I want to help educators shift from traditional approaches in teaching, so they can help students develop agency. Before starting my graduate program, I worked as a Communications Director at Battelle for Kids (BFK) and as Program Manager at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Throughout my career, I’ve worked with policymakers, researchers, education leaders, and teachers to explore new approaches to teaching and learning that are student-driven and equitable across different student groups. I hope my research will inform both practitioners and policy.

My research interests intersect with the social-cognitive development and use of technology in educational settings. My current research examines the influence of collaborative small-group discussions on the development of interpersonal competencies, with a particular focus on social perspective-taking. I am also interested in how the Internet and technologies influence civic learning and social-emotional development. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, video editing, piano, and fitness dance.

I am a doctoral candidate (Presidential Fellow) in Educational Psychology program at the Ohio State University. I have worked as a teacher educator and a nationally certified English teacher after receiving my B.A. degree in English Language Education at Korea University. I am primarily interested in creating motivational environments. My work focuses on three key areas that are interrelated: (1) applying motivation theories across diverse classroom settings, (2) exploring how learning technologies can be

utilized to engage learners, and (3) enhancing teacher efficacy through effective teacher education and professional development. I like jogging and swimming and enjoy any kind of cultural activities

(e.g., watching movies, listening to music, traveling).​

I am a PhD candidate in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. Prior to OSU, I taught elementary and middle school students in Taiwan for eight years. While teaching, I also received a Masters degree in International Teaching from Framingham State University. ​

Currently I am studying civic science education with a particular focus on how narrative and discussion based curricula impact student learning. I enjoy going on hikes, walking in creeks, and cooking outside.​

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. My research focuses on how students develop the social, cognitive, and relational capacities to learn with and from others. I am particularly interested in how collaborative discourse can support students’ reasoning, agency, perspective taking, and meaningful participation, as well as how students learn to care for and sustain one another’s participation in learning communities. Through the Digital Civic Learning (DCL) project, I study how elementary students reason together about complex social and civic issues. I received my B.A. and M.A. degrees in Psychology from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. I enjoy exploring cafés, traveling, and discovering new places.​​

I am a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. I am broadly interested in teaching and learning processes. Specifically, my research focuses on how to utilize the power of talk to enhance teaching quality and learning processes building on dialogic teaching theories. Another line of my research centers on incorporating technology into teaching and learning considering the theories of John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky. I am working with Dr. Tzu-Jung Lin and Dr. Glassman, they are wonderful advisors!  Beyond academic work, I enjoy exploring new stuff.​​

I'm a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. Before joining the program, I was trained in social psychology, where I became interested in how individuals' beliefs and social contexts shape the ways they relate to and act with others. My current research interests center on motivation, agency, and engagement, particularly how young people connect what they learn in educational settings to issues and experiences beyond the classroom. I'm interested in understanding what motivates students to engage with social and community issues, develop a sense that they can individually and collectively make a difference, and translate their learning into meaningful participation in their communities. In my spare time, I love digging for new music, binge-watching movies, and finding good places to eat.

I'm a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. Before joining the program, my academic training was in education, and I worked as a researcher at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), where I developed experience in socio-emotional research and quantitative data analysis. My current research interests center on students’ motivation, self-regulation, and social relationships, particularly how these individual and social factors shape students’ learning and development. In my spare time, I love traveling and exploring new places—I’ve visited 14 countries so far!

I am a second-year master student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. My research interests include teacher cognition, teacher self- efficacy, and instructional decision- making. I am currently invovled in a Civic Science Education project and I am particularly interested in how teacher's beliefs and knowledge are translated into instructional practices in projected- based learing contexts. Additionally, I received my undergraduate training in Chinese Language and Literature and also completed coursework in education and teacher preparation.

I am a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University. My research focuses on student motivation and learning, with particular interests in expectancy-value beliefs, self-efficacy, cognitive engagement, and the ways social and learning environments shape students’ academic experiences. I am especially interested in understanding how these motivational and cognitive processes operate in college and STEM learning contexts.​

In addition to my research, I teach undergraduate course: Learning and Motivation Strategies, where I enjoy helping my students connect research on motivation and learning with their own academic experiences. More broadly, I am interested in research that can help us better understand not only why students engage and persist, but also how learning environments can better support their success.

I am a first-year doctoral student in Educational Psychology at The Ohio State University, under the primary mentorship of Dr. Tzu-Jung Lin. I graduated from The College of The Holy Cross in 2026 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology.​

I am broadly interested in researching the cognitive processes of learning, various factors that influence learning, and testing the effectiveness of different teaching methods and pedagogy. While I am deeply fascinated by a wide range of subtopics, I am currently interested in motivation, collaborative learning, and curiosity. Ultimately, I aspire to help more students become passionate about learning. Outside of research, I love to travel to new places, and run a lot (a VERY large amount).

I am a first year doctoral student in Education Psychology at The Ohio State University, working with the Dr. Tzu-Jung Lin. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Social & Political History. After completing my undergraduate studies, I taught third grade general education at a charter school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for four years. I am interested in researching how external factors of a student's life, such as parental presence, community upheaval, or peer conflict,  may impact their learning within the classroom.  Outside of research, I love to cook, listen to music, and connect with friends and family.