HyeJin Tina Yeo

HyeJin Tina Yeo previously served in secondary and postsecondary settings in Korea and the United States as a teacher, an instructional specialist for online learning, and a faculty/director of English curriculum and instruction more than 13 years. Ms. Yeo strives to assist students and teachers with developing greater self-efficacy, self-motivation, and empathy to promote a socio-culturally responsive teaching and learning environment. She plans to complete her Ph.D. in higher education, teach at the university level, and contribute to improve education quality for all students. Her research interests lie in diversity and equity, college access and transition, achievement gaps, teacher/faculty education, social mobility and stratification, and racial microaggressions.

Education

• Ph.D. Student, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with a specialization in Higher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.S., Educational Methodology, Policy and Leadership, University of Oregon
• M.A., Applied Linguistics, University of Oregon
• B.A., International Commerce with a minor in American Studies, Keimyung University, Korea
• Teaching Cert., Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Teaching Cert., Teachers of Korean to Speakers of Other Languages

Projects

• Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges STEM Pipelines

Research Areas

• Equity in Education; College Access and Transition
• Critical Race Theory; Racial Microagressions; Racial Formation
• Social Stratification; Social Mobility
• Educational Outcomes and Career Attainment
• Teacher/Faculty Education and Professional Development; Teacher Self-Efficacy; Culturally Responsive Teaching

Professional Associations

• American Education Research Association - Division J
• Association for the Study of Higher Education
• Koren American Educational Research Association