Joonkil Ahn

EDL 532 Staff & Program Evaluation
EDL 573 Administration and Organizational Behavior I 
EDL 574 Administration and Organizational Behavior II
EDL 593 Internship in Educational Leadership

Leadership measurement; Network analysis; Relationship between organization-wide leadership practice, teacher self-efficacy, and collaborative school culture; Critical quantitative research; Relationship between leadership and marginalized students’ STEM learning and career paths; Large-scale national, international data sets (cross-sectional, longitudinal)

Publications

Ahn, J., Bowers, A. J., & Welton, A. D. (2021). Leadership for learning as an organization-wide practice: Evidence on its multilevel structure and implications for educational leadership practice and research. International Journal of Leadership in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2021.1972162

Reagan, E. M., Ahn, J., Roegman, R., & Vernikoff, L. (2021). What makes teacher preparation legitimate? An analysis of teacher residency websites. Action in Teacher Education, 43(2). 144-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2021.1883150

Seo, G., Ahn, J., Huang, W., Makela, J. P., & Yeo, H. Y. (2020). Pursuing careers inside or outside academia? Factors associated with doctoral students' career decision-making. Journal of Career Development, 25(3), 1-16. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0894845320907968

Hackmann, D. G., Malin, J. R., & Ahn, J. (2019). Data use within an education-centered cross-sector collaboration. Journal of Educational Administration, 57(2), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-08-2018-0150

Ahn, J. (2017). Taking a step to identify how to create professional learning communities: Report of a case study of a Korean public high school on how to create and sustain a school-based teacher professional learning community. International Education Studies, 10(1), 82-92. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v10n1p82

Ahn, J., Hinson, D. W., & Teets, S. T. (2016). Teachers' views on integrating faith into their professional lives: A cross-cultural glimpse. AILACTE Journal, 13(1), 41-57.

Presentations

Ahn, J. (2022, April). Looking inside the black box of the school improvement process: A network analysis approach. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. 

Nelson, J.,Ahn, J.,& Hegtvedt, K. A. (2022, April). Teachers’ perceptions of principal versus assistant principals’ leadership: An organizational justice and attribution theory approach. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. 

Flores, O., & Ahn, J. (2022, April). Kids have taught me. I listen to them: Principals legitimizing student voice in their leadership. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. 

Hoang, A. P., Ahn, J., Vernikoff, L., Roegman, R., Reagan, E., & Goodwin, L. (2022, April). Advancing racial equity in extended clinical practice. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.  

Roegman, R., Flores, O., & Ahn, J. (2022, April). Measuring race: A literature review on the anti-racist practice in principal preparation. Paper presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. 

Ahn, J. (2021, November). The mediating role of teacher self-efficacy between leadership for learning and teacher outcomes. Paper presented at the 2021 annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH

Ahn, J., & Wang, Y. (2021, November). Relationship matters: What does network analysis have to offer to educational leadership research. An invited network table session presented at the 2021 annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH 

Nelson, J. Ahn, J., & Hegtvedt, K. A. (2021, November). Investigating gaps in teachers’ perceptions of principal and assistant principal leadership. Paper presented at the 2021 annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH

Flores, O., & Ahn, J. (2021, November). Listening to a different perspective: School leaders’ commitment to equity through advocacy for student voice. Paper presented at the 2021 annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH

Ahn, J. (2021, April). A measurement model of leadership for learning using TALIS 2018: A multilevel factor analysis approach. Paper presented at the 2021 virtual annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Roegman, R., Goodwin, L., Reagan, E. M., Vernikoff, L. & Ahn, J. (2021, April). Extended clinical practice that challenges the status quo? A collaborative autoethnography. Paper presented at the 2021 virtual annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Ahn, J. (2019, November). Association between distributed leadership, organizational structure and the professional learning communities in U.S. Schools. Paper presented at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.

Ahn, J. (2019, November). Association between leadership practices, organizational structure, and the professional learning communities in U.S. Schools. Paper presented at the Graduate Student Summit of the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.

Mullen, C. A., Hackmann, D. G., Malin, J. R., Ovando, M. N., O’Doherty, A., Tienken, C., Klimaitis, C. C., Stovall, A. W., Boyles, E., Ahn, J., & Ross, L. (2019, November). Collaborative peer group mentoring among leaders: Research from process to product. Sympoisum presented at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.

Ahn, J. & Hackmann, D. G. (2019, April). Distributed leadership practices in support of professional learning communities in one middle school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Reagan, E. M., Ahn, J., Roegman, R., & Vernikoff, L. (2019, April). A dose of whose medicine? Competing agendas behind the teacher residency model. Roundtable session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Hackmann, D. G., Malin, J. R., & Ahn, J. (2019, April). Use of data within the context of a cross-sector career academy initiative. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Makela, J. P., & Ahn, J. (2019, June). The salary puzzle: A multi-institutional study of salary reporting gaps on first destination surveys. Roundtable session presented at the 2019 National Career Development Association Global Conference, Houston, TX.

Ahn, J., & Makela, J. P. (2018, June). When practice fuels research: The impact of the Larsen Grant for research in career development. Roundtable session presented at the 2018 National Career Development Association Global Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Perlus, J., Pipkins, K. C., & Ahn, J. (2018, June). Post-college gap years: Debunking the myth of the "on time"? Medical school applicant. Roundtable session presented at the 2018 National Career Development Association Global Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Roegman, R., Reagan, E. M., & Ahn, J. (2018, May). Prescribing remedies for what ails education? Medical residencies as a model of teacher preparation. Paper presented at the 14th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.

Ahn, J. (2017, March). How can we help schools move from pseudo-community of congeniality into professional learning communities of collegiality? Paper presented at the 2017 Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting and Conference, Tampa, FL.

Teets, S. T., Ahn, J. (2017, March). Enhancing the academic, social and emotional development of P-12 students from marginalized populations: What’s faith got to do with it? Roundtable presented at the 2017 Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting and Conference, Tampa, FL.

Ahn, J. (2016, January). Taking a step to identify how to create and develop a professional learning community in school. Paper presented at the 14th Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.

Awards/Honors

• 2022–2025 Danley Research Fellowship, College of Education & Human Development, the University of North Dakota
• 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Division A: Administration, Organization, & Leadership, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• 2022 Dissertation of the Year, Leadership for School Improvement Special Interest Group, AERA
• 2022 Honorable Mention, Dissertation Award Competition, Advanced Studies of National Databases Special Interest Group, AERA
• 2020 David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Scholar, AERA Divisions A and L; University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
• 2019–2021 Barbara Jackson Scholar, UCEA              
• 2019 AERA Mentorship Award, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 2017–2020 Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, the Graduate College, University of Illinois
• 2016 Graduate Student Scholar Award, The Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
• 2013 Teaching and Research Fellowship, Daegu Metropolitan City Department of Education, Korea
• 2012 Teacher of the Year, Teaching and Research Competition, Daegu Department of Education, Korea
• 2007 Secretary of Education Award for Outstanding Teacher, Korean Department of Education
• 2001 First Prize, Teacher Certification Training, Daegu Department of Education, Korea

Credentials

2020  Illinois Principal License: PreK–12
2019  Illinois Teacher License, ESL: PreK–12
2017  Tennessee Teacher License, ESL: PreK–12
2001  Advanced Teaching License, English Language Arts: 7–12, Korea
1997  Initial Teaching License, English Language Arts: 7–12, Korea

Doctor of Philosophy
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Educational Administration and Leadership Concentration

Master of Arts, Teaching, English as a Second Language
Carson-Newman University

Bachelor of Arts, English Education
Kyungpook National University, South Korea