Faculty Profiles

Dr. Sophia Han

Associate Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Undergraduate Program

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Email: han1@usf.edu


Dr. Han’s research centers around the theme of socio-culturally responsive teaching and learning in early childhood. Current research strands are identified as: early childhood teachers’ roles in supporting children’s social competence development; innovative approaches in early childhood teacher education; and socio-culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education.


Recent Publications

Han, S., Damjanovic, V., & Ward, J. (2021). . School University Partnership, 14(1), 62-70.

Luo, W., Berson, I. R., Berson, M. J., & Han, S. (2021a). Young Chinese children’s remoter peer interactions and social competence development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Research on Technology in Education.

Luo, W., Berson, I. R., Berson, M. J., & Han, S. (2021b). Between the folds: Reconceptualizing the current state of early childhood technology development in China. Educational Philosophy and Theory.

Recent Presentations

Han, S. (April 2021). Novice early childhood educators’ perspectives of agentic teacher voice. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Virtual.

Han, S. (February 2021). Early childhood education in South Korea. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University: Turkey. [By Invitation]