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Sophia Han Ph.D.

Han is a Professor of Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning.

Her research investigates (a) how teacher education programs can help prepare early childhood teachers to work with children and families from all backgrounds and develop critical perspectives; (b) how different beliefs and practices influence the education of young children in globalized contexts; and (c) how Asian American children and families experience schools and teachers, and how they can be improved. Han is recognized for her distinctive scholarship and leadership in expanding early childhood theoretical frameworks and innovative research epistemologies. Han is a recipient of the Taylor & Francis Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award from the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators and is a founding president of the Korean American Early Childhood Researchers Association. Her book Supporting Korean American Children in Early Childhood Education published by Teachers College Press won the Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award from the National Association of Multicultural Education.