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Jisun Jeong Professorial Lecturer SOE Faculty

Contact
Jisun Jeong
(202) 895-7651 (Office)
SOE | General Academics & Research
Spring Valley Building 465
Spring Valley Building - 465
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Degrees
Ph.D. in Education, The George Washington University
Ed.M. in International Educational Development, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.A. in International Studies (Development), Yonsei University
B.A. in Education, Yonsei University

Bio
Dr. Jisun Jeong is a researcher, educator, and practitioner with expertise in low-income and crisis-affected contexts. As a scholar-practitioner, she is committed to interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research that contributes to socially just, equitable and peaceful societies through quality and relevant education. Dr. Jeong’s research and policy work primarily focus on education in emergencies and refugee education, social and emotional learning, girls’ education, and EdTech in the Global South. Broadly, her research traces globally mobile education policy discourses and solutions and challenges their (mis)alignment with context-specific local problems and practices. Most recently, she examined how, why, and by whom social and emotional learning has become a global education model and formulated as a national policy in Lebanon since the Syrian refugee influx. Through her work, she uncovers the power dynamics among actors in the Global North and those in the Global South.

For over 15 years, Dr. Jeong has worked as a humanitarian and education practitioner for INGOs (World Vision, Save the Children, EdTech Hub, and Norwegian Refugee Council), bilateral donors agencies (USAID through NORC, KOICA), and multilateral organizations (World Bank, UNHCR through Arizona State University). She has supported over 30 countries and worked extensively in Ghana, Lebanon, Jordan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. She also was an adjunct faculty member teaching Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crisis at the George Washington University for the past two years (2020-2021). As an educator, Dr. Jeong is committed to fostering a safe and welcoming environment for students of all abilities and cultural backgrounds and to developing students’ critical consciousness.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • EDU-285 Education for Int'l Devel

  • EDU-698 Comp & Int'l Education

Spring 2025

  • EDU-611 Crit Soc Theory Intl Edu Pract

  • EDU-696 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring: Refugees and (Im)migrants Edu