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Jaein Josefina Lee

Jaein Lee

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Lecturer on Education

Degrees

Ph.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education, (2023)

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Email

jaein_lee@gse.harvard.edu

Office

Larsen 314

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Jaein Lee is a lecturer on education at HGSE, the faculty lead for the Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellows Program, and the co-chair of the Data Wise Coach Certification program. Her research interests focus on institutional practices and supports for first-generation low-income immigrants and students of color, with special focus on undocumented immigrant students. Her recent study explored how undocumented immigrant students demonstrate their agency using non-dominant values and practices while navigating a predominantly white university. As a Data Wise coach, she provides teacher training on how to use data collaboratively to bring equity to instruction and practices in schools, nationally and internationally. Previously, she worked as a research analyst at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, providing site-based research and technical support to school districts in projects related to college readiness and access, family and community engagement, and English Language Learners.

Lee holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College, M.A. from the University of Chicago, Ed.M. in education policy and management and Ph.D. in education from Harvard University.

  • Del Razo, J.L., López, R.M., and Lee, J.J. Media (Mis)Construction of Undocumented Youth in the U.S.
  • López, R.M., Del Razo, J.L., and Lee, J. J. (2019). Precarious Realities: Undocumented Youth in the Southwest (USA) in In K. Arar, J.S. Brooks & I, Bogotch, (Eds.), Education and (Im)migration: Policy, Leadership and Praxis for a Changing World. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Ltd.
  • López, R. M., Lee, J. J., & Tung, R. (2019). Implementing a summer enrichment program for secondary newcomer students in a New England community. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1-16.
  • Gonzales, R. G., Murillo, M. A., Lacomba, C., Brant, K., Franco, M. C., Lee, J. J., & Vasudevan, D. S. (2017). Taking Giant Leaps Forward: Experiences of a range of DACA beneficiaries at the 5-year mark. Retrieved from Washington, DC: Center for American Progress.
  • Gonzales, R., Roth, B., Brant, K., Lee, J., & Valdivia, C. (2016). DACA at Year Three: Challenges and Opportunities in Accessing Higher Education and Employment. Washington, DC: Immigration Policy Center.
  • Lee, J., Valdivia, C., & Brant, K. (2015). Who is Gaining the Most from Obama's Deferred Action Program for Undocumented Young Adults? Boston, MA: Scholars Strategies Network.
  • Foley, E., Mishook J., & Lee, J. (2013). Developing College Readiness within and across School Districts: The Federal Role. Voices in Urban Education, Winter/Spring.
  • Lee, J., Mishook, J., McAlister, S., & Santner, G. (2013). Partnerships for College Readiness. Providence, RI: Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR) at Brown University.
  • Wilkes, S., Brohawn, K., Mevs, P., & Lee, J. (2012). Data Collaboration in New York City: The Challenges of Linking High School and Post-Secondary Data. Providence, RI: AISR at Brown University.
  • Lee, J. J. (2012). Ethnic Identities: The Role of Institutions in the Assimilation Process, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6(11), 19-34.

  • Graduate Seed Grant, Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University (2021)
  • Professional Development Grant, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2021)
  • Summer Research Grant, Graduate Student Council, Harvard University (2021)
  • Research Fellowship, Harvard Immigration Initiative, Harvard University (2020)
  • Research Grant, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2020)
  • Summer Research Grant, Graduate Student Council, Harvard University (2020)
  • Summer School Tuition Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (2020)
  • Professional Development Travel Grant, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2019)
  • Korean American Scholarship Foundation (2016)
  • Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship (2015)
  • Rhode Island Governor Citation (2012)
  • Rhode Island Senate Citation (2012)
  • Research, Fulbright Scholarship (2008)

  • American Educational Research Association,(2015-present)
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education,(2015-present)
  • Eastern Sociological Society,(2015-present)

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