My research centers on status attainment, such as education, work, and family, and its associations to health and well-being over the life course, concerning people in the US as well as those in Korea. I recently published an edited volume, Korean Families Yesterday and Today (2020, University of Michigan Press), and my other work has appeared in a number of journals, including Society and Mental Health, Sociological Perspectives, Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychology Sciences and Social Sciences, and Medical Care. My current research includes projects looking at: (1) family structures and well-being of young generations; (2) multifaceted aspects of education in contemporary Korea; and (3) current issues and implications of multicultural families in Korea.