Sarah is a junior at Northwestern University pursuing a double major in political science and journalism.
After studying with Professor Yoon Young-kwan at Seoul National University, she became interested in
studying various aspects of North Korea and the Korean Peninsula. She is particularly interested in
researching the political psychology of Kim Jong-un’s actions, North Korea’s relationship with Russia
and China, and the media coverage of North Korea. At HRNK, she hopes to increase her knowledge of
the human rights situation in North Korea.

Previously, she worked at the People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE) in Seoul, South
Korea as a research intern, where she prepared materials for the 2024 Universal Periodic Review and
attended the Seoul Forum on North Korean Human Rights 2024. At Northwestern, she is currently a
research fellow in the Buffett Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, where she researches the
Anglophone news coverage of North Korea. She is also a research assistant for various labs across
campus. In the future, Sarah hopes to attend law school and pursue international law.