AN AFFILIATE OF THE LIFE SPAN INSTITUTE & THE DEPT. OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Beach Center on Disability

Staff Detail

Staff Photo

Youjin Seong

Doctoral Student and Research Assistant

University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Ave., 3107 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045

Office Phone: (785) 864-0727; cell phone: (785) 393-6370

Fax: (785) 864-7605

Email: seong@ku.edu

Bio: Youjin Seong is a doctoral student in the department of special education. Before attending to the University of Kansas, she worked in various fields of special education and vocational rehabilitation with students in various age ranges and a variety of disabilities. Since her primary focus is on secondary students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, she is interested in secondary inclusion, access to the general curriculum, self-determination, and transition.

Education:

M.A., Special Education, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, February, 2009.

B.A., Psychology and Vocational Rehabilitation, Catholic University, South Korea, February 2006.

Interests:

Doctoral Focus: Low incidence disabilities

Advisor: Dr. Michael Wehmeyer

Research Interests: Self-Determination, Access to the General Curriculum, Transition