Dr. Sungmin Moon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development within the School of Education and Urban Studies, as well as the Assessment and Evaluation Specialist at the National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED). He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow and Program Evaluator for the NIH-funded BUILD PODER program at California State University, Northridge, which aims to diversify the biomedical and STEM workforce. Additionally, he led an NSF grant-funded research project at the University of Washington, Seattle, focusing on advancing the implementation of evidence-based active learning practices in STEM courses.

Dr. Moon received his B.S. degree from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. He earned an M.A. in Instructional Leadership, along with Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credentials (Mathematics and Science–Physics), from Pepperdine University. He obtained his Ph.D. in STEM Education with a concentration in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2018.

His research centers on social justice and eliminating disparities within communities. In his current role, he oversees the collection of course-level data for annual accreditation reports, monitors data gathering processes to support accreditation and program improvement, and assists faculty with assessment data collection.