Yeon Mi Lee

Yeon Mi Lee serves as Assistant Professor of Spanish in the World Languages and Cultures department at Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences. Holding a PhD from UCLA, MPhil from Yale University, and MA from UC Davis, she brings over a decade of international higher education experience in faculty and administrative roles, specializing in Spanish, English, and Korean language program development.

Her educational qualifications include:

• PhD, University of California Los Angeles
• MPhil, Yale University
• MA, University of California Davis

Dr. Lee's research critically examines intersections between second language acquisition, cultural diaspora, and diplomatic frameworks in global education. Her current manuscript challenges traditional paradigms of global learning outcomes, advocating for institutional mission-aligned revisions to better serve educational ecosystems in interconnected societies.

University service includes committee roles on the General Education Curriculum Committee and faculty-elected Personnel Committee. Professionally, she was elected Vice President of the Christian Association of World Languages in 2021 and ascended to President for a two-year term in 2023, reflecting significant leadership recognition within her academic discipline.