EDUCATION
● D.D.S. : Dankook University, College of Dentistry, Cheonan, Korea, Mar 1986 – Feb 1992
● M.S.D.: Dankook University, College of Dentistry, Cheonan, Korea, Mar 1993 – Feb 1995
● Oral Medicine: Dankook University, College of Dentistry, Cheonan, Korea, Mar 1992 – Feb 1995
● Ph.D. Orofacial Pain: Dankook University, College of Dentistry,Cheonan, Korea, Mar 1998 – Aug 2002
● Orthodontics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN, USA, July 2002 – June 2005

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer, Dankook University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, May 1998 – Dec 1999
Part-time Instructor, Dankook University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine, Cheonan, Korea, Dec 1999 – Oct 2001
Assistant professor, Saint Louis University, Department of Orthodontics, Saint Louis, MO: July 2005 – June 2011
Associate professor, Clinic Director, Acting Program Director, Nova Southeastern University, Department of Orthodontics, Ft Lauderdale, FL: July 2011 – June 2012
Associate professor, Saint Louis University, Department of Orthodontics, Saint Louis, MO: July 2012 – June 2022
Program Director, Saint Louis University, Department of Orthodontics, Saint Louis, MO: July 2018 – present
Lysle E. Johnston Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthodontics, Saint Louis University, July 2019 – present
Professor (Tenured), Saint Louis University, Department of Orthodontics, Saint Louis, MO: July 2022 – present

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain, 2000
Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics, 2011 (Recertified 2021)

AWARDS
Faculty Development Award, American Association of Orthodontists, 2006
Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award, American Association ofOrthodontists Foundation, 2007
Instructor of the Year Award, Voted best teacher by students in the Graduate Orthodontic Program, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University, 2007
AAO Full-time Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award, American Association of Orthodontists, 2008
Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, 2008
AAO Full-time Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award, American Association of Orthodontists, 2009
Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, 2010
Instructor of the Year Award, Voted best teacher by students in the Graduate Orthodontic Program, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University, 2011

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITION HELD
1992 – Present Korean Dental Association, Member
1993 – Present Korean Association of Oral Medicine, Member
1993 – 2000 Korean Association of Orofacial Pain, Member
1998 – 2000 Korean Association of Oral Medicine, Editorial Board
1998 – 2000 Korean Institution of Orofacial Pain, Founding Member
1998 – 2000 4th International Association of Orofacial Pain Annual meeting, Organizing Committee
2002 – Present American Association of Orthodontists, Member
2005 – Present American Dental Association: Member
2021 – Present Angle Society, Midwest Component, Active Member
2018 – Present Korean Association of Digital Orthodontics, Founding Member
2021 – Present Korean Association of Dental Sleep Medicine, Director of International Affairs
2018 – Present Executive Committee Member, Graduate Orthodontic Residency Program
2019 – Present Council Member, American Association of Orthodontists, Council on Orthodontic Education, Midwestern Society of Orthodontists representative
2023 – Present Chair, American Association of Orthodontists, Council on Orthodontic Education

LICENSURE
1992 – present Dentist, Korea
2007 – present General Dentist, IL
2011 – present Specialist in Orthodontics, IL
2022 – present Specialist in Orthodontics, MO