Faculty Profiles

Dr. Mijin Choi

Choi, Mijin. Title IV-E Child Welfare Partnership Grant, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), State, $2470353.95. (Funded: July 2022 - June 2027). Grant.
Choi, Mijin. Examining associations among child maltreatment, Alternative Response, and out-of-home placement in the Texas child welfare system, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $7556. (Funded: November 2018 - May 2020). Grant.

Lee, S.-Y., & Choi, M. (2025). Changes in Aggressive Behaviors over Time in Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences: Focusing on the Role of School Connectedness. Social Sciences, 14, 385. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14060385
Choi, M. J., Trahan, M. H., & Kim, J. (2025). The actor-partner interdependence effects of harsh parenting and coparenting on parenting engagement. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251321867
Kim, J., Zhou, Q., Semanchin Jones, A., Choi, M., & He, A. (2026). Beyond case characteristics: Moderating roles of job demand, control, and support in reducing secondary traumatic stress among child welfare workers. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2026.2699833
Choi, M., Hong, J. S., & Graves, A. (n.d.). The role of parenting and school connectedness in depression among Black and White adolescents. Current Psychology.
Choi, M. J., Kim, J., LaBrenz, C., Ryan, S., Wildberger, M. S., Jenkins, L., & Mullan, S. (2025). Informational justice, job autonomy, and child welfare workers’ intention to stay. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/733495

Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 College Achievement for Excellence in Service, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. August 2025 - Present
Award / Honor Recipient: Junior Career Achievement Award, The Korean American Social Work Educators Association. October 2023
Award / Honor Recipient: William Reid Scholarship, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. 2015
Award / Honor Recipient: South Korean Scholarship, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. 2013