Seong Won Han

Seong Won Han's research focuses on between-country differences in educational outcomes and policies, with particular focus on teacher quality and inequality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in a wide range of nations, including the United States. To address her questions, She uses large-scale international and national data, such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys.

• PhD, Ewha Womans University
• PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sociology
• MA, Ewha Womans University
• BA, Ewha Womans University

• STAR Award for Research; UB Graduate School of Education; 2022-05-13;

• Borgonovi, F., Han, S. W., & Greiff, S. (2023). Gender differences in collaborative problem-solving skills in a cross-country perspective. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000788
• Han, S. W., Kang, C., Weis, L., & Dominguez, R. (2023). On Track or Off Track? Identifying a Typology of Math Course-Taking Sequences in U.S. High Schools. Socius, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231231169259
• Kang, C., Jo, H., Han, S., & Weis, L. (2023). Complexifying Asian American student pathways to STEM majors: Differences by subgroup and college selectivity. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 16(2), 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000326
• Borgonovi, F., & Han, S. (2021). Gender disparities in fear of failure among 15-year-old students: The role of gender inequality, the organisation of schooling and economic conditions. Journal of Adolescence, 86, 28-39.
• Han, S. (2018). Who expects to become a teacher? The role of educational accountability policies in international perspective. Teaching and Teacher Education. 75, 141-152

• Effects of state policy on high school science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) opportunities and outcomes for low-income underrepresented minorities.; Federal; National Science Foundation; Awarded; (08/01/2017-07/31/2024)

• I routinely review manuscripts for a wide variety of top tier journals, including Educational Researcher, and Sociology of Education.
  05/29/2023-05/23/2024

• NSF Panelist
  06/01/2020-05/31/2021