Sei Jin Ko
Biographic Data
| ID | 4087780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sei Jin Ko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sei Jin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ko |
| SIGNATURE | KO S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University, CA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Mirando adelante
Latinx students represent over half of all first-generation college students in the United States but continue to leave college without a degree at disproportionate rates. Previous research suggests that exposure to peers who are competent, encouraging, and similar (i.e., peer role models; PRMs) can improve students’ academic performance and experiences in college. The present study builds on this work by investigating the impact of PRMs on Latin…
Are they like me?”
Introduction to the special issue on group-based inequalities in educational outcomes
Obtaining a higher education is critical to financial security, high-status career opportunities, and an increased quality of life. As such, understanding the barriers to educational attainment that certain disadvantaged groups must scale is paramount to creating a more equitable, productive, and diverse workforce. This special issue presents seven papers that focus on how the extant educational culture and structure contribute to or reinforce gr…
Assessing High School Students’ Cost Concerns About Pursuing STEM
Women and ethnic minorities (e.g., Latinos) continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In an attempt to understand why these STEM minorities are underrepresented, we explored high school students’ cost perceptions about pursuing STEM in college. Past research has grouped cost into three dimensions: effort, loss of valued alternatives (LoVA), and emotional. Focus group interviews with Latino high s…
Superstars “like” me
Past work has shown that in‐group role models buffer stereotyped targets from stereotype threat. What is less clear is what makes an effective in‐group role model. Accordingly, we conducted a study to examine whether increasing the similarity of in‐group role models will enhance their effectiveness in stereotype threat situations. Female participants in this study were either exposed to a more or less similar (on the basis of school affiliation, …
The “Obama Effect”
Sneaking in through the back door
A room with a cue
The authors articulate a model specifying links between (a) individuals and the physical environments they occupy and (b) the environments and observers' impressions of the occupants. Two studies examined the basic phenomena underlying this model: Interobserver consensus, observer accuracy, cue utilization, and cue validity. Observer ratings based purely on offices or bedrooms were compared with self- and peer ratings of occupants and with physic…
A room with a cue
The authors articulate a model specifying links between (a) individuals and the physical environments they occupy and (b) the environments and observers' impressions of the occupants. Two studies examined the basic phenomena underlying this model: Interobserver consensus, observer accuracy, cue utilization, and cue validity. Observer ratings based purely on offices or bedrooms were compared with self- and peer ratings of occupants and with physic…
The “Obama Effect”
Superstars “like” me
Past work has shown that in‐group role models buffer stereotyped targets from stereotype threat. What is less clear is what makes an effective in‐group role model. Accordingly, we conducted a study to examine whether increasing the similarity of in‐group role models will enhance their effectiveness in stereotype threat situations. Female participants in this study were either exposed to a more or less similar (on the basis of school affiliation, …
Are they like me?”
A room with a cue
The authors articulate a model specifying links between (a) individuals and the physical environments they occupy and (b) the environments and observers' impressions of the occupants. Two studies examined the basic phenomena underlying this model: Interobserver consensus, observer accuracy, cue utilization, and cue validity. Observer ratings based purely on offices or bedrooms were compared with self- and peer ratings of occupants and with physic…
Sneaking in through the back door
The “Obama Effect”
Superstars “like” me
Past work has shown that in‐group role models buffer stereotyped targets from stereotype threat. What is less clear is what makes an effective in‐group role model. Accordingly, we conducted a study to examine whether increasing the similarity of in‐group role models will enhance their effectiveness in stereotype threat situations. Female participants in this study were either exposed to a more or less similar (on the basis of school affiliation, …
Introduction to the special issue on group-based inequalities in educational outcomes
Obtaining a higher education is critical to financial security, high-status career opportunities, and an increased quality of life. As such, understanding the barriers to educational attainment that certain disadvantaged groups must scale is paramount to creating a more equitable, productive, and diverse workforce. This special issue presents seven papers that focus on how the extant educational culture and structure contribute to or reinforce gr…
Assessing High School Students’ Cost Concerns About Pursuing STEM
Women and ethnic minorities (e.g., Latinos) continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In an attempt to understand why these STEM minorities are underrepresented, we explored high school students’ cost perceptions about pursuing STEM in college. Past research has grouped cost into three dimensions: effort, loss of valued alternatives (LoVA), and emotional. Focus group interviews with Latino high s…
Are they like me?”
Mirando adelante
Latinx students represent over half of all first-generation college students in the United States but continue to leave college without a degree at disproportionate rates. Previous research suggests that exposure to peers who are competent, encouraging, and similar (i.e., peer role models; PRMs) can improve students’ academic performance and experiences in college. The present study builds on this work by investigating the impact of PRMs on Latin…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Career Development and Diversity (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (2 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works)