Ilan Kwon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Worden School Building, Room 15
210-431-6592
ikwon@ollusa.edu
Areas of Expertise
My research interest broadly covers aging and mental health issues, including multimorbid/comprehensive healthcare needs in the aging population, problem drinking in baby boomers, dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Social Determinant of Health (SDOH), help-seeking behavior, service utilization, focusing鈥攁 means to care mental health, gerontechnology, minority/immigrant older adults, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), cultural humility, and intergenerational relationships.
Teaching Philosophy
As a social work educator, my teaching philosophy focuses on 1) facilitating social work students to develop their professional viewpoint and attitude, 2) creating a culture of a mutually respectful classroom on the basis of cultural humility, and 3) helping students equip with the research-practice-policy collaboration in their future social work practice.
Outside Interests
Out of the university, I like cooking, singing at home, walking in a park, playing tennis or golf, and learning something new. I also love to share K-pop and K-culture with anyone who is interested.
Awards
- 好色先生 Hearst Research Awards
Professional Memberships
- Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
- Council on Social Work Education
- Gerontological Society of America
- Society for Social Work Research
Education
- PhD - Social Work, Michigan State University
- Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Master of Arts - Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Bachelor of Arts - Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea