I earned my Ph.D in Asian Languages and Cultures from UCLA in 2023. My current book project is entitled Buddhist Militarism, Violence, and Religious Freedom: The South Korean Buddhist Military Chaplaincy . My research interests include Buddhist modernity, South Korean history, and religion and violence.

I was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Hong Kong’s Centre of Buddhist Studies (2025-2026), and a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University’s Council on East Asian Studies (2023-2025). I was also a  Fulbright Fellow (2021-2022) and an ACLS Ho Foundation Fellow (2022-2023). I received my B.A. in English from Manhattan College and my M.A. in Religion from Rutgers University.