College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Psychology

HyeJin Hwang

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • Assistant professor

Hyejin Hwang

Areas of interest

  • Language and reading comprehension
  • Content learning
  • Multilingual students
  • Educational technology
Degrees

PhD, Educational Studies (Literacy, Language, and Culture), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Biography

HyeJin Hwang's research interests revolve around reading comprehension and content learning (science, social studies) in K-12 settings, especially for multilingual students.

Media

Hwang, H. (September 8, 2021). New data shows knowledge can boost reading comprehension. Forbes. Retrieved from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2021/09/08/new-data-shows-building-knowledge-can-boost-reading-comprehension/?sh=3b4e40617dd9.

Publications

Hwang, H., Cabell, S. Q., & Joyner, R. (2023). Does cultivating knowledge in literacy instruction support comprehension and vocabulary development in the elementary years? A systematic review. Reading Psychology, doi.org/10.1080/02702711.2022.2141397

Hwang, H. & McMaster, K., Kendeou, P. (2023). A longitudinal investigation of directional relations between domain knowledge and reading in the elementary years. Reading Research Quarterly, doi.org/10.1002/rrq.481

Hadley, E. B., Barnes, E. M., & Hwang, H. (2023). Purposes, places, and participants: A systematic review of teacher language practices and child oral language outcomes in early childhood classrooms. Early Education and Development, doi.org/ 10.1080/10409289.2022.2074203

Hwang, H., Cabell, S. Q., & Joyner, R. (2022). Effects of integrated literacy and content-area instruction on comprehension and vocabulary in the elementary years: A meta-analysis. Scientific Studies of Reading, doi.org/10.1080/10888438.2021.1954005