Mina Chun, Ph.D.

About

Mina Chun is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Mild-to-Moderate and Extensive Support Needs credential program in the Department of Learning and Teaching at the Graduate School of Education, Cal Lutheran University. Dr. Chun received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Disability Studies at Chapman University, M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis in Low Incidence Disabilities, and B.S. Ed. in Special and Elementary Education at Northern Arizona University.

Prior to joining Cal Lutheran, Dr. Chun served as a faculty member in special education programs at the Governors State University, University of Lynchburg, and Austin Peay State University. Her experience also includes working with culturally and linguistically diverse students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in school, home, and clinical settings.

Dr. Chun’s research centers around exploring ways to promote access, equity, and inclusion for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the current diverse society.

Education

Ph.D. in Education, Disability Studies, Chapman University, Orange, CA

M.Ed. in Special Education, Low Incidence Disabilities, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

B.S. in Education, Special and Elementary Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Publications

Journal Articles

Miller, A. & Chun, M. (2022). Perspectives of college students with intellectual disability on the moving in and through phases of transition. Disability Studies Quarterly, 42(1). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v42i1.7516 

Chun, M. (2022). Dear COVID-19: A collaborative poetry. International Review of Qualitative Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/19408447211049528 

Chun, M. & Ferguson, D. (2019). The intersection of culture, disability, and shame: An example of Korean emerging adults with developmental disabilities and their families in South Korea. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 15(3), 73-87. https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/874

Lambert, R., Chun, M., Davis, J., Ceja, K., Aguilar, K., Moran, P. & Manset. L. (2019). “My dyslexia is like a bubble”: How insiders with learning disabilities describe their differences, strengths, and challenges. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal. 24(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.18666/LDMJ-2019-V24-I2-8765 

Book

Fisher, M. E., Maghzi, K. S., Achieng-Evensen, C., Dorner, M. A., Pearson, H., Chun, M. (Eds.) (2021). Lessons from the transition to pandemic education across the US education system during Covid-19: Analyses of parent, student, and educator experiences. Routledge.

Research Monographs

Maghzi, K. S., Fisher, M. E., & Chun, M. (2023). Living critical race theory through a DisCrit Lens: A prismatic case study of teaching and disability. CCTE Fall 2023 Research Monograph, 91-101. California Council on Teacher Education. 

Fisher, M. E., Petty, J. A., Chun, M., Wan, K., Beaty, I., Maghzi, K. S., Dorner, M. A., McDonald, P., Cavallaro, J., & Ramirez, J. (2023). Integrating equitable inclusion: Proposing restorative practices in the K-8 educational setting. CCTE Fall 2023 Research Monograph, 66-72. California Council on Teacher Education.

Petty, J. A., Fisher, M. E., Chun, M., Dorner, M. A., Del Rosario, S., Beaty, I., Maghzi, K. S., Cavallaro, J., Ramirez, J., Tickel, D., & Cho, C. (2023). Uncharted waters: Building an ethnic studies capacity into a predominately white charter school. CCTE Fall 2023 Research Monograph, 35-42. California Council on Teacher Education.

Fisher, M. E., Petty, J. A., Dorner, M. A., Johnston, H., Cho, C., Chun, M., Maghzi, K. S., Beaty, I., Cavallaro, J., & Tickel, D. (2023). The power of perspective: Project-based learning and ethnic studies. CCTE Fall 2023 Research Monograph, 11-22. California Council on Teacher Education.

Chun, M., Maghzi, K. S., Fisher, M. E., & Dorner, M. A. (2021). Perspectives on teaching and learning Universal Design. CCTE Fall 2021 Research Monograph, 21-34. California Council on Teacher Education. 

Maghzi, K. S., Chun, M., Fisher, M. E., & Dorner, M. A. (2021). Building equity through positivity and mindfulness in a traumatized world. CCTE Fall 2021 Research Monograph, 58-65. California Council on Teacher Education. 

Selected Conference Presentations                                                          

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2024, January 17-19). A family’s journey: Reminiscing on a life fully lived with Down syndrome [Conference Presentation]. The 25th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities, Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children, Waikiki, HI.

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2023, October 30-November 2). From disenfranchised to included: Creating an inclusive culture for special education teachers [Conference Presentation]. The 2023 Teacher Education Division Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Long Beach, CA.

McDonald, P., Fisher, M. E., Maghzi, K. S., Chun, M., Wan, K., Petty, J. A., Dorner, M. A., Petersen, A., Beaty, I., Cavallaro, J. F., & Ramirez, J. (2023, Oct. 18-21). Leadership, professional learning communities, and change: Building a better special and general education team [Conference Poster]. California Council on Teacher Education Conference, San Diego, CA.

Chun, M., Fisher, M., Maghzi, K. S., Dorner, M. A., Szczurek, A., & Jenkins, T. (2023, April 13–16). A prismatic examination of connection and engagement in higher education. [Conference Presentation]. The 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 

Chun, M., Maghzi, K. S., Fisher, M., Petty, J. A., Dorner, M. A., & Liu, J. Y. (2023, April 13–16). Dialogue as Data: Examining Equity. [Conference Presentation]. The 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 

Bachrach, T. & Chun, M. (2022, Dec. 1-3). A family eulogy: Life lessons from a man with Down syndrome [Conference Presentation]. The 2022 TASH conference, Phoenix, AZ. 

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2022, Dec. 1-3). The social model of disability: Attract and retain special educators [Conference Presentation]. The 2022 TASH conference, Phoenix, AZ. 

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2022, Nov. 15-18). Learning from the lived experience of a man with Down syndrome [Virtual Conference Presentation]. The 2022 OCALICONLINE conference. 

O’Connor, K. & Chun, M. (2022, Nov. 3-5). Proactively addressing barriers to learning [Conference Presentation]. The 73rd Annual Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Fall Convention, Naperville, IL. 

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2022, Nov. 3-5). Protect and Retain: Creating an inclusive culture for special education teachers [Conference Presentation]. The 73rd Annual Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Fall Convention, Naperville, IL. 

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2022, Nov. 3-5). A shared life story: Celebrating a life fully lived with Down syndrome [Conference Presentation]. The 73rd Annual Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Fall Convention, Naperville, IL. 

Chun, M. & Bachrach, T. (2022, Oct. 19). Reflections on a life lived with Down syndrome: Family members’ stories [Virtual Conference Presentation]. The 2022 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference. 

Chun, M. (2022, May 18-20). Navigating through college during COVID-19: Voices of two college students with disabilities [Virtual Conference Presentation]. The 18th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.