GRANTS
National Science Foundation - PI (awarded, 2024) $74,766
Generative AI ethics design sprint workshop for STEM educator
Catalyst Grant, Michigan State University - PI (awarded, 2024) $10,000
Fostering student-driven learning & innovative performance in design education through generative AI
National Center for Education Research (NCER) / IES - co-PI (submitted/pending, 2024) $2,000,000
Investigating academic outcomes of generative AI tutoring for first-year undergraduates
Statler Foundation - co-PI (pending, 2024) $5,000
Enhancing hotel industry workforce readiness: A comprehensive study of impacts of
hospitality business students’ internship experiences and outcomes
Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership - PI (pending, 2024) $4,000
AI ethics and self-regulated learning (SRL) training module for business students
Google - PI (not funded, 2024) $99,962
Developing methodologies for observing and analyzing generative AI use in the classroom:
Merging industry and education qualitative research practices
Google - co-PI (not funded, 2024) $100,000
Advancing educator development with asynchronous generative AI workshops
U.S. Department of Education - co-investigator (awarded, multi-year project: 2014-2019)
HSI STEM grant, Oxnard College, Institutional Effectiveness Division $6,000,000
Title III Part F grant, Oxnard College, Institutional Effectiveness Division $6,000,000
Title V Student Success grant, Oxnard College, Institutional Effectiveness Division $6,000,000
Foundation of Child Development - researcher (awarded, 2008) $150,000
Dual Immersion Program grant, Dr. Jin Sook Lee Lab, University of California - Santa Barbara
National Science Foundation - co-PI (not funded/ranked competitive to resubmit, 2024) $1,086,248
Supporting broad career pathways with digital pedagogy STEM education research
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) - PI (not funded, 2024) $30,000
Investigating the Well-Being of Refugees in Michigan and its Alignment with Current Michigan Policies and Services
Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants, Michigan State University - PI (not funded, 2024) $15,000
Expanding DEI efforts by empowering international students’ linguistic journey:
Examining emergent multilinguals’ use of generative AI in higher education
Engaged Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Grant - PI (not funded, 2024) $5,000
Building delightful bridges: Examining refugees & immigrants’ healthcare experiences to deliver culturally competent care
Spencer Foundation - Researcher (not funded 2023) $179,000
Blended course design: Impacts on student learning outcomes and on students with disabilities
Spencer Foundation - PI (not funded, 2023) $50,000
Reliability and efficiency of generative artificial intelligence as a supplementary tool for analyzing
student feedback
PUBLICATIONS
Lee, J. S., & Sun, H. (2024). Valorizing heritage language speakers’ multicompetence: Sociolinguistic justice for a Korean American ethnolect. In A. Kibler, G. Bunch, & A. Walqui (Eds.), Equity in multilingual schools and communities: Celebrating the contributions of Guadalupe Valdés (pp. 30-40). Multilingual Matters.
Sun, H., Kim, M., Kim, S., & Choi, L. (2024). A methodological exploration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for efficient qualitative analysis on hotel guest’s delightful experiences. International Journal of Hospitality Management. [In press].
Lee, J. S., Lee, W., & Sun, H. (2020). Raciolinguistic positioning of language models in a Korean-English dual language immersion classroom. In N. Flores, N. C. Subtirelu, & A. Tseng (Eds.), Bilingualism for all? Raciolinguistic perspectives on dual language education (pp. 177-198). Multilingual Matters.
Sun, H. (2022). Hybrid Semiotic Practices of multilingual children and teachers in two-way immersion programs [Doctoral dissertation, UC Santa Barbara]. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5mb9k4pd
Sun, H. (2025). Students exploring the genre of AI as a scaffolded writing project. In G. C. Zapata (Ed.), Generative AI technologies, multiliteracies, and language education (pp. xx-xx). Routledge. [Accepted for publication; in review].
Sun, H. (2025). Multilingual teachers resisting the anti-hybridiy mindset in a two-way immersion (TWI) program [Special Issue]. The Language Learning Journal. [Accepted for publication; in review].
Sun, H., Lee, J. S., & Yuan, Y. (2024). “Don’t look down on us”: Analyzing perceptions toward hybridized language practices of Korean Americans. Language & Communication. [Manuscript under revision].
Sun, H. (2024). Creating spaces for multilinguals to embrace linguistic diversity and practice hybridity: A step closer to radical inclusivity. TESOL Journal. [Manuscript in review].
Sun, H., & Lee, J. S. (2024). Emergent bilingual children’s use of hybrid semiotic practices in two-way immersion programs. Bilingual Research Journal. [Manuscript in review].
Fu, J., & Sun, H. (2024). What happens to students’ engagement and academic goal progress when we support their socio-emotional needs in a large online STEM course? [Manuscript in review].
Sun, H., & Moreno, M. (xx). Efficient qualitative analysis in education: Leveraging ChatGPT for rapid evaluation of student feedback. [Manuscript in writing].
Sun, H. (xx). Pathways to success: Preparing emergent multilingual high school students with soft skills. [Manuscript in writing].
Sun, H., Yuan, Y., Altamimi, Omar, David Pandya Kumar, J.A., Pranchis, R.K.M., San Hei, N., Saroopa, T., & Zhuang, M. (xx). Generative AI claims to be Multilingual, but is it Multicultural? Qualitative analysis of prompts in nine different languages. [Manuscript in writing].
EVALUATION REPORTS / PROCESS DOCUMENTS
Sun, H. (2024). AI tutoring pilot study: Utility, self-regulated learning, and impact on academic success. https://shorturl.at/LljIK
Sun, H., & J.A., David Pandya Kumar. (2024). Software evaluation analysis report: PlayPosit & H5P. https://shorturl.at/UQYQf
Sun, H., & Schopieray, S. (2024). Software evaluation process to design a pilot. https://shorturl.at/vFSE6
Sun, H. (2024). Observation protocol for qualitative analysis. https://shorturl.at/ZxZ2j
Sun, H. (2024). AI tutoring training module. https://shorturl.at/hcZl7
Sun, H. (2024). Smart strategies when using GenAI: A guide to effective prompting, source checking, and AI ethics. https://shorturl.at/ajpsT
Sun, H. (2024). Midsemester student feedback report (IAH). https://shorturl.at/Xxawn
Sun, H. (2024). Khanmigo logic model. https://shorturl.at/CzigJ
Sun, H. (2024). Holocaust project logic model. https://shorturl.at/o6J9t
Sun, H. (2023). Evidence Driven Learning Innovation (EDLI) logic model. https://shorturl.at/dGrfr
Sun, H. (2023). Packback evaluation proposal. https://shorturl.at/XSVBM
Sun, H. (2023). Design, monitoring, and evaluation (DM&E) process. https://shorturl.at/afNWH
PRESENTATIONS
Sun, H. (2024, October 9). Transforming curriculum and assessment in the era of AI as educators [Paper presentation]. Lilly Conference 2024, Traverse City, MI.
Sun, H., & Zhuang, M. (2024, September 6). GenZ Learners [Invited presentation]. Teaching Essentials Series, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI. https://shorturl.at/hRFtl
Sun, H., Zhuang, M., & Tetu, I. (2024, August 23). GenAI in Teaching & Learning [Invited presentation]. Educator Seminar, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI https://shorturl.at/9NU4K
Sun, H., Thomas, S., & Zhuang, M. (2024, August 15). Teaching with GenZ [Invited presentation]. TechSmith, East Lansing, MI. https://shorturl.at/vjRtT
Sun, H., & Kim, M. (2024, July 26). A methodological process to efficiently analyze qualitative data in the hospitality industry using generative AI [Paper presentation]. International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) Global Conference 2024, Montreal, Canada.
Sun, H. (2024, July 22). Navigating the era of AI as educators: Is it a nightmare or an opportunity? [Paper presentation]. UCF Teaching & Learning with AI Conference 2024, Orlando, FL.
Sun, H., & Zhuang, M. (2024, May 30). Pedagogical and technological skills in digital teaching and learning [workshop]. Colleges Online Learning Academy (COLA), virtual. https://cola.commons.msu.edu/schedule/
Sun, H. (2024, May 1). Focus on generative AI [Invited keynote panel speaker]. Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI) Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning: Equitable Education for All, East Lansing, MI.
Sun, H. (2024, May 1). Using generative AI to conduct qualitative analysis of student feedback [Paper presentation]. Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI) Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning: Equitable Education for All, Lansing, MI.
Moreno, M., & Sun, H. (2024, April 12). Efficient qualitative analysis in education: Leveraging ChatGPT for rapid evaluation of student feedback data [Awarded 1st place; Paper presentation]. 2024 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), Lansing, MI. https://symposium.foragerone.com/uuraf2024/presentations/63410
Sun, H., & Moreno, M.(2024, April 10). Using generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a supplementary tool for qualitative analysis. [Paper presentation] Korean American Educational Research Association (K-AERA), Philadelphia, PA.
Sun, H. (2024, February 21). Practical guide for educators in the era of AI [Invited presentation]. Navigating AI in the Classroom Learning Community Meeting, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI. https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Gen+AI+in+the+Classroom+Learning+Community/1_7n9xzmn0
Sun, H. (2024, January 11). Navigating the era of AI as educators. [Invited presentation]. Large-course Learning Community Meeting, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
Sun, H. (2023, December 6). AI and assessment: Exploring pedagogical ways to co-exist [Invited presentation]. STEM+ Education @State Teaching Essentials Series, Lansing, MI. https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/STEM+TE+Hala+Sun/1_9t10sjr7
Schopieray, S., Van Hof, J., Sun, H., & Zhuang, M. (2023, October 9). Generative AI [Invited presentation]. Center for Integrative Arts and Humanities (IAH) Workshop. Lansing, MI. https://mediaspace.msu.edu/edit/1_2i5nh0ll
Stephen, T., & Sun, H. (2023, September 6). Accept your computer overlords: Ramp up your teaching practice with generative AI [Invited presentation]. STEM+ Education @State Teaching Essentials Series, East Lansing, MI. https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/STEM+TE+10-23/1_kq0xlbun
Sun, H., Tetu, I., & Zhuang, M. (2023, May 31). Promoting student classroom engagement [workshop]. Colleges Online Learning Academy (COLA), virtual. https://edli.msu.edu/2023/08/07/asynchronous-workshop-series/
Sun, H., & Zhuang, M. (2023, May 10). Navigating ChatGPT: Teacher agency in technology, curricular, & assessment demands [Paper presentation]. Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI) Spring Conference, Lansing, MI. https://tinyurl.com/zxu82k7b
Sun, H., & Rightmire, R. (2023, March 10). Scaffolding through project builders [Invited presentation]. English for Multilingual Students (EMS) Brown Bag Meeting. Santa Barbara, CA. https://tinyurl.com/49hxz2rx
Sun, H., Yuan, Y., & Lee, J. S. (2023). “Don’t look down on us”: Analyzing perceptions toward hybridized language practices of Korean Americans [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference 2023, Chicago, IL.
Sun, H. (2023). Hybrid semiotic practices of multilingual learners and teachers in two-way immersion programs [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference 2023, Portland, OR.
Lee, H., & Sun, H. (2023). Heritage language speakers’ multilingual competence: A study of “kyopomal” [Paper presentation]. Colloquia: Courageous conversations: Guadalupe Valdés’ contributions to equitable education for multilingual learners, American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference 2023, Portland, OR.
Sun, H. (2017). Preparing Emergent Bilinguals to become successful: Filling the gap through practical, non-cognitive skills. [Paper presentation]. Korean American Educational Research Association (K-AERA) Conference 2017, San Antonio, TX.
Sun, H., & Lee, J. S. (2016). Emergent Bilinguals’ use of hybrid semiotic practices in two-way immersion (TWI) programs. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference 2016, Washington, DC.
Sun, H., & Lee, J. S. (2016). How Emergent Bilinguals create learning opportunities during classroom interactions. [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference 2016, Orlando, FL.
Sun, H., & Lee, J. S. (2015). Equitable learning opportunities for Emergent Bilinguals. [Paper presentation]. Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE) International Conference, Seoul, Korea.
Sun, H., & Lee, J. S. (2015). Creating equitable learning opportunities for English language learners. [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference 2015, Division E Business Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Sun, H. (2013). Enhancing students’ learning through fun communicative activities [Poster presentation]. Monterey Bay Symposium 2013, Monterey, CA.
Sun, H. (2012). ESL learners’ motivation through engagement in regular goal-setting reflection activities. [Poster presentation] CATESOL 2012, Fullerton, CA.