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 an Assistant Professor in Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on digital literacies, global education, and the sociocultural contexts of multilingual communities.

Her work explores how multilingual youth and immigrant communities engage in digital and transnational spaces, with attention to participation, identity, and social change. She collaborates with adolescents and educators across international contexts, fostering connections through multiple languages and modalities.

Dr. Jung’s scholarship has been published in journals such as AERA Open, Applied Linguistics Review, Theory Into Practice, and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Her work has received several national and international recognitions, including the 2026 Early Career Outstanding Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association and the 2022 J. Michael Parker Award from the Literacy Research Association.

She is also a Fellow of the Literacy Research Association’s 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

  • Early Career Outstanding Scholar Award, Adult Literacy and Adult Education (ALAE) SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2026
  • Research Priorities Initiative Award, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 2025
  • Integrated Scholars Award, Office of the Provost, Texas Tech University, 2024
  • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award, College of Education, Texas Tech University, 2024
  • Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Education, Texas Tech University, 2024
  • Outstanding Research Paper Award, Korean-American Educational Researchers Association (KAERA), 2024
  • Research Initiative Award, English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE), National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 2023
  • J. Michael Parker Award, Literacy Research Association (LRA), 2022
  • STAR Fellowship, Literacy Research Association (LRA), 2022–2024

Selected Publications

Jung, J. K., Jang, S. B., Lee, S. Y., & Kim, T. (2026). Reclaiming the translinguistic selves: Collective scholarly practices in translanguaging space. Applied Linguistics Review, 17(1), 141–163.

Watson, V. W., Jung, J. K., Berends, J. E., Boateng, S., & Hall, L. A. (2025). Envisioning transbordered algorithmic identities across African and Asian immigrants’ digital narratives. AERA Open, 11(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584251403502

Jung, J. K., Boateng, S., Berends, J. E., & Watson, V. W. (2025). Fibrous solidarity: Narratives in digital spaces as pathways to solidarity among immigrant communities. Theory Into Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2025.2569282

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.

Kim, T., Jang, S. B., Jung, J. K., Son, M., & Lee, S. Y. (2024). Negotiating Asian American identities: Collaborative self-study of Korean immigrant scholars’ reading group on AsianCrit. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 17(6), 972–985. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000481

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

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.

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