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Dr. Eunjin Seo

  • Assistant Professor - School of Family & Consumer Sciences
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Biography and education

Dr. Eunjin “Jin” Seo is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at Texas State University. Jin joined Texas State University in August 2023. She completed her B.A. in Education from Seoul National University, South Korea, where she was a first-generation college student. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin as a Fulbright Scholar.

Research Interests

  • Goble, Priscilla Maria (Principal), Shen, Yishan (Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Supporting), Alfaro, Edna C (Supporting), Seo, Eunjin (Supporting), Behnke, Andrew Owen (Supporting). REU Site: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation, Federal, $439005. (Funded: September 2024 - August 2027). Grant.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Goble, Priscilla Maria (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal), Behnke, Andrew Owen (Co-Principal), Dier, Shannon Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Seo, Eunjin (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS): A Two-Track Training Program, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: July 2024, Funded: September 2024 - May 2025). Grant.
  • Seo, Eunjin (Principal). A Causal Examination of How Peer Mindset Climate Shapes STEM Major Belongingness and Persistence, National Academy of Education / Spencer Foundation, $70000. (Funded: September 2023 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Seo, Eunjin, Lee, Youkyung. Negative Gender Stereotype Concern and the Protective Role of Growth Mindset, Student Experience Research Network, $8000. (Funded: September 2018 - October 2019). Grant.
  • Seo, Eunjin. What Motivates People to Achieve? A Cross-cultural Examination, Fulbright Program / United States Department of State, $70000. (Funded: August 2011 - August 2013). Grant.
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  • Seo, E., Lee*, S. Y., Muenks, K., & Yan, Y. (2025). The secret language of peers: How peer behaviors signal mindset and influence classroom experiences. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 1286–1309. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12759
  • Seo, E., *Clapper, M., Hecht, C. A., Crosnoe, R., & Yeager, D. S. (2025). Peer mindset culture as a developmental context for belonging. Educational Psychology Review, 37, 103. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10082-8
  • Seo, E., Lee*, S. Y., & Lee, Y. (2025). Growth mindset in action: Teaching practices that fuel student interest and academic success. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 54, 3008–3022. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02216-6
  • Seo, E., Lee*, S. Y., & Hecht, C. (2025). Who stays in STEM? How growth mindset culture fuels minoritized students’ motivation and belonging. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 147–154. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322251354872
  • Shen, Y., Seo, E., Jiles*, A. I., Zheng, Y., & Wang, Y. (2022). Language brokering and immigrant-origin youth’s well-being: A meta-analytic review. American Psychologist, 77(8), 921–939. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001035
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Paul R. Pintrich Memorial Research Award, American Educational Research Association. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professors of Fall 2025, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Michael B. Salwen Research Award, Korean-American Educational Research Association. 2015
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    Graduate Admissions Committee

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    Bobcat Day

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    Korean-American Educational Research Association Mentoring Committee

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    High School Outreach to Promote the HDFS Major

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    Educational Psychology

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    Graduate Comprehensive Exam

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