Policy Lab, Korea University, 2025
Health and Social Policy Lab — members and alumni, 2025

Lab news

  • 2026Kyungsuk Ryu 류경석 received a National Research Foundation of Korea research grant for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences.
  • 2026Yebin Ahn 안예빈 received a National Research Foundation of Korea research grant for master’s students in the humanities and social sciences.
Current

Who’s in the lab

Full-time researchers

  • Kibeum Kwon권기범 · MPH/PhD2025–
  • Jeongyeon Joo주정연 · MPH/PhD2024–
  • Kyungsuk Ryu류경석 · MPH/PhD2023–
  • Minjin Jo조민진 · MPH/PhD2022–
  • Yebin Ahn안예빈 · MPH2025–
  • Jaeho Gwak곽재호 · MPH2025–

Part-time researchers

  • Sodam Kim김소담 · MPH/PhD2025–
  • Inhee Park박인희 · MPH/PhD2025–
  • Jihyun Pyo표지현 · PhD2026–
  • Yoojin Choi최유진 · PhD2022–
  • Joohyun Han한주현 · PhD2022–
  • Suyeong Ko고수영 · PhD2020–
  • Juhee Ha하주희 · MPH2022–
  • Hyunbee Shim심현비 · Undergraduate2025–

Staff

  • Kihoon Kim김기훈 · Research administration · Editorial assistant, Health Politics
Alumni

Where graduates have gone

Since 2010, some thirty graduate students and postdoctoral researchers have trained in the lab. They now work across academia, public-health research institutes, national and municipal health institutions, and social-policy and welfare agencies; a selection appears below.

Academia

  • Daseul Moon문다슬(2019) · Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Inje University
  • Minsung Sohn손민성(2019) · Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
  • Hyun-Hee Heo허현희(2017) · Research Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University
  • Jihye Jeon전지혜(2016) · Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Incheon National University
  • Hongjo Choi최홍조(2016) · Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
  • Gum-Ryeong Park박금령(2014) · Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Korea University
  • Seok Hwan Kim김석환(2014) · Professor, Department of Health Information, Dongguk University

Policy & public-health research

  • Xian Hua Che차선화(2019) · Daejeon Public Health Policy Institute
  • Jin Sung Kim김진성(2016) · Director, Seoul Metropolitan Psychological Support Center
  • Jinok Byeon변진옥(2011) · Director of Policy Research, Health Insurance Research Institute

National & municipal health institutions

  • Goeun Kim김고은(2025) · National Medical Center
  • Dasom Lee이다솜(2024) · National Medical Center
  • Sohun Park박소현(2020) · Seoul Medical Center
  • Woojin Jeong정우진(2018) · Korea Health Promotion Institute
  • Gwang Hyun Lee이광현(2012) · National Health Insurance Service

Social-policy & welfare agencies

  • Jaemin Kim김재민(2022) · Jeonbuk Women & Family Foundation
  • Jaekyoung Lee이재경(2020) · Seoul Foundation of Women & Family
  • Wook Young Seo서욱영(2014) · Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute

Prospective students interested in health and social policy, health justice, or smart healthy cities are welcome to get in touch.