Dr. Soobin Yim is a postdoc at the Language, Literacy, and Learning (L3) Lab in the School of Education. She is currently working with Dr. Young-Suk Kim on the Self-Regulated Strategy Development + (SRSD+) intervention project. Soobin’s research focuses on writing development, digital literacy, Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). She studies how literacy development can be supported by the integration of digital media and systematic K-12 interventions. Soobin’s work has been published in journals such as Teachers College Record and Language Learning & Technology, and books including Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes and TESOL Encyclopedia.
Soobin received her Ph.D. in Education (specialization: language, literacy, and technology) from UC Irvine and Master’s degree in language and literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a recipient of the TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Award, Phi Beta Kappa International Scholarship, and the Korean Honor Scholarship.