
PhD & MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
MEd & BA, Seoul National University, South Korea
Jung-Sook Lee is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S.W. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A. Her research focuses on educational and social policy provisions to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantages. She has published research papers on the wellbeing of vulnerable children and families, diversity, multicultural practice, social justice, educational equity, home-school partnerships, and school social work. She is the first author of a much-cited article, 'Parent involvement, cultural capital, and the achievement gap among elementary school children (Lee & Bowen 2006)’. She was a chief investigator of 2 ARC-funded projects. In 2020, she was recognized as one of the world’s top 2% of researchers in her field (Stanford’s World Ranking of Scientists).
2015-2018 Australian Research Council Linkage Grant [LP150100528]. Lost in Transition: Young People with Complex Support Needs [Dowse, Mendes, Strnadova, Lee, Cumming, Snow, Smith, Ellem, Birt] $392,200
2013-2016 Australian Research Council Linkage Grant [LP130101010]. Long-term Outcomes of Forgotten Australian Study [Fernandez, Lee, Courtney, Stein, Foote, Cheers, Pocock, Gray, Walsh, Conroy] $240,000
2013-2015 The Children and Violence Evaluation Challenge Fund. Ubuntu Care: Evaluating a child-centered approach to reducing sexual violence against children with disabilities in Burundian society [Pittaway, Bartolomei, Lee] €89,408 equivalent to $96,621
LSAY Research Innovation and Expansion Fund Research Fellowship, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Australia (2008-2009)
Spencer Fellowship in Education Policy Research, USA (2005-2007)
Fulbright Scholarship, USA (2003-2005)
Current Research Projects
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Editorial Boards
Professional Memberships
Media engagement
My Research Supervision
Nirosha Boaden - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in rural and remote schools (the recipient of the Norma Parker Award)
Murni Sianturi - Technology and family-school partnerships for Indigenous students (Scientia PhD candidate)
MD Badiuzzaman - Technology and family-school partnerships for students with disabilities (Scientia PhD candidate)
Peter Conway - Restrictive practices within behaviour support plans for NDIS participants
My Teaching
Current teaching
Previous teaching