Dr. Jina Chang seeks equity in the student learning experience and student success in her teaching. She values a student-centered orientation, strength-based perspectives for individual students, and respectful interactions with students, all of which she sees as essential to creating a culture of positive learning. She constantly strives to make classes inclusive, effective, and enjoyable, where all students have equal opportunities to participate and lead.
Her research examines inequity and inequality embedded in the US healthcare system, access to healthcare, and health among vulnerable and marginalized children and families and their associations with family poverty. She examines a wide range of health outcomes among marginalized children, including ADHD. She enjoys working with Master of Social Work students on her research projects and supports their career development.
Jina holds a PhD in Social Work from Boston University with a specialization in Child and Family Health, Master of Social Work (MSW) from Columbia University with a concentration in Policy, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from George Washington University.