Soe Young Lee
Doctoral Student
Soe Young Lee is a doctoral student in the Applied Human Development program at BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Her research interests lie in positive youth development, critical consciousness, teaching and parenting practices, and ethnic-racial identity development. Following her passion to empower youths in minority populations, she hopes to identify ways to foster resilience and purpose in young people and help them develop agency and a voice in their community.
Before joining BU, she taught high school English and literature in Korea and later worked on several projects analyzing and evaluating programs for children and adolescents, including areas of social emotional development, mental health, and language learning.
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