The Korea Forum worked with the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke to support applications from Korean professionals (e.g. journalists, researchers, librarians, civil servants and educators) seeking to conduct independent study under the guidance of a Duke University mentor and with the assistance of the coordinating faculty.
Although the Korea Research Fellows program ended in 2021, research professionals (including institutional researchers, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students) are eligible to apply to become visiting scholars at Duke. For additional information, please visit the Visiting Scholars page on the APSI website.
Past fellows include:
- Dr. Sae Hyun Park, Incheon-sarang Hospital | Research Interest: healthcare status in the Korean peninsula, especially in North Korea.
- Mr. Seung Hyeon Han, Seoul Central District Court | Research Interest: Legislations and Practical Operation Regarding Oral Argument in Civil Procedure of Korea and the US.
- Ms. Jinyoung Kim, Seoul Western District Court | Research Interest: Comparative Studies on the Court’s Judicial Assistance to Litigant and Foreigner in Korea and the US.
- Dr. Eulki Lim, Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare | Research Interest: health care and welfare polices directions for the elderly in Korea and the US.
- Mr. Gundong Kim, Institute for National Security Strategy | Research Interest: strategy for implementing transportation infrastructure for the Korean peninsula and for modernizing North Korea’s transportation SOC (social overhead capital).
- Mr. Yeon Seob Jeon, Daejeon District Court | Research Interest: Legal status for korean residents in America mainly in relation to inheritance law
- Dr. Byungmo Kim, Dankook University | Research Interest: Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and corporate risk-taking
- Ms. Kyoung Hee Kim, Busan Daily News | Research Interest: data journalism – a case study on media reporting of COVID-19
- Mr. Soohong Kim, Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office | Research Interest: Cooperation between the Prosecution and the Police according to the Amended Criminal Litigation Law
