Name:  Eric Youn

Hometown:  Honolulu, HI

Education:  Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington; M.S. – Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington; B.A. – English Literature, University of Houston

Research Interests:  Distance Education Technologies in Social Service Education, At-risk Youth Mental Health Issues, Foster Care Program Issues, Child Abuse Reduction Program Evaluation, Charter School Program Issues, Youth Shelter Issues, Immigration Policy Reform Issues, and Human Trafficking Issues, PTSD Issues

Brief Narrative:  Eric Youn received his BA from the University of Houston in 1993.  After seven years of work in high tech, he received his MSSW and Ph.D. in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2003 and 2007 respectively.  While there, he worked with a focus on serving at-risk youth.  He was hired by the University of Hawaii as an Assistant Professor in 2007.  There, his research focused around distance education.  Eric Youn also served as a Visiting Professor at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.  He was later appointed Case Manager for Thai victims of Human Trafficking at the Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center.

Eligiblity:  Dr. Youn is eligible to serve as the Dissertation Committee Chair or as a Dissertation Committee Member to qualified PhD. students.

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