Dr. Lee is a Professor of Global Studies and Political Science. The courses that she teaches include Global Issues, International Relations, International Security and Conflict Resolution, Survey of East Asia, Politics and Governments of Asia, and Senior Seminar.
Dr. Lee’s research interests include identity construction, collective memory, East Asian international relations, international security, gender, and popular culture. Prior to undertaking her Ph.D. at Syracuse University, she worked as a research fellow at the Korean Institute for Women and Politics and at the Institute of Civil Society and New Governance at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. She also served as a program coordinator for the International Conference of NGOs held in Seoul in cooperation with the United Nations. Before joining the St. Edward's faculty, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Dr. Lee has also served as president and local arrangements chair of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS) from 2018 to 2019. She was elected as a representative of the SWCAS to the Council of Conferences of the Association for Asian Studies for a three-year term from 2023 through 2026. She strives to integrate her research interests into her teaching and enjoys working with students to inspire them to become critical thinkers and active citizens.
Academic Appointments
- Professor, St. Edward's University, 2023-present
- Associate Professor, St. Edward's University, 2017-2023
- Assistant Professor, St. Edward's University, 2013-2017
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2011-2013
Languages Spoken
- English
- Korean
- Japanese
Ph. D. in Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 2012
M.A. in Northeast Asian Studies, The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, South Korea, 1998
B. A. in English Language and Literature, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 1996
Publications
Jooyoun Lee. 2026. "." ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts 30 (1),
Jooyoun Lee and Merose Hwang. 2026. "." ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts 30 (1), (Guest Editors' Introduction to the "" Special Issue)
Jooyoun Lee. 2024. "The Construction of Knowledge." In Jennifer Cyr and Sara Goodman, eds., Doing Good Qualitative Research. Oxford University Press.
Jooyoun Lee. 2024. (free online copy) International Feminist Journal of Politics 26 (1): 128-149.
Jooyoun Lee. 2024. Third World Quarterly 45 (6): 1070-1087.
Lisa M. Longenecker and Jooyoun Lee. 2018. “The Korean Wave in America: Assessing the Status of K-pop and K-drama between Global and Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context 11 (2): 105-127.
Jooyoun Lee. 2018. Arts and International Affairs 3 (1): 57-75.
Jooyoun Lee. 2018. Pacific Focus 33 (1): 5-33.
Jooyoun Lee. 2017. “The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture at the Intersection of State, Economy, and History.” In Pinar Bilgin and L.H.M. Ling (eds), Asia in International Relations: Unlearning Imperial Power Relations (London and New York: Routledge)
Jooyoun Lee. 2016. “Narrating War: Newspaper Editorials on Japan’s Defense and Security Policy between Militarism and Peace.” The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 28 (3): 365-382.
Jooyoun Lee, 2011, Asian Politics & Policy 3 (4): 527-550.
Jooyoun Lee (with Hyuk-Sang Sohn). 2011. Translation into Korean of Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations - 구성주의 이론과 국제관계 연구 전략 (Audie Klotz and Cecelia Lynch, M.E. Sharpe, 2007). Seoul: Kyung Hee University Press.