Peggy Kong
Election
Position
Name
Peggy Kong
Candidate statement
I am excited to run as a candidate to serve as a Contingent Faculty Representative. I bring my experience working as a contingent faculty member at both public and private institutions, deepening my support for contingent faculty, and my passion for engaging in interdisciplinary research to advocate for the health and well-being of Asian Americans the Association for Asian American Studies.(AAAS). I have over 16 years of experience as a faculty member. At my current institution, I am collaborating with three contingent faculty to build community among contingent faculty across the university. We have secured university funding to support the health and well-being of contingent faculty. We have created a series for contingent faculty on healthy eating, self-care, and stress management. In other leadership roles, I have raised concerns of contingent faculty and advocated for conference and travel expenses for contingent faculty. If elected, I would explore the needs of contingent faculty at AAAS and work to address concerns. I would welcome the opportunity to create a mentoring network of support for contingent faculty. Contingent faculty reflect our communities and the shifting landscape of universities. My experience conducting mixed method research prepares me to understand the needs of AAAS contingent faculty needs.
Candidate Biography:
Peggy A. Kong (she/her) is a clinical associate professor with expertise in educational policy and comparative education and the director of the higher education EdD program. She brings an interdisciplinary approach to examining the mechanisms that contribute to and sustain educational disadvantage of children and families from marginalized backgrounds. Working with rural families in China and immigrant communities in the US, she pays particular attention to how policies, societal structures, and historical contexts shape their experiences. Her current research focuses on racial socialization in Asian and Asian American immigrant families. In previous positions, she has taught courses in comparative and international education, program evaluation, Chinese education and society, gender and development, and research methods. She is a board member of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and co-chair of The Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) Online/Hybrid CIG. She is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS). Dr. Kong earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Candidate Biography:
Peggy A. Kong (she/her) is a clinical associate professor with expertise in educational policy and comparative education and the director of the higher education EdD program. She brings an interdisciplinary approach to examining the mechanisms that contribute to and sustain educational disadvantage of children and families from marginalized backgrounds. Working with rural families in China and immigrant communities in the US, she pays particular attention to how policies, societal structures, and historical contexts shape their experiences. Her current research focuses on racial socialization in Asian and Asian American immigrant families. In previous positions, she has taught courses in comparative and international education, program evaluation, Chinese education and society, gender and development, and research methods. She is a board member of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and co-chair of The Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) Online/Hybrid CIG. She is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS). Dr. Kong earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.