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EUNJU CHOI
3420 W Main Street #14 Kalamazoo, MI, 49006
Mobile: (269) 271 9695
E-mail: eunju.choi@wmich.edu
EDUCATIONDoctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Organizational Behavior Management
September 2016 – present
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
March 2013 – August 2015
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis: Effects of Positive and Negative Feedback Sequences on Work Performance andEmotional Responses
Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies and Psychology
March 2007 – February 2013
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
The top-ranked graduation

Performance Management
Instructional Design

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Occupational Safety and HealthCreativity and innovation

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, MI
Teaching Assistant & Co-instructor
January 2018 – presentSupervisor: Dr. Amy Scrima, Dr. Douglas Johnson
 Graded students’ assignments and exams and gave detailed feedback on performance andways to improve Helped to design a comprehensive class structure that covers the major concepts taught inthe class Made questions for classroom response system (clickers)
 Facilitated in-class activities and answered questions in review session
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Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MIDoctoral Research Assistant
September 2017 – presentSupervisor: Dr. Douglas Johnson
 Reviewed articles and reports to investigate behavioral aspects of creativity
Bell’s Brewery, Galesburg, MI
Safety Assessment practicum
November 2017 – January 2018
Supervisor: Dr. Ron Van Houten
 Analyzed accidents and incidents data at Bell’s brewery Conducted safety assessment including interview with job incumbents, on-siteobservations
 Presented overall safety assessment data with recommendations to the safety managers atBell’s brewery
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Graduate Research Assistant
December 2012 – August 2015
Supervisor: Dr. Shezeen Oah
 Reviewed articles related to “Work Ethics” in typical Korean organizations
 Conducted an experiment to examine the effects of reinforcement history on goal-settingintervention
 Conducted an experiment to examine the effects of feedback frequency on performanceand emotional responses
 Reviewed previous research on objective feedback and social comparison feedback
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Granted Research Project Assistant
December 2012 – August 2015
Supervisor: Dr. Shezeen Oah, Dr. Kyehoon Lee
1. “The Development of Alert System to Prevent Drowsy Driving” (Awarded by National
Research Foundation of Korea. $90,000)- Investigated the differences between the drivers’ perceived drowsiness andphysiological responses (EEG, ECG, EMG, GSR) in drowsy driving- Developed a program to investigate grip pressure differences in drowsy driving
2. “The development of Eco-driving information delivering system” (Awarded by National
Research Foundation of Korea. $200,000)- Conducted experiment to examine the relative effectiveness of eco-driving
training and in-vehicle system in driving situation

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3. “The study of effectiveness of safety aisle in the saw mill industry” (Awarded by Korea
Occupational Safety and Health Agency. $55,000)- Collected accidental data and classified accident types from saw mill industry inKorea
4. “Development of in-vehicle information system on smart driving: The effects offeedback frequency and specificity on driving behaviors and driving workload”(Awarded by National Research Foundation of Korea. $40,000)- Reviewed and analyzed the previous research on the smart driving- Wrote and modified proposal
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), Ulsan, Korea
ResearcherAugust 2013
Supervisor: Hongsuk Lee (Senior researcher, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute) Analyzed accidents and incidents data from the saw mill industry in Korea
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Undergraduate Research AssistantMay 2012 – October 2012
Supervisor: Dr. Shezeen Oah
 Examined the relative effectiveness of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement
on work performance, stress, and emotionsSKILLS and TECHNIQUESProficient in SPSS and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Recording and Analyzing of Physiological Responses (EEG, ECG, EMG, GSR)
Editing Programs (Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro)
Fluent in Korean (Native), English, and Japanese
AWARDS and HONORS
2017 – 2018 Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant2014 Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSFA) Graduate Research Scholarship 8,000,000
KRW (approximately 8000 USD)
2013 Excellence Award for Thesis Presentation by Korean Psychological Association ofCulture and Social Issues
2013 Chung-Ang University The First Place Honor of Graduation2012 Chung-Ang University Academic Achievement Scholarship2008 Chung-Ang University Academic Achievement Scholarship

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Choi, E., Hwang, K. I., Yi, Y. J., Lee, J. H., & Oah, S. (August, 2013). The Effects ofReinforcement History on Goal-Setting Intervention. Korean Psychological Association,Daejeon, Korea.

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Choi, E., Lee, K., Moon, K., & Oah, S. (October, 2013) An Examination of the Validity ofECG and Driver's Perceived Drowsiness for Predicting Drowsy Driving. Korean
Psychological Association of Culture and Social Issues. Seoul, Korea.

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Lee, J. H., Choi, E., Moon, K., & Oah, S. (October, 2013). The Effect of Goal attainment
History on Work performance. Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA),Daytona Beach, FL.

4. Choi, E., Lee, K., Moon, K., & Oah, S. (October, 2013) An Examination of the Validity of
ECG and Driver's Perceived Drowsiness for Predicting Drowsy Driving. Korean
Psychological Association of Culture and Social Issues. Seoul, Korea.
5. Hwang, K. I., Choi, E., Kim, S., Kim, H. J., Eom, J. E., Lee, J. H., Lee, K., Moon, K., & Oah,S.(November, 2013) An Examination of Predictive Validity with ECG on Drowsy
Driving. Korea Safety Management and Science. Seoul, Korea
6. Lee, K., Choi, E., Lee, J. H., Moon, K. S., Hwang, K. I., Kim, H. J., Eom, J. E., & Oah, S.
(December, 2013) An Examination of the Validity of ECG and Driver's Perceived
Drowsiness for Predicting Drowsy Driving. The Korean Society of Safety. Yong-pyeong,Korea.
7. Choi, E., Lee, K., & Oah, S. (May, 2014) Effects of Positive-Positive Feedback and Positive
Negative Feedback on Work Performance and Emotional Responses. Association for
Behavior Analysis (ABAI), Chicago, IL
8. Choi, E., Chae, S. H., Lee, K., & Oah, S. (August, 2014) Effects of Positive-PositiveFeedback and Positive-Negative Feedback on Work Performance and Emotional
Responses. Korean Psychological Association. Seoul, Korea.
9. Cho, H.S., Choi, E., Moon, K. S., & Oah, S. (February, 2015) The Effects of Worker’s
Social Work Situation on Work Environment’s Satisfaction and Emotions. The Korean
Industrial Hygiene Association. Jeju, Korea.
10. Hyun, S. A., Hwang, K. I., Choi, E., Moon, K.S., Lee, K., & Oah, S. (February, 2015)
Driver Fatigue Detection using Steering Grip Force. The Korean Industrial Hygiene
Association. Jeju, Korea.

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11. Choi, E., Lim, S.J., Moon, K. S., & Oah, S. (August, 2015) Effects of Positive and Negative
Feedback Sequence on Work Performance and Emotional Responses. Korean
Psychological Association. Seoul, Korea.
12. Choi, E., Cho, H. S., Moon, K., Lim, S., & Oah, S. (September, 2015). Effects of Positiveand Negative Feedback Sequence on Work Performance and Emotional Responses.
Association for Behavior Analysis International, Kyoto, Japan.
13. Lim, S., Moon, K., Choi, E., & Oah, S. (May, 2017). Effects of Positive and Negative
Feedback Ratio on Work Performance, Perceived Stress and Feedback Acceptance.
Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI), Denver, CO.
PUBLICATIONS
Moon, K., Choi, E., Hwang, K. I., & Oah, S. (2015) An Examination of the Validity of ECG andDriver's Perceived Drowsiness for Predicting Drowsy Driving. Journal of the Korean
Society of Safety
Choi, E., Johnson, D. A., Moon, K., & Oah, S. (2018) Effects of Positive and Negative Feedback
Sequence on Work Performance and Emotional Responses. Journal of Organizational
Behavior Management