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Brief Biography

Yerin Chung is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Studies at ����ֱ�� specializing in Political Theory and International Relations. Yerin is a Coordinator for the Gender Lab/Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at ����ֱ��. Yerin also serves on the board for the Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) as the Director of Communications and Public Relations. Previously, Yerin earned a M.A. degree in Political Science with a Specialization in Political Theory and a B.A. (Hons.) degree in Political Science, both from Western University.  

Research Interests

Political Theory Interests: Human Rights, Health Policy, Global Distributive Justice, and Intergenerational Justice

International Relations Interests: Security and Defence Issues (particularly in Women, Peace and Security)

Affiliated Organizations

Director of Communications and Public Relations at The Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) 

Gender Lab Coordinator/Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)

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Publications

Goodale, Mark. Reinventing Human Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Reviewed by Yerin Chung in International Journal 79(3), 477-480. doi:10.1177/00207020241276094

Dyczok, Marta, and Yerin Chung. 2022. “Zelens′kyi Uses His Communication Skills as a Weapon of War.” Canadian Slavonic Papers 64 (2–3): 146–61. doi:10.1080/00085006.2022.2106699. 

Conference Presentations

Chung, Yerin. 2021. The Human Right to Collective Self-Determination. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Peace Research Association, Congress for the Federation of Humanities and the Social Sciences, University of Alberta, (Virtual). 

Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2024)

R. S. McLaughlin Fellowship (2022, 2023) 

Queen’s Graduate Award (2022, 2023) 

Teaching

POLS 250 Introduction to Political Theory (Head Teaching Assistant: Fall 2024)

POLS 402 Science and Justice (Teaching Assistant: Fall 2024)

POLS 350 Political Theory: History (Teaching Assistant: Winter 2024)

POLS 250 Introduction to Political Theory (Teaching Assistant: Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

POLS 110 Introduction to Politics and Government (Teaching Assistant: Winter 2023)

Service

Awards, Tenure and Promotion Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2024 - 2025)

Equity Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2022 - Present)

Field Conveners Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2022 - 2023)