Jung Han

Visiting Assistant Professor

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West Lafayette

Jung Han, Ph.D. is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at the �鶹��ƷInstitute, �鶹��Ʒ. Her work focuses on the educational and societal dimensions of technological innovation, with particular attention to how advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, reshape educational practice, human agency, and policy decision making.

Dr. Han earned her Ph.D. in Technology from �鶹��Ʒ, specializing in STEM Education Leadership. Her doctoral research examined the impact of integrated STEM education on learners' engineering design thinking and the development of 21st century competencies, including critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. Her scholarship bridges technology studies, education, and research methodology, emphasizing human judgment, human centered technology design, and ethical reasoning in increasingly automated systems.

At �鶹��Ʒ, Dr. Han teaches core doctoral level research courses for the D-TECH online Ph.D. program, including Research Design and Methods in Technology I and II, Qualitative Research in Tech, and Quantitative Research in tech. She works closely with doctoral students, many of whom are industry leaders and executives, to develop rigorous scholarly research skills and to understand technology not merely as a tool, but as a social and ethical environment that shapes human behavior, organizational decision making, and values. Through her teaching and research, she actively engages with professionals navigating the psychological and institutional challenges of artificial intelligence driven workplaces.

Dr. Han has been deeply involved in advancing educational equity and public value. Since 2017, she has served as a core researcher and leadership team member on TRAILS (Teachers and Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM), a long term project funded by the United States National Science Foundation. Through this work, she has supported STEM educators' professional development through Communities of Practice, fostering collaboration among educators, researchers, and industry experts.

Her teaching portfolio also includes foundational courses that critically examine the relationship between technology and humanity, including Philosophy of Technology. Drawing on her interdisciplinary training and extensive research experience, Dr. Han's work advances integrated STEM education leadership and equips individuals, educators, and organizations with the conceptual frameworks needed to engage responsibly with technologically advanced systems, including artificial intelligence, while maintaining human agency, ethical responsibility, and professional identity.

Education History

�鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN, Ph.D.
�鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN, M.S.
YONSEI University, Seoul, South Korea, B.S.

Honors and Awards

2021 Donald Maly Spirit of Excellence Outstanding Graduate Student Citation, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)

2016 Harbridge Scholarship for 2016 – 2017, �鶹��Ʒ

Publications and Presentations

Han, J., Knowles, J. G., & Kelley, T. (2026, accepted, in press). Empowering STEM Teaching Through Community of Practice: Impacts on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Student Outcomes in Place-Based Education. Research in Science & Technological Education.

Knowles, J. G., Han, J., & Kelley, T. (under review). Impacts of Professional Development on Teaching Self-Efficacy and Community of Practice in Place-Based Integrated STEM Education. Teaching and Teacher Education.

Kelley, T. Han, J., & Knowles, J. G., & Kelley, T. (Minor revision). Assessing Students' Place Attachment for Place-Based STEM Education. Discover Education.

Wu, Y. C., Strieter, I. M., & Han, J. (corresponding) (2026). Exploring the role of home language and socioeconomic factors in math achievement: a multilevel analysis from the 2022 PISA US data. Language and Education, 1-24.

Han, J., & Park, H. K. (2026) Identity and Ownership as Predictors of STEM Career Interest. Indiana STEM Education Conference. 5.

Park, W., Lim, Y., Han, J., Cho, H., Kwon, S., & Kim, J. (2025, June). Development of SMART Farm Kit for Experiencing STEM Integrated Education in Biotechnology and Agriculture. In 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.

Sung, E. S., Han, J., Kelley, T.R., & Knowles, J. G. (2025). Rural high school students' attitudes in Integrated STEM Education: A Multilevel Modeling Analysis on Gender and Location. Journal of Technology Education.

Choi, Y., Lee., S., (corresponding), Han, J. (corresponding), Lee, D., Lim, Y, & Sung, E. S. (2025) The Effect of Design Thinking-Based Team Problem Solving for Pre-Service Teacher's Creative Confidence and Teaching Efficacy.Korean Technology Education.

Choi, Y., Lee, D., Lee., S., & Lim, Y, Sung, E. S., & Han, J. (2025). 디자인 싱킹 기반 팀 문제해결 교육 프로그램(DTbTPS) 적용과정에서 예비교사의 활동양상 분석. Korean Association of Practical Arts Education.

Choi, Y., Sung, E. S., Han, J., Lee., S., Lee, D., & Lim, Y (2025). The Development and Validation of a Measure of Creative Confidence. International Journal of Technology and Design Education.

Park, H. K., Han, J., & Lim, Y. (2025). Boosting Computational Thinking in Integrated STEM Education with CAD. Indiana STEM Education.

Renkert, S., Han, J. (Corresponding), Briller, S. Hammoud, A., & Kelley, T. (2024) Engaging ethnography in the human-centered technology design classroom.Design and Technology Education: An International Journal. . Acesso em: 4 feb. 2025.

Han, J., Cho, H., Lee, S., Chang, A., Park, H., & Lim, Y. (2024). Early Learning, Tutoring, and STEM Motivation: Impact on Korean Students' Math Achievement. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology. 20(6), em2460.

Han, J., Kelley, T.R., & Lim, Y. (2024). A Historical Technology Education Journey Leads to STEM Pathways. The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology. 94 (1), 65-81.

Lim, Y, Han, J., Kelley, T.R. (2024).학점제 기반 한·미 고교 기술공학 교육 사례 비교 (Comparison of Cases of Technological and Engineering Education in Korean and American High Schools Based on Credit System). 대한공업교육학회지 (Korean Institute of Industrial Educations Journal. 49 (2), 1-27.

Han, J. & Kelley, T.R. (2024). 21세기 인재양성을 위한 STEM 융합교육(Integrated STEM Education to Cultivate 21st Century Competency). INGENIUM (Korean Society for Engineering Education). 31 (1), 16-19.

Han, J., Lim, Y., Park, W., & Park, K. (2024, January). Integrated STEM Education and Students' 21^st Century Skills. Paper presented at 2024 Indiana STEM Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Han, J., Sung, E. S., Kelley, T.R., & Knowles, J.G. (2023). Teaching Engineering Design-Based Integrated STEM in Rural Contexts: Nurturing Future Designers. Canadian journal of science, mathematics and technology education. 23. 441-458.

Han, J., Knowles, J. G., Lim, Y., Park. W., & Kelley, T. (2023, November). Integrating Place-Based STEM Education to Reach Underrepresented Populations in Rural United States: TRAILS 2.0. Paper presented at 109^th 1909 conference (Former Mississippi Valley Technology Teacher Education Conference), Nashville, Tennessee.

Knowles, J. G., & Han, J., & Kelley, T. (2023, June), Board 181: Using an Integrated STEM Education Approach with Place-based Learning in a Community of Practice to Enhance Underrepresented Rural Student Learning. Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland. .

Han, J., Park, HK., & Kelley, T.R. (2022). Engineer's Notebook as a Cognitive Device: Developing a Real-time Collaborative Engineer's Notebook iOS Application. Technology and Engineering Teacher, 82 (5), 20-26.

Kelley, T.R., Sung, E. S., Han, J., & Knowles, J.G. (2022). Impacting Secondary Students' STEM Knowledge Through Collaborative STEM Teacher Partnerships. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 33. 1563-1584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-022-09783-w

Han, J., Kelley, T.R., & Knowles, J. G. (2022). Building a sustainable model of integrated stem education: investigating secondary school STEM classes after an integrated STEM project. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 33. 1499-1523.

Han, J. & Kelley, T.R. (2022). STEM Integration Through Shared Practices: Examining Secondary Science and Engineering Technology Students' Think-aloud Protocols. Journal of Engineering Design, 33(5), 343-365.

Han, J. (2021). THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATED STEM INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS'ENGINEERING DESIGN LEARNING AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS (Doctoral dissertation, �鶹��Ʒ Graduate School).

Han, J., Kelley, T. R., Mentzer, N., & Knowles, J. G. (2021) Community of Practice in Integrated STEM Education: A Systematic Literature Review, Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 56(2), 5.

Kelley, T.R. & Han, J. (2021). Design Tools and Judgments of High School Students. Technology and Engineering Teacher, 81, 14-20.

Han, J., Kelley, T. R., & Knowles, J. G. (2021). Factors Influencing Student STEM Learning: Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy, 21^st Century Skills, and Career Awareness. Journal for STEM Education Research, 4(1), 1-21.

Kelley, T. R., Knowles, J. G., Han, J., & Nelson-Trice., A. (2021). Models of Integrated STEM Education. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 22(1). 34-45.

Han, J., Jiang, Y., Mentzer, N., & Kelley, T. R. (2021). The role of sense of community and motivation in the collaborative learning: an examination of the first-year design course. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32, 1837-1852.

Han, J., Kelley, T.R., Bartholomew, S., & Knowles, J. G. (2020). Sharpening STEL with integrated STEM. Technology and Engineering Teacher, 80(3), 24-29.

Kelley, T.R., Knowles, J.G., Holland, J.D., & Han, J. (2020). Increasing high school teachers self-efficacy for integrated STEM instruction through a collaborative community of practice. International Journal of STEM Education 7(14).

Han, J., & Park, HK. (2020). Language, Culture, and Identity Development in Adolescence: A Case Study of a Sixteen-Year-Old Multilingual Boy. INTESOL Journal, 17(1).

Kelley, T. R., Knowles, J. G., Han, J., & Sung, E. (2019). Creating a 21st Century Skills Survey Instrument for High School Students. American Journal of Educational Research, 7(8), 583-590.

Sung, E., Kelley, T., & Han, J. (2019). Influence of sketching instruction on elementary students' design cognition: a study of three sketching approaches. Journal of Engineering Design, 30(6) 1-28.

Han, J. (2018) & Cho, H. J. Critical Literacy and Children's Identity Development. American Language Journal, 2(3), 52-60.

Cho, H. J., & Han, J. (2018). Teaching to the High-stakes Testing in Second Language Learning. INTESOL Journal, 15(1), 49-65.

Han, J, & Park, KS. (2017). Monolingual or Bilingual Approach: The Effectiveness of Teaching Methods in Second Language Classroom. Purdue Languages and Cultures Conference, 2.

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