Her research interests include watershed hydrology, Geographical Information Sciences, and spatial optimization for decision making. She is interested in studying the impacts of land use changes and management practices on water resources using various geospatial information, field monitoring data, and numerical models. In-Young is working to understand the role of wetlands in improving water quality and their hydrological connection to the streams. She has Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Ohio State University (OSU) and BS and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering.