Biography and expertise
Jin Lee is an associate professor of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology. Prior to joining Texas State University in 2026, she was an associate professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017. Her current work examines neighborhood effects on equity and access, including racial disproportionality in school discipline and local market responses to competitive environments. She has published journal articles in the Journal of Education Policy, Higher Education Policy, and Geographical Research.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership
Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Lee, J., Watson, K., & Yang, H.-W. (2026). Positive Enough? A Meta-Analysis on Positive Behavior Support for Young Children. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2025.2612590
- Lee, J. (2026). The Geography of Opportunity for College Preparation in College Deserts and Oases. Higher Education Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00440-8
- Lee, J. (2026). A narrative policy framework analysis of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. Journal of Education Policy, 41(1), 84–108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2025.2592541
- Lee, J., Crumlish, S. B., & Growe, R. (2025). Teachers and Their Served Communities: Linking to Racial Disparities in In-School Suspension. Education Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/EDUCSCI15080940
- Lee, J. (2025). The Potential Slow Violence of School Dispossession in Local Educational Markets. The Urban Review, 57(3), 377–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-025-00722-2