Principal Investigator
Dr. Stella Micheong Cheong, 정미정
Stella Mi-cheong Cheong, Ph.D. is a research professor at Yonsei University, and she was awarded the PhD degree in citizenship and human rights education from Institute of Education, University College London (UCL)'s Faculty of Education and Society, as well as she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. She has completed several research projects relating to international development, curriculum reforms, human capacity development, AI in Education, technology facilitated violence, conflict and peace studies as well as refugee and diaspora studies funded by UNICEF, UNESCO, ADB, IDB, UniKorea Foundation and the Korean Ministry of Education. She is also founder and co-host of the ‘conversations4citizenship’ podcast.
Her teaching and research involve examining complex relations between human rights education, international development, conflict and peace studies, digital peacebuilding, comparative migration studies, AI in Education and participatory qualitative research. She is a co-author of 'Exploring Contemporary Challenges in Global Politics and Society (2024).' In 2025, Dr. Cheong is currently leading a series of interdisciplinary research projects, including Exploring the Drivers of Violence on Social Media Platforms through the Philosophy of Otherness; Investigating the Motivations behind Malicious Online Comments and Developing a Korean Digital Citizenship Education Framework; Reframing Quantum Literacy in Higher Education; Digital Transformation and Adult Literacy: A Comparative Study of Korea and Japan; and Becoming Bridge Citizens: Migration Rhythms and Life Trajectories of North Korean Diasporans. She is a council member of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Association, convenor of the Asia Privacy Bridge Forum and a committee member of the New Scholars Committee, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). Follow her on X @stellarcheong. Bluesky@http://c4cpodcast.bsky.social/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-4735
Researcher
Yu-seon Kim, 김유선
"Research is not merely the process of accumulating knowledge, but the act of building a ‘bridge’ that connects people through inclusion and understanding, even amidst division and boundaries."
Yu-seon Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Sociology from Hanyang University, where she developed a deep interest in various interdisciplinary fields, including rights, gender, minority groups, and peace.
Building on her experience as a university newspaper reporter and the chairperson of the Human Rights Committee during her university years, Kim currently serves as an intern at the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI), gaining experience in policy research and data analysis. Kim also continues the work of reflecting on the boundaries of conflict and peace through writing and documentation as an editor for 'Bonggi,' a specialized newsletter focusing on conflict regions.
In this study, which collects multi-dimensional data including quasi-longitudinal surveys, in-depth interviews, and Photovoice digital journals, Kim is responsible for research methodology investigation, data management, and coding of interview materials.
Designer
Hanna Kim, 김한나
Designer Hanna Kim is pursuing her Bachelor’s degrees in Sinographic Literatures and Industrial Information Design from Korea University, has maintained a deep interest in exploring user-centric values and the underlying depth of their needs, based on a humanistic perspective that investigates the fundamental causes of phenomena rather than merely seeking fixed answers. By projecting this inquisitive spirit into her work, she pursues UX/UI design that goes beyond creating simple visual outputs to deeply analyze the essence of user context and experience.
During her university years, she documented the value of communication through art while leading content planning and publication design as an editor and designer for the youth arts magazine ‘Dear.A’. Currently, as a design intern at Yonsei University's Barun ICT Research Center , she is responsible for optimizing research participation flows and establishing intuitive information architectures for the ‘Becoming Bridge Citizens’ project website.
Designer
Jimin Lee, 이지민
Jimin Lee is a designer who studied Industrial Information Design and Humanities & Cultural Industries at Korea University, where she explored design not merely as a visual outcome but as a structured experience that connects individuals and society. Grounded in customer experience design methodologies, she has developed a strong interest in user experience (UX) and interface design, while continuously reflecting on the role of universality and ethics within technology-driven environments.
During her undergraduate studies, she served as Vice President and Editorial Director of a youth arts magazine, overseeing planning, editing, and content structure. She also participated in various cultural and artistic projects, including sports magazine production and architectural exhibition planning, through which she expanded her understanding of content delivery and experiential composition.
Building on these experiences, she is currently responsible for the website development and survey design of the “Becoming Bridge Citizens” project, designing experience structures that enable research objectives and content to be communicated to users in a clear and accessible manner.
[Advisory Group]
Hugh Starkey (Emeritus Professor at the UCL Institute of Education, UK)
Nicole Brown (Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Education, UK)
Maria Tamboukou (Professor at the University of East London, UK)
Ben Brindle (Researcher, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford, UK)
Yaobin Tong (Researcher, Shenzhen University, China)
Beomsoo Kim (Director at BarunICT Research Center, Professor at Graduate School of Information, Yonsei University, ROK)
Heyeon Song (Pastor, Hanaro Dream Church, ROK)
Heejoo Lim (Assistant Professor at Sewon University, ROK)
Young sun Hwang and Jung Hee Kim (Macromill Embrain_Division 7, Team 3, ROK)
Refugee Action UK (UK)
Pauline Prevett (Associate Professor, University of Manchester)