The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy of the Graduate School of Education held New Faculty Welcome Reception in the UB Art Gallery at the Center for the Arts on September 26, 2013. Dr. Jaekyung Lee, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Dr. D. Bruce Johnstone, former SUNY Chancellor, and many other honorable guests […]
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy of the Graduate School of Education held New Faculty Welcome Reception in the UB Art Gallery at the Center for the Arts on September 26, 2013.
Dr. Jaekyung Lee, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Dr. D. Bruce Johnstone, former SUNY Chancellor, and many other honorable guests from the University and the community, as well as faculty and staff members of the Department, joined the reception to welcome new faculty members: Dr. Seong Won Han, Dr. Megan Holland, and Dr. Steven Simpson.
Dr. Seong Won Han (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) joins the Department as an assistant professor. Her research focuses on students’ occupational expectations: cross-national differences for STEM students and their association with education systems and labor market conditions; and cross-national differences for the teaching profession. Dr. Han offers graduate courses including Comparative and Global Studies in Education and Education and Social Stratification.
Dr. Megan Holland (Ph.D., Harvard University) joins the Department as an assistant professor. Her research focuses on the intersection of culture and structure in schools and how racial, gender, and class inequalities are reproduced in education. Dr. Holland examines links between students’ K-12 school experiences and college access and persistence. She offers graduate courses including American College Student and Educational Transitions P-20.
Dr. Steven Simpson (Ph.D., Columbia University) joins the Department as an assistant professor. His research focuses on the economics of education, a subdiscipline within economics which seeks to understand educational issues through the lens of economic theory and to answer policy questions with specialized research techniques for statistically identifying cause and effect relationships. Dr. Simpson offers graduate courses including Economics of Education and Education in a Global Economy.
