Hyein Ellen Cho is a lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts. 

Her main areas of expertise are migration and gender-based violence.

She is affiliated with the following research institutions:

• Borders, Migration and Gendered Violence Research Hub, The University of Melbourne (2024–present)
• Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University (2025–present)
• Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre (2023–present)

Trained as a sociologist and qualitative researcher, her work has been published in the Journal of Family Violence, the Journal of Gender-Based Violence, Journal of Gender Studies, and the Journal of Specialised Translation.

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

• Gender-based violence

Due to her work’s interdisciplinary nature, 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 2026.

Current supervision (not in any particular order)

Gender, violence and/or migration 

• 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)

Korean Studies 

• Heterosexuality in South Korea: feminist experiences of intimate relationships with men (co-supervisor: A/Prof Andrew Jackson)
• Analysis of perceived structural and institutional barriers in accessing mental health services in South Korea (co-supervisor: A/Prof Lucien Brown)
• 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).