Prof. Dr. Wonsop Shin began his studies in forestry in 1978, when he entered Chungbuk National University. After graduating from college, he continued his studies in Canada. He earned a master’s degree at Brunswick University and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, majoring in social forestry (forest recreation). He is a professor of social forestry at Chungbuk National University and serves as Vice President of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM). He is interested in the study of the psychological and physiological effects of the forest environment on humans.