Biography and expertise
Ph. D. 2011. Geography. Texas A&M University, College Station.
Dissertation: Fostering a spatially literate generation: Explicit instruction in spatial thinking for preservice teachers.
M. S. 2007. Geography. Texas A&M University, College Station.
Thesis: Aspects of spatial thinking in geography textbook questions.
B. A. 1999. Geography Education. Seoul National University, South Korea.
Dissertation: Fostering a spatially literate generation: Explicit instruction in spatial thinking for preservice teachers.
M. S. 2007. Geography. Texas A&M University, College Station.
Thesis: Aspects of spatial thinking in geography textbook questions.
B. A. 1999. Geography Education. Seoul National University, South Korea.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Geography
Texas A&M University, 2011
Master's Degree
MS in Geography
Texas A&M University, 2007
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Geography Education
Seoul National University, 1999
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Jo, Injeong (Principal). Knowledge base for geography teaching: Building evidence-based model and assessment tools, National Council for Geographic Education, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $4000. (Funded: January 2024 - December 2025). Grant.
- Jo, Injeong (Principal). Learning trajectories of geography educators to incorporate spatial thinking into classrooms, National Council for Geographic Education, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $4000. (Funded: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020). Grant.
- Hong, Jung Eun (Principal), Jo, Injeong (Co-Principal). The Nature of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for Geography Teaching, National Center for Research in Geographic Education, Institutional (Higher Ed), $15000. (Funded: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018). Grant.
- Jo, Injeong (Principal). Texas Funds for Geography Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), “Enhancing Teachers’ TPACK on GIS for World Geography Classrooms”, State, $27234. (Funded: January 2016 - December 2017). Grant.
- Jo, Injeong (Principal), Hong, Jung Eun (Co-Principal). Effect of Learning GIS on Students’ Progression in Geospatial Concepts Understanding, National Council for Geographic Education, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $19777. (Funded: January 2016 - December 2017). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Serrano, S., & Jo, I. (2026). Who gets to be ‘ready’? Rethinking equity metrics: A case study of early AP Human Geography enrollees and academic growth. Journal of Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2026.2671158
- Jo, I. (2025). Geospatial technologies teacher education. In S. Bednarz & J. Mitchell (Eds.), Handbook of Geography Education. Springer.
- Jo, I., & Hong, J. E. (2023). GIS learning and college students’ acquisition and understanding of spatial concepts. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 48(5), 763–774.
- Huh, S., & Jo, I. (2023). Successes and struggles: Evaluating geospatial technologies integration in geography lesson using TPACK. Journal of Geography, 122(5), 126–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2023.2224814
- Jo, I. (2026). Teachers as visionaries: Aspirations for integrating GIS in the classroom. In International Perspectives on Geography Education. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: The Outstanding Service Award, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. April 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, Texas State University. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Salvatore J. Natoli Dissertation Award, National Council for Geographic Education. 2013
Featured service activities
- Editor
Journal of Geography
- Editorial Review Board Member
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
- Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic and Environmental Education
- President
Korea-America Association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences
- Other
Journal of Geography
- Other
The Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education