Dr. Hyojong Song is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Korea University. He completed his B.A. in Sociology and M.A. in Public Administration at Korea University, and received his Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of South Florida. He formerly served at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice.

Dr. Song’s research covers testing theories of crime and delinquency, deviant behavior in cyberspace, and environmental crime and justice. He is specifically interested in examining criminogenic mechanisms as identifying roles of the environmental factors, individual criminal propensities, and their interplay. He is also interested in the impacts of technological progress on changes in crime patterns as well as characteristics of offenders and victims.

Education

     2017             Ph.D., Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

     2010             M.A., Public Administration, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

     2008             B.A., Sociology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

Academic Positions

     2022-p          Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Korea University

     2020-2022    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Korea University

     2017-2019    Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, USA

     2016              Adjunct Instructor, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida

     2012-2017    Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida

Honors and Awards

     2020              Research Showcase Faculty Poster Award (1^st place), Southern Criminal Justice Association

     2020              Outstanding Ambassador Award, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida

Professional Affiliations

     American Society of Criminology

     Western Society of Criminology

     재미한인범죄학회 (Korean Society of Criminology in America)

Refereed Journal Articles

Lee, Yeungjeom, Jihoon Kim, and Hyojong Song. 2021. “Do negative emotions matter? Paths from victimization to cyber and traditional bullying from a general strain theory perspective.” Crime & Delinquency. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211052439

Lee, Seong-Sik, Hyojong Song, and Jeong Hyun Park. 2021. “Exploring Risk and Protective Factors for Cyberbullying and Their Interplay: Evidence from a Sample of South Korean College Students.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(24): 13415. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413415

Song, Hyojong, Yeungjeom Lee, and Jihoon Kim. 2020. “Gender differences in the link between cyberbullying and parental supervision trajectories.” Crime & Delinquency 66(13-14): 1914-1936. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720912371

Song, Hyojong and Seong-Sik Lee. 2020. “Motivations, propensities, and their interplays on online bullying perpetration: A partial test of situational action theory.” Crime & Delinquency 66(12): 1787-1808. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719850500

Lynch, Michael J. and Hyojong Song. 2019. “Noxious chemical exposure trends as measures of green victimization: Public health, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey trends, and green criminology.” Sociological Spectrum 39(5): 319-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2019.1691098

Jennings, Wesley G., Hyojong Song, Jihoon Kim, Danielle M. Fenimore, and Alex R. Piquero. 2019. “An examination of bullying and physical health problems in adolescence among South Korean youth.” Journal of Child and Family Studies 28(9): 2510-2521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0885-3

Song, Hyojong, Youngki Woo, Heeuk D. Lee, and John K. Cochran. 2018. “The dynamics of intra-family relationships during incarceration and the implications for children of incarcerated parents.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62(12): 3775-3796. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18755481

Song, Hyojong and Michael J. Lynch. 2018. “Restoration of nature or special interests? A political economy analysis of the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project in South Korea.” Critical Criminology 26(2): 251-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-018-9384-0

Kim, Jihoon, Hyojong Song, and Wesley G. Jennings. 2017. “A distinct form of deviance or a variation of bullying? Examining the developmental pathways and motives of cyberbullying compared to traditional bullying in South Korea.” Crime & Delinquency 63(12): 1600-1625. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128716675358

Song, Hyojong, Michael J. Lynch, and John K. Cochran. 2016. “A macro-social exploratory analysis of the rate of interstate cyber-victimization.” American Journal of Criminal Justice 41(3): 583-601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-015-9308-4

Research Report

이천현 & 송효종. 2010. 기업의 경제활동에 관한 형사법제 연구 (II): 기업범죄에 대한 제재체계의 현황과 개선방향 [Project No.10-17-01]. 한국형사정책연구원. ISBN: 9788973668656

Undergraduate Courses Taught

         Introduction to Criminal Justice System

         Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice

         Social Research Method

         Juvenile Delinquency

         Environmental Crime and Justice

         Cybercrime

         Cyberbullying

         Criminology

         Social Problems

Graduate Courses Taught

         Graduate Seminar in Social Problems

         Graduate Seminar in Crime and Criminal Justice Policy

         Graduate Seminar in Criminology

박정현 (M.A. Student)

이진영 (M.A. Student)

김유진 (M.A. Student)