Joo-Young Lee is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education. Her research interests include effective academic interventions for students with specific learning disabilities and difficulties in classroom settings. Before pursuing the doctorate degree at the Pennsylvania State University, she earned a master’s degree in Special Education from Korea University and served as a research associate at the Korean Educational Development Institute in Seoul, Korea.
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Dr. Paul J. Riccomini & Dr. Elizabeth M. Hughes
Recent Publications
Hughes, E. M., Riccomini, P. J., & Lee, J. Y. (2020). Investigating written expressions of mathematical reasoning for students with learning disabilities. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 58, 100775
Hughes, C. A., & Lee, J. (2019). Effective approaches for structuring practice activities: Distributed, cumulative, and interleaved practice. Teaching Exceptional Children, 51(6), 411-423.
Hughes, E. M., & Lee, J. Y. (2019). Effects of a Mathematical Writing Intervention on Middle School Students’ Performance. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 1-17.
Hughes, E. M., Lee, J. Y., Cook, M. J., & Riccomini, P. J. (2019). Exploratory Study of a Self-Regulation Mathematical Writing Strategy: Proof-of-Concept. Learning Disabilities–A Contemporary Journal, 17 (2).
Morano, S., Riccomini, P. J., & Lee, J. (2019). Accuracy of area-model and number line representations of fractions for students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 34(3), 133-143.
Hughes, E. M., Powell, S. R., & Lee, J. (2018). Development and psychometric report of a middle school mathematics vocabulary measure. Assessment for Effective Intervention. Advance online publication.
Recent Presentations
Lee, J., & Hughes, E. M. (2019, October). Characteristics of mathematical writing and reasoning for students with LD. Poster session presented at the international conference of Council for Learning Disabilities, San Antonio, TX.
Hughes, C.A. & Lee, J. (2019, June). The science of practice: Ways of helping students remember. Paper session presented at the Division for International Special Education and Services’ Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Hughes, E. M., Yakubova, G., Raulston, T. J., Riccomini, P., Lee, J., & Deshpande, D. (2019, April). Painting a narrative: Analysis of published systematic reviews on STEM interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders. Roundtable session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lee, J., Hughes, E. M., & Riccomini, P. J. (2019, January). Assessing math writing: Comparing outcomes from international rubrics assessing math writing. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN.
Hughes, C. A., & Lee, J. (2019, January). Strategies for scheduling and formatting practice Activities: Distributed, cumulative, and interleaved Practice. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN.
Hughes, E. M., & Lee, J. (2019, January). Benefits of a Self-Regulation Strategy Development on middle school students’ written expression of mathematical reasoning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN.