Research Areas
Sports Statistics, Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology, Applied Statistics
Teaching
Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education, Research Methods, Swimming, Experimental Design in Physical Education Research, Research in Measurement and Evalation issues in Kinesiology,
Education
- Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Measurement and Statistics in Human Kinetics - M.A., Seoul National University
Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education - B.A., Seoul National University
Physical Education
Professional Career
- Editor in Chief, Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology, 2018 – present
- Committee member, Korean Handball Association, 2017 – present
- Sports fairness committee, Korean Tennis Association, 2017 – present
- Professor, Dept. of Physical Education, Seoul National University, 2015 –present
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Canada, 2004 – 2005
Publications
[Peer-reviewed journal papers (*: corresponding author)]
- 2019 Development of the Korean Global Physical Activity Questionnaire: reliability and validity study, Global Health Promotion
- 2018 Exploring value evaluation factors of professional baseball players: Comparison salary related factors between KBL and MLB, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2017 Construction and Application of Written Test in Physical Education and Sports Field, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2016 The reliability and validity of gait speed with different walking pace and distances against general health, physical function, and chronic disease in aged adults, Journal of Exercise Nutrition & Biochemistry
- 2014 Problems and Solutions in Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis in Kinesiology Research, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2014 The Effector of Sports Club Activity on Emotions of Adolescents, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2014 Reliability and Validity of the Test of Gross Motor Development-II in Korean Preschool Children: Applying AHP, Research in Developmental Disabilities
- 2012 Physical activity and body mass index and their associations with the development of type 2 diabetes in Korean men, American Journal of Epidemiology
- 2012 Efficiency Comparison of International Golfers in the LPGA, Journal of Sports Economics
- 2012 Examining Rater Effects of the TGMD-2 on Children With Intellectual Disability, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
- 2012 Convergent Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): meta-analysis, Public Health Nutrition
- 2011 A study on the actual condition of physical violence among athletes, Korean Journal of Physical Education
- 2011 Recreation specialization scale development, Korean Journal of Sport and Leisure Studies
- 2010 Examining the models of relationship between demographic-sociological variables, physical activity and quality of life for individuals with disability, Korean Journal of Physical Education for Special Population
- 2010 Happiness and physical activity in special populations: Evidence from Korean survey data, Journal of Sports Economics
- 2010 Exploring factors for the development of pro-league soccer player’s performance index, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2010 Application of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) in exercise and sports science research, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2009 Validation of youth physical self image scale, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2009 The domains of physical activity for Korean youths and adults, Korean Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- 2009 Culture and organizational climate: nurses’ insight into their relationship with physicians, Nursing Ethics
- 2009 Perceptions of the effectiveness of ethical guidelines: an International study of physicians, Medicine Health Care and Philosophy
- 2009 Development of physical activity questionnaire for Korean adults, Korean Journal of Sports Science
- 2008 The relation between physical activity and fitness in children, Exercise Science
- 2008 Measuring Basketball game performance for middle-school male students, Korean Journal of Physical Education
[Books and Chapters]
- 2006 Repeated measures and longitudinal analysis, Measurement Issues and Practice in Physical Activity
- 2004 Some methodological considerations in developmental sport and exercise psychology, Developmental sport and exercise psychology: A lifespan perspective
[Peer-reviewed conference papers]
- “Examining validity of questionnaire: Practices and errors”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Council Winter Workshop, Yongin, Korea, 2017
- “Uses and misuses of statistics in sport psychology research – From the concept of significance test to structural equation modeling”, Korean Exercise and Sports Psychology Conference, Korea, 2016
- “Reliability and validity of the test of gross motor development-2 in the Korean preschool children by applying AHP”, NASPSPA 2013 Conference, Minneapolis, MI, 2013
- “Tutorial statistics in Kinesiology research”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Council Winter Workshop, Kwanju, Korea, 2013
- “Use of sport as a tool of social intervention: Effects of Sport-related youth violence prevention program”, SMAANZ Conference, Sydney, AUS, 2012
- “Longitudinal trend of physical activity and sedentary behavior among US children”, AAHPERD National Convention and Expo, Boston, MA, 2012
- “Analysis and evaluation of longitudinal physical fitness data”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Conference, Suwon, Korea, 2010
- “Concept and application of hierarchical linear model”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Council Winter Workshop, Seoul, Korea, 2010
- “The effect of participating in physical activity of special population on psychology and medical cost”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Conference, Seoul, Korea
- “Misuses of statistics in sports and exercise science research and statistical consulting”, Korean International Sport Science Congress, Seoul, Korea
- “Ethical culture and ethical voices: An international study of nurses”, 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference: “Ensuring Patient Safety with Citizen Engagement”, Saskatoon, Canada, 2008
- “Appropriate usage of factor analysis: Focused on confirmatory factor analysis”, Korean Measurement and Evaluation for PE Council Winter Workshop, Seoul, Korea, 2007
- “Development of Physical Activity Questionnaire for Korean Adult”, Korean Mesurement and Evaluation in PE Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2007
- “Psychometric Properties of a Modified PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C)”, 26th meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Miami, FL, US, 2006
- “Experiential Fear of Pain: Revising the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III”, 26th meeting of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Miami, FL, US, 2006
- “Issues and concurrent solutions in SEM”, North American Society for Sport Management 2005 Conference, Regina, SK, Canada, 2005
- “Perceptions of Aggressive Behaviour in Atom Ice Hockey”, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2004
- “Expectations for Injury in Atom Ice Hockey”, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2004
- “Challenges in Studying the Effectiveness of Interventions to Decrease Work Related Injuries in Community Health Workers”, The 2nd National Symposium of Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health, Monteal, QB, Canada, 2003
- “Reliability Coefficients: Proper Usage of Various Coefficients – Reliability Estimation for Longitudinal Data: A Comparison of Two Model”, The 118th Annual AAHPERD Convention, Philadelphia, PA, US, 2003
- “Improving the Health of Community Health Workers–Development, Implementation and Evaluation”, The 12th Annual National Canadian Home Care Association Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2002
- “Understanding and Applying Latent Growth Models in Kinesiology”, 38th Korean Physical Education Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2000
- “Reliability-Some Special Cases: Longitudinal Data, Ratio Scores, and Multiple Measures – Estimating Longitudinal Reliability with Latent Growth Models for a Physical Performance Test”, The 115th Annual AAHPERD Convention, Orland, FL, US, 2000
- “Reliability-Some Special Cases: Longitudinal Data, Ratio Scores, and Multiple Measures – Estimating Longitudinal Reliability with Latent Growth Models for a Physical Performance Test”, The 115th Annual AAHPERD Convention, Orlando, FL, US, 2000
- “Validation Procedures in the Construction or Modification of Scales and Inventories – Selecting and Using Goodness-of-fit Indices in Confirmatory Factor Analysis”, The 114th Annual AAHPERD Convention, Boston, MA, US, 1999
- “Statistics in Sports – An Interesting Application of Structural Equation Modeling to Repeated Measures of NBA Players’ Performance”, The 113th Annual AAHPERD Convention, Reno, NE, US, 1998
- “The Stability of Individual Performance in Ice Hockey”, The 2nd Annual Northwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Seattle, WA, US, 1997
- ““Quick and Easy” Formulae for Approximating Statistical Power in Repeated Measures Designs”, The 8th Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Activity and Sports Symposium, Corvallis, OR, US, 1996
- “Canonical Correlation Analysis between Physical Fitness and Basketball Skill”, The 31st Summer Korean Physical Education Conference, Kwangju, Korea, 1993
