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Seonmi Jin

Seonmi Jin Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Leadership and Higher Education, School of Education

About Seonmi Jin

I am a proud first-generation scholar from South Korea. Faculty are the central agents of change in making higher education more equitable and socially just. My research interests include advancing the success of Women of Color through postsecondary STEM curricular reform, cultivating inclusive academic cultures, and organizational change through faculty development for educational justice. My research and work also involve critical investigations of higher education practices and policies in the international higher education landscape through a decolonial lens. I have also collaborated on numerous national and regional initiatives related to higher education's community engagement and the K–20 educational and workforce pipeline, transforming the way community engagement is assessed. Most recently, I have been working with the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), and the Center for Postsecondary Research to develop survey modules and research projects. Lastly, I strive to practice culturally relevant teaching in my class and learn from students.

Education

  • BA in Liberal Arts, Soka University of America
  • MA in Education, Yonsei University
  • Ph.D. (expected in 2026) in Higher Education, Indiana University Bloomington

Professional background

  • SIG Co-Chair Elect, Teaching Comparative Education, Comparative Education and International Society (CIES)
  • Founding Board Member, Korean Motherscholar Society
  • Co-Chair, Faculty Development Track, Assessment Institute
  • Champion, Allies for Equity Student Alliance, Center of Excellence for Women & Tech
  • Program Assistant, Common Ground Collective
  • Instructor, I Can Persist STEM
  • Data Analyst Fellow, American Democracy Project, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  • Faculty Development Researcher, Center for Teaching & Learning, Dongduk Women's University

Publications

Robinson., J., M., Seymour, R., Jin., S., & Whiteman, R. (2025). Using Ethnographic Methods to Center Student Experiences in Small Learning Groups for Belonging, DFW Reduction, and Student Success. Educational Science.

Kubow, P. K. & Jin, S. (2023). The Global imperative for higher education: Cultivating students' ontological relationships to multiscalar spaces through glonacal agency. Educational Science.

Jin, S., Longtin, K., & Palmer, M. (2023). Faculty development: Moving toward equity. In S. Hundley, & C. Keith (Eds.), Trends in assessment. Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education. 153-168. Routledge.

Borden, V. M. H., & Jin, S. (2022). An evidence-based framework for transforming higher education programs and processes. In B. Broucker, R. Pritchard, C. Milsom, & R. Krempkow (editors), Transformation fast and slow: Digitalisation, quality, and trust in higher education, 117-134. Brill.

Gong, H. J., & Jin, S. (2021). A panel analysis of the impact of financial aid on student engagement and achievement: Focusing on differential effects by characteristics of financial aid and institutional type. The Journal of Economics and Finance of Education. 23(4), 37-51.

Jin, S., Rhee, B., & Jeon, S. (2020). Does “women friendliness” matter in STEM education: Differential effects of high-impact practices on career aspiration of STEM college students by gender. Journal of Engineering Education Research, 23, 37-51.

Awards and Honors

  • Jun. 2025 Holmstedt Fellowship Fund, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Apr. 2025 Nominee for an Outstanding Mentor/Advocate Award, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Apr. 2025 Beechler Dissertation Fellowship, Indiana University Bloomington
  • May 2024 Finalist National Institute of Social Science Dissertation Grant, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Mar. 2024 Best Paper Award for Research on Teaching and Comparative and International Education Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
  • Sept. 2020 Excellence Research Awards, Graduate Student Research Competition, Korea Student Aid Foundation