Publications
- Kile, M., Ellis, N., Kwon, K., Randall, K., Ford, T., Malek, A. (2020). The quality of work environments for early childhood educators’ well-being from an interdisciplinary approach. In: Jill Pable (ed.), AMPS Proceedings Series: Experiential Design-Rethinking relations between People, Objects, and Environments. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 16-17. January, 2020. ISSN: 2398-9467.
- Kwon, K., Jeon, S., Castle, S., & Ford, T. G. (2021). Children’s behavioral problems in Head Start programs: their link to teacher well-being and intent to leave. Early Chilhood Education Journal (Impact Factor=1.77).
- Kwon, K., Horm, D., & Amirault, C. (2021). Early childhood teachers’ well-being: what we know and why we should care. Zero To Three & National Association for the Education of Young Children Joint Journal.
- Sisson S., Malek-Lasater, A., Ford, T., Horm, D., & Kwon, K-A. (2023). Predictors of overweight and obesity in early care and education teachers during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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Seminars & Presentations
Invited Research Seminar and Presentations
- Kwon, K. Randall, K., & Malek-Laster (2020, Dec). Supporting Head Start teacher well-being and working conditions, Presentation at CAP Tulsa leadership meeting (Virtual).
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project Team (2020, Nov) Understanding and supporting early child teacher well-being and working conditions, Open Plenary Panel on Trauma-Informed Practices at National Research Conference on Early Childhood (Virtual).
- Kwon, K. Randall, K., & Malek-Laster (2020, Nov). Supporting infant toddler teacher well-being and working conditions, Presentation at Infant toddler workforce task force meeting, Colorado Office of Early Childhood, Department of Human Services (Virtual).
- Kwon, K., Ford, T., Randall, K., & Malek, A. (2020, Mar). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being. Presentation at Research Thursday session at the Early Childhood Education Institute at the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., & Malek, A. (2020, Feb). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being. Presentation at Mayor’s Commission meeting on the Status of Women, Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K., Ford, T., Randall, K., & Malek, A. (2019, Dec). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being. Presentation at Professional Development Leadership Academy (Meeting for district superintendents and school leaders), Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., Ellis, N., Kile, M., Malek, A., Amirault, C., & Williams, B. (2019, Nov). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being. Presentation at OK Moving Forward Conference, Norman, OK
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., Ellis, N., Kile, M., & Malek, A. (2019, Oct). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being. Presentation at Tulsa Educare Leadership Team Meeting, Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Aug). Early childhood teachers’ physical, psychological, and professional well-being, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Jul). Happy Teacher Happy Children, Keynote speech at Annual Conference of Korean Association of Child and Parents Studies, Pohang, Kyeongsangdo, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Jun). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, Kyeongbuk National University, Daegu, Kyeongsangdo, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Jun). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, Kyeongbuk National University, Daegu, Kyeongsangdo, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Jun). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju, Chungcheongdo, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Jun). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju, Chungcheongdo, Korea
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, May). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, presentation at a research group meeting at Johns Hopkins University (virtual)
- Kwon, K., Ken Randall, & Natalie Ellis (2019, May). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, presentation at advisory board meeting of Early Childhood Education Institute, the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2019, Mar). Happy Teacher Project: supporting early childhood teachers’ well-being, presentation at annual meeting of Network of Infant Toddler Researchers at Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MA
- Kwon, K., Galto, C., & Zeanah, P. L. (2022, Dec). Tolerating a stressful and uncertain world: remembering our passions to support professional resilience. Zero To Three LEARN Institute, San Diego, CA (two-full-day training with more than 100 participants in the session).
- Lessard, L. & Kwon, K. (2022, Nov). Early childhood teacher well-being and working conditions. Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research & Evaluation Network (National Interdisciplinary Researcher Group), virtual webinar.
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Nov). Happy Teacher Project: Holistic and humanistic approach to educators’ well-being. University of Colorado-Denver (Invited by Dr. Elizabeth Steed)
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Sep). Happy Teacher Project: Holistic and humanistic approach to educators’ well-being. College Faculty Meeting at University of Oklahoma Health Science Center (virtual), Tulsa, OK
- Kwon, K., Tim Ford, & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Jun). Early childhood teachers’ physical activity, well-being, and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual presentation. Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness.
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Jun). Happy Teacher Project: Holistic and humanistic approach to educators’ well-being. Keynote speech. MACIE Seminar at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Apr). Happy Teacher Project: Holistic and humanistic approach to educators’ well-being. University of Nebraska, Omaha and Lincoln, NE
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., Ford, T., Castle, S. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Mar). Head Start Teacher paradox: challenges and opportunities for staff well-being, Virtual webinar at National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Conference.
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., Ford, T., Castle, S. & Happy Teacher Project team (2022, Jan). Head Start Teacher paradox: challenges and opportunities for staff well-being, Virtual webinar at Leadership Institute, National Association for Head Start, Washington DC.
- Kwon, K., Adrien Malek-Lasater, & Happy Teacher Project team (2021, Nov). The price for the happiness: the importance of investing in teacher well-being. Virtual presentation. Scholars for Excellence in Child Care at Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
- Kwon, K., Randall, K., Adrien Malek-Lasater, & Happy Teacher Project team (2021, Oct). The price for the happiness: the importance of investing in teacher well-being. Virtual webinar at Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project Team (2021, Jul). Understanding and supporting Head Start teacher well-being and working conditions, Leadership meeting at the Office of Head Start (virtual)
- Kwon, K., Kile, M., & Happy Teacher Project team (2021, Mar). Happy Teacher Project— Interdisciplinary collaboration across colleges, faculty meeting of the Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at OU.
- Kwon, K. Randall, K., & Happy Teacher Project team (2021, Jan). The price for the happiness: the importance of investing in teacher well-being. Building Equitable Futures webinar series. The Early Childhood Education Institute & Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
- Kwon, K. & Happy Teacher Project team (2020, Nov). Happy Teacher Project: supporting whole teacher well-being. Poster presentation at National Research Conference on Early Childhood (virtual).
- Malek-Lasater, A., & Happy Teacher Project team (2020, Nov). Responsive mealtime practice. Poster presentation at National Research Conference on Early Childhood (virtual).
- Kwon, K., Ford, T. G., Jeon, L., Ellis, N., Randall, K., Kile, M., Salvatore, A. & Malek, A. (2020, Apr). Testing a Holistic Conceptual Framework for Early Childhood Teacher Well-Being [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/w2je43c (Conference Canceled)
- Kwon, K. & Jeon, L. (2019, Apr). Early childhood teachers’ well-being, beliefs, practice, turnover, and children’s outcomes. Poster symposium at Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium, Washington DC.
- Kwon, K., & Happy Teacher Project Team (2022, Jun). Happy Teacher Project. Poster Symposium at National Research Conference on Early Childhood (virtual).
- Kwon, K., Malek-Lasater, A., Dewhirst, C., & Kim, S. (2022, Jun). Early childhood teachers’ needs for well-being before and during COVID-19. Poster Symposium at National Research Conference on Early Childhood (virtual).
- Ford, T. G., Kwon, K., Randall, K., & Tsotsoros, J. (2022, Apr). Early childhood teachers’ physical activity, well-being, and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paper Presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
- Kwon, K., Castle, S., & Ford, T. (2021, Mar). Head Start teacher paradox: Working condition, well-being, and classroom quality. Paper symposium presentation at Society for Research in Child Development (Virtual).
- Kwon, K., Kile, M., & Happy Teacher Project Team (2021, Nov). Happy Teacher Project: Investing in teachers’ well-being. Paper presentation at Oklahoma Association of College of Teacher Education, Norman, OK
