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I am a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Government & Law at Lafayette College. I study environmental politics, disaster resilience, and social capital in the East Asian region and beyond. I am working on a variety of projects that span disaster preparedness and management, human-induced disasters, renewable energy policy, social capital, and East Asian politics. My work has appeared in interdisciplinary journals, such as Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, Environmental Hazards, Disasters, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Journal of Contemporary Asia. I recently joined the editorial board of Environmental Hazards Review as an early career board member. As a teacher, I have taught several courses in the fields of comparative politics, international relations, and research methods. |
Biography
Juheon ("JOO-hawn") was born and raised in South Korea. He earned his B.A. from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where he majored in Chinese and Business Administration. After graduation, Juheon began his career at the Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, South Korea as part of the Overseas Marketing Team. The job required him to travel regularly across Asia and to work with people from many different cultural backgrounds. The exposure to other cultures, their politics and communities inspired him to quit his job to attend graduate school. Returning to academia, he earned his first master’s degree in International Studies from Seoul National University. His thesis examined state policies toward private entrepreneurs and the role of emerging social class in Chinese society. He continued his studies in the United States and received his second master’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany. Juheon started his doctoral studies in Political Science at Northeastern University where he studied social capital under advisor Dr. Daniel Aldrich. His dissertation, entitled Social Capital in the Face of Natural Hazards: Community Resilience, Post-Disaster Trust, and Disaster Preparedness in East Asian Societies, examined the social/political impacts of natural hazards in East Asian societies. Currently, he is enjoying his life as a teacher and researcher at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Juheon ("JOO-hawn") was born and raised in South Korea. He earned his B.A. from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where he majored in Chinese and Business Administration. After graduation, Juheon began his career at the Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, South Korea as part of the Overseas Marketing Team. The job required him to travel regularly across Asia and to work with people from many different cultural backgrounds. The exposure to other cultures, their politics and communities inspired him to quit his job to attend graduate school. Returning to academia, he earned his first master’s degree in International Studies from Seoul National University. His thesis examined state policies toward private entrepreneurs and the role of emerging social class in Chinese society. He continued his studies in the United States and received his second master’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany. Juheon started his doctoral studies in Political Science at Northeastern University where he studied social capital under advisor Dr. Daniel Aldrich. His dissertation, entitled Social Capital in the Face of Natural Hazards: Community Resilience, Post-Disaster Trust, and Disaster Preparedness in East Asian Societies, examined the social/political impacts of natural hazards in East Asian societies. Currently, he is enjoying his life as a teacher and researcher at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Contact Info
- Emails: juheon.lee99@gmail.com; leeju@lafayette.edu
- Address: 716 Sullivan Road, Kirby Hall of Civil Rights - Room 102, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042
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- Academia.edu
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