Heejin Han

Heejin Han
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Northern Illinois University
Office: Zulauf Hall 401
Telephone: (1) 815 753 7059
E-mail : [email protected]/ [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, May 2011
Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
Areas of Specialization: International Relations, Comparative Politics
Dissertation Title: “Between Development and Conservation: Politics of Coalitions
Surrounding China‟s Hydropower Project”
Dissertation Committee: Kurt Thurmaier (Chair), Danny Unger, Brendon Swedlow
Master of Arts in Political Science, 2004
Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
MA Completion Papers
“Korea and Democratic Consolidation: Obstacles and the Future”
“In Search of US Foreign Policy toward North Korea: An Explanation of Two Nuclear
Crises in the Post-Cold War Era”
Bachelor of Arts in English Education, 2001
Kangwon National University, Chunchon, Republic of Korea
Undergraduate Exchange Program, 2000
Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University
East Asia and International Politics (Fall 2010, POLS 387)
Designed and developed the course
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Covered various topics: sources of conflicts and cooperation in the security and
economic relationships among the states in the region; historical, cultural, and ideational
factors that shape their relations; economic developments and the Asian financial crisis;
regionalization and regionalism; transboundary energy and environmental challenges;
US involvement in Northeast Asian security and economic order; Rise of China and its
implications; Japan‟s evolution to a normal country; Sino-strait relations; North Korean
nuclear crisis, etc.
Generated lectures, discussion topics, and case studies
Prepared, administered, and graded essay style exams
Guided essay writing through a step-by-step process
Chinese Environmental Politics (Fall 2008, POLS 497)
Designed and developed this course to meet the needs of a small group discussion
class
Covered the structure of the Chinese government, economic reform‟s impacts on its
environmental governance; environmental rules, regulations and challenges in their
implementation; the environmental protection ministry and its bureaucratic
strengthening; environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and their roles;
the nexus between China‟s environment and the global economy
Generated lecture and discussion topics
Prepared and graded essay assignments
Politics of China, Japan, and Korea (Spring 2005, POLS 372)
Designed and developed the course
Covered each country‟s political institutions, political culture, political economy, and
sources of domestic conflicts
Generated lectures and discussion topics
Prepared, administered, and graded both multiple choice and essay style exams
Guided essay writing assignment
Comparative and Foreign Politics (Fall 2004, POLS 260)
Designed and developed the course
Covered five countries (Britain, France, Japan, China, and South Korea) in terms of their
histories, domestic political and economic institutional features, and political culture
Generated lectures and discussion topics
Prepared, administered, and graded both multiple choice and essay exams
Teaching Assistant
POLS 376 Political Violence (Spring 2004)
POLS 381 The US and Latin America (Fall 2003)
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Attended lectures and graded both multiple choice and essay exams
ROFESSIONAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Completion of Teaching Assistant Orientation (Every semester I served as a TA)
Certificate in University Teaching, Sep 2010 (NIU, Faculty Development & Instructional
Design Center)
Completion of the Future Professoriate Program (Graduate School, Mentorship under
Christopher M. Jones, Chair of the Political Science Department), May 2011
Intensive Training on Blackboard Learning Management Software
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC LECTURES
Guest Speaker, Asia Culture Week, Creighton University Asian World Center, Omaha,
NE, Apr 29, 2011
“Missing Voices Amid the Pro-Dam versus Anti-Dam Contention over the Nu River
Hydropower Development Project: Who Represents the Locals?”
The Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal,
Canada, Mar 16, 2011
“International NGOs in China‟s Environmental Governance: Expanding Influence through
Networks” (Global Environmental Politics Panel)
Guest Speaker, Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program, Oct 29, 2010
“Dams and Civil Society”
Brown Bag Public Lecture, NIU International Student & Faculty Office, Oct 14, 2010
“Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) in China: Activism Under
Constraints”
Brown Bag Public Lecture, NIU International Student & Faculty Office, Feb 25, 2010
“Nu River Hydropower Power Development Project: My Field Research Experience in
China”
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The Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, Feb
16-20, 2010
“The Emergence of Policy Networks in Water Politics of China: A Case of the Nu River”
The 67th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association,
Chicago, April 4, 2009
“Between Development and Environment: Coalition Politics of the Nu River Hydropower
Development Project in Yunnan Province of China”
International Graduate Student Conference, East-West Center, Hawaii, Feb 12-14,
2009
“The Emergence of the Advocacy Coalitions in Environmental Politics of China”
The 66th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association,
Chicago, Apr 3, 2008
“From Revolution to Evolution: the Resilience of the Chinese Communist Party and its
Survival Strategies”
Southeast Asian Studies Conference, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, NIU, Fall
2003
“Rivalry over Southeast Asia” ( A paper on the Sino-Japanese Rivalry in Southeast Asia)
International Studies Association Midwest Conference, St. Louis, Nov 7-8, 2003
“In Search of U.S. Foreign Policy toward North Korea: An Explanation of Two Nuclear
Crises in the Post-cold War Era”
PUBLICATIONS
“Advocacy Coalitions in China: Assessing Evidence from Contemporary Environmental
Politics” (Work in progress)
“Evolution in China‟s Hydropower Decision-Making Process: A Call for a New Model
(Work in progress)
“Large Dam Building in China‟s Southwest: Factors Behind the „Dam‟ Rush” (Work in
progress)
“International NGOs in China‟s Environmental Governance: Expanding Influence
through Networks” (Work in progress)
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“Insights from Field Research in China: From Design to Application” (Submitted for
Review)
“China‟s Geography of Energy.” In Encyclopedia of Energy (Salem Press, Under
Review)
“The Three Gorges Dam and Environmentalism.” In Encyclopedia of Energy (Salem
Press, Under Review)
“North Korea‟s Geography of Energy.” In Encyclopedia of Energy (Salem Press, Under
Review)
Review of the Book, Non-Governmental Organizations in China: the Rise of Dependent
Autonomy, by Yiyi Lu. The China Quarterly. March 2010.
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Scholarly Conference Support Grant ($675), May 2011, Zeta Gamma Chapter of Phi
Beta Delta International Honor Society
Dissertation Completion Award Fellowship ($8,000), Fall 2009 ~ Spring 2010, Graduate
School, NIU
Dissertation Facilitation Award, May 2009, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, NIU
The Martin David Dubin Memorial Scholarship in International Relations ($500), May
2009, Political Science Department, NIU
Graduate School Research Travel Grant, 2009, Graduate School, NIU
Teaching and Research Assistantships: Fall 2002 ~ Spring 2005/ Fall 2007~Fall 2010
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, The Center for Agriculture in the Environment of the American
Farmland Trust (US Agricultural/Environmental Non-Profit Organization), Oct 2007 ~
May 2009
Research on the U.S. Climate Change Related Bills and Policy Proposals
Research on Carbon Sequestration and the U.S. Carbon Trading Markets
Research on Agricultural Conservation Practices and Ecosystem Services
English Instructor, Language Institute, Kangwon National University (South Korea)
English Conversation
Business English & Test of English for International Communication
International Coordinator, Chunchon International Theater Festival Organizing
Committee (South Korea), Aug 2001 ~ Aug 2002
In charge of festival program development and organization
International correspondence and communication
MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
The Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Native in Korean
Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese
Basic Skills in Japanese
Intensive Chinese Training at Dalian College of Foreign Languages (Spring 2006)
Completion of Chinese language courses at NIU
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office
SPSS
Blackboard Course Management Software
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