Associate Professor
Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Southern Methodist University
Articles
School Leadership
Crawford, E., Willoughby, B., & Lee, S. W. (In press). Weathering the Storm? School Board Members’ Adaptation to Turbulent Pandemic Times. Educational Administration Quarterly.
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Love, A. & Lee, S. W. (2025). Walking the Leadership Tightrope: Principals’ Experience of Work-Life Balance. Education Science 15(10), 1366. Special Issue entitled “School Leadership Well-Being: Stressors, Enablers, and Impact on Leadership Practices and Educational Outcomes”. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15101366
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​Willoughby, B., Lee, S. W., & Crawford-Rossi, E. (2025). Swimming in the Deep End: School Board Members Making Sense of Their Roles and Responsibilities. AERAOpen, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858424130470
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Lee, S. W. & Mao, X. (2023). Recruitment and selection of principals: A systematic review. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 51(1), 6-29. doi:10.1177/1741143220969694
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Yang, H., Lee, S. W., & Goff, P. (2021). Labor Dynamics of School Principals in Rural Contexts. AERA Open, 7. Invited for Special Topic “Rural Education Finance and Policy”. doi:10.1177/2332858420986189
Education Policy
Lee, S. W. & Curs, B. (In press). To Compete Effectively: The Effect of Rural and Low-Income School Grant on Student Achievement and Achievement Gaps. In Downes, T. & Killeen, K. (Eds.). The Rural Blind Spot: Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Education Finance & Policy. Emerald Publishing (Oxford). ISBN-13: 978-1806867905
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Camp, A., Anglum, C., Lee, S. W, Koedel, C., & Nguyen, T. (In press). The Effects of Four Day School Weeks on Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
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Lee, S. W. (In press). Painting the Landscape of Rural Schools: Locale, Race, and Achievement. AEREOpen
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Lee, S. W., & Yang, H., (2025). Who is Applying to and Being Hired by Rural Schools? What Vacancy and Application Data Reveal About the Rural Teacher Labor Market. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737251348263
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​Lee, S.W. (2022). Keeping an Eye on the Clock: The Role of Timing and Teacher Hiring in Education. Educational Studies, 48(4), 513-528. doi:10.1080/03055698.2020.1783642​
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AANHPI
Lee, S. W., Mao, X., & Liang, J. (2026) Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students Data Justice. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
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Lee, S. W., Mao, X, & Choi, S. (2025). Behind “Model Minorities”: A systematic review of literature on Asian American and Pacific Islander students. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543251363239
School Improvement and Student Success
Mao, X., Yang, H., & Lee, S. W. (In press). Diversifying the STEM field: The role of early exposure to Algebra I on students’ postsecondary STEM major decisions. Research in Mathematics Education.
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Lee, S. W. & Choi, S. (2024). Teachers’ Effects on Student Achievement in the United States from a Cumulative Perspective. Educational Research and Evaluation. 29(7–8). 566-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2398428
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​Lee, S. W. & Mao, X. (2021). Algebra by the Eighth Grade: The Association Between Early Study of Algebra I and Students’ Academic Success. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19, 1271-1289. doi:10.1007/s10763-020-10116-3
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