Dr. Lee Mi-kyung, a graduate of the Graduate School's Department of Sociology at JBNU, has been appointed the new director of the Women's Policy Research Institute at the Jeonbuk Women and Family Foundation. The JBNU Department of Sociology praised the significance of an alumna who has connected local community practice and academia taking on the lead role in women's and family policy research in the Jeonbuk region and extended its congratulations.

Since 2005, Director Lee has taught courses such as "Gender and Society" and "Marriage and Family" in the Department of Sociology at JBNU, and has continued education and research on gender equality, changes in family structure, and gender relations. In addition to academic research, she has actively engaged in grassroots community practice. She served as a steering committee member (2017–2020) and co-chair (2021–2022) of the National Village-Making Network, working to strengthen grassroots autonomy and revitalize local communities. She also served as Director of Policy at the Regional Vitality Center - Jeollabuk-do Rural and Fishing Communities Comprehensive Support Center (2019–2020), where she addressed rural and fishing community issues and led policy activities connecting field practice and administration.

JBNU's Department of Sociology said, "Director Lee is an expert who has long provided gender education in the university classroom and has built practical experience in grassroots community settings," and "based on this rich field experience and teaching background, we expect her to make significant contributions to gender equality, demographic and family changes, and the establishment of local care communities in the Jeonbuk region."