Alumni Update: Where are they now?
Name: Jung-Hyun Kim
Degree(s) Received: Ph. D. in Gerontology
Year of Graduation: 2005
Job title: Full Time Lecturer
Company: Yonging University
Location (city and state): Yongin, Kyunggi-do, South Korea
Please briefly describe your position and your company:
I am working as a professor in the department of rehabilitation and welfare for the aged, Yongin University, South Korea.
Why did you choose to study gerontology at the USC Davis School?
I choose the USC Davis School because the school provided great environment for studying, including top-level faculty members, various kinds of scholarships, and great curriculums.
How did you learn about your current position? Was it through an internship, a previous job, or a connection through USC?
I got information through web-searching.
Please briefly describe how the USC Davis School’s curriculum helped prepare you for your current position.
The curriculum that integrates physiology, sociology, psychology and public policy of aging helped me to get a balanced viewpoint though which I could understand aging, age, and the aged.
What advice would you offer to a prospective student interested in studying gerontology at USC?
I advise the students to fully use all kinds of resources and enjoy opportunities provided by the school because the school is the greatest place to learn aging and age.
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