Kyoungjin (Jin) Jang-Tucci

Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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I study the moment when college students become working adults — the friction, learning, and identity-making that happens therein.

current appointments

Project Assistant, Networks and Cultural Assets Project

Gradute Fellow, Scholars Strategy Network

Gradute Student Representative, AERA Division I

Communications Director, KAERA

Recent publications

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2026

The development and validation of the Academic Cultural Wealth (ACW) scale: Recognizing student strengths through critical quantitative methods

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

2026

Investigating the relationship between community cultural wealth and cultural capital in higher education: A quantitative study

Innovative Higher Education

2025

Gatekeeping at work: A multi-dimensional analysis of student, institutional, and employer characteristics associated with unpaid internships

Higher Education

upcoming talks & events

AERA Annual Meeting

April 8-12, Los Angeles

· Latine STEM College Students’ Support Network Properties: Descriptive Findings from a Three-Wave Panel Study

· Division I Fireside Chat: Constructing a Constellation of Education in the Professions: Insights from Fields

· Integrating Social Network Analysis with Asset-Based Higher Education Research

SRHE Newer Research Series

July 7, Online Event

· Computer Science Students’ Self-Presentation during Job Search Amid Labor Market Uncertainty: Exploring the Role of the Internet, AI, Social Capital, and Career Services

KAERA Conference

April 8, Los Angeles

Conference Organizer