Dr. Seowon Song Assistant Professor of Psychology

SeowonSong

Education:
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Texas Tech University

VPH 211C
seowon.song@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Song joined Northwestern's faculty from Texas Tech University, where she earned both a doctorate and master's degree in human development and family sciences and a bachelor's degree in psychology. While at Texas Tech, she worked in the university's BioSocial Interplay in Development Lab and managed the Child Development and Relationships Lab. She also taught TTU's Lifespan Human Development and Development During Childhood courses and served as a teaching assistant for a course on child and adolescent behavior. She is the author of articles published in the Journal of Numerical Cognition, the Journal of School Psychology, Family Science Review, and Child Development. She has also presented posters at meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, the Society for Research on Child Development, and the National Council for Family Relations.

Courses

PSY221SS - Developmental Psychology: Childhood

(4 credits ) (NWCore option under Self and Society) This course explores the development of the child from the prenatal period into adolescence. Children's physical, cognitive, emotional, personality, social, moral and faith development is examined. Psychological research methods for studying children are covered.

PSY224 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence

(4 credits) Adolescents experience many changes in a few short years as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This course explores the major psychological issues and theories in adolescent development with emphasis on cognitive development, self-concept, peer relationships and sexuality, among others.

PSY420 - Directed Research

(1-4 credits) Directed research involves students in research projects conducted under the supervision of department faculty. Prerequisites: 8 credits of psychology, approval of the research director and the department chair. Note: Encouraged for those students with expectations of graduate study. With the approval of the department, students may register for more than one term.

Publications and presentations

Song, S., Martin, M., & Wang, Z. (2024). School belongingness mediates the longitudinal effects of racial/ethnic identity on academic achievement and emotional well-being among Black and Latinx adolescents. Journal of School Psychology, 106, 101330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101330 

Li, T., Wang, Z., Merrin, J. G., Wan, S., Bi, K., Quintero, M., & Song, S. (2023). The joint operations of teacher-student and peer relationships on classroom engagement among low-achieving elementary students: A longitudinal multilevel study. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 77, 102258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102258 

Song, S., Li, T., Quintero, M., & Wang, Z. (2023). The link between math anxiety and math achievement: The role of afterschool learning. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 9(3), 418–432. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.13471 

Hasty, L., Quintero, M., Li, T., Song, S., & Wang, Z. (2023). The longitudinal association among student externalizing behaviors, teacher-student relationships, and classroom engagement. Journal of School Psychology, 100, 101242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2023.101242 

Quintero, M., Hasty, L., Li, T., Song, S., & Wang, Z. (2021) A multidimensional examination of math anxiety and engagement on math achievement. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(3), 955–973. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12482 

Oh, W., Song, S., & Niehuis, S. (2021). Processes linking mothers’ perceptions of relationship satisfaction with their partner, coparenting, and parenting to children’s competence and behavior problems. Family Science Review, 25(1), 18–35. https://doi.org/10.26536/rhst4996 

Oh, W., Bowker, J., Kim, H. K., Guedes, M., Santos, A. J., Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M., Song, S., & Rubin, K. H. (2021). Distinct profiles of relationships with mothers, fathers, and best friends and socio-emotional functioning in early adolescence: A cross-cultural study. Child Development, 92(6), e1154–e1170. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13610  

Professional experience

Instructor of Record, Texas Tech University (2023)

Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University (2022)

Lab Manager, Child Development and Relationships Lab, Texas Tech University (2018-24)

Lab Assistant, BioSocial Interplay in Development Lab, Texas Tech University (2021-22)

Memberships

Society for Research on Adolescence

Society for Research in Child Development

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