
SuYeong (Sophie) Shin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
School of Education
Email: [email protected]
Office: 250 Public Services Building, Rm 260
Postdoctoral Scholar
School of Education
Email: [email protected]
Office: 250 Public Services Building, Rm 260
Biography
SuYeong (Sophie) Shin is a postdoctoral scholar in the Measuring Undergraduate Success Trajectories (MUST) project, and a postdoctoral affiliate with UCI Collaboratory for Data Analytics for Student Success (CODAS). She comes from a solid quantitative background with a strong interest in data science and a passion for social science. Her research is situated at the intersection of higher education, sociology, and data science, with a focus on the value and impacts of college and the conditions for student success in national and international contexts.
She is interested in developing causal inference models beyond the focus on the conventional research design, and analyzing multi-source (unstructured) educational information/data using various methodological approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning techniques to unpack the real-world problems of underrepresented communities and to inform actionable practices for the betterment of those communities.
Her current interdisciplinary research explores the changing landscape of access and equity in postsecondary education amid educational expansion, with a focus on educational choice and college admissions. More specifically, focusing on organizational dynamics, she is also engaged in research designed to map the institutional logic that has shaped college admissions practices at selective colleges and universities in the United States.
Prior to joining the UCI, she was a Research Associate in the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project at the University of Utah, a graduate researcher in the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, and a special graduate assistant in Iowa Testing Programs at the University of Iowa.
She holds her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and M.S. in Informatics from the University of Iowa, and M.A. in Sociology of Education and B.A. in Education from Korea University. Her dissertation conceptualizes differentiation and stratification of international student mobility (ISM) by synthesizing findings from the macro-/micro-level quantitative analyses, and highlights the importance of the regional dynamics and heterogeneous contexts of higher education in ISM networks. Her dissertation is attentive to both social dynamics and the role of policy interventions.
Among other honors, she received the Kerckhoff Award from the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) of the International Sociological Association and was named a recipient of the Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship from the University of Iowa. Outside the lab, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, Zumba, writing with a fountain pen, cooking, and brewing coffee at home.
SuYeong (Sophie) Shin is a postdoctoral scholar in the Measuring Undergraduate Success Trajectories (MUST) project, and a postdoctoral affiliate with UCI Collaboratory for Data Analytics for Student Success (CODAS). She comes from a solid quantitative background with a strong interest in data science and a passion for social science. Her research is situated at the intersection of higher education, sociology, and data science, with a focus on the value and impacts of college and the conditions for student success in national and international contexts.
She is interested in developing causal inference models beyond the focus on the conventional research design, and analyzing multi-source (unstructured) educational information/data using various methodological approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning techniques to unpack the real-world problems of underrepresented communities and to inform actionable practices for the betterment of those communities.
Her current interdisciplinary research explores the changing landscape of access and equity in postsecondary education amid educational expansion, with a focus on educational choice and college admissions. More specifically, focusing on organizational dynamics, she is also engaged in research designed to map the institutional logic that has shaped college admissions practices at selective colleges and universities in the United States.
Prior to joining the UCI, she was a Research Associate in the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project at the University of Utah, a graduate researcher in the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, and a special graduate assistant in Iowa Testing Programs at the University of Iowa.
She holds her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and M.S. in Informatics from the University of Iowa, and M.A. in Sociology of Education and B.A. in Education from Korea University. Her dissertation conceptualizes differentiation and stratification of international student mobility (ISM) by synthesizing findings from the macro-/micro-level quantitative analyses, and highlights the importance of the regional dynamics and heterogeneous contexts of higher education in ISM networks. Her dissertation is attentive to both social dynamics and the role of policy interventions.
Among other honors, she received the Kerckhoff Award from the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) of the International Sociological Association and was named a recipient of the Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship from the University of Iowa. Outside the lab, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, Zumba, writing with a fountain pen, cooking, and brewing coffee at home.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Kim, S. & Shin, S. (2021). Theoretical Frameworks on Tertiary Education Inequality in the SDG Era. In W. L. Filho, P. G. Özuyar, P. J. Pace, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, & U. Azeiteiro (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Reduced Inequality. Switzerland: Springer Nature
Shin, S., Kim, H., Bowman, N., & Bastedo, M. (2020, September). “Data-driven Insights in the Consideration of Non-cognitive Attributes and Equity-promoting Practice in Selective Undergraduate Admissions.” Presentation to the AERA Satellite Conference on Educational Data Science, Stanford University, CA.
Shin, S. (2019, June). “The Dynamics of International Student Mobility.” Invited presentation to the seminar in the Institute of Social Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Shin, S. (2017, March). “Do Elite College Students Become More Interested in Highbrow Culture? A Multilevel Growth Model of Cultural Participation.” Presentation to the 2017 Spring meeting of the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Cologne, Germany.
Kim, S. & Shin, S. (2021). Theoretical Frameworks on Tertiary Education Inequality in the SDG Era. In W. L. Filho, P. G. Özuyar, P. J. Pace, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, & U. Azeiteiro (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Reduced Inequality. Switzerland: Springer Nature
Shin, S., Kim, H., Bowman, N., & Bastedo, M. (2020, September). “Data-driven Insights in the Consideration of Non-cognitive Attributes and Equity-promoting Practice in Selective Undergraduate Admissions.” Presentation to the AERA Satellite Conference on Educational Data Science, Stanford University, CA.
Shin, S. (2019, June). “The Dynamics of International Student Mobility.” Invited presentation to the seminar in the Institute of Social Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Shin, S. (2017, March). “Do Elite College Students Become More Interested in Highbrow Culture? A Multilevel Growth Model of Cultural Participation.” Presentation to the 2017 Spring meeting of the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Cologne, Germany.