Sang K. Hwang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: Old Main, Room 447
Email: shwang@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2617

Professional Profile

Dr. Hwang joined the College of Education and Social Sciences in 2001. She received a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction (reading education) from University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) in 2000, an educational specialist degree in curriculum and instruction (reading education) from UMC in 1997 and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction (English education) from UMC in 1988.

Teaching and Related Service

Dr. Hwang teaches Evaluation of Reading Performance and Field Experience in Teaching Reading.

Dr. Hwang enjoys teaching May intersession and two summer sessions, in addition to the regular fall and spring sessions.

Dr. Hwang coordinates America Reads Challenge Program and is an adviser for the Korean Student Association at WTAMU.

Dr. Hwang is a member of International Reading Association (IRA), Texas State Reading Association (TSRA), Teachers of Applied Whole Language (TAWL) and the Korean Association of Teachers of English (KATE).

Research and Creative Activity

Dr. Hwang is the author of refereed articles that have appeared in professional journals. By 2007, she had published eight articles during her stay at WTAMU.

Dr. Hwang's research interests include assessment (evaluation) in reading, teaching strategies, motivation and incorporating reading activities with other content areas, such as math, science and social studies.

Dr. Hwang conducts many presentations at state and local conferences and attends workshops and professional meetings in order to update her knowledge for teaching.

Personal Sketch

Dr. Hwang believes her success today wouldn't be possible without her husband's strong support and two daughters' independence.

Dr. Hwang's husband is a physics professor in Korea, and her first daughter got into Southwestern medical school in Dallas. Her second daughter is a junior at Amarillo High School.