She was a Research Professor at Institute of Economics, Korea University (2015-2016). She has completed her PhD from School of Public health Korea University, Seoul, Korea. She has published more than 25 papers in national and international journal. She has got many awards like Research Proposal Award (Burden of Climate change related diseases in Jeju), Jeju Development Institute and Poster Award Finalist (The Economic burden of atrial fibrillation & flutter in Korea), International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2010.