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Ting-Han Chang
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Southern California
Education/Degree:
1 Higher Education and Student Affairs (Indiana University, Bloomington)
About
Dr. Ting-Han Chang is a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Education, Identity and Social Justice at the University of Southern California (USC). As a critical scholar with a commitment to social justice, Dr. Chang's approach to research, teaching, and service are grounded in collegiality and critical perspectives with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity. Specifically, Dr. Chang's research interests focus on college student leadership for social justice among minoritized students, underrepresented STEM college students' science identity development, and higher education organizational change toward equity.
Current Work
Dr. Chang conducts research primarily with college students with marginalized identities or cultural backgrounds (e.g., students who are the first in their family to attend college, students who are immigrants or children of immigrants). One of Dr. Chang' current research projects examines how college students of color understand the concept of social justice leadership, and how they practice social justice leadership in their daily life and college. In another project, Dr. Chang works with two faculty members to conduct a study with an inter-generational mentorship model for students studying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They develop a program where professional mentors in STEM provide mentorship to underrepresented STEM college students, while these college students also serve as mentors to help middle school students learn science. Both projects share a common goal of improving underrepresented students' experiences and development for success.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Social Justice Leadership Development, Science Identity and Minoritized STEM Students, Race and Racism in Higher Education, Higher Education Institutional Change toward DEI