Jooyoung Jeon

Ph.D. Student, Science Education

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 🐦.

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