So Yoon Yoon

Dr. So Yoon Yoon (윤, 소윤) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. Her work centers on engineering education research from as early as elementary to graduate school. Dr. Yoon is conducting an NSF-funded collaborative research project on exploring organizational climate for engineering doctoral students with a particular focus on underrepresented groups, such as women, underrepresented minorities, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community. She is, currently, looking for prospective graduate students who would like to work on this project.

As a psychometrician, Dr. Yoon has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments for STEM education practice and research. As a program evaluator, she has served on advisory boards or as an external evaluator for numerous NSF- and NASA-funded projects. Additionally, she has been a PI or co-PI on NSF- and NASA-funded projects, with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workforce climate, and systematic review, particularly meta-analysis. Dr. Yoon has (co)authored over 85 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and serves as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology.

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Ph.D.: Purdue University West Lafayette, (Gifted Education in Educational Psychology )

M.S.Ed.: Purdue University West Lafayette, (Research Methods and Measurement in Educational Psychology)

M.S.: Kyungpook National University Daegu, S. Korea, (Astronomy and Astrophysics)

B.S.: Kyungpook National University Daegu, S. Korea, (Astronomy and Meteorology)

Dr. Yoon is, currently, looking for prospective graduate students who would like to work with her on the following topics.

1. To explore the organizational climates and cultures for engineering undergraduate, graduate, and faculty with a particular focus on underrepresented groups, such as women, underrepresented minorities, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
2. To develop interventions to improve P-16 students’ STEM learning and performance using spatial skills as a medium to facilitate their learning and improve creativity
3. To synthesize research results using meta-analysis on the effects of interventions on students’ performance in STEM

Grant: #1640521 Investigators:Mendoza Diaz, N. V., Richard, J., Wickliff, T. D., & Yoon, S. Y. 09-01-2016 -08-31-2020 National Science Foundation. Research Initiation: Exploring Enculturation of Engineering Students in the First-Year Engineering Program. Role:Co-PI. $168,426. Completed Type:Grant Level:National

Grant: #2106229 Investigators:Kwuimy, C. A., Sorby, S. A., Farrell, S., & Yoon, S. Y. 07-01-2021 -12-31-2024 National Science Foundation. Research Initiation: Exploring the Associations Between Personality Attributes and Transformative Learning of Engineering Study Abroad Program Participants. Role:Co-PI. $199,980. Active Type:Grant Level:National

Grant: #2201101 Investigators:Yoon, S. Y. 08-01-2022 -07-31-2026 National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: The Organizational Climate Challenge: Promoting the Retention of Students from Underrepresented Groups in Doctoral Engineering Programs. Role:PI. $381,586. Active Type:Grant Level:National

Grant: #UDC-NASA-MCA Investigators:Wang, L., & Yoon, S. Y. 10-01-2023 -09-30-2026 NASA/University of the District of Columbia. Developing NASA-infused Curriculum and Experiential Research for Student Success in Space Technology. Role:Co-PI. $270,889. Active Type:Grant Level:National

Grant: #2406954 Investigators:Yoon, S. Y. 09-01-2024 -08-31-2026 National Science Foundation. Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: Elevating First-Year Engineering Engagement: A Comparative Analysis of Drone Courses Between HyFlex and In-Person Formats. Role:PI 30000.00 Active

Grant: #NASA-MUREP INCLUDES: Investigators:Wang, L., & Yoon, S. Y. 10-01-2024 -Bad Format: 20270931 NASA/Morgan State University Developing NASA Pathways to Broadening Participation in Space Exploration Technology. Role:Co-PI. 330,000. Active Type:Grant Level:National

Peer Reviewed Publications

An, Heejung; Sung, Woonhee; Yoon, So Yoon (2022. ) Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on, Social-on: A Collaborative Maker Project Integrating Arts in a Synchronous Online Environment for Teachers.TechTrends, , 66 (4 ) ,590–606 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., & Sorby, S. A. (2020. ) Rescaling the Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-efficacy V3.0 for undergraduate engineering students.Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, , 38 (2 ) ,209-221 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., Imbrie, P. K., Reed, T., & Shryock, K. J. (2019. ) Identification of the engineering gateway subjects in the second-year engineering common curriculum .International Journal of Engineering Education, , 35 (1A ) ,232-251

Yoon, S. Y., Cortez, M, Imbrie, P. K., & Reed, T. (2018. ) A comparative study of student success between first-time-in-college and first-time-transfer engineering students .International Journal of Engineering Education, , 34 (1 ) ,69-87

Yoon, S. Y., Kong, Y., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Strobel, J. (2018. ) Broadening K-8 teachers’ perspectives on professional development in engineering integration in the United States.International Journal of Research in Education and Science, , 4 (2 ) ,331-348 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., & Mann, E. L. (2017. ) Exploring spatial ability of undergraduate students: Association with gender, STEM majors, and gifted program experiences.Gifted Child Quarterly, , 61 (4 ) ,313-327 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., & Strobel, J. (2017. ) Trends in Texas high school students' enrollment in mathematics, science, and CTE-STEM courses.International Journal of STEM Education, , 4 (9 ) , More Information

Lee, J., & Yoon, S. Y. (2017. ) The effects of repeated reading on reading fluency for students with reading disabilities: A meta-analysis.Journal of Learning Disability, , 50 (2 ) ,213-224 More Information

Douglas, K. A., Rynearson, A. M., Yoon, S. Y., & Diefes-Dux, H. A. (2016. ) Two elementary schools’ developing potential for sustainability of engineering education.International Journal of Technology and Design Education, , 26 (3 ) ,309-334 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., & Min, K-H. (2016. ) College students’ performance in an introductory atmospheric science course: Associations with spatial ability.Meteorological Applications, , 23 ,409-419 More Information

Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2016. ) Are gender differences in spatial ability real or an artifact?: Evaluation of measurement invariance on The Revised PSVT:R.Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, , 34 ,397-403 More Information

Bagiati, A., Yoon, S. Y., Evangelou, D., Magana, A. J., Kaloustian, G., & Zhu, C. (2015. ) The landscape of PreK-12 engineering online resources for teachers: Global trends.International Journal of STEM Education, , 2 (1 ) , More Information

Yoon, S. Y., Dyehouse, M., Lucietto, A., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Capobianco, B. M. (2014. ) The effects of integrated science, technology, and engineering education on elementary students’ knowledge and identity development.School Science and Mathematics, , 114 (8 ) ,380-391 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., Evans, M. G., & Strobel, J. (2014. ) Validation of the Teaching Engineering Self-efficacy Scale for K-12 teachers: A structural equation modeling approach.Journal of Engineering Education, , 103 (3 ) ,463-485 More Information

Yoon, S. Y., Diefes-Dux, H. A., & Strobel, J. (2013. ) First-year effects of an engineering professional development program on elementary teachers.American Journal of Engineering Education, , 4 (1 ) ,67-84 More Information

Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2013. ) A meta-analysis on gender differences in mental rotation ability measured by the Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R).Educational Psychology Review, , 25 ,69-94 More Information

Maeda, Y., Yoon, S. Y., Kim-Kang, K., & Imbrie, P. K. (2013. ) Psychometric properties of the Revised PSVT:R for measuring the first year engineering students’ spatial ability .International Journal of Engineering Education, , 29 (3 ) ,763-776

Chung, M. K., & Yoon, S. Y. (2012. ) 영재와 공간능력간의 탐색적 고찰: STEM 분야를 중심으로 [An analytic study examining the relationship between gifted children and spatial ability: Focusing on the STEM fields] .한국교육학연구 [The Korea Educational Review], , 18 (3 ) ,135-155

Park, S. S., & Yoon, S. Y. (2012. ) Assessing Korean middle school students’ spatial ability: The relationship with mathematics, gender, and grade .Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series D: Research in Mathematical Education, , 16 ,91-106

Mann, E. L., Mann, R. L., Strutz, M. L., Duncan, D., & Yoon, S. Y. (2011. ) Integrating engineering into the K-6 classroom: Developing talent in the STEM disciplines.Journal of Advanced Academics, , 22 ,639-658 More Information

Bagiati, A., Yoon, S. Y., Evangelou, D., & Ngambeki, I. (2010. ) Engineering curricula in early education: Describing the landscape of open resources .Early Childhood Research and Practice, , 12 (2 ) ,

Yoon, S. Y., & Gentry, M. (2009. ) Racial and ethnic representation in gifted programs: Current status of and implications for gifted Asian American students.Gifted Child Quarterly, , 53 (2 ) ,121-136 More Information

Moon, Y-J, Yoon, S. Y., Park, Y. D., & Jang, B-H. (1997. ) 태양 플레어 망원경의 제어 및 자료 분석 무른모 [Telescope control and data analysis software for the SOFT] .Publication of Korean Astronomical Society, , 12 (1 ) ,47-62

Yoon, S. Y., & Park, M-G. (1996. ) Statistics of gravitational lensing by a galaxy in cluster or in field .Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, , 29 ,119-136

Richard, J. C., & Yoon, S. Y. (2021. ) Three-year study of the impact of a research experience program in aerospace engineering on undergraduate students .Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR), , 4 (4 ) ,23-32

Fiorella, L., Yoon, S. Y., Atit, K., Power, J. R., Panther, G., Sorby, S. A., Uttal, D. H., & Veurink, N. (2021. ) Validation of the Mathematics Motivation Questionnaire (MMQ) for secondary school students.International Journal of STEM Education, , 8 (52 ) , More Information

Yoon, S. Y., & Holtzapple, M. T. (2021. ) Longitudinal effects of the Foundation Coalition Curriculum on graduation outcomes of chemical and petroleum engineering students .International Journal of Engineering Education, , 37 (6 ) ,1683-1699

An, Heejung; Sung, Woonhee; Yoon, So Yoon (2022. ) Implementation of learning by design in a synchronized online environment to teach educational robotics to inservice teachers.Educational technology research and development : ETR & D, , 1-24 More Information

Other Publications

Aldridge J.; Yoon S.Y.; McGee E.O.; Main J.B.; Cox M.F. (06-22-2020. ) Validation of the climate scale in the persistence of engineers in the academy survey (peas) .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2020-June ,

Lagoudas M.Z.; Yoon S.Y.; Boehm R.; Asbell S. (06-22-2020. ) Impact of an I-corps site program on engineering students at a large southwestern university: Year 3 .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2020-June ,

Aldridge J.; Yoon S.Y.; Cox M.F.; McGee E.O.; Main J.B. (10-01-2019. ) Workplace Climate: Comparison of Science and Engineering Faculty Perceptions by Gender .Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2019-October ,

Richard J.C.; Yoon S.Y. (06-15-2019. ) Impact of a research experience program in aerospace engineering on undergraduate students: Year Two .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Watson K.; Yoon S.Y.; Shields S.M.; Barroso L.; Palsole S. (06-15-2019. ) Diverse engineering faculty's perceptions and practice of active learning at Texas A&M Unive .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Lagoudas M.Z.; Yoon S.Y.; Boehm R. (06-15-2019. ) The implementation and assessment of an I-Corps site at a southwestern university: Lessons learned .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Mendoza Diaz N.; Yoon S.; Richard J. (06-15-2019. ) Theory building in engineering education: The case of enculturation in a first-year program .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Richard J.C.; Yoon S.Y.; Alves M.C.; Kinra V.K. (06-15-2019. ) Impact of research experience programs on national and international undergraduate engineering stude .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Aldridge J.; Yoon S.Y.; Cox M.F.; Main J.B.; McGee E.O. (06-15-2019. ) Development of the persistence of engineers in the academy survey (PEAS) .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Wickliff T.; Yoon S.; Richard J.; Diaz N. (06-23-2018. ) Reported changes in students' perceptions of their abilities to succeed on the abet student outcomes .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2018-June ,

Richard J.C.; Yoon S.Y. (06-23-2018. ) Impact of undergraduate research experiences on diverse national and international undergraduate res .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2018-June ,

Mendoza Diaz N.V.; Yoon S.Y.; Richard J.C.; Wickliff T.D. (06-23-2018. ) Exploring enculturation in the first-year engineering program (Year II) .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2018-June ,

Wickliff T.; Mendoza Diaz N.; Richard J.; Yoon S. (06-24-2017. ) First-year engineering students' perceptions of their abilities to succeed .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June ,

Mendoza Diaz N.; Yoon S.; Richard J.; Wickliff T. (06-24-2017. ) Exploring enculturation in the first-year engineering program NSF-award 1640521 .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June ,

Richard J.; Yoon S.; Diaz N.; Wickliff T. (06-24-2017. ) Enculturation of diverse students to the engineering practices through first-year engineering experi .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June ,

Yoon S.Y.; Holtzapple M.T.; Dunbar B.J. (06-24-2017. ) Longitudinal effects of the Foundation Coalition curriculum on chemical and petroleum engineering st .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June ,

Richard J.; Mendoza Diaz N.; Wickliff T.; Yoon S. (06-26-2016. ) Enculturation of diverse students to the engineering practices through first-year engineering colleg .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016-June ,

Perez J.; Yoon S.Y.; Reed T.; Lawley C.D. (06-26-2016. ) Enriching the diversity of the engineering workforce: Addressing missed opportunities to support stu .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016-June ,

Yoon S.Y.; Strobel J. (06-26-2016. ) Trends in Texas high school students' enrollment in STEM courses for career and technical education .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016-June ,

Yoon S.Y.; Imbrie P.K.; Reed T. (06-26-2016. ) Development of the leadership self-efficacy scale for engineering students .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016-June ,

Douglas K.; Yoon S.; Tafur M.; Diefes-Dux H. (01-01-2015. ) Factors influential to fourth graders engineering learning and identity development .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin (122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin ) ,

Yoon S.Y.; Cortez M.M.; Reed T.; Imbrie P.K. (01-01-2015. ) What makes first-time-transfer students different from first-time-in-college students .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin (122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin ) ,

Johnson M.; Yoon S. (01-01-2015. ) Examining the interaction of spatial visualization ability and computer-aided design and manufacturi .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin (122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Makin ) ,

Yoon S.; Kong Y.; Diefes-Dux H.; Strobel J. (01-01-2014. ) Effects of continuous teacher professional development in engineering on elementary teachers .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Yoon S.; Imbrie P.; Lin J.; Reid K. (01-01-2014. ) Validation of the student attitudinal success inventory II for engineering students .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Douglas K.; Wiles D.; Yoon S.; Diefes-Dux H. (09-24-2013. ) Elementary teachers' two-year implementation of engineering: A case of success .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Yoon S.; Kong Y.; Diefes-Dux H.; Strobel J. (09-24-2013. ) K-8 teachers' responses to their first professional development experience in engineering .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Yoon S.; Evans M.; Strobel J. (01-01-2012. ) Development of the teaching engineering self-efficacy scale (TESS) for K-12 teachers .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Maeda Y.; Yoon S. (01-01-2011. ) Measuring spatial ability of first-year engineering students with the Revised PSVT:R .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

Bagiati A.; Yoon S.; Evangelou D.; Kaloustian G.; Cekic O.; Zhu J.; Magana A. (01-01-2011. ) Engineering in early education: A multicultural comparison of web resources .ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,

2019 IEEE FIE (Frontiers in Education) Best Diversity Paper Award Level:International

2019 ASEE ENT (Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation)/KEEN Division 2nd Best New Idea Paper Award Level:National

2014 ASEE ERM (Educational Research and Methods) Division Best Paper Award Level:National

2013 ASEE K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Division Best Paper Award Level:National

2022 UC Faculty Development Award Level:University

ENED 1100: Foundations of Engineering Design Thinking I Level:Undergraduate

ENED 1120: Foundations of Engineering Design Thinking II Level:Undergraduate

ENED 7002: Education Theory Level:Graduate