Faculty Profile for Dr. Mijin Choi

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Dr. Mijin Choi
Assistant Professor — School of Social Work
ENC 167
phone: (512) 245-2592
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Choi, M. J., Lee, S., Kim, J., & Lee, J. (n.d.). The interaction of race/ethnicity and school-connectedness in presenting internalizing and externalizing behaviors among adolescents. Youth & Society.
  • Choi, S., Choi, M., Shamrova, D. P., Hong, J. Y., Kim, Y. J., & Mullan, S. (2024). Challenges and coping strategies of families with young children amid hurricanes: A qualitative inquiry. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 1–16.
  • Choi, M. J., Hong, J., Travis, R., & Kim, J. (2023). Effects of school environment on depression among Black and White adolescents. Journal of Community Psychology, 51(3), 1181–1200. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22969
  • Labrenz, C. A., Sieger, M. L., Choi, M. J., Eugene, D. R., Findley, E., Robinson, E. D., & Baiden, P. (2023). Family support services and reunification across diverse racial/ethnic groups: A survival analysis utilizing administrative child welfare data. Children and Youth Services Review, 150, 107024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107024
  • Hong, J. S., Choi, M. J., Wade, R., O’Donnell, L., & Johns, S. (2023). Racial/ethnic differences in parenting behaviors as protective factors in adolescent internalizing problems. Journal of General Psychology, 150(4), 467–484. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2022.2152414

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Junior Career Achievement Award, The Korean American Social Work Educators Association. October 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: William Reid Scholarship, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: South Korean Scholarship, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. 2013

Selected Grants

  • Choi, Mijin. Title IV-E Child Welfare Partnership Grant, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), State, $2470353.95. (Funded: July 2022 - June 2027). Grant.
  • Choi, Mijin. Examining associations among child maltreatment, Alternative Response, and out-of-home placement in the Texas child welfare system, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Texas State University, $7556. (Funded: November 2018 - May 2020). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Child Maltreatment
May 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Youth & Service
February 2023-Present
Chair
Student Learning Outcome Assessment Committee
2022-Present
Data Collection/ Data Analysis
CSWE reaffirmation process
April 2022-Present
Chair
HBSE Teaching Cluster Team
2021-Present