Research Discipline/Bio
Jooyoung is a doctoral student in Science Education at Teachers College and a lecturer at John Jay College, teaching Environmental Science focused on sustainability and environmental justice. Her research centers on Climate and Environmental Science Education, STEM Education, and underrepresented groups, including low-income populations and Asian Americans. Her master’s dissertation explored students' abductive reasoning in the context of traditional Korean palace.
Jooyoung's experience spans leading science programs for low-income students funded by the Samsung Dream Foundation, teaching at the Manhattan Korean School, and working at John Jay College, a Minority-Serving Institution. She is involved in developing new programs at Columbia’s Climate School and supports research as a Senior Research Assistant at TC’s AERI. She is also a member of the Center for Sustainable Futures and co-president of the TC Korean Graduate Student Association. Also, she's an avid birdwatcher 🐦.
Educational Background
M.A., Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea, 2020.
B.S., Earth Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea, 2018.
Honors/Awards
Arthur Zankel Fellowship, Teachers College, 2023-2024; Research Writing and Ethics Internship, Institutional Review Board, Teachers College, 2023; Research Assistant Scholarship, Ewha Womans University 2018-2020; Student Assistant Scholarship, Ewha Womans University, 2018-2020; Undergraduate Scholarship, Ewha Womans University 2016-2018; Undergraduate Internship, Division of Polar Paeoenvironment, Korea Polar Research Institute, 2016
Publications/Exhibitions
Jooyoung J. Diana B., (2024). Understanding Artificial Intelligence with the IRB: Ethical Considerations and Advice for Responsible Research in the AI Era. Institutional Review Board, https://www.tc.columbia.edu/institutional-review-board/irb-blog/2024/understanding-artificial-intelligence-with-the-irb-ethics-and-advice/
Jooyoung J. , Donghee S. (2022). Students' Abductive Reasoning according to Scientific and Historical Knowledge. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 10(5), 356 - 367.
Last Updated: Oct 2, 2024