Youngsun Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in Education Policy in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership. Her current research centers on school discipline, attendance/absenteeism, and school engagement. She is also passionate about exploring the experiences of Asian youths in American K-12 schools, particularly those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. She primarily uses causal inference methods in Stata to analyze inequities in K-12 education and the policy effects.
Youngsun previously worked at the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET), where she coordinated two projects for secondary career education funded by the Korea Ministry of Education. She also taught middle and high school students English (as a foreign language), math, and academic writing.
2022 - 2025 Graduate School Special Dean's Fellowship, 草莓传媒
2014 - 2016 Departmental Scholarship for Superior Academic Performance, Kyungpook National University
2025 Investment in Excellence Award, 草莓传媒, College of Education
2019 Best Paper Award, Graduate Student Research Competition [Education Panel], Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training
2018 Best Paper Award, Graduate Student Research Competition [Corporate Panel], Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training
9. Lee, Y., Liu, J., and Penner, E. (Under preparation). Discipline beyond Suspensions: The Spectrum of Disciplinary Actions and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
8. Comstock, M., Kaul, M., Dym, A., Lee, Y., and Kim, S. (2025). . (EdWorkingPaper: 25-1219) [Under Review]
7. An, Y., Lee, Y., Oh, S. Y., & Lee, J. Y. (2024). . International Journal of Educational Development, 110, 103115.
6. Lee, Y., Lee, G., Kim, J., & Lee, M. (2021).
. Education Sciences, 11(1), 1-20.
5. Moon, C., Moon, H., Lee, Y., & Jeong, D. W. (2021).
. Korean Journal of Educational Administration, 39(1),
117-141. [In Korean]
4. Lee, Y. (2020).
. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 23(1), 69-104. [In Korean]
3. Moon, C., Jeong, S., Lee, Y., & Jeong, D. W. (2020).
. Korean Journal of Educational Administration, 36(5), 219-245. [In Korean]
2. Moon, C., Lee, Y., Lee, J., & Jeong, D. W. (2019).
. Asian Journal of Education, 20(3), 617-645. [In Korean]
1. Moon, C., Nam, I., Lee, Y., Lee, J., Han, S., & Jeong, D. W. (2019).
. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 22(2),
91-127. [In Korean]
Research project to understand and reduce racial/ethnic disproportionalities in school discipline by targeting educators' use of office discipline referrals (PI: & )
Co-Instructor: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education (TLPL 250), Spring 2026
Teaching Assistant: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education (TLPL 250), Fall 2025
Co-Instructor: Economics of Education (TLPL670/PLCY688), Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education (TLPL 250), Spring 2023
Teaching Assistant: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education (TLPL 250), Fall 2022