Rate My Professor Ellen Cho

Hyein Ellen Cho is a lecturer in Intercultural Studies in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University, where she teaches in Global Studies and Korean Studies. Her primary research expertise encompasses gender-based violence, migration, East Asian diaspora, family violence, gender and diversity, and qualitative research, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals on gender equality, reduced inequalities, and peace, justice, and strong institutions. As a lead researcher at the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre since 2023, she is also affiliated with the Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (2019–present), Borders, Migration and Gendered Violence Research Hub at the University of Melbourne (2024–present), and Institute for Gender Research at Seoul National University (2025–present). Cho has led eight externally funded projects on gender-based violence across state, national, and international contexts, securing approximately AUD 300,000 in competitive grants from funders including the Victorian state government, Australian National University, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Academy of Korean Studies. She supervises PhD candidates on topics such as domestic and family violence support for women with refugee backgrounds, technology-facilitated coercive control in South Korea, and queer identities in the South Korean military.

Cho's publications feature in journals including Journal of Gender-Based Violence, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Gender Studies, and Journal of Specialised Translation. Selected works include "Filling the gaps: grassroots prevention of domestic and family violence within the Korean-Australian community" (Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2025), "Intersectionality in policy: feminist breakthrough?" (Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2025), "Editorial" (Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2025), and "Returning from study abroad in a nontraditional destination: spatial stigmatisation and the crises of capital conversion" (Population, Space and Place, 2026). She co-guest edited special issues for Journal of Gender-Based Violence (2025) and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (forthcoming 2026). Currently, she is completing a monograph titled “Gender, migration and family violence in Australia: The transnational experiences of Korean diasporic women”. Her impact is evidenced by awards such as the Australian Sociological Association Impact and Engagement Award (2022), Faculty of Arts Dean’s Commendation for Early-Career Researcher of the Year (2024), Higher Education Academy Fellowship (2024), and Special Commendation for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher (2024). Cho completed visiting fellowships at Ewha Womans University (2024) and Keio University (2025), served on the executive committee of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia (2022–2025), sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Korean Immigration Policy and Administration (2025–present), and was a member of the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (2024–2025).