Suzy Lee

Suzy Lee is an Assistant Professor and Director of the MS in Human Rights program at Binghamton University's CCPA Human Development department. She holds affiliations with the Center for Korean Studies. Her research focuses on international labor migration, neoliberal migration policies, and migrant rights protection, particularly examining contract migration programs in the Philippines and South Korea. She also explores neoliberal economic policy impacts on migration regimes, immigration and human trafficking linkages, and political identity formation in U.S. deindustrialized/rural regions.

• Education: BA from Columbia University; JD from Harvard Law School; MA and PhD from New York University

Her research interests span migration policy frameworks, labor law reforms, transnational economic dynamics, and human rights advocacy. She teaches undergraduate/graduate courses on political economy, human rights, and international migration, integrating policy analysis with sociological perspectives. Lee's work bridges legal scholarship with sociological methodologies to address contemporary global migration challenges.

As program director for the MS in Human Rights, she leads initiatives empowering students to engage community-based human rights advocacy. Her interdisciplinary approach connects migration studies with broader economic development and political transformation themes.