Before joining IU, she worked in diverse organizations for more than 10 years. Her research interests reflect her diverse work experience including action learning, HRD, and women in leadership. She has published three books: Trends and issues in action learning practice: Lessons from South Korea (Cho & Bong, 2013), Current perspectives on Asian women in leadership (Cho, Ghosh, Sun, & McLean, 2017), and Korean women in leadership (Cho & McLean, 2018).