성지현 교수님

sungjh@skku.edu

I. ACADEMIC HISTORY

Ph.D. August 2008	University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Dept. of Child and Family Development Dissertation: Individual differences in 4-year-olds’ theory of mind:                                             contributions of pragmatic functions of collaborative mother-child communication Major Professor: Dr. Hui-Chin Hsu
M.S. August 2000	Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Dept. of Child and Family Studies Thesis: The language and play of infants Major: Early childhood education Minor: Early childhood development Major Professor: Dr. Myoung Soon Kim
B.A. February 1998	SungKyunKwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Dept. of Child Psychology and Education Certification for Early Childhood Education Teacher by the Ministry of      Education of South Korea

 

II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spring 2010 – present	Assistant Professor                                                 Department of Child Psychology and Education                                                      Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Fall 2008 – February 2010	Postdoctoral Research Fellow                                                           Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry                                                            Department of Education                                                    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Spring 2008	Teaching Assistant Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Class: CHFD2200 Human Development Supervisor: Dr. Chris Todd   Research Assistant Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Project: Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Project –Teens Engaging in Abstinence until Marriage   Supervisor: Dr. Don Bower & Dr. Ann Peisher
Summer 2007-Fall 2007	Research Assistant                                                  Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Project: Back on Track Project                                                Supervisor: Dr. Diane Bales & Dr. Don Bower
Spring 2005- Spring 2007	Co-Researcher The Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA                              Project: Child Care Self-Study Program Follow-up Evaluation                                                  Supervisor: Dr. Diane Bales
Fall 2003 – Spring 2007	Research Assistant                                                  Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Project: The longitudinal project of mother-infant play and social-emotional development Supervisor: Dr. Hui-Chin Hsu
Spring 2002 – Fall 2003	Researcher Child Development Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Project: Nature exploring activities for young children project Supervisor: Dr. Young Lee
Spring 2002 - Fall 2002	Instructor Childcare Teachers’ Academy of the Center for Continuining                                    Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Course: Infancy and Childhood Development І & ІІ
Spring 2001 – Spring 2002	Head Teacher Preschool program for 5-year-olds                            Child Development Research Institute Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Summer 2000 – Fall 2001	Researcher The Human Ecology Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Project: Low-income children’s development and education program in daycare institution. Supervisor: Dr. Myoung Soon Kim
Fall 2000	Instructor Department of Elementary Education, Chong-Ju National University of Education, Chong-Ju, Republic of Korea Course: Introduction to Early Childhood Education Instructor Department of Early Childhood Education, Kumi 1 College, Kumi, Republic of Korea Course: Computer Education for Young Children
Spring 1999 – Spring 2000	Research Assistant Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Project: A Comparative study of observed quality of childcare in the U.S. and Korea Project: Development of the 6th Curriculum in Early Childhood Education by the Ministry of Education of South Korea Supervisor: Dr. Myoung Soon Kim Teaching Assistant Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Class: Theory of Early Childhood Education, Observation of Child’s Behavior, Literature and Language for Young Children Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Supervisor: Dr. Myoung Soon Kim
Fall 1998	Research Assistant Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Project: The association of children’s attachment with the mother-child interaction and peer interaction. Supervisor: Dr. Young Lee

 

 

III. PUBLICATIONS

Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

 

Hsu, H., & Sung. J., (2010). Mothers’ social and didactic actions during play: Contribution of infant affect. Play and Culture Studies, 10, 43-63.

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2009). Korean mothers’ speech and behaviors during play: associations with toddlers’ language and play skills development. International Journal of Behavior and Development.33 (5), 430-439.

Hsu, H., & Sung, J. (2008). Separation anxiety in first-time mothers: Infant behavioral reactivity, and maternal parenting self-efficacy as contributors. Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 294-301.

 

Sung, J., & Kim, M. (2002). The relationship between infant's language and play. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 23(5), 19-34.

 

Articles Published in Extension Publications

 

Sung, J. (In press). Building Baby's Brain: Play!!! We need this one! (Extension publication FACS xx-x). Athens: The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.

 

Sung, J. (In press). Building Baby's Brain: Attachment (Extension publication FACS xx-x). Athens: The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.

 

Sung, J. (In press). Building Baby's Brain: Consistency in Parenting (Extension publication FACS xx-x). Athens: The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.

 

Manuscripts Under Review/In Preparation

 

Sung, J. Fausto-Sterling, A., Garcia Coll, C., & Seifer, R. (Under review). The Dynamics of Age and Sex in the Development of Mother-Infant Vocal Communication between 4 to 12 Months, Developmental Psychology

 

Sung, J., & Bales, D. (Under review). Child care self-study follow-up: Evaluation of stability of child caregivers’ knowledge and practice.

 

Sung. J. (In Preparation). Children’s learning approaches in reading achievement and growth

during the first 4 years of school.

 

Book

Lee, Y., Kim, M. S., Kim, O. G., Park, J. J., Shin. E. J., & Sung, J. (2002). Nature exploring activities for young children. Seoul: Korea: Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development.

 

Trwick-Smith, J. (1994). Interactions in the classroom. Prentice Hall, Inc. Pearson Education Company. Sung. J. et al., (Translation, 2001). Seoul, Korea: Boyuksa, Dahmsedae Publishing Company.

 

IV. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

 

National and International

 

Sung, J., Fausto-Sterling, A., Garcia Coll, C., Perry, E., Elfoson, J., Yu, C., Ulep, R., Dutton, M., Mohamed, F., & Seifer, R. (2010, March). Sex Differences in the Development of Mother-Infant Vocal Communication between 6 to 11 Months. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2009, April). Mother-Toddler Collaborative Communication and Children’s False Belief Understanding at Preschool Age. Research poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, USA

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2009, April). Linking Mother-Toddler Collaborative Communication Acts to Children’s Theory of Mind Development at Age 4. Research poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, USA

 

Hsu, H., Klimenko, M., & Sung, J. (2009, April). Mothers’ Parenting Competence in Infancy and Children’s Emotion Understanding at Age 4. Research poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, USA

 

Hsu, H., Brown, L., Klimenko, M., & Sung, J. (2009, April). Infants’ Social Referencing and Mothers’ Emotion Regulation as Contributors to Emotion Recognition at Age 4. Research poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado, USA

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2008, March). Mothers’ Response to Infant Social Looks Predicts Emotion Recognition at 4 Years. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2008, March). Korean Mothers’ Referential Speech in Joint Attention Context: Association with Language and Play Development in 1-Year-Olds. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada

 

Hsu, H., White, L., Sung, J., & Klimenko, M. (2008, March). Mothers’ Attention Regulation in Infancy: Correlates and Outcomes. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada

 

Hsu, H., Maddix, E., Klimenko, M., & Sung, J. (2008, March). Mother-Infant Co-Regulation Predicts Socioemotional Development at 4 Years. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2007, March). Infants’ social looking predicts emotional recognition performance at preschool age. Research poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts, USA  

 

Sung, J., Dice, J. L., & Hsu, H. (2006, June). Developmental links of infant temperament to attachment security and behavioral adjustment assessed in toddlerhood. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Hsu, H., & Sung, J. (2006, June). Smiling in 12-Months-Olds During Teaching Interactions With Mothers. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2005, April). Korean mothers’ interactive behavior during object play: its association with toddlers’ language and play skills. Research poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia. USA

 

Hsu, H., & Sung, J. (2004, May). Mothers’ separation anxiety and their social-interactive behavior with infants. Research poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, Illinois. USA

 

Sung, J. (2000, November). The language and play of infants. Master Dissertation presented at the Fall Annual Conference, Korean Association of Child Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

 

Invited Lecture

 

Sung. J. (2008). Prenatal and Neonatal Development. Invited presentation to Human Development I,

             Athens Technical College, Athens, Georgia, USA

 

 

V. AWARDS, GRANTS, and HONORS

 

Awards

 

Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

 

Funded Grants

Lee, Y., Kim, M. S., Kim, O. G., Park, J. J., Shin. E. J., & Sung, J. (2002). Nature Exploring Activities for Young Children Project, funded by Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development, Korea (about US $20,000).

 

 

VI. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/ACTIVITY

 

Reviewer

 

Reviewer (2010). International Journal of Human Ecology manuscript

 

Co-reviewer (2005). The Journal Infancy manuscript (#05-038)

 

Co-reviewer (2006). The Journal of Adolescence manuscript (#06-77)

 

Co-reviewer (2007). The Journal Infant Behavior and Development manuscript (#07-49)

 

 

Service at International or National Meetings

 

Volunteer Staff, Georgia Association on Young Children 2006 Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 6 & 7, 2006

 

Volunteer Staff, 15th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan, June 2006

 

Volunteer Staff, Quint State Conference: 29^th Annual Southeastern Symposium for Child and Family Development Annual Meeting, Athens, Georgia, Feb 2004

 

Volunteer Staff, 2000 Fall Meeting, Korean Association of Child Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea. November 2000.

 

Volunteer Staff, 1999 Spring Meeting, Association for Future Early Childhood Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea. May 1999

 

Volunteer Staff, 1998 Fall Meeting, Association for Future Early Childhood Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea. October 1998

 

 

Leadership/Outreach Activity

 

Columnist, Young Children’s Development and Parenting Tips for Parents, Booksbooks Guide Mom, Hansol Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

Program Writer, Woongjin Infant Play Village, Woongjin Thinkbig, Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

Vice-Director, Child Summer Science Camp, Child Development Research Institute, Yonsei University, 2002.

 

Teacher, Child Summer Science Camp, Child Development Research Institute, Yonsei University, 2001.

 

Teacher, Child Summer Science Camp, Child Development Research Institute, Yonsei University, 2000.

 

Volunteer Teacher, Preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds, Child Development Research Institute, Yonsei University. Fall semester 1998.

 

 

Training

 

Trainer (2007). Coding for Infant Behaviors and Maternal Responses during Infant Social Looking in CHFD 3010/PSYC 4800, Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

 

Trainer (2007). Coding for Joint Attention during Mother-Toddler Teaching Interaction in CHFD 3010/PSYC 4800, Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

 

 

Community

Volunteer Teacher, Basic Korean for Early Childhood, Korean School, Athens, Georgia, August-September 2006

 

Volunteer, Southeast Outdoor YMCA Playground Community-Build a Playground, Atlanta, GA, May 2006

 

Volunteer, Jandine House (The center for the people with Muscular Dystrophies), Seoul, Republic of Korea, Fall 1994

 

 

Professional Memberships

 

Member, Society for Research in Child Development, 2005 - present

 

Member, International Society on Infant Studies, 2004 - present

 

Member, Korean Association of Child Studies, 2000 - present

 

 

Methodology & Software Experience

 

SPSS

   Analysis of Variance

   Regression

   Multivariate Methods

   Factor Analysis

   Cluster Analysis

LISREL

   Structural Equation Modeling

HLM6

   Hierarchical Linear Modeling

State Space Grids

CHILDES

   Child Language Data Exchange System