Short Bio:
I completed a B.A. degree in urban & regional planning at Chung-Ang University, South Korea, in 2000.  Strong motivation for studying environment and sustainability led me to pursue two advanced degrees: a M.A. degree in environmental education & science at Seoul National University in 2002, and a M.U.P. degree in environmental planning at SUNY Buffalo in 2004.  Since graduation, as a Ph.D. student in the University of Maine, I am studying parks, recreation, and tourisms focusing on human dimension of natural resource management through geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) technology.  In my dissertation research, I will analyze the relationship between vegetation impact and management approach by using remote sensing technology, focusing on sensitive sub-alpine nature environment.

● Research Assistant, University of Maine, 2005 – present
1) Vegetation change analysis using remote sensing and GIS at the summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine
2) Bivariate point pattern analysis between vegetation increase and decrease in the sub-alpine nature environment
3) GIS user interface development for landscape analysis in Downeast Sunrise Easement, Maine
4) Developed and maintained the Parks, Recreation, Tourism Program Website

● Laboratory Practicum, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2004 (supervised by Dr. Sam Cole)
1) Comprehensive plan for tourism development in Franklinville, NY, U.S.
2) Economic impact analysis using Input-Output model

● Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Education, Seoul National University, 2001 – 2002, (Mostly with Dr. Jong-Wook Kim in Geography Education, Seoul National University)
1) Database construction for environmental program and activity
2) Environmental impact assessment on Wang-pi River, South Korea

● Teaching Assistant, Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Education, Seoul National University, 2000 – 2001
1) Developed and maintained interactive class websites, using HTML/PHP languages
2) Preparation for class, setup of the proper apparatus, and responding class/administrative questions

● Kim, Min Kook, "Factors Influential to Successful Development of Island Ecotourism: Galapagos Island in Ecuador and Ogasawara Island in Japan," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy (manuscript currently submitted)

● Kim, Min Kook, “Development and Possibility of Ecotourism in Jeju Island, South Korea” Journal of Korean Academic Society of Culture & Tourism 6 (2004): 365.

● Kim, Min Kook, “The Construction Plan of Environmental Education Information Networks by Using Link of Hypertext,” Journal of Korean Association of Geographic & Environmental Education 9 (2001): 109.

● Kim, Min Kook, & Daigle, John, “Bivariate Point Pattern Analysis for Visitor Management in Sub-Alpine Nature Environment: Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park,” 13^th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Park City, Utah, U.S., June, 2007
● Kim, Min Kook, & Daigle, John, “Research Proposal: Vegetation Impact and Management in the Sub-Alpine Nature Environment Using GIS and Remote Sensing: Acadia National Park, Maine,” 5^th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering, Winter Harbor, Maine, U.S., June, 2007
● Kim, Min Kook, & Daigle, John, “Spatial Interaction between Vegetation Change and Location of Visitor Management in the Sub-Alpine Nature Environment: Acadia National Park,” 5^th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering, Winter Harbor, Maine, U.S., June, 2007
● Kim, Min Kook, “GIS User Interface Development for Landscape Analysis in Downeast, Maine,” 53^rd Annual Conference of North America Regional Science Association, Toronto, ON, Canada, Nov. 2006
● Kim, Min Kook, Adnie, Andrea, & Daigle, John, “Vegetation Change Analysis Using Multi-Temporal Imagery at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine, U.S.,” 12^th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Vancouver, Canada, June, 2006
● Kim, Min Kook, Adnie, Andrea, & Daigle, John, “Detecting Vegetation Change Using Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Technology at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine, U.S.,” 18^th North Eastern Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing NY, U.S., April, 2006
● Kim, Min Kook, “Development Process and Management System of Ecotourism,” 52^nd Annual Conference of North America Regional Science Association, Las Vegas, NA, U.S., Nov. 2005

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
● Administrator, Website of the Parks, Recreation, Tourism Program, University of Maine, 2006 – 2007
● Leave No Trace (LNT) Training, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Program, University of Maine, U.S., Nov., 2005
● Conference Volunteer, 1^st International Ecotourism Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S., Sep. 14 - 16^th, 2005
● Administrator, Website of the Korean Society for Environmental Education, 2000 – 2002

 NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
● Voluntary Activities for Constructing and maintaining Orono Bog Boardwalk, Bangor, ME, U.S., 2006
● Voluntary Activities for Constructing and maintaining Trails, Citizens for a Green North Tonawanda, NY, U.S., 2003
● Certificate of Linux System Management, the HANCOM Linux Academy Awarded, South Korea, 2002
● Supervisor, Undergraduate Student Dormitory, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2001 - 2002
● Teacher, Sunday School of Kangseo Church, Korea Evangelical Holiness Church, Korea, 1993 - 2002
● Student Advisor, Campus News Magazine, Chung-Ang University, South Korea, 1998 - 1999
● Voluntary Activities in the Handicapped Welfare Center, South Korea, 1997 - 1999
● Military Service, Republic of Korea Special Assault Commando, 1995 - 1997
● Student Reporter & Editor, Campus News Magazine, Chung-Ang University, South Korea, 1993 - 1995

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