Sarah Lillo Kang is an Associate Professor of Middle and Secondary Education at Southeast Missouri State University. She is an educator and scholar who intentionally situates herself at the intersection of research and practice. Through her teaching, research, and writing, Lillo Kang works with teachers to cultivate classrooms where students are engaged in both their learning and communities. Lillo Kang’s writing is grounded in her varied teaching experiences. As a secondary educator, Lillo Kang taught grades 7-12 English in International Baccalaureate schools in South Korea and Uganda. In higher education contexts, she has taught undergraduate and graduate students in topics ranging from teaching pedagogies, research methodologies, and diversity/equity topics to content and media literacy. Prior to her current appointment, she taught part-time at the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Extension, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Southern California. At Southeast Missouri State University, she works primarily with pre-service teachers and practicing educators/school leaders. Her writing is also heavily informed by her scholarship. Most of Lillo Kang’s research is qualitative in nature and relates to her passions for global citizenship and social justice. She explores topics such as service-learning, global citizenship education, international education, informal support networks for pre-service teachers, and diversity challenges in secondary English curriculum. Her studies have focused on teachers' work in the U.S., Ghana, South Korea, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Lillo Kang earned her B.S. in Child Development, English, and Deaf Education from Vanderbilt University, her M.Ed. in English Education from Vanderbilt University, and her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis on Social Sciences and Comparative Education: International Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. Read more about this authorRead less about this author