Thomas in Minnesota, USA. Originally from South Korea, she was a middle school teacher, and a researcher at the Korean Educational Development Institute. Currently she teaches courses in the critical theories of education, curriculum theories, multicultural education, and critical pedagogy. She served as the director of Critical Pedagogy doctoral program. Her research projects include globalization and its impacts on education in South Korea, and the relationships between labor, gender, and schooling. Her recent publication is on the political economic analysis of critical pedagogy, and culture and critical theories of education.