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Gender-based violence, migration, gender equality, Asian Studies, ageing society

20172025

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Biography

Hyein Ellen Cho is a lecturer in Korean Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics and a key researcher at the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre.

Her main areas of expertise are on gender-based violence, migration and gender equality policies and practices in the Australian public sector.

Ellen is also leading multiple research projects on gender and family violence that have been funded by different Australian and Korean institutions, such as the Victorian State Government, the Australian National University, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trades, the Academy of Korean Studies and Korean Women’s Development Institute.

Ellen is affiliated with the Borders, Migration and Gendered Violence Research Hub at the University of Melbourne and has been appointed as an adjunct research fellow at the Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University.

Supervision interests

Ellen is available to supervise HDR students in the following areas:

  • gender-based violence
  • gender equality
  • migrant communities in Australia and/or Asia

Current supervision

  • Impacts of consuming Korean entertainment media on the gender attitudes of Australian audiences (Co-supervisors: A/Prof Lucien Brown and A/Prof Andrew Jackson)
  • Heterosexuality in South Korea: feminists experiences of intimate relationships with men (co-supervisor: A/Prof Andrew Jackson)
  • An analysis of perceived structural and institutional barriers in accessing mental health services in South Korea (co-supervisor: A/Prof Lucien Brown)
  • An exploration of dynamics across technology, intimacy and crime: staking as technology-facilitated coercive control focusing on South Korea (co-supervisors: A/Prof Bridget Harris and Prof Asher Flynn)
  • The experience of women of refugee backgrounds accessing domestic and family violence support: A Tasmanian service assessment  (co-supervisors: Dr Kathryn Benier and Dr Sara Niner)
  • Queer Identities in the South Korean Military (co-supervisor: A/Prof Andy Jackson and Dr Blair Williams)

 

Please contact Ellen to discuss your proposed area of study. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of her work, co-supervision across various disciplines is a viable option. Before reaching out, please confirm your eligibility with the Monash Arts Research Graduate Office team (see here).

University Service

Currently serving as a member of the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (2024–present).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Sociology, PhD

External positions

Secretary, Korean Studies Association of Australasia

2022 → …

Research area keywords

  • East Asian Diaspora
  • Family Violence
  • Migration
  • Gender and Diversity
  • Gender-based violence
  • Social Change
  • Korea-Australia relationships

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