Hyeseon Noh

Welcome! I’m Hyeseon Noh (Hay-sun No), a Bridge Humanities Teaching Fellow at the University of South Carolina, a Managing Editor for Race and Justice: An International Journal, and a member of the Membership Committee for the ASC Division of International Criminology.

I study overlooked forms of victimization. My research asks: How are these forms of victimization produced and reproduced? How do emerging technologies reshape victimization and outpace the criminal justice system? And how can institutions and legal frameworks better recognize and protect these victims? I address these questions using quantitative and computational methods. Behind these questions lies an idea that understanding is where justice begins: when overlooked experiences become legible, victims find recognition and belonging, and society learns how to respond.

I earned my Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina in May 2026. My dissertation, “Developing and Validating Asian American General Strain Theory,” received the Helen Taylor Greene and Vernetta D. Young Graduate Fellowship (ASC Division on People of Color and Crime, 2023), the ADPCCJ Student Research Award (2024), and the ACJS Student Scholarship Mini-Grant Travel Award for People of Color and Women (2026).

Beyond my dissertation, my work appears in Journal of Criminal Justice, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Victims & Offenders, among other outlets. Learn more on my Research page.

Sharing this work with students and communities matters to me. In my course, Social Advocacy and Ethical Life, students grapple with one question throughout the semester: who gets heard? It is the same question that drives my research. Through it, students build a foundation for their own advocacy and for thinking carefully about evidence and civic responsibility (details on the Teaching page). Beyond the classroom, I have served as an Instructor at the Korean School of Columbia, SC, and as an Assistant Instructor for Kids of Asia (Save the Children, South Korea), helping students connect with their cultural heritage and building supportive communities around them (see About Me).