Yookyoung Choi, Ph.D.

Yookyoung Choi, Ph.D., received a BFA and an MFA from the Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea, and an M.A. in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington University. In 2012, she received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Maryland, College Park, writing her dissertation titled "Globalization and Ethnic Identity in the Art Works of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Yong Soon Min, and Nikki S. Lee." Her dissertation explores the ways in which hybrid cultural identity can be figured in a globalized contemporary America. She has taught art history survey courses and modern and contemporary art courses at various universities.