Teaching
Teaching Recognition
My teaching has been recognized by the University of Kansas, including a nomination for the Graduate Teaching Award (2024) and the Carroll D. Clark Award for Teaching Excellence (2025).
Syllabi, materials, and teaching experience.
Current status: Not teaching this term. Materials below are archived for reference.
For questions, contact sheeyoun@ku.edu.
Course Materials (Archive)
| Item | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 150 Self and Society - Syllabus (most recent) | Course overview, grading, policies, and weekly schedule. | |
| SOC 160 Social Problem and American Values DIS - Syllabus | Course overview, grading, policies, and weekly schedule. | |
| SOC 104 Elements of Sociology DIS - Syllabus | Course overview, grading, policies, and weekly schedule. | |
| Event History Analysis, Korea Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA) LAB | Course overview, grading, policies, and weekly schedule. |
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
- 2022–Spring 2025 — Graduate Teaching Instructor, SOC 150: Self and Society, University of Kansas (Online & In-person).
Teaching Assistant
- Spring 2024 — SOC 160: Social Problems and American Values, University of Kansas (Instructor: Jarron Saint Onge, Ph.D.).
- Winter & Fall 2023 — Event History Analysis, KOSSDA (Online; Instructor: BongOh Kye, Ph.D.).
- 2019–2022 — SOC 104: Elements of Sociology, University of Kansas (Instructor: Lisa-Marie Wright, Ph.D.).
Teaching Philosophy (brief)
I emphasize evidence-based learning, transparent assessment, and inclusive pedagogy. My courses pair conceptual frameworks with applied activities—replication exercises, low-stakes writing, and data labs— so students practice sociological reasoning with real-world data.