Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum

Dr. YeJun Bae holds a Ph.D. in science education (minor: mathematics education) with a graduate teaching certificate from the University of Iowa. Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, she served as a public school science teacher for approximately 12 years in Seoul, South Korea, including a year in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Bae's research centers around generative and inclusive STEM learning environments. Currently, she is actively investigating the relationships between students' sense of belonging and their academic achievements in mathematics and science, utilizing international large-scale assessment data in her research projects.

Bae has been honored with the Reviewer Award in Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession by the Comparative and International Education Society, acknowledging her valuable contributions and dedication. Additionally, Bae's outstanding efforts as an instructor for multilingual first-generation students at the University of Iowa have earned her the esteemed TRIO Upward Bound summer program instruction recognition, a testament to her dedication to students' academic success.

Bae has been part of both the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) and the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). She has actively participated as a conference proposal reviewer and mentor for graduate students. On top of that, she has served as an editorial review board member of Innovations in Science Teacher Education since 2020.

Selected Publications

• Siegel, M.A., Bae, Y., Morton, T.R., Nilon, C., Schul, J., Ngai, C., Khajeloo, M., Sharma, R., Mahapatra, S.C. (2022). Faculty learning communities as a route to inclusive excellence in STEM. In S. M. Linder, C. M. Lee, S. K. Stefl, & K. High (Eds.), Handbook of Faculty Development. IAP– Information Age Publishing
• Bae, Y., Hand, B, & Fulmer, G. (2022). A generative professional development program for the development of science teacher epistemic orientations and teaching practices. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-021-09569-y
• Bae, Y. & Sahin, E. (2021). A meta-analytic review of the effectiveness of the Science Writing Heuristic approach on academic achievement in Turkey, Korean Society of Mathematics Education, 24(3), 175-199.
• Bae, Y., Fulmer, G. W., & Hand, B. M. (2021). Developing latent constructs of dialogic interaction to examine the epistemic climate: Rasch modeling. School Science and Mathematics, 121(3), 164-174.

Selected Presentations

• Bae, Y., Du, A., Siegel, M.A., & Mahapatra, S.C. (2022, July 25-29). Building Transformational Resistance of STEM Graduate Students through an Inclusive Excellence Initiative. International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE), Recife, Brazil.
• Bae, Y., Siegel, M., Khajeloo, M., Morton, T., Nilon, C., Schul, J. & Shim, HJ. (2022, March 27-30). College Students' Sense of Belonging in the STEM Learning Ecosystem: Classroom, Department, and University Culture. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Vancouver, Canada.
• Bae, Y., & Ding, CC. (2021, April). A Case Study of a Science Teacher’s Adaptation Strategies to a Pandemic Disruption. Comparative & International Education Society (CIES), Virtual.

Dr. Bae's curriculum vitae.