Joonmo Kang


Joonmo Kang
  • Assistant Professor
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Contact Info

116 Twente 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 Work25(1).

Kang, J., Fabbre, V. D., & Ekenga, C. C. (2019). “Let’s talk about the real issue”: Localized perceptions of environment and implications for ecosocial 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