Her educational background includes B.F.A. and M.F.A degrees in Interior Environmental Design from Korea and a M.S. in Design Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her major research interests are wayfinding design and concepts in architectural interior space, environmental graphics for design communication, and creative approaches to the design scholarship. Her works have been internationally and nationally recognized from award competitions including the 2nd place in 2009 IDEC Creative Scholarship Competition, and a juror’s award at 2009 DCA Juried Design Communication Exhibition.