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Han Bum Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Research, Educational Psychology

Associate Director, Urban Education Institute

Han Bum Lee, Ph.D.

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Bio

Han Bum Lee is an Assistant Professor of Research at the Department of Educational Psychology and Associate Director of UTSA's Urban Education Institute. Dr. Lee has research interests in understanding and evaluating the effectiveness of public policy and innovative experimental programs implemented to improve human capital, labor productivity, and economic self-sufficiency. He draws on his decades of experience studying impact evaluation in various fields of study, including secondary and postsecondary success, adult job training, federal housing assistance, and agricultural education and extension service programs. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and earned a Ph.D. in Applied Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Teaching

  • EDP6413
  • EDP7103

Research Interests

  • Education Policy
  • Impact Evaluation
  • Quantitative Methods

Degrees

  • B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana and Champaign
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana and Champaign

 

Grants, Patents and Clinical Trials

  • Project: Ready to Work Evaluation
    • Role: PI
    • Duration: 2022-2025
    • Total Amount: $342,632
  • Project: Scholar Success Program Evaluation
    • Role: Co-PI
    • Duration: 2023-2024
    • Total Amount: $136,716
  • Project: Victoria. The AI Assistant for College Advisors
    • Role: PI
    • Duration: 2020-2023
    • Total Amount: $262,131
  • Project: Basecamp
    • Role: PI
    • Duration: 2021-2023
    • Total Amount: $128,700
  • Project: Picture of Master of Public Health Programs in Texas
    • Role: PI
    • Duration: 2023
    • Total Amount: $22,529
  • Project: Unified Advising Guide Evaluation Project. UP Partnership
    • Role: Co-PI
    • Duration: 2025-2026
    • Total Amount: $40,000
  • Project: Dyslexia
    • Role: PI
    • Duration: 2025-2026
    • Total Amount: $50,000
  • Project: Understanding Students’ Pursuit and Attainment of STEM Degrees Across Race and Gender Intersections
    • Role: Co-PI
    • Duration: 2025-2026
    • Total Amount: $50,000

Publications

  • Lee, H. B., & Villarreal, M. U. (2023). Should Students Falling Behind in School Take Dual Enrollment Courses?. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 28(4), 439-473.
  • Lee, H. B., Davis, J., Nichols, S. L., & Victor, J. Navigating Higher Education: How AI Supports Special Education Students in College Applications in Texas. Remedial and Special Education. (R&R).
  • Victor, J., Villarreal, V., Lee, H. B., & Nichols, S. L. Addressing Teacher Mental Health Knowledge and Skills: An Exploration of Teacher SEL Supports in Two High Schools. School Mental Health. (R&R).
  • Lee, H. B., Pena, H., Li, Y., & Cheak-Zomora, N. (2025). Integrating Chatbots: Supporting the College Transition for Autistic Students in Journal of Autism and Development Disorders, 1-14.
  • Lee, H. B., Bahena, S., & Nichols, S. L. (2025). Effects of Early AP Coursetaking on High School Outcomes and College Enrollment for Less Academically Prepared Students. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 33.