Hyein Ellen Cho is a lecturer in Intercultural Studies in the Faculty of Arts, where she teaches in Global Studies and Korean Studies. Her primary areas of expertise are gender-based violence (GBV) and migration and her research interests focus on the lived experiences of migrant and refugee communities. More recently, she has begun an empirical research project exploring the experiences of migrant care workers in the aged care sector across East Asia, with a particular focus on gender-based discrimination and racism (funded by the Sumitomo Foundation).

She is affiliated with the following research institutions:
- Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University (2023‒present)
- Borders, Migration and Gendered Violence Research Hub, The University of Melbourne (2024‒present)
- Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University (2025‒present)
- Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (2019‒present)

Her work has been published in Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Gender-Based Violence, Population, Space and Place, Journal of Intercultural Relations, Journal of Gender Studies and Journal of Specialised Translation. She has also contributed to scholarly dissemination as a co-guest editor of two special issues on GBV in Journal of Gender-Based Violence (2025) and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (forthcoming 2026), collaborating with GBV researchers in Australia, the UK, South Korea and Japan.

Her research trajectory demonstrates emerging leadership across interdisciplinary, national and international contexts. As of 2025, she has served as lead Chief Investigator (CI) on eight externally funded and competitively awarded projects across state, national and international settings (approximately AUD 300,000 in total), alongside additional co-CI roles.

Her contributions to the field have been recognised through the Australian Sociological Association Impact and Engagement Award (2022) and the Faculty of Arts Dean’s Commendation for Early-Career Researcher of the Year (2024).

She recently completed visiting fellowships at Ewha Womans University (2024), Keio University (2025) and Waseda University (2026). She served on the Executive Committee of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia (2022–2025) and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Korean Immigration Policy and Administration (2025–present).

Hyein is available to supervise HDR students in the following area(s):

• Gender-based violence
• Migrant care workers in East Asia 

Due to the interdiscplinary 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).

Note: Currently not taking on new PhD students until 2028.

Current research supervision as of 2025 (in no particular order)

• The experience of women with refugee backgrounds accessing domestic and family violence support: a Tasmanian service assessment (co-supervisors: Dr Kathryn Benier and Dr Sara Niner)
• Exploration of dynamics across technology, intimacy and crime: stalking as technology-facilitated coercive control with a focus on South Korea (co-supervisors: A/Prof Bridget Harris and Prof Asher Flynn)
• Domestic and family violence in Chinese-speaking communities in regional and rural Australia (co-supervisor: A/Prof Bridget Harris)
• The Transfeminine Experience in Philippine Migration and (Im)mobility (co-supervisor: A/Prof Sharyn Davies)
• Heterosexuality in South Korea: feminist experiences of intimate relationships with men (co-supervisor: A/Prof Andrew Jackson)
• Impact of Korean entertainment media on the gender attitudes of Australian audiences (co-supervisors: A/Prof Lucien Brown and A/Prof Andrew Jackson)
• Queer identities in the South Korean military (co-supervisors: A/Prof Andy Jackson and Dr Blair Williams)

Hyein served as a member of the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (2024–2025).

Teaching across the Global Studies and Korean Studies programs, she is currently involved in coordinating and delivering the following units, either as the Unit Coordinator or as a member of the collaborative teaching team (as of 2026):

• Global Cultures
• Global Agency and Collective Action
• Asian Studies Advanced: Transnational Experiences
• Intercultural Skills for an Internationalised Workplace
• Korea: Language, People and Culture