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Wol-Yong Chung
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Dr. Chung earned his B.A. in English literature from Kyungpook National University, M.A. degrees in education from Seoul National University and Yonsei University, and his Ph.D. in English language and literature from Sejong University. He has taught at Seoul National Industrial University, the Korean National College of Physical Education, and Kyunghee University. Dr. Chung joined the UMUC Asia faculty in 1986 and has taught courses in Korean language and culture at numerous locations in Korea.
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Frank Concilus
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Dr. Concilus is a veteran of the UMUC faculty in Asia, teaching for many years at locations throughout Korea, and occasionally in Japan. He earned his B.A. in anthropology, linguistics and sociology from Colgate University, his M.A. in East Asian regional studies from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in English with a concentration in linguistics and rhetoric at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where his dissertation was about Korean identity constructions. Dr. Concilus has taught at Harvard University, Sophia University in Tokyo, and at Ajou University and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Korea. His initial experiences in Korea were with the U.S. Peace Corps, teaching at Pusan National University and at the secondary level in Pusan. He has carried out varied research in Korean culture, notably Korean Shamanism, resulting in a number of publications and presentations at professional conferences. Dr. Concilus also teaches a number of Distance Education courses. Dr. Concilus serves as FAC representative for Asia.
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David Garretson
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Mr. Garretson earned his B.A. in Political Science from McGill University, studied for a year at the London School of Political Science and Economics, and subsequently earned his M.A. and M.A.L.D. in International Relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. During several years of service in the U.S. Department of State he was Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate and then at the Embassy in Suva, Fiji; served in the Bureau of Intelligence and Office of External Research; and was a Vice Consul in Thailand, Vietnam, and Niger. Mr. Garretson joined the Asian Division faculty in 1974 and has taught in Taiwan, Thailand, Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines, and Diego Garcia, and for an extended period in Korea.
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Stephen Garrigues
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Dr. Garrigues holds the position of Professor at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea, where he has been teaching since 1986. He did his BA in Japanese history at Sophia University in Tokyo, and both his MA (Colorado State University) and PhD (Lucknow University, India) are in cultural anthropology. He has been teaching classes in Anthropology, Sociology, and Asian Studies for UMUC in Korea since 1985. Most of his life has been spent in the Asia-Pacific region, including 7 years in Japan, 4 years in India, 6 years in Tonga, and over 25 years in Korea. His research interests are in intercultural communication, comparative semantics, and ethnomusicology. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Garrigues is a passionate photographer.
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Hak-Sun Kim
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Ms. Kim holds B.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Ewha Women's University, Seoul. She has served in the International Studies program at Ewha Women's University, has taught English at the secondary level, was a Korean Language instructor for U.S. Peace Corps volunteers in Korea, and has taught at the Language Research Institute at Seoul National University. Ms. Kim is a veteran of the UMUC Asia faculty and has taught courses in Korean language and culture since 1981, at various locations in Korea, and has also served as the Academic Director for Korean Language since mid-2000.
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Mark Monahan
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Dr. Monahan received his B.S.F.S. in international relations from the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and his M.A. in Oriental studies from the University of Arizona, returning to Georgetown to earn his Ph.D. in Asian studies. He also studied at the Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies. Dr. Monahan first taught for the Asian Division in 1989 in Korea, and has taught there regularly, as well as in Okinawa, since 1991. He taught at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and also taught and held a number of administrative and advising positions at Yonsei University in Korea. A retired officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, his professional responsibilities during his military career were often related to his specialized knowledge of Asia, including military matters, and to his language proficiency in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
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