About MeDr. Katherine S. Cho (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor in Higher Education at Loyola University, Chicago. Grounded in her experiences as a scholar, educator, administrator, advocate, and activist, Dr. Cho's research agenda centers on institutions— in their potential to change and transform to move closer towards social justice and in their reality of maintaining systems of oppression and manifesting harm. Her work spans across student activism; institutionalized racism; retention efforts; and flipping the narrative of "why aren't students prepared for college" to "why aren't colleges prepared for our students," (learn more here). She teaches organizational theory and educational leadership; research foundations in higher education; practicum for dissertation development; and racial realities in higher education. Her pedagogy is grounded in (re)humanizing education and challenging the ways academic socialization contributes to neoliberalism, competition, and constructed scarcity.
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Prior to, Dr. Cho was an assistant professor at Miami University; a research analyst at the Higher Education Research Institute focusing on how colleges and universities increase the retention for marginalized and minoritized student populations; and a higher education administrator managing several student-leadership programs and worked for an educational nonprofit centered on service-learning and civic engagement. She has additionally worked as a teaching fellow, associate board member, mural artist, wedding coordinator, and calligrapher.
Dr. Cho received a Ph.D. and M.A. in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles; an M.A. in Sociology & Education from Columbia University, Teachers College; and a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University. She is an 2021 William T. Grant Advanced Quantitative Computational Scholar with the Institute in Critical Quantitative, Computation, and Mixed Methodologies; a 2019 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow; and a 2019 Faculty First-Look Scholar. Dr. Cho enjoys taking care of her ever-growing plant collection and reading a great book or short story.
Dr. Cho received a Ph.D. and M.A. in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles; an M.A. in Sociology & Education from Columbia University, Teachers College; and a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University. She is an 2021 William T. Grant Advanced Quantitative Computational Scholar with the Institute in Critical Quantitative, Computation, and Mixed Methodologies; a 2019 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow; and a 2019 Faculty First-Look Scholar. Dr. Cho enjoys taking care of her ever-growing plant collection and reading a great book or short story.
