09. 2016. ~ Present
Professor, Economic Geography Department of Geography Education, Seoul National University, Korea
03. 2020. ~ 02. 2021.
Chairperson(served four years prior on committee), International Cooperation and Globalization Committee, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
01. 2018. ~ Present
Board Member, The Korean Association for Multicultural Education
01. 2017. ~ 12. 2018.
Board Member, The Korean Geographical Society
03. 2011. ~ 08. 2016.
Associate Professor, Economic Geography Department of Geography Education, Seoul National University, Korea
03. 2009. ~ 02. 2011.
Assistant Professor, Economic Geography Department of Geography Education, Seoul National University, Korea
01. 2011. ~ 12. 2012.
International Board Member, The Korean Geographical Society
03. 2007. ~ 02. 2009.
Assistant Professor, Economic Globalization College of Business Administration, Ewha Womans University, Korea
09. 2003. ~ 02. 2007.
Visiting Assistant Professor, College of the Humanities, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
09. 2000. ~ 03. 2008.
Instructor/Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
Shin, J.C., Gress, D.R., Ree, B-S., Byung, S-R., Byun, K-Y., Ko, J-W., and Lim, H-J., 2024-forthcoming
International Faculty Members’ Intention to Leave South Korean Universities: Does Cultural Adjustment Matter? Higher Education Forum.
Karunarathna, A., and Gress, D.R., 2023
Building rural community resilience: The case of gem extraction in flood-affected areas of Sri Lanka. The Extractive Industries and Society (16), 101365: 1-9.
Gress, D. R., & Kalafsky, R. V., 2022
Staffing Considerations and International Trade Fairs for Korean SME Exporters and Innovators. Asian Journal of Business Research, 12(1), 21-38.
Gress, D.R., 2022
Interstices: Workplace Satisfaction, Inclusion, and the Cultural Adjustment of Expatriate Academics at South Korean Universities Nationwide. Research in Comparative and International Education, 17(4), 583-601.
Karunarathna, A., and Gress, D.R., 2022
The role of organizational networks in ameliorating flood disaster impacts: A case study of flood inundated rural and urban areas in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 102819.
Gress, D.R, Kalafsky, R.V., and Bagchi-Sen, S., 2021
A Multi-Level Analysis of Innovative Korean SME Activity and Related Innovation Ecosystem. Asia Review, 11(3), 15-56.
Gress, D., and Shin, J.C., 2020
Diversity, Work Environment, and Governance Participation: A study of expatriate faculty perceptions at a Korean university. Journal of Institutional Research – South East Asia, 18(1), 1-20.
Gress, D., and Kakafsky, R., 2020
Relational Economic Geography and Firm Level Export Activities at Trade Fairs: Insights from a study of South Korean advanced machine tool manufacturers. Pennsylvania Geographer, 58.
Song, E.Y., Gress, D., and Andriesse, E.H.S., 2020
Global Production Networks and (Distributional) Regional Development: The Cinnamon Industry in Karandeniya and Matale, Sri Lanka. Journal of South Asian Development, 15(2), 209-237.
Gress, D., and Shin, J.C., 2020
Perceptual differences between expatriate faculty and senior managers regarding acculturation at a Korean university. The Social Science Journal, 1-15.
Gress, D., 2019
Examining Korea’s international science and business belt project through an evolutionary economic geography lens. GeoJournal, 85(5), 1241-1255.
Gress, D., 2019
Research Collaboration, Workplace-Related Satisfaction, and Faculty Socialization: Insights from a Korean case university study. The SNU Journal of Education Research, 28(2), 45-62.
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D., 2019
Minimizing distance: international trade fairs and SME targeting of specific export markets. GeoJournal, 85(4), 1025-1037.
Shin, J-C., and Gress, D., 2018
Expatriate academics and managing diversity: A Korean host university’s perspective. Asia Pacific Education Review, 19(2), 297-306.
Oh, K-M, and Gress, D., 2017
Extra‐Firm Networks and Firm Performance: A Study of South Korean Solar PV Firms and Industry Specific Government Actors. Growth and Change, 48(4), 991-1011.
Gress, D. and Shin, J-Y., 2017
Potential for knowledge in action? An analysis of Korean green energy related K3–12 curriculum and texts. Environmental Education Research, 23(6), 874-885.
Gress, D., and Tschapka, J., 2017
Bridging geography and education for sustainable development: A Korean example. Journal of Geography, 116(1), 34-43.
Gress, D., 2016
A review of Handbook of Manufacturing Industries in the World Economy Edited by John R. Bryson, Jennifer Clark, and Vida Vanchan.
Gress, D., 2015
Knowledge bases, regional innovation systems, and Korea’s solar PV industry. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 33(6), 1432-1449.
Gress, D., and Kalafsky, R., 2015
Geographies of production in 3D: Theoretical and research implications stemming from additive manufacturing. Geoforum, 60, 43-52.
Gress, D., 2015
Enrolling in global networks and contingencies for China’s solar PV industry. Asia Pacific Business Review, 21(1), 113-129.
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D., 2014
Getting there: Trade fair participation and its importance for Korean machinery exporters. The Professional Geographer, 66(4), 621-630.
Gress, D., and Paek, J-Y., 2014
Differential Spaces in K orean Places? Feminist Geography and Female Managers in S outh K orea. Gender, Work & Organization, 21(2), 165-186.
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D., 2014
Go big or stay home? Korean machinery firms, trade fair dynamics and export performance. Asia Pacific Business Review, 20(1), 136-152.
Kalafsky, R. and Gress, D., 2013
Trade Fairs as an Export Marketing and Research Strategy: Results from a Study of K orean Advanced Machinery Firms. Geographical Research, 51(3), 304-317.
Gress, D., 2011
Cluster considerations and Korean subsidiaries in the US. GeoJournal, 76(6), 661-673.
Gress, D., 2011
Cooperative research in international studies: Insights from economic geography. The Social Science Journal, 48(1), 94-111.
Gress, D., and Ilon, L., 2009
Successful integration of foreign faculty into Korean universities: A proposed framework. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 6(2).
Gress, D., and Poon, J., 2008
Extra‐Firm Networks And Korean Investment In The United States. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 99(3), 269-280.
Gress, D., and Bagchi-Sen, S., 2007
Making a niche: North American voice actors and Korean labor intermediaries in Seoul, Korea. International journal of urban and regional research, 31(3), 561-578.
Gress, D., and Poon, J., 2007
Firm networks and Korean subsidiaries in the United States. Growth and Change, 38(3), 396-418.
Other – Reports and Publications
Ilon, L., Kim, S., Lagerwall, J., Gress, D. R., Yoo, J., Kurtz, A., Altmann, J., Wright, D., Adams, J., Scalia, G., Niederhafner, S., 2012
International Professors at Seoul National University: Issues and Context. Report submitted to the Dean of Research Affairs by the Office of the International Faculty Liaison, Seoul National University.
Ilon, L., Altmann, J., Gress, D. R., Kim, S., Lagerwall, J., Scalia, G., Wright, D., Kim, J., 2013
Proposed Policies and Procedures for International Faculty. Report submitted to the Dean of Research Affairs by the Office of the International Faculty Liaison, Seoul National University
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D.R., 2022
Going Global in One Location: Exploring SME Manufacturer Internationalization Motives at a Trade Fair. Chapter 7 in Research Agenda for Manufacturing Industries in the Global Economy. J.R. Bryson, C. Billing, W. Graves, and G. Yeung (Eds). London: Edward Elgar. pp. 135-155.
Gress, D., 2016
Enrolling in Global Networks and Contingencies for China’s Solar PV Industry. Chapter 8 in Managing China’s Energy Sector: Between the Market and the State. H. Lai and M. Warner (Eds). Oxford: Routledge. pp. 123-139.
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D.R., 2015
How and Where Tigers Roam: The Role of Korean Trade Fairs in Supporting Firms’ Export Activities. Chapter 14 in Temporary Knowledge Ecologies: The Rise and Development of Trade Faris in the Asia-Pacific Region. H. Bathelt and G. Zeng (Eds). Northampton: Edward Elgar.
Kalafsky, R.V. and Gress, D.R., 2014
Go Big or Stay Home? Korean Machinery Firms, Trade Fair Dynamics and Export Performance. Chapter 8 in Management in South Korea Revisited. C. Rowley and M. Warner (Eds). Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge.
Preparation
for Submission
Paek, J-Y., and Gress, D.R. Female Labor in Korea: A systems-based glass career model (in progress)
Kang, M-G., and Gress, D.R. Green Evolution and Industrial Symbiosis: An analysis of petro- chemical firms in South Korea’s Ulsan-Mipo National Industrial Complex (UMNIC) (in progress).
Presentations and
Invited Talks
May 10, 2007
Invited speaker, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPI) “Korean Subsidiaries in US Clusters.” Seoul, Korea
June 1, 2007
“North American Voice Actors and Korean Intermediaries in Seoul Korea.” Korean Geographical Society National Conference, Jeonju, Korea
June 28, 2007
“Firm Networks and Korean Subsidiaries in the United States.” Second Global Conference on Economic Geography, Beijing, China
February 13, 2008
“More than Content: Teaching in English in Korea.”1st Workshop: Global Teacher Education Program, Ewha Womans University, Department of Education
February 28, 2008
Invited Panel Discussant, Korea University, Department of Public Administration, Conference on Regional Competitiveness in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Comparative Policy Perspectives, Seoul
March 31, 2008
“Networks and Embeddedness: Considerations for Research in Economic Geography.” Ewha Womans University, Department of Education Colloquium (Geography Education)
December 14, 2008
“The Case for Political Embeddedness in Economic Geography.” 5th Annual Conference on East Asian Alternative Geographies, Seoul National University
May 20, 2009
“Geography and China’s Solar Industry: Background and Research Considerations.” Korean Geographical Society, National Conference, Daegu, Korea
October 8, 2009
“Cooperation in International Studies: Economics, Culture, Politics, and Geography.” Inaugural paper presented at the Official Launch of the Korea International Studies Association, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
April 15, 2010
“Sunny Side Up: Research considerations and findings from a pilot study of China’s solar industry.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
August 16, 2010
Invited lecturer, KyoungGi University, College of Education “Culture, Multiculturalism, and Korea: The Perspective of a Long-term Non-Korean Resident.” (lectured in Korean)
September 15, 2010
Invited colloquium speaker, Seoul National University “Korean Female Managers and Feminist Geography: Research Questions and Preliminary Quantitative Results.”
April 15, 2011
“Differential Spaces in Korean Places? Feminist Geography and Female Managers in South Korea.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington
June 30, 2011
“Research Considerations and Preliminary Results from a Firm-Level Study of Korea’s Solar Industry.” Third Global Conference on Economic Geography, Seoul, Korea
October 5, 2011
Invited Panel Discussant, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPI) “Science and the City – Comparative Perspectives on Science and Technology Parks.” Seoul, Korea
December 5, 2011
“Knowledge Bases, Innovation, and the Geography of Korea’s Solar PV Industry.” Economic Geography Society of Korea, Bi-Annual Conference
June 3, 2012
“Trade Fairs as an Export Marketing and Research Strategy for Advanced Machinery Firms.” Economic Geography Society of Korea, Annual Conference, Jeju Island, Korea
June 3, 2012
“Extra-firm Actors and Firm Performance in Korea’s Solar PV Industry.” Economic Geography Society of Korea (with Kyumin Oh), Annual Conference, Jeju Island, Korea
November 30, 2012
Invited speaker, Presentation to contingency from the Singapore Institute of Management, “Gender and Korean Firms.” Seoul National University
March 13, 2013
Invited speaker, Presentation to advisory committee to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology “Integrating International Faculty into Korean Universities: Recruitment, Support & Retention Issues.” Seoul, Korea
April 23, 2013
“The export performance of Korean machine tool firms and their use of trade fairs.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2013
“Economic Geography in 3D: Theoretical Implications Stemming from Additive Manufacturing.” Seoul National University-National Taiwan University Joint Conference and MOU Signing Ceremony, Seoul, Korea
April 8, 2014
“Economic Geography in 3D: Theoretical Implications from Additive Manufacturing.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida
October 8, 2014
Invited speaker, senior investor contingency from Skagen Funds (organized by Samsung Finance, London) “Korean economic policy and possible impacts.” Seoul, Korea
April 16, 2015
“Korea’s ISBB Project: Bridging culture on new paths to innovation.” Mobility and Multiculturalism in Global City: 2015 International Conference organized by the Korean Urban Geographical Society, Ewha Womans University
April 25, 2015
“Understanding and facilitating sustainability transitions in Korea: A place for competency based sustainability education in the university classroom.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2015
“Engaged Pluralism and Asking the Right Questions: Examining Korea’s International Science and Business Belt Project from an Associational and (Co) Evolutionary Economic Geography Perspective.” Korean Geographical Society National Conference, Seoul, Korea
May 3, 2016
“EA Resiliency Agenda: Korea’s International Science and business Belt Project from an Evolutionary Economic Geography Perspective.” Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
November 3, 2016
Invited panel discussant, The 1st International Forum on Professional Development for Teachers, Seoul National University. Seoul National University
January 2, 2017
Invited speaker “Potential for Knowledge in Action? An analysis of Korean green energy related K3-12 curriculum and texts.” International academic seminar for graduate school students majoring in social studies education, Busan National University of Education, Institute of Regional Education
May 12, 2017
Invited panel discussant, The 2nd International Forum on Professional Development for Teachers, Seoul National University. Seoul National University
November 18, 2017
Inclusion or Marginalization? The Geography of Expatriate Academics in Higher Education.” Korean Geography Association, Annual Conference, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
November 28, 2017
“Potential for Knowledge in Action? An analysis of Korean green energy related K3 12 curriculum and texts.” South East Asia Geography Association (SEAGA) Annual Conference, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
April 10-14, 2018
“Researching Expatriate Academics in Higher Education: A geographic framework and insights from a study of a Korean university” American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
October 20, 2019
“Power and Firm-Level Export Activities at Trade Fairs: Insights from a study of Korean advanced machine tool manufacturers” 14th Japan-Korea-China Joint Conference on Geography, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
October 21, 2021
“Covid-19 and the Importance of Interstices: Workplace satisfaction, inclusion, and the cultural adjustment of expatriate academics at South Korean universities nationwide” The 21st International Conference on Education Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
March 12, 2021
Invited speaker “A Multi-Level Analysis of Innovative Korean SME Activity.” Seoul National University, Asia Center, International Academic Series – ‘Asian Futures’
January 25, 2021
Invited speaker “A Multi-Level Analysis of Innovative Korean SME Activity.” Columbo University, Sri Lanka, Department of Geography
November 24, 2021
Invited speaker, “Interstices: Workplace satisfaction, inclusion, and the cultural adjustment of expatriate academics at South Korean universities nationwide.” Institute of Educational Research, Yonsei University
