Journalism

Writing Intern, Scholastic
New York (May 2024 – Present)
• Report, write, and edit articles for the SuperSTEM (Grades 3-6 STEM) and MATH (middle school math) print magazines
• Design and illustrate graphic aids for print
• Conducted interview in Japanese for feature on applied robotics

Graphics Editor, Scienceline
New York (Dec 2023 – Present)
• Design, illustrate and animate visual aids for news stories on theoretical science, such as material chemistry, computing algorithms and quantum physics
• Assist writers in designing original graphic aids, such as an infographic on microplastics
• Redesigned newsletter layout for improved user experience and design consistency

Science Policy Reporter, Innovation Policy News
Washington, DC/Remote (Feb 2022 – Jun 2022)
• Produced analytic piece comparing the House and Senate versions of the "China competition bill"
• Covered executive policy changes regarding cybersecurity, tariffs and patent regulations

Newsroom Intern, Voice of America
Washington, DC/Remote (May 2020 – Aug 2020)
• First Asian fact checker for Polygraph.info, Voice of America’s fact checking channel
• Wrote, published and recorded narrations of weekly fact checks on East Asian politics

Managing Editor, VO1SS
London, UK and Tokyo, Japan/Remote (Apr 2019 – Dec 2019)
• Managing editor for media startup offering career guidance to 4000+ international students
• Conducted outreach and published weekly articles on 30+ international students and professionals in English, Korean and Japanese
• Hosted Search Engine Optimization sessions for 20 staff writers, increasing pageviews by 15%

Research

Research and Editorial Intern, American Enterprise Institute
New York (Jan 2020 – May 2020)
• Edited and prepared 3-4 articles daily by resident scholars for publication to AEIdeas, AEI’s public policy blog
• Conducted prior research on interviewees and drafted questions for the Political Economy Podcast

Research Assistant, New York University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Department of Social Science
(Nov 2021 – May 2022)
• Assist with research projects regarding topics such as urban studies, race, class, or citizenship.
• Copy edited publication manuscripts authored by university professors
Teaching, Learning and Development Lab
(Feb 2019 – Nov 2019)
• Completed the CITI Program training for ethical research
• Assisted in the creation of coded data and transcriptions of videos studying mother-child behavior

Education

New York University
• MA Journalism, Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program (Dec 2024)
• BA Philosophy, NYU Abu Dhabi (Jun 2023); semesters abroad in NY, DC and Accra, Ghana

Honors

• Global Leadership Scholar (2020, United Arab Emirates)
• Citizen Ambassador for Fair Trade, Beautiful Coffee (2016, South Korea)
• Foreign Minister’s Award for Excellence in Oration, United Nations (2015, South Korea)