Welcome!

My name is Sarah Jiyoon Kwon (권지윤 in Korean). I am an assistant professor at the Department of Social Welfare at the University of Seoul. I hold a Ph.D. in Social Policy and Policy Analysis from the School of Social Work at Columbia University with a concentration in Economics. My research is motivated by a desire to promote the lives of young children and their families. I study child and family policy and its effect on child and family well-being in South Korea and the United States. 

Spending quality time with my little boy, born in 2025, has become the greatest joy of my daily life.

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Updated October 2025