TALKS & MEDIA

Lee, J. & Moussa, W. (2025, March). Evaluating the causal impact of first-language reading instruction on the subsequent development of second-language reading proficiency in multilingual Ghana. Paper accepted at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Chicago, IL.

Adamba, C. & Lee, J. (2025, March). Breaking barriers: Expanding access to basic education through low-fee private schools in Northern Ghana. Paper accepted at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Chicago, IL.

Manirakiza, V., & Lee, J. (2024, December). Cultivating a reading generation: A case study on multilateral partnerships in making quality books and a reading culture for children in Rwanda. Paper presented at the African Studies Association’s (ASA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Lee, J. (2024, April). Global leadership, national visions, and innovative field strategies in the book supply chain. Paper presented at the USAID Global Education Conference (GEC), Washington, DC.

Lee, J. (2024, March). Streamlining success through system-wide efforts: Empowering every child with quality books by improving the book supply chain. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Miami, FL.

Lee, J. & Moussa, W. (2023, September). Moving cross-language transfer from hypothesis to causal evidence: The effects of mother-language acquisition on second-language acquisition in Ghana. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference (SREE), Arlington, VA.

Lee, J. (2023, April). “Learn from me”: Parental engagement in social and emotional learning (SEL) in Malawi. Paper accepted at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Lee, J. & Chirwurah, D. (2023, March). The effect of mother-tongue language-mediated bilingual education on early grade reading and oral language outcomes in Ghana. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Washington, DC.

Lee, J. & D’sa, N. (2022, April). Developing contextually relevant emotional and social well-being tools in Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, and Liberia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Virtual.

Lee, J. (2021, May). Assessing teacher performance in conflict and crisis settings: Testing the psychometric quality of the Teacher Classroom Observation (TCO) tool in Northeast Nigeria. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Virtual.

Diazgranados, S.F. & Lee, J. (2020, March). The cost-effectiveness of two models of professional development on out-of-school children’s outcomes in Northeast Nigeria. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Miami, FL.

Lee, J. (2019, April). Factors affecting teachers’ implementation of social-emotional learning curriculum in Malawi: A two-stage structural regression approach. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference (AERA), Toronto, Canada.

Lee, J. (2018, April). A multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis of teacher perceptions of social and emotional learning in Malawi.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Lee, J. (2017, November). ‘Miss Manners’ at her worst: Implementing a national social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum in primary classrooms in rural Malawi. Paper accepted for presentation at the African Studies Association’s Annual Conference (ASA), Chicago, IL.

Lee, J. (2017, April). Improving literacy environments in Mozambique: Synergistic influence of physical and instructional classroom environments. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference (AERA), San Antonio, TX.

Lee, J. (2017, March). Integrating social and emotional learning in early childhood education in rural Malawi. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Atlanta, GA.

Lee, J. (2017, March). Improving early primary literacy in Mozambique. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Atlanta, GA.

Lee, J. (2016, March). Teacher practices in early grades literacy education in Mozambique. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Vancouver, Canada.

Lee, J. (2015, April). Investigating the meaning of gender equitable quality education in Zambia: Perceptions and practices of teachers. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Lee, J. (2015, March). Discourse analysis of global-national-local dialogue on the concept of education quality: Data from five state primary schools in Lusaka, Zambia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Washington, D.C.

Lee, J. (2015, March). Understanding education quality: Teachers’ perceptions on education quality in Zambian primary schools. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Washington, D.C.

Lee, J. (2014, March). Dissecting the trade-off between access to education and quality of education: Findings from five state primary schools in Lusaka, Zambia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference (CIES), Toronto, Canada.

Lee, J. (2013, October). Below the surface: Teacher ingenuity in expanding access to limited materials in Zambian state primary schools. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society’s Southeast Regional Conference (CIES), Tallahassee, FL.

Lee, J. (2012, October). The role of the private sector in in-service teacher training in Korea in 1945-1970. Paper presented at the International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Tokyo, Japan.

Lee, J. (2025, August). What Rwanda’s young readers want to read and why it matters. Reading Comprehension Group Webinar (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2024, December). Empowering every child with quality books: Best practices to enhance book supply chain systems in Cambodia, Honduras, and Rwanda. Gongju University, South Korea (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2024, September). Empowering every child with quality books: Research strategies for identifying best practices in book supply chains. International Literacy Day Workshop at the World Bank (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2024, September). Empowering every child with quality books delivered on time through a technology-assisted book track and trace system: The Cambodia case. International Literacy Day Workshop at the World Bank (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2024, April). Bridging the book gap: Innovative ideas about the book supply chain. Global Book Alliance World Book Day Webinar (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2022, June). Learning to Improve Book Resource Systems (LIBROS). USAID’s Lunch and Learn Webinar (Virtual).

Lee, J. (2022, April). Randomized controlled trials in international development education: Background, concepts, and applications. Brain Korea 21 Workshop (Virtual). Seoul National University, Korea.

Lee, J. & Brown, A. (2021, May). The psychometric qualities of the Teacher Classroom Observation (TCO) assessment using data from primary school teachers in Tanzania. Paper presented at an Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies Webinar.

Lee, J. (2021, January). Using randomized controlled trials to estimate program impacts in international development education. Brain Korea 21 Workshop (Virtual). Chungnam National University, Korea.

Lee, J. (2020, December). The psychometric qualities of the Teacher Classroom Observation (TCO) assessment using data from a study with Nigerian teachers. Paper presented at an Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies Webinar.

Lee, J. (2016, December). Tackling real-life issues through social and emotional learning in Malawi. Paper presented at the Annual R3 Workshop. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Lee, J. (2016, November). Promoting children’s socio-emotional skills in rural Malawi. Paper presented at the Annual Going Global Showcase. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Lee, J. (2015, November). Early primary literacy instruction in rural Mozambique and the role of Save the Children, USA. Paper presented at the Annual Going Global Showcase. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.