Sooyoung Choi
- Ph.D. Student in Rural Sociology & Demography
- Email sqc6535@psu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods
- Climate Resilience in Agriculture
- Gender and Women's Empowerment
- Farmers with Disabilities
- International Development
Education
- MS, University of California, Davis, 2026
- BAgr & BA, Kyungpook National University, 2022
Sooyoung Choi is a PhD student in Rural Sociology and Demography at Penn State. Rooted in the belief that structural equity is foundational to sustainable agriculture and food security, her research focuses on marginalized rural populations in the Global South. Specifically, she studies how the empowerment and resilience of smallholder women farmers intersect with broader socio-environmental challenges, including the climate crisis and conflict.
