Education
- Ph.D., Child and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- M.S., Family and Human Development, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
- B.S., Home Economics, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
Published Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Journal Articles (Selected)
Barton, L., Willis, A. M. & Lin, H. H. (in press). Using a holistic pre-admissions assessment to help predict second-degree nursing student success. Nurse Educator Journal.
Tsai, K. F., Huck, B., Tsao, L. L. & Lin, H. H. (2016). Bugs in a bag: Literacy through language activities. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 3(1), 56-62.
Lin, H. H. (2015). Gender differences in science performance. Journal of Studies in Education, 5 (4), 181-190.
Lin, H. H. (2014). The comparisons among the ethnicity and poverty level on eight graders’ science performance. Journal of Studies in Education, 4 (4), 122-130.
Lin, H. H., (2013). Becoming a science teacher in Texas. Journal of Studies in Education, 3 (2), page 55-64.
Freeman, L.S., Lin, H. H., & Tsao, L.L. (2012). Success in two languages: An analysis of the passing rate of Texas bilingual teachers. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2 (4), 697-703.
Lin, H. H. & Freeman, L. (2010). Teaching technology in Texas schools. European Journal of Social Sciences, 17 (1), 80-87.
Kohlhaas, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2010). Disaggregated outcomes of ethnicity, gender, and poverty on fifth grade science performance. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 33 (6), 1-12.
Kohlhaas, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2010). Science equity in third grade. Elementary School Journal, 110 (3), 393-408.
Lin, H. H., Freeman, L., & Kohlhaas, K. (2009). Transitioning to EC-6: Are we ready? Texas Association of Teacher Educators’ Forum, 34, 14-20.
Lin, H. H., Kohlhaas, K., & Chu, K. (2009). A comparison of White and Asian fifth graders’ science performance. European Journal of Social Sciences, 10 (4), 512-522.
Kohlhaas, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2009). The impact of ethnicity and disability on below poverty fifth grader’s science performance. European Journal of Social Sciences, 10 (2), 292-303.
Lin, H. H., Freeman, L., & Chu, K. L. (2009). The impact of age enrollment at kindergarten on children’s academic performance through kindergarten to 5th grade. European Journal of Social Sciences, 10(1), 45-54.
Early Childhood Education
Lin, H.H. (January, 2016). Preventing bullying in young children. Preschool Education Monthly
Lin, H.H. (December, 2015). Screen time for young children. Preschool Education Monthly
Lin, H.H. (November 21, 2015). Children learn a great deal from playmates. Victoria Advocate.
Lin, H.H. (November, 2015).Observation of parenting education overseas. Preschool Education Monthly
Lin, H.H. (August, 2015). Social-emotional development and school readiness. Preschool Education Monthly.
Lin, H.H. (June, 2015). Overpraising in young children. Preschool Education Monthly.
Lin, H.H. (May, 2015). The myth of winning from the beginning. Preschool Education Monthly.
Lin, H.H. (March, 2015). Child refusal to go back to schools after holiday break. Preschool Education Monthly.
Books
Lin, H.H. (2016). Introduction of play. In. Y.H. Wu (1st Ed.), Children’s play. Hsin-Yi Foundation.
Hewitt, A., Wade, C., & Lin, H. H. (2015). Technology and developmentally appropriate practice for young children. In J. Nath & I. Chen (1st Ed.), Technology in the Classroom for Now and the Future (pp. 93-108). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
Yeh, M. & Lin, H. H. (2011). Our world. Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas (CLTA-Texas), Houston, TX.
Lin, H. H., Chang, Z. & Yeh, M. (2011). Our world: Teacher manual. Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas (CLTA-Texas), Houston, TX.
Chang, Z., Lin, H. H. & Yeh, M. (2011). Our world: Student workbook. Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas (CLTA-Texas), Houston, TX.
Refereed Conference Presentations (Selected)
Lin, H. H. & Wang, M. C. (2015). The impact of speaking English as second language (ESL) and poverty on kindergarteners’ reading development. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2015 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Wang, M. C. & Lin, H. H. (2015). Cultural differences in representations of number sentences. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2015 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Lin, H. H. (2014) The impact of kindergarten program (full-day vs. half-day) on children’s mathematics development. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2014 Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, DC.
Lin, H. H. & Wang, M. C. (2013) Does enrollment in a full-day vs. half-day kindergarten affect academic performance? Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2013 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2012). Matching the drum beats of mathematic development in African American and Hispanic students. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2012 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kohlhaas, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2012). Gender, Ethnicity and Poverty in 5th Grade Science. Invited presentation at Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE) 2012 Conference, Portland, OR.
Kohlhaask, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2012, January). The impact of gender and ethnicity on eighth grade science performance outcomes, Paper presented at Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 2012 International Conference, Clearwater, FL.
Lin, H. H. &Chu, K. (2011, December). The emerging differences in math development between White and Asian students. Paper presented at World Education Research Association (WERA), WERA 2011Focal Meeting in Kaohsium Taiwan.
Chu, K. & Lin, H. H., Lau, A. (2011, December). Proper use of student test data and statistical method. Paper presented at World Education Research Association (WERA), WERA 2011 Focal Meeting in Kaohsium Taiwan.
Lin, H. H., Chu, K., & Chang, Z. F. (2011, November). Falling behind in literacy development. Paper presented at National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2011 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Lin, H. H., Freeman, L., & Chen, I. L. (2011, July). Introducing electronic portfolios in teacher education programs. Paper presented at the 21st International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management: Leading the Charge for Sustainable and Innovative Management in the Asia Pacific Region 2011 Annual Conference, Tainan, Taiwan.
Lin, H. H, Chen, I. L., Bhattacharjee,M., & Paige, S. (2011, July). The power of observation: Implementing virtual field trips in teacher education programs. Paper presented at the 21st International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management: Leading the Charge for Sustainable and Innovative Management in the Asia Pacific Region 2011 Annual Conference, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chu, K. & Lin, H. H., (2011, April). Investigation of mathematics growth through ECLS-K eighth-grade data. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2011 Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Kohlhaask, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2011, January). The influence of ethnicity and poverty on eighth grade science performance. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 2011 International Conference Sacramento, CA.
Lin, H. H. & Chang, Z. F. (2010, November). The impact of retention in kindergarten on elementary students’ reading achievement. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2010 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Kohlhaask, K., Lin, H. H., & Chu, K. (2010, January). The impact of ethnicity and disability on below poverty students’ science performance. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 2010 International Conference Sacramento, CA.
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Faculty Service Award, School of Education, Health Professions, and Human Development, University of Houston-Victoria, 2014
Distinguished Faculty Service Award, University of Houston – Victoria, 2007
Appreciation and Recognition of Teacher Preparation Program and Katy ISD student teachers, Katy Independent School District, 2007
Service Recognition Award, Texas Chinese Radio Station - Houston, Texas, 2007
Teacher of the Year, Houston West Chamber of Commerce, 2004