Biography
Jin Kyoung received her B.A. in English Language and Literature at Sookmyung Women’s University in Korea. After studying both general and applied linguistics during her undergraduate years, she was intrigued to see the real world uses of a seemingly academic and theoretical subject. This led her to pursue her academic career in Education with a focus on language learning and language and literacy development. She graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M. in Education specializing in Language and Literacy. She then received her Ph.D. in Education in December 2015 from University of California, Irvine with a specialization in Language, Literacy, and Technology. Her dissertation is titled Adolescent language minority students’ vocabulary growth: Exploring heterogeneity with multilevel analysis.
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., Mo, E., & Snow, C. E. (2015). Differential effects of a systematic vocabulary intervention on adolescent language minority students with varying levels of English proficiency. International Journal of Bilingualism, 19(3), 314-322. doi: 10.1177/1367006914521698
Zheng, B., Warschauer, M., Hwang, J. K., & Collins, P. (2014). Laptop use and science achievement among at-risk students. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 23(4), 591-603. doi: 10.1007/s10956-014-9489-5
Collins, P., Hwang, J. K., Zheng, B., & Warschauer, M. (2013). Writing with laptops: A quasi-experimental study. Writing and Pedagogy, 5(2), 203-230. doi: 10.1558/wap.v5i2.203
Book Chapters
Park, Y., Warschauer, M., Collins, P., Hwang, J. K., & Vogel, C. (2013). Building awareness of language structures with visual-syntactic text formatting. In K. E. Pytash, & R. E. Ferdig (Eds.), Exploring technology for writing and writing instruction (pp. 21-36). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Selected Conference Presentations
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Snow, C. E. (2016, April). Differential vocabulary growth trajectories among adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Washington, D. C.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2016, April). Unpacking reading performances of reclassified fluent English proficient students. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Washington, D. C.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2015, December). Differential vocabulary growth trajectories among adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Carlsbad, CA.
Lawrence, J. F., Hwang, J. K., Dean, P., & Lawless, R. (2015, December). Exploring the interface of language development and semantic knowledge with depth measures of academic vocabulary. Paper presented at the meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Carlsbad, CA.
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Snow, C. E. (2015, July). Differential treatment effects of an academic vocabulary intervention on adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading. Kailua Kona, HI.
Kulesz, P., Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Francis, D. J. (2014, July). Effects of word and reader characteristics on difficulty of vocabulary test items. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading. Santa Fe, NM.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2014, July). Reading growth trajectories of adolescent language minority students with varying levels of English proficiency. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Santa Fe, NM.
Hwang, J. K., Collins, P., Zheng, B., & Warschauer, M. (2014, April). Exploring the writing patterns of elementary school students as a function of their English proficiency. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
Lawrence, J. F., Snow, C. E., Francis, D., Paré-Blagoev, E. J., & Hwang, J. K. (2014, March). Effectiveness of a school-level intervention for academic language in ameliorating the consequences of low initial achievement. Paper presented at the spring meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Washington, D. C.
Jin Kyoung received her B.A. in English Language and Literature at Sookmyung Women’s University in Korea. After studying both general and applied linguistics during her undergraduate years, she was intrigued to see the real world uses of a seemingly academic and theoretical subject. This led her to pursue her academic career in Education with a focus on language learning and language and literacy development. She graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M. in Education specializing in Language and Literacy. She then received her Ph.D. in Education in December 2015 from University of California, Irvine with a specialization in Language, Literacy, and Technology. Her dissertation is titled Adolescent language minority students’ vocabulary growth: Exploring heterogeneity with multilevel analysis.
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., Mo, E., & Snow, C. E. (2015). Differential effects of a systematic vocabulary intervention on adolescent language minority students with varying levels of English proficiency. International Journal of Bilingualism, 19(3), 314-322. doi: 10.1177/1367006914521698
Zheng, B., Warschauer, M., Hwang, J. K., & Collins, P. (2014). Laptop use and science achievement among at-risk students. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 23(4), 591-603. doi: 10.1007/s10956-014-9489-5
Collins, P., Hwang, J. K., Zheng, B., & Warschauer, M. (2013). Writing with laptops: A quasi-experimental study. Writing and Pedagogy, 5(2), 203-230. doi: 10.1558/wap.v5i2.203
Book Chapters
Park, Y., Warschauer, M., Collins, P., Hwang, J. K., & Vogel, C. (2013). Building awareness of language structures with visual-syntactic text formatting. In K. E. Pytash, & R. E. Ferdig (Eds.), Exploring technology for writing and writing instruction (pp. 21-36). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Selected Conference Presentations
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Snow, C. E. (2016, April). Differential vocabulary growth trajectories among adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Washington, D. C.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2016, April). Unpacking reading performances of reclassified fluent English proficient students. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Washington, D. C.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2015, December). Differential vocabulary growth trajectories among adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Carlsbad, CA.
Lawrence, J. F., Hwang, J. K., Dean, P., & Lawless, R. (2015, December). Exploring the interface of language development and semantic knowledge with depth measures of academic vocabulary. Paper presented at the meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Carlsbad, CA.
Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Snow, C. E. (2015, July). Differential treatment effects of an academic vocabulary intervention on adolescent language minority students: A two-year longitudinal study. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading. Kailua Kona, HI.
Kulesz, P., Hwang, J. K., Lawrence, J. F., & Francis, D. J. (2014, July). Effects of word and reader characteristics on difficulty of vocabulary test items. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading. Santa Fe, NM.
Hwang, J. K., & Lawrence, J. F. (2014, July). Reading growth trajectories of adolescent language minority students with varying levels of English proficiency. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Santa Fe, NM.
Hwang, J. K., Collins, P., Zheng, B., & Warschauer, M. (2014, April). Exploring the writing patterns of elementary school students as a function of their English proficiency. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
Lawrence, J. F., Snow, C. E., Francis, D., Paré-Blagoev, E. J., & Hwang, J. K. (2014, March). Effectiveness of a school-level intervention for academic language in ameliorating the consequences of low initial achievement. Paper presented at the spring meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Washington, D. C.
