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Office Hours
Biography
Ji Soo is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Political Science Department. Her dissertation, The State of Disastrous Climate Policies, investigates the independent climate actions of subnational governments, focusing on how climate vulnerability, particularly from recurring weather disasters, drives them to address climate change.
Research Interests
International Cooperation, Multilateral Agreements, Climate Change Politics, Comparative Subnational Climate Policy
Education
Master of Global Affairs and Policy, Yonsei University
B.A. in International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
SP 2025 - UIUC Teaching in the Hybrid Classroom Certificate
SP 2024 - UIUC Graduate College Mentoring
SP 2024 - UIUC Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching
SP 2024 - UIUC Dr. Sandra J. Finley Teacher Scholar Certificate
FA 2023 - Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Seminars for TAs
SP 2023 - Graduate Teacher Certificate
SP 2022 - Master Course in Online Teaching
SU 2021 - IPSA – NUS 10th Annual Summer School Social Science Research Method
Courses Taught
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies
- Instructor [Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025 (scheduled)
GLBL 296 Global to Subnational: Actions for Climate Change
- Instructor [Fall 2024]
PS 385 Politics of The European Union (online)
- Instructor [Summer 2023]
PS 270 Introduction to Political Theory
- Teaching Assistant [Fall 2022]
PS 100 Introduction to Political Science
- Teaching Assistant [Spring 2022, Fall 2021]