Her main interests and work revolve around gender, alternative development and peace. Jung Ok was a member of the ARENA Executive Board 1994 – 1997 and  she was the co-chair of ARENA council of fellows from 2007-2010. She is a professor of Sociology in Catholic University of Daegu in S.Korea..  Lee is also involved in regional and international networks including DMZ peace village and  Eco-peaceAsia. She was invited as visiting scholar atWasedaUniversityinJapan(1998) andHarvardUniversityinUnited States( 1991). She has organized various global forums on democracy, alternative development and Peace. Recently She has organized, Reimagination : Peace Agenda & politics of War Memory (2009), Seoul Democracy Forum ( 2009), and 2009 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy ( 2008). She has authored and edited Sevral books such as Gender Issues and the Changes in Family Relations, 1998, Sociology for Gender Equity, 1993.  People’sAlliancein the Age of Globalisation: Sustaining Ecology, Equity and Plurality for the ARENA publication, Women and Alternatives in the age of Globalization.