Texas Tech University

Jin Kyeong Jung, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Curriculum & Instruction

Email: jinjung@ttu.edu

Phone: 806-834-1340

Office: Education 322

Jin Kyeong Jung is Assistant Professor in Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies at Texas Tech University. She earned a Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture, and International Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Her interdisciplinary research agenda lies at the intersection of literacy, language, and technology to promote equity, access, inclusion, and diversity. She is particularly interested in digital literacies, youth civic engagement, education in global contexts, and multilingual adolescents and adults. In her recent work, she has worked closely with adolescents and their teachers in different countries to connect them globally using multiple languages and modes for social change. Dr. Jung’s work focusing on immigrant adults at workplaces has been honored by the 2022 J. Michael Parker Award at the Literacy Research Association for her contribution to adult literacy research. She has also been selected as a Fellow with the Literacy Research Association STAR mentoring program (2022-2024). 

Jin Kyeong Jung, Ph.D.

Education

  • Ph.D. Literacy, Culture, and International Education, University of Pennsylvania
  • M.Ed. English Language Education, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
  • M.A. Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, King's College London

Areas of Expertise

  • Digital Literacies
  • Multilingual adolescents and adults' language and literacy practices
  • Education in Global Contexts

Selected Awards/Fellowships/Grants

  • 2024 Texas Tech’s Integrated Scholars Award for the 2023-2024 academic year, Office of the Provost, Texas Tech University.
  • 2024 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award at the College of Education level, Texas Tech University.
  • 2024 Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award at the College of Education level, Texas Tech University.
  • 2024 Outstanding Research Paper Award, Korean-American Educational Researchers Association (KAERA).
  • 2023 English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) Research Initiative Award, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
  • 2022 J. Michael Parker Award, Literacy Research Association (LRA).
  • 2022–2024 LRA STAR Fellow, Scholars of Color Transitioning into Academic Research Institutions Fellowship (Mentor: Dr. Vaughn W. M. Watson), Literacy Research Association (LRA).
  • 2022 Inaugural Cohort, Early Scholar Program, Korean-American Educational Researchers Association (KAERA).

Selected Publications

Jung, J. K. (2024). Writing globally: South Korean adolescents’ digital multimodal composing practices in a global online community. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 68(2), 178–189. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1378

Lee, S. Y., Son, M., Kim, T., Jung, J. K., & Jang, S. B. (2024). Methodologizing transnationality: Relational writing as collective inquiry. Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, 24(2), 97–110. https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086231217225[equal authorship].

Jung, J. K. (2023). Literacy at work: Korean adult immigrants’ lived experiences. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 72(1), 320–338. https://doi.org/10.1177/23813377231187377 

Kim, T., Jang, S. B., Jung, J. K., Son, M., & Lee, S. Y. (2023). Negotiating Asian American identities: Collaborative self-study of Korean immigrant scholars’ reading group on AsianCrit. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication.  https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000481 [equal authorship].

Jung, J. K. (2022). Cosmopolitan language practices toward change: A case from a South Korean high school. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 42, 64–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0267190522000034 

Jung, J. K. (2022). Creating a liminal writing class for multilingual adolescent writers. In M. Lesley, R. Saldaña, J. Smit, & J. K. Jung (Eds.), Liminal spaces of writing: Useful writing for adolescents and adults (pp. 103–114). Lexington Books.

Jung, J. K. (2018). Transnational women’s online literacies: Writing as social action. In B. Guzzetti, T. Bean, & J. D. Bean (Eds.), Literacies, sexualities, and gender: Understanding identities from preschool to adulthood (pp. 198–208). Routledge.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429458514-15 

Stornaiuolo, A., & Jung, J. K. (2017). Public engagement and digital authoring: Korean adolescents write for/as action. In R. Zaidi & J. Rowsell (Eds.), Literacy lives in transcultural times (pp. 102–116). Routledge

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