Dr. Han's curriculum vita

Dr. Han is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. Her specialization area is early childhood education and early childhood teacher education. For the past 15 years, she has been working with young children as well as pre-service and in-service early childhood teachers both in South Korea and the United States. Dr. Han’s recent research focus is on young children’s development of social competencies and teachers’ role in supporting children’s social development. She is also very interested in enhancing teachers’ multicultural competencies through understanding their identities and beliefs.

Educational Background

• University of Florida, Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Specialization: Early Childhood Education); 2007
• Ewha Womans University, M.A. in Early Childhood Education; 1998
• Ewha Womans University, B. A. in Early Childhood Education; 1996

Teaching Areas

• Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Development
• Math and Science Methods in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
• Advanced Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood Education
• Literacy and Social Studies Methods in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Research Interests

• Young children’s development of social competence
• Early childhood teachers’ identities and beliefs
• Effectiveness of Anti-violence social curriculum in preschool years
• Supporting early childhood teachers’ multicultural competencies

Professional Activities

• Evaluation of the Second Step violence prevention curriculum for preschool children.
• Evaluation of professional development program to enhance effective use of the Second Step violence prevention curriculum in preschool programs.
• Let’s Be Friends Project.
• Psychometric evaluation of the SIPPY questionnaire.

Honors and Awards

• University Alumni Fellowship: University of Florida
• Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award Nominee: University of Florida
• Doctoral Dissertation Grant: University of Florida
• Ralph D. Turlington Scholarship: University of Florida
• Ewha Scholarship: Ewha Womans University

Professional Memberships

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
• Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Education (KAECE)
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)

Selected Publications

• Han, H. S., & Kemple, K. (2006). Components of social competence and strategies of support: Considering what to teach and how. Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(3), 241-246.
• Kemple, K., Kim, H., Ellis, S., & Han, H. S. (in press). Teachers’ judgments about social interactionpractices in the preschool years. Early Childhood Research and Practice.
• Kemple, K., Stark, V., Blakeslee L., Ellis, S., Gallingane, C., Han, H. S., & Kim, H. (2007). Supporting teachers’ use of Second Step violence prevention program in preschool programs: University of Florida and the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County. In C. Cosgrove, J. Manning, R. Mullis, & C. Bleiker (Eds.). Florida’s Researcher/Practitioner School Readiness Partnership: Opportunities and Potential. (pp.9-25). Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.