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I am a PhD student in Education Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. My research focuses on the inequity that students face in American public schools: (1) the causes and consequences of racial/ethnic disproportionality in school discipline; (2) socioeconomic disparities among Asian students; and (3) teachers' stereotypes and systematic barriers faced by racially and ethnically marginalized students. I use quantitative and qualitative methods, including descriptive and causal inference modeling, document analysis, and literature review with a qualitative lens.
In South Korea, I coordinated two national projects for career education at the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET): building school-community partnerships to enhance local-level career education and implementing university career exploration programs for students from rural and underserved areas. With teaching experiences ranging from elementary to undergraduate, I enjoy engaging with students and facilitating their growth both academically and personally. I am open to collaboration; discussions with educators and researchers about improving our school community are my favorites.
In South Korea, I coordinated two national projects for career education at the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET): building school-community partnerships to enhance local-level career education and implementing university career exploration programs for students from rural and underserved areas. With teaching experiences ranging from elementary to undergraduate, I enjoy engaging with students and facilitating their growth both academically and personally. I am open to collaboration; discussions with educators and researchers about improving our school community are my favorites.
- School Discipline
- Socioeconomic Inequality
- Asian Students
- Descriptive/Causal inference analysis
News
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Research
Oct 2024 Excited to share a new published paper with Dr. An, Ms. Oh, and Ms. Lee: "How can young adults be civically engaged? The role of academic achievement standards in enhancing civic and social engagement in the case of South Korea"
Jun 2024 Launched a new project to further develop the systematic literature review on Asian students from low SES backgrounds, co-authring with Ariel Chung and Yue Xin
Apr 2024 Presented at AERA 2024, "High School Experiences of Low-Income Asian-Origin Students in the U.S.: A Systematic Literature Review"
Nov 2023 Presented at APPAM 2023, "Who Succeeds Against the Odds?: Unpacking High-Achieving Middle School Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds", co-authoring with Joyce C. Koo
Aug 2022 Excited to join a research project to understand and reduce racial/ethnic disproportionalities in school discipline by targeting educators' use of office discipline referrals (PI: Dr. Jing Liu & Dr. Emily Penner)
Jun 2024 Launched a new project to further develop the systematic literature review on Asian students from low SES backgrounds, co-authring with Ariel Chung and Yue Xin
Apr 2024 Presented at AERA 2024, "High School Experiences of Low-Income Asian-Origin Students in the U.S.: A Systematic Literature Review"
Nov 2023 Presented at APPAM 2023, "Who Succeeds Against the Odds?: Unpacking High-Achieving Middle School Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds", co-authoring with Joyce C. Koo
Aug 2022 Excited to join a research project to understand and reduce racial/ethnic disproportionalities in school discipline by targeting educators' use of office discipline referrals (PI: Dr. Jing Liu & Dr. Emily Penner)
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Connecting to Community
Sep 2024 - Teaching weekly lessons to 6th-grade Korean immigrant/Korean American youth at Sunday School, St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church, with a focus on catholic education
Jul - Aug 2024 I rejoined PROMISE Program for Asian kids with autism for data collection and behavior support (PI: Dr. Veronica Kang). This six-weeks session, organized by ACCEL and CCACC, aims to promote social-emotional engagement for culturally and linguistically diverse children with developmental disabilities
Sep 2024 - Teaching weekly lessons to 6th-grade Korean immigrant/Korean American youth at Sunday School, St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church, with a focus on catholic education
Jul - Aug 2024 I rejoined PROMISE Program for Asian kids with autism for data collection and behavior support (PI: Dr. Veronica Kang). This six-weeks session, organized by ACCEL and CCACC, aims to promote social-emotional engagement for culturally and linguistically diverse children with developmental disabilities
- ACCEL (Autism, Family, Culture, and Communication Education Lab)
- CCACC (Chinese Culture and Community Service Center)
- PROMISE (Promoting Meaningful Interaction and Social Engagement for Young Children and Youth)
Jun - Jul 2023 First time worked in Community-based Social Skills Program for Asian kids with autism, organized by ACCEL and CCACC, for data collection and behavior support (PI: Dr. Veronica Kang)
Contact
Youngsun Lee
Education Researcher
ylee1245 [at] umd [dot] edu
Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL)
University of Maryland