Mimi Bong, Ph.D

• Position: Professor, Associate Director of bMRI
• Area of Specialization: Educational Psychology
• Research Interests: Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning
• Phone: +82-2-3290-2308
• E-mail: mimibong@korea.ac.kr
• Homepage: http://edu.korea.ac.kr

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Biography

Mimi Bong is a Professor of Educational Psychology and the Associate Director of bMRI. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California and was an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Research, and Technology at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on student motivation and self-regulated learning with particular emphasis on self-efficacy beliefs and achievement goals. She was recognized as the 8th most productive educational psychologist for the period of 1997-2001 and received the 'Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions in Educational Psychology' from APA/Division 15. She has served or currently serves on the editorial boards of AERA Open, Child Development, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Educational Psychologist, Educational Psychology Review, Educational Researcher, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Experimental Education, and Theory Into Practice. She is Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal's section on Teaching, Learning, and Human Development and the Korean Journal of Educational Psychology.

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Technology, University of Southern California, 1995
M.A. in Communications, Computing, and Technology in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1991
B.A. in Educational Technology, Ewha Womans University, 1989

Employment

Professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Education, Korea University, 2009–present
Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction, Department of Education, Korea University, 2007–2009
Associate Professor of Educational Technology Research and Learning Theory, Department of Educational Technology, Ewha Womans University, 2003–2007
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Research, and Technology, Department of Educational Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2000-2004
Adjunct Full-time Lecturer, Department of Educational Technology, Ewha Womans University, 1998–2000

Representative Publication

Bong, M., Hwang, A., Noh, A., & Kim, S. (2014). Perfectionism and motivation of adolescents in academic contexts. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106, 711-729.
Lee, W., Lee, M. J., & Bong, M. (2014). Testing interest and self-efficacy as predictors of academic self-regulation. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 39, 86-99.
Bong, M. (2009). Age-related differences in achievement goal differentiation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 879-896.
Bong, M. (2005). Within-grade changes in Korean girls’ motivation and perceptions of the learning environment across domains and achievement levels. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 656-672.
Bong, M., & Skaalvik, E. M. (2003). Academic self-concept and self-efficacy: How different are they really? Educational Psychology Review, 15, 1-40.