
Soo-Young Hong CEHS Program Assessment Lead and Associate Professor
Ph.D., Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
M.S., Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
B.S., Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea
B.A., Education, Sung-Shin Women’s University, South Korea
Soo-Young Hong’s research focuses on empowering early childhood educators to positively impact the development and learning of young children for which they provide care and education. Soo-Young’s research topics encompass areas in which early childhood educators express greater needs for more research-based knowledge, skills, and professional development opportunities: enhancing early childhood educators’ capacity to (a) teach young children science concepts and practices and (b) work with young children with diverse backgrounds and varying levels of abilities. In all her research projects, Soo-Young attempts to examine how early childhood educators reflect on their observations and experiences in ways that impact their practices and children’s learning and development.
News articles featuring Dr. Hong:
- Soo-Young Hong receives 2021 Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence
- Nebraska-Brazil early childhood research partnership continues to thrive
- Soo-Young Hong receives faculty excellence award from Great Plains IDEA
- Hong awarded CEHS professorship
- Preschool Science Talk in Action and Reflection (PreSTAR)
- Infant Care Decision Making (ICDM)
- Early Childhood Learning and Inclusive Practices and Strategies (ECLIPS)
- CYAF 160 Human Development and the Family (ACE 6 course)
- CYAF 876 Cognitive Processes in Children
- CYAF 972 Theories of Human Development and Family Relations
Current Research Projects:
Courses Taught:
Dr. Hong currently supervises student research in the following program areas:
Areas of Expertise:
Early childhood professional development in the areas of science education and preschool inclusion
Early childhood interventions and their effects on children's learning