Curriuculum Vitae
Academic Background:| Year | Institution | Degree |
2003-03/2008 |
Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio: Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences |
Ph.D. |
2002 |
University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin: Art Therapy | M.A. |
1999 |
University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea: Arts in Education | M.A. |
1995 |
Dong Guk University, Seoul, South Korea: Studio Arts | B.A |
Professional Background:
| Year | Position | Place |
| 1/08-present | Art-Psychotherapist | Detoxification Inpatient Psychiatry Department, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, NY |
| 6/07-present | Adjunct Faculty | Adler Graduate School, Richfield, MN |
| 1/07-5/07 | Expressive Arts Therapist | Dae Gun Korean School, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1/06-7/06 | Contracted Researcher/In-patient Art-psychotherapist |
Department of Performance Improvement and Research Administration, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1/05-6/05 | Instructor-Adjunct Faculty | Department of Adult & Continuing Education, Meying Ji University, Seoul, South Korea |
| 1/05-6/05 | Instructor/Art Therapy Supervisor | Won-Goang University/ Korean Art Therapy Center (KATC),Seoul, South Korea |
| 3//03-8/03 | Visiting Speaker/Art Therapist | Korean Welfare Center for the Korean Elderly, Minneapolis, MN |
| 5/02-9/04 | ArtTherapist/Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator |
Ebenezer Luther Care Center for the Dementia Elderly, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 11/01-5/02 | Art Therapist (Intern) | Struthers Parkinson’s Center, Park Methodist Nicollet Hospital, Golden Valley, Minnesota |
| 1/02-6/02 | Visiting Speaker | Graduate School of Art Therapy, University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin |
| 4/01-10/01 | Art Therapist (Intern) | The Boys & Girls Club, Superior, Wisconsin |
| 1/00-8/00 | Art Teacher | New York New Korean-American School, Long Island, New York |
| 1/94-8/96 | Founder | Dae Young (EMI) Studio Arts Institute, Seoul, South Korea |
Professional Activities:
Community Service
| 5/08 | Volunteer Community-based Korean homeless ministry, Seoul, Korea |
| 3/08 | Volunteer/Consultant Community-based homeless women crisis, MGNY, New York, New York |
| 7/07 | Volunteer/Instructor/Group leader One-time lecture, “Discovery of your Identity in Christ”, the Korean Students in America (KOSTA) conference, Chicago, IL |
| 7/06-6/07 | Volunteer Meals ministry for young professionals every Friday, Lord’s Church of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN |
| 7/06 | Volunteer/Group leader 6day Christian retreat, Korean Students in America (KOSTA) conference, Chicago, IL |
| 1/06-7/06 | Volunteer Art clay group funded by Northern Clay Center in the recreational rehabilitation program at Bethesda Rehabilitation hospital, St. Paul, MN |
| 4/03-7/03 | Volunteer/Intern Community-based youth ages 8-13 mentorship group with various art materials at local social service, FYC, Northshore, MN |
| 1/03-8/03 | Volunteer/Art Therapist/Instructor Community-based Korean elderly group counseling with various arts materials at social service in Minneapolis, MN |
| 8/01-6/02 | Volunteer Art & Craft group, bingo with the elderly every Wednesdays and Sundays. |
| 5/93-5/96 | Volunteer Two art classes with severely physically disabled children in the five to eight, and thirteen to eighteen age groups. Most experience as an arts teacher, for assisting functional and muscular development through art activities. Also had autistic client, for whom performed individual and art therapy. Sang Gey Day Program Center, Seoul, South Korea |
Professional Organizations/Memberships/Offices
| On-line New York Art Therapists Meetup: Former organizer | |
| New York Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies (NYCCAT) | |
| American Art Therapy Association (AATA) | |
| International Netwroking Group of Art Therapists (ING/AT) | |
| Alzheimer’s Association | |
| Upper Midwest Arts in Healthcare Network |
Awards/Honors:
| 2006 | Research Funds for the Geriatric Behavioral Program (GBP) supported by the Performance Improvement and Research Department at Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital and funded by the HealthEast Foundation, St.Paul, Minnesota |
| 2004 | Selected to showcase the art therapy program run at Ebenezer Luther Care Center with patients’ art works in a group exhibition for the US Senators titled “The Hill,” Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. June, 10, 2004 |
| 2004 | Grant from the Ebenezer Society for art exhibition with artwork by dementia patients in the art therapy program at the Ebenezer Luther Care Center in Minneapolis, Minesota. |
| 2004 | Educational Grant, Ebenezer Luther Care Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Educational Grant, Ebenezer Society, Minneaplis, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Art Therapy Program Awards, Ebenezer Luther Care Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2002 | Selected as honor art student by Dean’s Office, University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin |
| 2001 | Selected as honor student in competition by faculty committee to hold solo art exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin |
Research Areas:
Interdisciplinary Studies with a Specialization in Art-psychotherapy and an Emphasis On Applied Multi-Sensory Stimulation (AMSS) for the Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Population |
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| Art Therapy for Parkinson’s disease, case studies |
Research Activities:
Lectures/Presentations/Workshops
| 2008 | Korean Students in America (KOSTA) Chicago conference, “Integration of Psychotherapy with Christianity. “ Chicago, Ilinois |
| 2007 | Korean Students in America (KOSTA) Chicago Conference, “Discovery of Your Identity in God: Defense Mechanism,” Chicago, Illinois |
| 2007 | Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, “The Effectiveness of the Applied Multi-Sensory Stimulation (AMSS) Therapy Model for Dementia in Health Care: Development of the Tailored Complimentary Therapy Model with a Social Implication,” Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 2007 | Come to Your Senses; Opening the Sensory World to Children and Adults with Complex Disabilities, “Using Arts as a Therapeutic Clinical Modality to Meet Sensory Needs,” Toronto, Canada |
| 2006 | American Art Therapy Association 37th Annual Conference, “Applied Multi-Sensory Stimulation (AMSS) therapy,” New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2005 | Bricolage workshop, “Inuksuk,” Goa Cheon, South Korea |
| 2004 | Art therapy workshop, “Multi-Sensory Stimulation,” Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2003 | therapy workshop, “Healing Powers of Art,” Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Case studies: Sandtray Therapy with the Elderly, University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin |
| 2002 | Art Therapy with chronic diseases, Korean Welfare Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Publications
| 2004 | Ansan city newspaper, Ansan Times, weekly art therapy column (1yr.). Ansan, South Korea |
| 2004 | Ebenezer campus newsletter, Reflections, June 2004, p.5 |
| 2004 | Ebenezer newspaper. Insideview, May 2004, Vol. 2 No. 5, p.7 |
| 2002 | Ebenezer campus newspaper. February 2002, Hi Lites, vol. 11, (I), p.5 |
Computer Skills:
Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), and proficient in almost any professional use of a computer.
