Joonmo Kang

Joonmo Kang
  • Assistant Professor
  • Co-Director, Toni Johnson Scholars Program
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Contact Info

785-864-5322
338 Green Hall

Education —

B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2009
M.A. in Social Welfare, Seoul National University, 2012
Ph.D. in Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022

Specialization

Climate justice; Disaster; Ecosocial work; Ethnographic methods

 

Selected Publications —

Kang, J. (2024). “Every day is a disaster”: Climate vulnerabilities and disaster subculture of jjokbang‐chon in Seoul, Korea and its implications for social work. International Journal of Social Welfare.

Kang, J., Lesorogol, C., & Fabbre, V. (2024). Beyond Disposable Social Work and Towards Ecosocial Work: An Ethnographic Case Study of Jjokbang-chon in Seoul, S. Korea. Critical Social Work, 25(1).

Kang, J., Fabbre, V. D., & Ekenga, C. C. (2019). “Let’s talk about the real issue”: Localized perceptions of environment and implications for eco-social work practice. Journal of Community Practice, 27(3-4), 317-333.

Kang, J. & Hong, B.E. (2015). Community currency in Korea: How do we envision community currency? International Journal of Community Currency Research, 19(D) 72-80.

 

Awards & Honors —

Korean American Social Work Educators Association, Dissertation Proposal Award
2021

Brown School International Dissertation Award ($7000)
2021

Korea Safety Health Environment (SHE) Foundation Research Fellowship ($24,000)
2019–2020

Brown School Excellence in Doctoral Research Award
2018

McDonnell International Academy Scholar Fellowship
2016–Present

Korea Military Academy (KMA) Faculty Research Grant ($1200)
2015–2016

KMA Superintendent’s Commendation for Excellence in Teaching
2015