Hyungjo Hur
Assistant Professor
Purdue University Northwest
EDUCATION
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science, Economics, and World Languages & Cultures
College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Purdue University Northwest
Ph.D., Public Policy and Management
Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Major Fields: Public Policy, Public Economics
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Policies to Help Government Improve Workforce Resilience
Committee: Joshua D. Hawley (Chair), Anand Desai, and Robert T. Greenbaum
2017
M.A., Economics
Syracuse University, Department of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
2011
M.P.A., Public Policy
New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Affairs
Thesis Title: The Effects of Policy Interaction on Maternal Smoking
2010
M.P.A., Public Administration
Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Affairs
Thesis Title: The Effects of Local Government System on the Social Expenditure of Local Governments
2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Purdue University Northwest, Department of Political Science, Economics, and World Languages & Cultures, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
2019 - Present
Hammond, IN
Instructor
Eastern Illinois University, Department of Political Science, College of Sciences
2018 - 2019
Charleston, IL
Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Ohio Education Research Center (OERC), Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR)
2017 - 2018
Columbus, OH
Guest Researcher
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Project: A Model-Based Examination of Behavioral & Social Science Workforce: Improving Health Outcomes
2017
Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant
Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
2011- 2017
Columbus, OH
Project: Developing a Scientific Workforce Analysis and Modeling Framework
Project: Wage Pathway Evaluation Study, Spatial Mismatch of Workers and Jobs
Teaching Assistant
Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
2014 - 2016
Columbus, OH
Assistant Manager
Ministry of Health and Welfare. Social Security Information Service
2007 - 2008
Seoul, Korea
Research Intern
Arthur D. Little, Management Consulting Company
2007
Seoul, Korea
AWARDS & HONORS
Robert W. Backoff Research Award
Ohio State University
2017
One of the Best Theses of the Year Award
Seoul National University, Korea
Research Scholarship (Brain Korea 21)
Seoul National University, Korea
2007
PRESENTATION (*invited)
Hyungjo Hur, “Turnover Behavior among U.S. Government Employees”. Present at Public Management Research Association. Washington, DC: June, 2017.
Hyungjo Hur, Julie Maurer, and Joshua Hawley, “The Effects of Students’ Debt on Career Path Choices: Implications for advanced degrees and public service”. Present at American Society for Public Administration. Atlanta, GA: March, 2017.
Sunki Choi, and Hyungjo Hur, “How Job Mismatch Affects Differently in Wage and Job Turnover by Gender?: Why Female Want to Change Occupations More”. Presented at Southern Economic Association Conference. Washington, DC: Nov, 2016.
Sunki Choi, and Hyungjo Hur, “How Job Mismatch Affects Differently in Wage and Job Turnover by Gender?: Why Female Want to Change Occupations More”. Presented at Kentucky Economics Association Conference. Lexington, KY: Oct, 2016.
Hyungjo, and HurSunki Choi, 2016, “Gender Difference in Labor Outcome and Job Satisfaction: Examining the Effects of a Mismatch Between Required and Actual Level of Education”. Present at Southern Economic Association Conference. Washington, DC: Nov, 2016.
Hyungjo Hur, Julie Maurer, and Joshua Hawley, 2016 “Misalignment of Education and Workforce Outcome in the Behavior Social Science”. Presented at Midwest Public Affairs Conference. Columbus, OH: June, 2016.
Hyungjo Hur, and Joshua Hawley, 2015, “Resilience Implication of Fiscal Policy Response to the Economic Crisis: Government Expenditure on Labor Market Programs in OECD countries”. Present at Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management. Miami, FL: Nov, 2015
*Hyungjo Hur, Joshua Hawley, and Bruce Weinberg, 2015, “Employment transition for post-doctoral researchers”. Present at Ohio State University Postdoctoral Association. Columbus, OH: Oct, 2015
Hyungjo Hur, and Jongsoo Park, 2015. “The Effects of Public Resources on Public Service Motivation, Job Satisfaction”. Present at Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL: April, 2015.
Hyungjo Hur, and Hayan Park, 2014. “Why Do We Have to Care about Women in STEM Fields?: Examining Job Satisfaction Between in STEM and Non-STEM Fields”. Presented at Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Nov, 2014
Hyungjo Hur, and Sunki Choi, 2014, “Gender Difference in Labor Outcome and Job Satisfaction: Examining the Effects of a Mismatch Between Required and Actual Level of Education”. Presented at Southeastern Conference for Public Administration. Atlanta, Georgia: Sep, 2014.
Hyungjo Hur, and Jongsoo Park, 2014, “The Effects of Public Resources on Public Service Motivation”. Presented at Midwest Public Affairs Conference. Fort Wayne, IN: March, 2014.
Hyungjo Hur, Navid Ghaffazadegan, and Joshua Hawley, 2013, “Effects of Government Spending on Research Workforce Development: Evidence from Biomedical Postdoctoral Researchers”. Presented at Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management. Washington, DC: Nov, 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Teaching Assistant, John Glenn College of Public Affaris, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2014 - 2016
Public Finance and Budgeting (Graduate level): weekly review session.
Public Affair Decision Making (Undergraduate level)
Public Budgeting
Public Service & Civic Engagement
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Research Assistant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2015-2016
Project: A Model-Based Examination of Behavioral & Social Science Workforce: Improving Health Outcomes
Research Assistant, Ohio Education Research Center (OERC) at Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2015-2016
Projects: Wage Pathway Evaluation Study, Spatial Mismatch of Workers and Jobs
Research Assistant, Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy, Columbus, OH, 2011 – 2014
Project: Developing a Scientific Workforce Analysis and Modeling Framework
Researcher, Arthur D. Little, Consulting firm, Seoul, South Korea, 2007
Researcher, Asia Development Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Deputy Manager, Social Security Information Service, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Seoul, South Korea, 2007 - 2008
Quality Control Assistant, Agency for Defense Development, Busan, South Korea, 1998 - 2001
HONORS AND AWARDS
Travel Grant, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, 2012 - 2015
One of the best theses of the year, Seoul National University, 2007
Research Scholarship (Brain Korea 21), Seoul National University, 2007
Early Graduation of Excellent Student Award, Pukyong National University, 2003
Honors Tuition Scholarship, Pukyong National University, 2000 - 2003
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Midwest Political Science Association
REFERENCES
Joshua D. Hawley
The Ohio State University
Associate Professor of John Glenn College of Public Affairs
250R Page Hall, 1810 College Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 247-8140
Anand Desai
The Ohio State University
Professor of John Glenn College of Public Affairs
310D Page Hall, 1810 College Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-0826
Robert T. Greenbaum
The Ohio State University
Associate Professor of John Glenn College of Public Affairs
350E Page Hall, 1810 College Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-9578
Jill K. B. Clark
The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor of John Glenn College of Public Affairs
210N Page Hall, 1810 College Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 688-5984
Navid Ghaffazadegan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Assistant Professor of Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
231 Durham Hall (MC 0118), 1185 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6270