My research lies at the intersection of comparative politics, political behavior, and East Asian politics. I seek to understand how citizens form political attitudes and how those attitudes shape democratic governance, public policy, and international relations. While my research focuses primarily on public opinion in Taiwan and South Korea, the questions that motivate my work extend more broadly: How do citizens evaluate democratic institutions? What shapes national identity and public opinion toward immigration? How do security threats influence political attitudes? And how do historical experiences affect contemporary political behavior?

To address these questions, I employ a variety of quantitative methods, including original public opinion surveys, survey experiments, comparative survey data, and automated text analysis. My work has examined topics such as elections and voting behavior, democratic values, institutional trust, immigration and refugee attitudes, national identity, reunification, public opinion toward security and defense, and cross-Strait relations. Although much of my research is country-specific, I aim to contribute to broader debates in comparative politics by using East Asia to illuminate questions of democratic resilience, political behavior, and public opinion.

A defining feature of my research program is collaboration. Through the International Public Opinion Lab (IPOL), I work closely with undergraduate students on every stage of the research process, from developing research questions and designing surveys to data analysis, conference presentations, and publication. These collaborations have produced numerous peer-reviewed articles, policy analyses, and professional conference presentations, while providing students with meaningful opportunities to engage in original political science research.

The sections below highlight selected publications in each of my main areas.

Selected Publications

Taiwan

South Korea

North Korea

Other Public Opinion and Methodology