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Saemi Nadine Jung

 

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Hi World,


I am Saemi Nadine Jung. 

I am a financial news anchor turned media & communications scholar who strongly believes in the power of education.

Growing up as a third culture kid, I have always been fasicanted by different ways of thinking and viewing the world. Born and partially raised in South Korea, a third of my life was spent in North America and Germany, another third in South Korea to work as a financial journalist, then in London, UK, where I did my Master's of Social Science in Media and Communications. Currently, I am living and studying in Vancouver, Canada, where I am pursuing my Ph.D. in Communication.

My doctoral research takes a post-colonial, transnational approach to examine the development of EdTech, investigating in what ways technologies influence, shape the future of education. Currently, I work on research projects identifying models of resilience that help sustain the socio-cultural and democratic functions of cultural organisations during and beyond times of acute crisis like global pandemic and platform policies.

My past research work includes comparative cross-national policy analysis of the EU and South Korean education, gendered racism in media news representation during the COVID-19 and data justice/ethics. 

In addition to being a doctoral researcher/PhD student, I am a Founder of the Baeum Institute and Society, an academic learning community, and run a YouTube channel sharing life lessons that I learn along my PhD research journey. 

 

When I'm not doing research work, I love making music, listening to music, and performing the piano. I spend much time watching nature, being in nature, and drawing, painting, and playing music.  

I am driven by the values that I believe in. I hope my work will continue to serve the world, especially help those who are marginalized, underrepresented, who can use empowerment. 

#Media Justice #Education #Ethical Practices in Education #AI/Data Ethics #Political Economy of digital platforms 

Curriculum Vitae
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2017, Women's Financial Forum in Seoul.
Interviewing Madame Christine Lagarde, President of ECB. 

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2023, LSE Media Futures Conference 

Presentation on datafied education. 

2016, Jeju Peace Forum.
Interviewing former US Ambassador to Korea, Mark Lippert. 

Education

PhD, 2022-2027

School of Communication,
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

- Recipient of Graduate Entrance Scholarship          - GSS main councilor for Communication Caucus

- Member of GSS Advocacy Committee         

  

Research areas: Big Data/AI ethics, EdTech, Political Economy of Platform Technologies, Online Hate Culture, Policy Analysis, Social Media Audience Analysis, Surveillance/ Dataveillance and Media justice

Master of Social Sciences, 2020-2021

Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

- Covid-19 Media Representation Research Associate

- LSE 2020-2021 Post-grad Content Developer / Student Ambassador

- Mentor to LSE Generate (Student entrepreneurship program)

- Based on 10+ years of extensive financial journalist experience, mentor young female entrepreneurs and leaders in the media industry and help develop their innovative ideas into achievable business plans.
- The ‘Mentorpreneurship’ programe is the first university run initiative of its kind to engage past, current and future student entrepreneurs in a ‘life-cycle’ of mentoring.

2010-2011

Freie Universität zu Berlin and Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany

- DAAD scholar 

- Completed the Columbia Univeristy's Glaobl Engagement study aborad program "BCGS (Berlin Consortium German Studies" program) 

- studied at Freie Universität zu Berlin and Humboldt Universität 

Bachelor of Arts and Music 2006-2011

Oberlin College and Conservatory

- Double Degres:

B.A. in German studies, B.M. in Piano performance 

- Conservatory Dean's Award 

- 1960 Scholarship Award

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

  • Digital Democracies Institute at SFU Conference Scholarship (2023)

  • SFU GSS (Graduate Student Society) Professional Devleopment Funding (2023)

  • SFU Travel and Research Funding (2023)

  • SFU Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipient (2022-2026)

  • Seoul National Unviersity Law School ALP (Advanced Leadership Program) full scholarship receipient (2019-2020)

  • DAAD (Deutsche Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Scholar (2010-2011)

  • Oberlin Law Scholar (2009-2010) 

  • Member of Phi Beta Kappa (2011-current)

  • Member of Pi Kappa Lambda (2011-current)

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