• Evidence-based literacy interventions to support students with learning difficulties/disabilities
• Teacher preparation and professional development in literacy education
• Language and literacy development of culturally and linguistically diverse students
• Research synthesis and advanced quantitative methods
Refereed Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
* Award:
- Meta-Analysis Student Research Award, Council of Exceptional Children Division for Research
- Robert Gaylord-Ross Award, Department of Special Education, Vanderbilt University
* Media Coverage
- Tech & Learning. (2025, May). Cross-age tutoring: Student tutors teach others and themselves. https://www.techlearning.com/news/cross-age-tutoring-student-tutors-teach-others-and-themselves
- Two Pint PLC. (2025, September 17). Peer tutoring & collaborative creativity (No. 103) [Audio podcast]. https://twopintplc.com/podcast-episode/103-peer-tutoring-collaborative-creativity/
Published Curriculum and Training Manuals
Under Review
Manuscripts in Preparation (ordered by submission timeline)
Refereed Presentations
Invited Presentations
Invited Workshop
2025-present
President of Korean Researchers in Special Education
2024-present
Student Representative of The Korean-American Educational Researchers Association
2024-present
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Justice (DEIAJ) Committee Member of Division of Communication, Language, and d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Council for Exceptional Children
2024-2025
Public Relation Chair of Vanderbilt Korean Graduate Students & Scholars Association, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2024-2025
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Chair of SPED Graduate Students Association, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2022-2024
Committee Member of SPED Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2016
President of Tong Study, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2014-2015
President of Eureka Study Group, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2014-2015
Committee Member of Student Council General Affairs Department, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
2010-2013
Vice President of English Tutors for Hopes and Dreams, Seoul, Korea
Reviewer2025
Jornal Review: Behaviral Sciences
2025
Journal Review: Audiology Research
2025
Journal Review: Media Asia
2025
Conference Proposal Reviewer: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
2024-2025
Conference Proposal Reviewer: The Korean-American Educational Researchers Association Annual Conference
2024
Conference Proposal Reviewer: Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
Professional Affiliations