Inkyu Kang is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia. Prior to his academic career, he served as an inspector in the National Police in South Korea for four years, which inspired his interest in various aspects of policing and public service.

His area of research lies at the intersection of bureaucratic politics, public management, and impact analysis, with a focus on bureaucratic accountability and responsiveness, citizen-state interactions, social equity, and policing. His methodological approaches are varied, including vignette and conjoint experiments, natural and quasi-experiments employing econometric models, observational studies with surveys and administrative data, and mixed-methods approach. 

Inkyu’s solo- and lead-authored publications have been featured in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM), Policy Studies Journal (PSJ), Governance, Public Administration (PA), and American Review of Public Administration (ARPA).