JHFC Spotlight: Jieun Cho, APSI Postdoctoral Associate

In this interview, we sit down with Jieun Cho to explore what led her to continue at Duke University, delve into her current work, and discuss the joy she has found in the scenery around Durham. Tune in for an engaging discussion that offers a glimpse into her accomplishments.
Jieun Cho earned her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, specializing in gender, environment, and disaster. Her research, titled 'Anxious Care: Radioactive Uncertainty and the Politics of Life in Post-Nuclear Japan,' investigates how middle-class families navigate the challenges of raising healthy children amidst the uncertainties of radiation risk in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. As a postdoctoral researcher, she seeks to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on social reproduction, toxic ecologies, and environmental futures from the perspective of post-Cold War East Asia.
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