Jongnam Choi, Ph.D.
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Geographical
Information Sciences
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle, Tillman Hall 308
Macomb, IL 61455
Email: j-choi1@wiu.edu
Homepage: faculty.wiu.edu/j-choi1
Voice/Fax: 309-298-2635/3003
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Professor, Western Illinois University (Fall 2011 -
present)
Associate Professor, Western Illinois University (Fall 2006 - Spring 2011)
Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University (Spring 2001 - Spring 2006)
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, 2001
MA, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1992
BA, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1990
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Synoptic Meteorology
Climate
Change
Paleoecology
Glacial
and Periglacial Research
Environmental
Policy
Asian Studies
COURSES TAUGHT
GEOG 121 (Planet Earth:
Surface Processes and Interactions)
GEOG 301 (Introduction to Quantitative Geography)
METR 120 (Introduction to Weather and Climate)
METR 300 (Principles of
Meteorological Instruments)
METR 327 (Environmental Climatology)
METR 337 (Understanding Climate Change)
METR 425 (Satellite/Radar Meteorology)
METR 432 (Physical Meteorology)
UNIV 201 (Introduction to Environmental Studies)
COURSES CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
GEOG 121 (Planet Earth:
Surface Processes and Interactions)
GEOG 301 (Introduction to Quantitative Geography)
METR 120 (Introduction to Weather and Climate)
METR 327 (Environmental Climatology)
METR 337 (Understanding Climate Change)
METR 432 (Physical Meteorology)
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gyun Yeol Park, Bang Jung Bae, Hojong Lee, Daechol Kwon, Jongnam
Choi, 2024, Sustainable
Land Redevelopment Strategy of Morocco Based on an Eco Ethics Perspective, Studies on Humanities and Social Sciences,
6:1, 867-886.
Gregory Chu, Chul S. Hwang, and
Jongnam Choi, 2019, A
Glimpse Into the Geography of North Korea, The Geography Teacher, 16:4, 150-169, DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2019.1645034
Gregory Chu, Jongnam Choi, Chul S.
Hwang, Doug Andersen, Kenneth. H. Keller, Michael Robinson, and Kelly Swanson,
2016, "Teaching spatial thinking with the National Atlas of Korea: A
valuable resource for the advanced placement human geography," The Geography Teacher, 13:4, 166-178,
DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2016.1210529
Jongnam Choi,
2015, "Longitudinal Analysis of East Sea Naming in American and European
Maps and Atlases," Dokdo Research
Journal, 32, 28-39
Chung-Sun Park, Sangill Hwang, Soon-Ock Yoon,
Jongnam Choi, 2014, Grain size partitioning in loess paleosol
sequence on the west coast of South Korea using the Weibull function, CATENA,
121, 307-320
Okkyong Yoon and Jongnam Choi, 2014, A Study of American
Geography Educators' Knowledge on Korea and Perception on Sovereignty
Education, Journal of The Korean Association of
Regional Geographers, 3, 344-355
Sangill Hwang, Chung-Sun Park, Soon-Ock
Yoon, Jongnam Choi, 2014, Origin and weathering properties of loess-paleosol sequence in the Goseong
area on the east coast of South Korea, Quaternary International, 344, 17-33
Climate of the Past,
9, 261-266
Okkyong Yoon and Jongnam Choi, 2012, Overview of the Research
Stations in Antarctica and the Geographical Characteristics of the King Sejong
Station, Journal of the Association of Korean Photo-Geographers, 22 (2),
87-100
Okkyong Yoon and Jongnam Choi, 2012, Preliminary Study on
Effective Overseas Public Relations Strategies for East Sea and Dokdo, Territory
and Seas, 2, 86-103
Sangill Hwang, Soon-Ock Yoon, Ji-Young
Lee, Hyo-Seon Kim, Jongnam Choi, 2012, Phytolith analysis and reconstruction of paleoenvironment at the Nabokri
valley plain, Buyeo, Korea, Quaternary
International, 254, 129-137
Soon-Ock Yoon, Hye-Ryung Kim, Sangill Hwang,
Jongnam Choi, 2012, Holocene vegetation and climatic change inferred from isopollen maps on the Korean Peninsula, Quaternary
International, 254, 58–67
Jongnam Choi, Jeongbo Shim, and
Okkyong Yoon, 2011, Labeling and Principles of
Geographic Naming of the Sea Between Korea and Japan with Reference to the
Atlas and Geography Textbook Publishers of the United States and the United
Kingdom, Journal of the Korean Cartographic Association, 11 (2), 27-37
Jongnam Choi, 2009, Seasonality and Criminal Incidents on
and off Campus, The Journal of Humanities, Institute of Humanities,
Seoul, Korea, 16, 69-93
Seokhoi Yim and Jongnam Choi, 2009,
Farmers' Perception of Wetlands and Their Attitude on Government Wetlands
Policies: A Study of Four Illinois Counties in the United States, Journal of
the Korean Geographical Society, 44, 624-633
Jongnam Choi, Gwangyong Choi, and Thomas Williams, 2008,
Prevailing Synoptic Patterns for Persistent Positive Temperature Anomaly
Episodes in the United States, Journal of the Korean Geographical Society,
43, 701-714
Gwang-Yong Choi, Jongnam Choi, and Ho-Jang Kwon, 2005, The
Impact of High Apparent Temperature on the Increase of Summertime
Disease-related Mortality in Seoul: 1991-2000, Journal of Preventive
Medicine and Public Health, 38 (3), 283-290.
Jongnam Choi and Vernon G. Meentemeyer,
2003, "Climatology of Persistent Positive Temperature Anomalies for the
Contiguous United States (1950-1995)" Physical Geography, 23 (3),
175-195
Gwangyong Choi, Jongnam Choi, Jong-Wook
Kim, and Seok-Woo Son, 2002, The
Climatology of Perceived Sultriness in South Korea, Journal of Korean
Geographical Society, 37 (4), 385-402
Gwang Yong Choi, Jong-Nam Choi, and Jong Wook
Kim, 2000, The temporal Variations of Summer Temperature in Central Area of
Korea during the 20th Century, Journal of the Korean Geographical Society,
35 (4), 519-528
Elgene O. Box and Jong-Nam Choi, 2000, Estimating Species-Based
Community Integrity under Global Warming, with Special Reference to the Western
Mediterranean Region, Phytocoenologia, 30 (2),
325-352
Jongnam Choi, Won-Kyu Park, and
Keun-Bae Yu, 1994, "Central Korea Temperature
Changes Reconstructed from Tree Rings of Subalpine Conifers: AD 1635 to
1990," Dendrochronologia, 12, 33-44
BOOK
Jongnam Choi, 2023, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea: Comprehensive Edition, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2023, Edición técnica, Atlas Nacional de Corea: Edición abreviada 2023, in Spanish, The
National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2022, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea 2021, in English, The National Geographic Information
Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2021, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea 2020, in English, The National Geographic
Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2020, Editor, The National Atlas of
Korea 2019, in English, The National Geographic Information Institute,
Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2019, Co-Author, Atlas National de Corée: Édition Synthétique, in French, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2019, Co-Author, El Atlas Nacional de Corea: Edición Abreviada, in Spanish, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2018, Co-Author, The
National Atlas of Korea: Comprehensive Edition, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2017, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 3, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2017, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2015, Editor, The
National Atlas of Korea, 2nd Edition, Vol. 1, in English, The National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea
Sunyurp Park, Jeongjae Park, and
Jongnam Choi, 2014, The Handy Weather Answer
Book, in Korean, p. 448, Purungil, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2013, Editor, The
Geography of Dokdo, in English, The National Geographic Information
Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2012, Editor, The
Geography of Dokdo, in Korean, The National Geographic Information
Institute, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2010, Editor, The
Geography of Korea, The National Geographic Information Institute, Korea
BOOK CHAPTER
Jongnam Choi, 2012, Geosystems: An Introduction to
Physical Geography, Translation to Korean, pp.47-66, 119-142, 247-276,
Sigma Press, Seoul, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Climatology, New perspective to
the world," in Exploring
Geography in the Knowledge-based Information Society, 3rd Edition, pp. 135-164. Hanul
Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea
Marcus Buker and Jongnam Choi,
2011, "Meteorology: Forecasting the Future of Weather Prediction,"
21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook, pp. 13-28, Sage
Publications
Jongnam Choi et al., 2008, "Climatology, New
perspective to the world," in Exploring
Geography in the Knowledge-based Information Society, 2nd Edition, pp. 107-128. Hanul
Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2006, "Natural Environment of Gyeonggi
Province," in Gyeonggi Province. (eds.) Gyeonggi
Geography, Suwon, Korea, pp.5-25, Government Publication ID:
71-6410000-000266-01
Jongnam Choi, 2006, "City and Air Pollution,"
in Kim, Inn and Park, Soojin. (eds.)
Urban Geography and Urbanology, Seoul, Korea,
pp.427-443
Park, Siyoung., Su-Yeul Chung, and Jongnam
Choi. 2006. "Asians in Chicago," in Greene, R.P., MJ Bouman, and D. Grammenos. (eds.) Chicago's Geographies: Metropolis for the 21st
Century, Association of American Geographers: Washington, DC pp. 217-31
Kwang Chung Kim, Siyoung Park, and
Jongnam Choi, 2005, "Part 1: History and Demographics: Demographics and
Residential Distribution," Koreans in the Windy City: 100 years of
Korean Americans in the Chicago Area, East Rock Institute, pp.37-54
Elgene O. Box and Jongnam Choi, 2003, "Chapter 1 Climate,
in Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia", Geobotany
28, pp.5-32, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Jongnam Choi et al., 2002, "Climatology, New
perspective to the world, in Exploring
Geography in the Knowledge-based Information Society, pp. 107-128. Hanul Publishing
Company, Seoul, Korea
PROCEEDING
Jongnam Choi, 2015, "An Introduction
of Dokdo Lesson Package for American Students," Proceeding of the
International Conference on the Territory and Maritime Issues,
Korean-American University Professors Association and Northeast Asian History
Foundation, pp. 97-105
Jongnam Choi, 2015, "Understanding
Climate Change," Proceeding of the 2015 Conference on Marine Geographic
Name and Marine Education, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic
Administration, pp. 63-115
Jongnam Choi and Joseph Stoltman,
2015, "US Geography Teachers' Familiarity with and Knowledge of Korea and
Dokdo," 2014 KAUPA Special Forum in Seoul, pp.105-113
Jongnam Choi
and Okkyong Yoon, 2014, "American Geography
Teachers' Familiarity with and Knowledge of East Sea," Proceeding of the 20th
International Seminar on Sea Names: Sea, Sea Names, and Peace in East Asia, pp.225-233
Jongnam Choi
and Okkyong Yoon, 2014, "Recent Trend in Naming
Geographic Features in Antarctica," Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, pp.5-7
Jongnam Choi
and Okkyong Yoon, 2014, "Knowledge and
Perception in Korea of American Geography Teachers," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of
the Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, pp.43-46
Jongnam Choi, 2014, "An Introduction of Higher Values
in Higher Education at Western Illinois University," Proceeding of the
2nd International Workshop on Global Education and Teacher, pp.67-75
Jongnam Choi and Okkyong Yoon, 2013, "Analysis of Naming Geographic
Features in Antarctica in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica," Proceeding
of the 2013 Annual Conference of the Korean Geographical Society,
pp.156-160
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "East Sea in Atlases and
Geography Textbooks," Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on
Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, pp.65-70, The Northeast Asian
History Foundation
Goeun Lee, Keun-Bae Yu, and Jongnam
Choi, 2012, "Climate Changes in North Korea," Proceeding of
the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring
2012, pp.135-136
Donghee Koh and Jongnam Choi, 2012,
"Decadal Change in Distribution of Asian Americans in Chicago:
1990~2010", Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical
Society, Spring 2012, pp.288-291
Okkyong Yoon and Jongnam Choi, 2012, "The Geographical
Characteristics of the King Sejong Station in Antarctica," Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring
2012, pp.269-270
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "Recent trend in naming East Sea
and Dokdo in Atlases and Geography Textbooks," Proceeding of the 17th
International Seminar on Sea Names, pp.209-212, The Society for East Sea
and the Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "East Sea in the Atlases
published in the United States and the United Kingdom," Proceeding on
Establishing Identity of Geographical Features: A Special Focus on
Controversies in Naming the Sea between Korea and Japan, pp.73-96, The
Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "Reflection on the 1st International
Conference on Territorial and Geographic Education", Proceeding of the
2nd International Conference on Territorial and Geographic Education: Korea in
Geography Education and Territorial Issues, pp.7-9, The Northeast Asian
History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "East Sea and Dokdo in the US
Textbooks," Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on
Territorial and Geographic Education: Korea in Geography Education and
Territorial Issues, pp.131-134, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2011, "East Sea in the maps," Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2011, pp.39-43
Jongnam Choi, Christopher Sutton, and Robert Shepard,
2010, "Naming of the sea between Korea and Japan in the geography
textbooks in the United States," pp.1-4, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2010, Naming Patterns and Policies of
Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, Proceeding
in the Issues of the Geographic Name, East Sea or Sea of Japan, pp.6-7, The
Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2010, Naming Patterns and Policies of
Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, Proceeding
of the Workshop on Geographic Names and the Name "East Sea," pp.
129-173, The Northeast Asian History Foundation
Jongnam Choi, 2009, Korean Geographers in the United
States: Focused on their academic activities, Proceeding
of the Workshop on Geographic Names, 89-99
Gwangyong Choi and Jongnam Choi, "The Favorable Synoptic
Patterns of Heat Waves in Korea," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of
the Korean Geographical Society, Spring 2003, pp.83-86
Gwangyong Choi, Jongnam Choi, Jongwook
Kim, and Seokwoo Son, "Temporal Trends and
Spatial Patterns of Bioclimatic Heat Stress in South Korea," Proceeding
of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Meteorological Society, Spring
2002
Jongnam Choi and Vernon Meentemeyer,
"Climatology and Synoptic Patterns of Persistent Positive Temperature
Anomalies for the Contiguous United States," Proceeding of the Annual
Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring
2002
Gwangyong Choi, Jongnam Choi, and Jongwook
Kim, "Heatwave as a natural hazard with a focus on increasing human
mortality in large cities in Korea in 1994", Proceeding of the Annual
Meeting of the Korean Geographical Society, Spring 2002, pp.162-166
Gwangyong Choi, Jongnam Choi, Seok-Woo
Son, 2001, "Normals and Extremes of Heat Stress
in South Korea," Proceeding of the Annual Meeting of the Korean
Geographical Society, Spring 2002, pp.151-153
ESSAY
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "The General Assembly of the
International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco and Controversies on Maritime
Name of East Sea," Issue &, 474, pp. 6-9
Okkyong Yoon and Jongnam Choi, 2012, "King Sejong
Scientific Research Base in the Antarctic," The Korean Geographical
Society Newsletter, 113, pp. 4-7
Jongnam Choi, 2010, "Suggestion for the foreign
promotion about Dokdo and East Sea," The Northeast Asian History
Foundation Newsletter, 42, pp.16-17, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Korea
Jongnam Choi, 2008, "Korean Geographers in the
United States," The Korean Geographical Society Newsletter, 100,
pp.11-13
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY,
Jongnam Choi, 2016, "South Korea," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol. 3, pp.1003-1005
Jongnam Choi, 2016, "North Korea," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol. 2, pp.811-813
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Winds, Westerlies," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd
Edition, Vol. 3, pp.1093-1094
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Korea, North," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd
Edition, Vol. 2, pp.582
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Korea, South," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd
Edition, Vol. 2, pp.583-584
Jongnam Choi, 2012, "Heat, Latent," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, 2nd
Edition, Vol. 2, pp.499-500
Jongnam Choi, 2009, "Fog," Encyclopedia of
Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol. 2, p.437
Jongnam Choi, 2009, "South Korea," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol. 3, pp.950-952
Jongnam Choi, 2009, "North Korea," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming, Salem Press, Vol. 2, pp.770-772
Jongnam Choi, 2008, "Winds, Westerlies," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 3,
pp.1093-1094
Jongnam Choi, 2008, "Korea, North," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2,
pp.582
Jongnam Choi, 2008, "Korea, South," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2,
pp.583-584
Jongnam Choi, 2008, "Heat, Latent," Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change, Sage Reference Publication, Vol. 2,
pp.499-500
TRANSLATION
Jongnam Choi, 2010, Donghae
and Dokdo in Old Maps, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Korea
TECHNICAL REPORT
Jongnam Choi, 2013, A
Handbook on Naming of Geographic Features in Antarctica, National
Geographic Information Institute, Korea, p. 180
Jongnam Choi, 2011, Status Report for Naming of East
Sea and Dokdo in the Atlases, Northeast Asian History Foundation, Korea,
p.64
Jongnam Choi and Christopher Sutton, 2011, Preliminary
Study on the Naming Patterns and Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United
States and the United Kingdom, Grant report to the Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Korea
Roger Brown and Jongnam Choi, 2007, Documenting Wind
Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2006 – 06/2007: Annual Report to Illinois
Clean Energy Community Foundation
Roger Brown and Jongnam Choi, 2006, Documenting Wind
Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2005 – 06/2006: Annual Report to Illinois
Clean Energy Community Foundation
Roger Brown and Jongnam Choi, 2005, Documenting Wind
Energy Potential for Illinois, 10/2004 – 06/2005: Annual Report to Illinois
Clean Energy Community Foundation
GRANT
Jongnam Choi (PI), 2011, Qualifying
the impact of rainfall on carbon sinks in the subtropical forests using
remotely sensed data and CO2 emission measurement, University Research Council,
Western Illinois University, $5,600
Jongnam Choi (PI) and Christopher Sutton (Co-PI), 2010,
Preliminary Study on the Naming Patterns and Policies of Mapmaking Companies in
the United States and the United Kingdom, The Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Korea, 2010, $12,548
Jongnam Choi (PI), 2005 UNIDATA Community Equipment
Awards, UNIDATA, $4000
Roger Brown (PI) and Jongnam Choi, 2005, Documenting wind
energy potential for Illinois, Illinois Clean Energy Foundation, 07/04 06/08,
$476,250
Jongnam Choi (PI), 2004, Summer
stipend recipient, Western Illinois University, $3,000
Jongnam Choi (PI), 2003, Paleoecology and landscape
change on Caribou Island, Lake Superior, Canada, University Research Council,
Western Illinois University, $5,000
Jongnam Choi (PI), 2001, College of Arts and Sciences
Technology Grant, Western Illinois University, $1,500
AWARD
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award
for Service, 2022
Honoring Our Professors for Excellence (HOPE) Certificate
of Excellence in Teaching, Western Illinois University, 2009.
Provost Travel Awards: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2018, 2019, 2022.
PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS: ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
"Analysis of Climate Change Education in the
Illinois Elementary Curriculum," The 2022 International Teacher Education Forum in Cheongju,
Cheongju, Korea, 01/12/2023
"Sustainable Development in Glacial Environment
of Antarctica,"
Keynote Speech, Public Value & Current Issues, Virtual Meeting, 10/15/2022
"The National Atlas of
Korea: A New Approach," The 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Virtual Meeting,
02/25/2022
"Archiving and Spreading
Our Geographical Knowledge in Case of the National Atlas of Korea," The 2021
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Virtual Meeting,
04/11/2021
"Utilizing
Case Studies to Build Geographic Skills in AP Human Geography," National Council for the Social Studies,
Austin, TX, 11/23/2019
"Incredible Korea and Your Classroom: Using
the Korean National Atlas," National Council for the Social Studies,
Austin, TX, 11/23/2019
"Fast-Changing Cultural
and Ethnic Diversity in Korea driven by Globalization," West Lakes Division of the Association of American
Geographers, Cedar Falls, IA, 10/26/2019
"Climate Change and Korean
Government's Efforts to mitigate its Impact," The
2019 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical Society, Dubuque, Iowa,
04/27/2019
"Climate Change Issues Explained in the National
Atlas of Korea: A great Resources for Geographic Education," The
2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC,
04/04/2019
"Explore the Uniqueness of South Korea: Lessons for
Your Classroom," National Council for Social Studies, Chicago, IL,
12/01/2018
"Environmental Issues and Climate Change Patterns on
the Korean Peninsula," West Lakes Division of the Association of
American Geographers, La Crosse, WI, 11/03/2018
"The Challenges and Potentials of
Contemporary Atlases," The 2018 Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, LA, 04/13/2018
"Robust Environmental and Physical
Geography Contents in the 2017 National Atlas of Korea," The 2017 National
Conference on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 07/29/2017
"Contents and Ideas for Developing Lesson
Plans on Environmental Issues Using the National Physical Atlas of Korea,"
The 2017 National Conference on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
07/29/2017
"Incredible Korea and Your Classroom:
Using the New Korea Human Geography Atlas," The 2017 National Conference
on Geography Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 07/28/2017
"AP Human Geography Lesson Plans: Korea's
Population Decline and Voting Patterns," AP Annual Conference 2017,
Washington DC, 07/28/2017
"Teaching Spatial Thinking with the
National Atlas of Korea in US Secondary Level Education,"
The 2017 International Cartographic Association, Washington DC, 07/04/2017
"The Parallelism between Nation Building
and The National Atlas of Korea,"
The 2017 International Cartographic Association, Washington DC, 07/04/2017
"The National
Atlas of Korea: A Wonderful Geographic Resource for Geographic
Education," The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical Society,
Urbana-Champaign, IL, 04/29/2017
"The National
Atlas of Korea: Broad Resources for Geographic Education," The 2017
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA,
04/06/2017
"Teaching the Geography of Korea with The National Atlas of Korea – Session
Two," The 2016 National Conference on National Council for Geography
Education, Tampa, FL, 07/30/2016
"Using the Online National Atlas of Korea in AP
Human Geography, 1: Scale and City Development," AP Annual 2016
Conference, Anaheim, CA, 07/16/2016
"Using the Online National Atlas of Korea in AP
Human Geography, 2: Population and Culture," AP Annual 2016 Conference,
Anaheim, CA, 07/16/2016
"Interpreting
Thematic Maps of the National Atlas of Korea," The 2016 Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, 03/30/2016
"Korea: Economic, Cultural, and International
Political Powerhouse," National Council for Social Studies, New Orleans,
LA, 11/12-14/2015
"Geographical Names
as evidence of social inequality and political reconciliation," West
Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Eau Claire, WI,
10/15-17/2015
"An Overview of East Sea," The 2015 National
Conference on National Council for Geography Education, Washington, DC,
08/05-06/2015.
"Movies and Geography," The 2015 National
Conference on National Council for Geography Education, Washington, DC,
08/06/2015.
"An Introduction of Dokdo Lesson Plans for American
Students," The International Conference on the Territory and Maritime
Issue: Sovereignty over Dokdo from Historical, Political, and Cultural Perspectives,
Providence, RI, 06/06/2015
"Influences of the
refractive index and absorptive index on results of grain size analysis in
loess sediments," The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Chicago, IL, 04/24/2015
"American Geography Teachers' Familiarity with and
Knowledge of East Sea," The
20th International Seminar on Sea Names: Sea, Sea Names, and Peace in East Asia, Gyeongju, Korea,
10/28/2014.
"Territorial Claims and Geographical Naming Issues
in Northeast Asia, "East Lakes and West Lakes Division of the Association
of American Geographers, Kalamazoo, MI, 10/18/2014
"The United States in Korean Geography
Textbooks," 2014 National Conference on National Council for Geography
Education, Memphis, TN, 08/02/2014.
"Korea in World Regional Geography Textbooks in the
United States," The 2014 National Conference on National Council for
Geography Education, Memphis, TN, 08/02/2014
"Island Territorial Issues: South Korea and
Japan," 2014 National Conference on National Council for Geography
Education, Memphis, TN, 08/02/2014.
"Where Korean Tigers Crouch?
Residential Distribution of Korean American in Chicago Metropolitan area,"
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL, 04/11/2014
"Dokdo: A Key to understanding
Political History of Northeast Asia in the 20th Century", Keynote Speaker,
The Interdisciplinary Conference on Asia at Eastern Illinois University,
Charleston, IL, 04/24/2014
"Recent Trend in Naming Geographic Features in Antarctica,"
The Annual Meeting of the Korean
Association of Regional Geographers, Spring 2014, Cheongju, Korea, 02/14-15/2014
"Knowledge and Perception in Korea of American
Geography Teachers," The Annual
Meeting of the Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Spring
2014, Cheongju, Korea, 02/14-15/2014
"An Introduction of Higher Values in Higher
Education at Western Illinois University," The 2nd International Workshop
on Global Education and Teacher, Jeju, Korea, 02/04-05/2014
"American Geography Teachers' Knowledge on
Korea," 2013 National Conference on National Council for Geography
Education, Denver, CO, 08/03/2013.
"Analysis of Naming Geographic Features in
Antarctica in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica," The 2013 Annual
Conference of the Korean Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea, 06/22/2013
"Dokdo in Atlases and Geography Textbooks," The
International Conference on Perspectives on the Sovereignty Issue over Dokdo,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/08/2012
"Finding Crouching Tiger: American Geography Educators' Knowledge on South
Korea," San Marcos, Texas, 10/03-06/2012
"East Sea in Atlases and Geography Textbooks,"
The 3rd International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education,
Seoul, Korea, 07/18/2012
"Reflection on the Previous Conferences on
Territorial and Geographic Education," The 3rd International Conference on
Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, Seoul, Korea, 07/17/2012
"Demographics and Residential Distribution in
Chicago Metropolitan Area," The 2012 Annual Conference of the Institute of
Australian Geographers, Sydney, Australia, 07/01-04/2012
"The Geographical Characteristics of the King Sejong
Station in Antarctica," The 2012 Annual Conference of the Korean
Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea, 05/25/2012
"Decadal Change in Distribution of Asian American in
Chicago: 1980-2010," The 2012 Annual Conference of the Korean Geographical
Society, Seoul, Korea, 05/25/2012
"Demographics and Residential Distribution of
Korean-Americans in Chicagoland," Annual Meeting of Illinois Geographical
Society, Grayslake, IL, 04/28/2012
"East Sea in the Atlases published in the United
States and the United Kingdom," The 3rd International Conference on
Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, Seoul, Korea, 07/01/2011
"Reflection on the 1st International Conference on
Territorial and Geographic Education", The 3rd
International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, Seoul,
Korea, 06/29/2011
"National Geographic Information System (NGIS) in
Korea," Illinois Geographical Society, Macomb, IL, 04/30/2011
"Climate Changes in North Korea," 2011 Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 04/13/2011
"Climate Changes in North Korea," 2011
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 04/14/2011
"East Sea in the maps," 2011 Conference of the
Korean Association of Regional Geographers, Daegu, Korea, 02/17-18/2011
"Climate change in Northeast Asia," West Lakes
Division of Association of American Geographers, Macomb, IL, 10/21-23/2010
"Report on South Korea/US Geography Teachers
Exchange," The National Council for Geographic Education, Savannah, GA,
2010, 09/29-10/3/2010
"Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands of
Four Illinois Counties in the United States," 2010 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, 04/14-18/2010
"How much do wetlands mean to Farmers in
Illinois?" Illinois Geographical Society, Chicago, IL, 04/23-25/2009
"The Climate of North Korea and Inter-Annual Climate
Change: 1978-2007," 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, 03/22-27/2009
"The Great Midwest Floods of 1993 and 2008: A
Tale of Two Summers," 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, 03/22-27/2009
"Who cares about Wetlands," Illinois
Geographical Society, Spring Field, IL, 04/24-26/2008
"Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and
Government Wetlands Policies," 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Boston, MA, 04/15-19/2008
"Korean
Residential and Business Concentrations in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area," 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, Boston, MA, 04/15-19/2008
"Gaffen and Ross's
'Climatology and trends in US surface humidity and temperature' Revisited 10
years after," 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, San Francisco, CA, 04/17-21/2007
"Military Base Closure and the Decline of Korean
Americans in Rural America," 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, San Francisco, CA, 04/17-21/2007
"Documenting Wind Energy Potential for
Illinois," Joint Annual Meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain
Division and the West Lakes Division of Association of American Geographers,
Lincoln, NE, 10/07/2006
"Spatial and Temporal Patterns of the Heat Index
across the Contiguous United States, 1961-2005," Joint Annual Meeting of
the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division and the West Lakes Division of
Association of American Geographers, Lincoln, NE, 10/06/2006
"Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and
Wetlands Mitigation Policy: A Study of Four Illinois Counties," Illinois
Geographical Society, Glen Ellyn, IL, 04/29/2006
"Documenting Wind Energy Potential for
Illinois," 2006 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Chicago, IL, 03/07-11/2006
"School Districts and Residential Choices: How
educational opportunities determine residential patterns of Korean Americans in
Chicago," 2006, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Chicago, IL, 03/07-11/2006
"A New Method of Defining Heatwave," Illinois
Geographical Society, Rock Island, IL, 04/23/2005
"A New Method of Defining Heatwaves based on the
Statistical Deviation of Daily Maximum and Minimum Apparent Temperatures,"
2005, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO,
04/04-09/2005
"In the Night of Heat: Climatology of the Nighttime
High Apparent Temperatures in the Midwest," 2004 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, 03/14-19/2004
"Comparative Study of the Distribution of Asian
Americans in the United States," 2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, 2004, 03/14-19/2004
"Impacts of Heat Stress on Human Mortality in South
Korea, 1990-1999," 2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, 03/14-19/2004
"The Favorable Synoptic Patterns of Heat Waves in
Korea," The Korean Geographical Society, Spring Conference, Cheongju, Korea, 05/31-06/01/2003
"A Climatology of Sultriness in the Midwest,"
West Lakes Division of Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, MN,
10/17-19/2002
"The Climatology of Heat Stress and Urban Mortality
in South Korea," Middle State
Division of Association of American Geographers, Montclair, NJ, 10/12/2002
"Statistical Characteristics and Synoptic Patterns
of Persistent Positive Temperature Anomalies in the United States,
1950-1995," Korean Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, 06/05/2002
"Climatology and Synoptic Patterns of Persistent
Positive Temperature Anomalies for the Contiguous United States," The
Korean Geographical Society, Spring Conference, Chuncheon,
Korea, 05/24-25/2002
"Heatwave as a natural hazard with a focus on
increasing human mortality in large cities in Korea in 1994," The Korean
Geographical Society, Spring Conference, Chuncheon,
Korea, 05/24-25/2002
"Temporal Trends and Spatial Patterns of Bioclimatic
Heat Stress in South Korea," The Korean Meteorological Society, Spring
Conference, Daegu, Korea, 04/24-26/2002
"Spatial patterns and temporal trends of a heat
index for the contiguous United States," 2001 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, New York, NY, 2001
"Meteorological Conditions of Extreme Heat Index
Events over the United States," Georgia Academy of Science, Brunswick, GA,
2001
"Normals and Extremes of
Heat Stress in South Korea," The Korean Geographical Society, Kwangju,
Korea, 2001
INVITED TALK
"Trip to
Antarctic Peninsula: Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb
Senior High School, Macomb, IL, 03/01/2024
"Trip to
Antarctic Peninsula: Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb
Senior High School, Macomb, IL, 03/04/2022
"Trip to Antarctic
Peninsula: Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes," Macomb Senior High
School, Macomb, IL, 10/01/2021
"How to Accomplish Your Dream and Build Your
Future," Jinju Health College, Jinju, Korea, 05/28/2021
"Glacier and Periglacial Landforms in the Antarctic
Peninsula," Macomb Senior High School, Macomb, IL, 03/05/2019
"Climate Change: Effects, Responses, and
Opportunity," Department of Horticultural Crop Research, National
Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Haman, Korea, 05/16/2018
"Climate Change: Causes and Opportunity," Local
Government Officials Development Institute, Wanju
County, Korea, 04/19/2018
"Climate Change: Causes, Effects, and
Opportunity," Local Government Officials Development Institute, Wanju County, Korea, 04/16/2018
"Climate Change: Opportunity," Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea, 03/29/2018
"Recent Climatic Impacts on Glacial and Periglacial
Landforms," Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 01/13/2018
"Global Warming and Climate Change," Hebron
Presbyterian Church, Prospect Heights, IL, 10/12/2016
"Territorial issues in Northeast Asia," Hebron
Presbyterian Church, Prospect Heights, IL, 03/16/2016
"Basics of Climate Change," Climate Change
Presentation, Center for International Studies, Western Illinois University,
11/09/2015
"Understanding Climate Change," Korea
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration, 07/29/2015
"Study Aboard and After," Busan International
High School, Busan, Korea, 07/06/2015
"Legitimacy for Restoring the Name 'East Sea,'"
Dokdo East Sea World Organization, Chicago, IL, 02/07/2015
"The Growing Socio-Spatial Polarization of Korean
Americans in Chicago," Department of Geography Education, Korea National
University of Education, Cheongju, Korea, 10/30/2014
"Dokdo: A Key to understanding Political History of
Northeast Asia in the 20th Century" and "East Sea: The Current
Dispute over Naming Practices in Northeast Asia" at the Workshop, Korean
Culture, Recent History, and Geography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
07/16/2014
"Recent Climate Change in Northeast Asia and
Numerical Weather Forecasting," Department of Social Studies Education,
Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea, 02/05/2014
"Super Typhoon Haiyan," Panel Discussion on the
Recent Super Typhoon in the Philippines, Multicultural Center, Western Illinois
University, 12/04/2013
"Where the Korean
Tigers Crouch? Korean in Chicago", Seowon
University, Cheongju, Korea, 11/13/2013
"Numerical Weather
Prediction in Modern Meteorology," Pusan National University,
Pusan, Korea, 11/12/2013
"Suggestion for East Sea promotion to French
Textbook Companies and Authors," Korea
Hydrographic Oceanographic Administration, Pusan, Korea, 11/11/2013
"A Study on Sovereignty Issues over Dokdo and Naming
of East Sea between Korea and Japan," Keynote Speaker, Seminar on Dokdo
and East Sea, Dokdo East Sea World Organization, Chicago, IL, 06/29/2013
"Importance of Geographic Naming and East Sea in
Geographic Publications," Korea Maritime Institute, Seoul, Korea,
07/16/2012
"Modern Meteorological Instruments and Numerical Weather
Prediction," Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea,
06/20/2012
"Geological Characteristics of the King Sejong
Station in Antarctica and Climate Changes in Antarctica," Pusan National
University, Pusan, Korea, 06/13/2012
"Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes at the King
Sejong Station in Antarctica," Korea Institute of Construction Technology,
Ilsan, Korea, 06/08/2012
"Recent Climate Changes and its Solutions," Seowon University, Cheongju,
05/31, 2012
"Is Climate Change Underway? Its Causes, Effects,
and Solutions," Special Guest Lecturer, Cheongju
National University of Education, Cheongju, Korea,
10/18/2011
"Climate Change: Causes, Effects, and
Solutions," WIU Sustainability Brown baggers Seminar, 09/27/2011
"Recent trend in naming East Sea and Dokdo in Atlases
and Geography Textbooks," The 17th International Seminar on Sea Names,
Vancouver, Canada, 08/17-20/2011
"National GIS&T Infrastructure: The Korean
Model," Enhancing Latin American GIS&T Capacity for Innovation and
Economic Development, Panama City, Panama, 12/1-2/2010
"Recent Climate Change in Northeast Asia,"
Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, 11/22/2010
"Climate Change and Sustainable Campus,"
Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea, 11/18/2010
"Naming of the sea between Korea and Japan in the
geography textbooks in the United States," The Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Seoul, Korea, 11/15-17/2010
"Study on the Naming Patterns and
Policies of Mapmaking Companies in the United States and the United
Kingdom," The 2nd International Conference on Naming Issues, Washington
DC, 04/16/2010
"Understanding Climate Change," Seojin Middle School, Daegu, Korea, 11/11/2009
"Modern Meteorology and Meteorological
Methodology," Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 12/15/2009
"New Climatology," Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea, 10/19/2009
"Present Status and Recent Activities of Korean
Geographers in the United States," organized by Northeast Asian History
Foundation, Washington DC, 06/24-26/2009
"Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Wetlands and
Government Wetlands Policies: A Study of Four Illinois Counties,"
Environmental Summit, Western Illinois University, IL, 04/02/2008
"Climate Change Basics," Focus the Nation
Teach-in, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 01/31/2008
"Wind Monitoring Program," Community-Based Wind
Energy Conference, Bureau Valley High School, Manlius, IL, 03/29/2006
"Heatwave, Human Mortality, and Mitigation
Policy," Institute for Environmental Studies, Western Illinois University,
03/21/2006
"Wind Monitoring Program," The Society for
Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological System, Quad City, 11/01/2005
"The Geography of Korea" at the Fulbright
Program (Understanding Korea Today: Traditional Values and Modern Technology),
Fulbright Building, Seoul, Korea, 06/24/2005
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Visiting Scholar, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology,
Harbin, China, Summer 2019
Conference Judge, 6th Annual Graduate Research
Conference, Western Illinois University, 03/22/2019
Visiting Scholar, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology,
Harbin, China, 05/27 – 06/27/2018
Visiting Scholar, Korea Institute of Constructional
Technology, Ilsan, Korea, 01/06/2018-07/04/2018
Michael Robinson, Joe Stoltman and Jongnam Choi, "South Korea's Dokdo and East Sea
Territorial and Name Disputes," Webinar Presentation, National Council for Geographic Education, 04/01/2015
Workshop Organizer, "Selecting Content and Materials
for the Study of the Korean Peninsula," 2013 National Conference for Geography
Education, Denver, CO, 08/03/2013
Conference Organizer, The 3rd
International Conference on Geographic Naming and Geographic Education, Seoul,
Korea, 07/16-22/2012
Session Chair, 2012, Environmental
Sciences and Biogeography Division, The 2012 Annual
Conference of the Korean Geographical Society, Seoul, Korea, 05/24/2012
Research at King George Island, Antarctica, Supported by
the National Geographical Information Institute of Korea, 12/01-17/2012
Conference Organizer, The 2nd International
Conference on Territorial Geography Education, Seoul, Korea, 06/29-07/04/2011
Workshop Organizer, The 2nd
Workshop on Geographic Names and the Name "East Sea," Churchill
Hotel, Washington DC, 04/16/2010
Workshop Organizer, Workshop on Geographic Names and the
Name "East Sea," Beacon Hotel, Washington DC, 06/25/2009
Jongnam Choi, Moderator, The 1st
International Conference on Territorial Geography Education, Seoul, Korea
11/23-24/2009
Conference Co-Organizer, The 1st
International Conference on Territorial Geography Education, Seoul, Korea
11/23-24/2009
Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, 07/12/2009
Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, 06/08/2005
Field trip Co-organizer for Pre-Congress Scientific Field
Trips, International Geographical Congress (IGC), Seoul, Korea, 08/2000
MEDIA APPEARANCE
The Chosun Ilbo, 08/22/2018, "Let's Lower the School's Summer
Temperature Standard," <http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/07/22/2018072201947.html>
The Korea Times Chicago, 02/09. 2015
Live Broadcast Interview with Chicago
Korean Radio Broadcasting (K-Radio, Chicago), 02/11/2015
WIUTV, "Global Warming and Climate Change,"
WIUTV, 02/28/2013.
EDITORIAL BOARD
International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental
Research (IJGER), 2013-Present
Journal of Geography (Korean), 2002-2020
Journal of the Korean Association of Regional
Geographers: 2011-2021
Journal of the Korean Geomorphological Association:
2012-Present
The Geographical Journal of Korea: ISSN 1225-3766:
2003-2006
AFFILIATION
The American Association of Geographers (AAG)
The American Meteorology Society (AMS)
National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Korea-America Association for Geospatial and
Environmental Science (KAGES)
Korean American University Professors Association (KAUPA)
The Korean Geographical Society
The Korean Geomorphological Association
The Korean Association of Regional Geographers
OUTREACH
Korean-American Association for Geospatial and
Environmental Scientists (KAGES)
President, 2011-2012
Vice President, 2010-2011
Scholarship Director, 2012-2014
LIST OF COMMITTEES
SERVICED
University
University Personnel Committee: Spring 2016
Faculty Senate: Fall 2012–Spring 2015, Fall
2019–Spring 2022
Committee on Provost and Presidential Performance:
2013–2014, 2020–2022
Senate Nominating Committee: 2014–2015, 2020–2022
Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards
(CAGAS): Fall 2018, Fall 2022–
Council on General Education: 2005–2008, Spring 2010–Spring 2012, Fall 2015–Fall 2017
General Education Review Committee: 2005–2006
Council on International Education (CIE): Spring 2019
Council on Talent Grants and Tuition Waivers: 2016–2018
Radiation Safety Committee: 2016–2019
University Civil Service Awards Committee:
University Benefits Committee: 2017–2019
Summer School Advisory Committee: 2001–2004
Committee on FYE classes: 2008–2010
College
Faculty Council: 2006–2009, 2012–2015, 2018–2021
Curriculum Committee: 2007–2009, 2010–2013, 2018–2019,
2022–
Student Scholarship Committee: 2010–2013
LAS advisory Council: 2008
Liberal Arts Lecture Committee: 2013–2015
Committee for College Excellence Awards: 2008–2009
Department
Public Relations Committee
Scholarship and Award Committee
Academic Master Plan Committee
Curriculum Committee
Grade Appeal/Academic Integrity Committee
Research Committee
Department Program Assessment
Personnel Committee
Faculty Search Committee
UPI representative for the Department
Other
Environmental Studies Minor Advisory Committee