Faculty and Staff Profiles

Dr. Minhae Cho is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work. She joined the University of Memphis in the fall of 2019 after earning a Ph.D. in Social Work with a doctoral minor in Program Evaluation in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2019.

Dr. Cho’s research focuses on culturally diverse, vulnerable children and families involved in multiple social service systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, school discipline, and mental health systems. Her research aims to promote interdisciplinary and cross-system approaches for the development of effective interventions to prevent their ongoing or deeper system involvement. Dr. Cho is particularly interested in the multiple forms of marginalization experienced by these populations, such as disability status and membership in ethnic or sexual minority groups. Her research applies an intersectional lens in understanding their issues and resilience. Dr. Cho has developed a strong record of scholarly publications in high-impact interdisciplinary journals. She is the co-author of "Disability, Stigma, and Children’s Developing Self: Insights from Educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S." (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Her practice experiences in both South Korea (her home country) and the U.S. have greatly benefited her in teaching both foundational and advanced social work practice and research courses at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels within the School of Social Work. As a social work educator, her goal is to ensure that students who pursue a career in social work are prepared for the complex demands of the profession. Her approaches to teaching and mentoring are guided by the principles of the co-constructive learning theory, which assumes that knowledge is co-constructed and that students learn from one another. She strives to help students become expert learners in their own practices and research areas of interest through the constant process of reflection, exploration, and evaluation of their knowledge and practices.

• Ph.D. Social Work - University of Minnesota - 2019
• MSW Social Work - University of Minnesota - 2013
• MA Child Welfare and Studies - Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea - 2009
• BS Child Welfare and Studies - Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea - 2004

• Instructor, Advanced Language Intensive - Korean Institute of Minnesota (KIM), St. Paul, MN - 2012 – 2019
• Student social worker, Post adoption service - Children’s Home Society and Lutheran Social Service, St. Paul, MN - 2012 – 2013
• Student school social worker ,   - Marcy Open School, Minneapolis, MN - 2011 – 2012
• Secretary General ,   - Mission to Promote Adoption in Korea (MPAK), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 2004 – 2010

• A sub-award $522,830 (unfunded): PI - Ready for Adulthood - Integrated Support and Education Program (RAISE) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA-24-042) - 2024
• A mixed methods evaluative research for SWITCH (Supportive With Intention To Create Hope) Youth Gun Violence Prevention Program (funded # 23-0324), $50,000: PI - The State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs for the Violent Crime Intervention - 2023-2025
• Humanities and Social Science Research - International Collaborative Research Project (funded #2022SIA5A2A0305562211), $144,126 (KW158,539,000), Co-PI - Pathways to adolescents with disabilities to the transition to adulthood in the United States - National Research Foundation of Korea - 2022-2014
• Travel Enrichment Fund (funded), $500 - University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences - 2022
• Communities of Research Scholars (funded), $1,600: Co-investigator Project - Convening minds to address youth justice and youth violence in Memphis, TN - University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences - 2022
• Lyle Spencer Research Award $500,000 (unfunded in the final stage), Co-PI - Japanese and U.S. children’s experiences of peer groups and learning at school: A child-centered, ethnographic study of disability and stigmatization after the COVID-19 pandemic - The Annie E. Casey Foundation - 2020
• Large Grant $500,000 (Unfunded), Co-PI, A child-centered, ethnographic study of Japanese and U.S. children’s experiences of disability and stigmatization at school - Spencer Foundation - 2021
• Communities of Research Scholars $1,000 (Unfunded): Co-investigator Project - Health Fair in Memphis, TN - University of Memphis - 2021
• Sub-award as Co-PI $13,519, PI - Explore the relevance of the concept of moral injury among youth involved in public child-serving systems - The Annie E. Casey Foundation - 2021
• An International Dissertation Research Travel Grant, PI - Cultural perspectives on pathways from child maltreatment to delinquency - A cross-cultural mixed methods inquiry in the U.S. and Korea - University of Minnesota - 2018
• Seashore Fellowship for Dissertation Research, PI - A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth - University of Minnesota - 2017
• Distinguished Alumni Award & Scholarship for Dissertation, PI - A prospective, longitudinal cohort study: The impact of child maltreatment on delinquency among youth in middle and high school - Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea - 2017
• Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, PI - Childhood maltreatment and repeat offending in juvenile delinquents - A propensity score matched-control study - National Science Foundation (Award #SMA1338489) - 2016
• Ashby U. & Laura Grevious Gaskins fellowship for excellent MSW students - University of Minnesota - 2013

• SWRK 7028 Advanced Individual Practice - School of Social Work, University of Memphis
• SWRK 7026: Program & Policy Evaluation in Social Work - University of Memphis, TN
• SWRK 8020: Fundamentals for Quantitative Social Work Research - University of Memphis, TN
• SWRK 7001: Skills for Professional Social Work - University of Memphis, TN
• MSW 8351: Assessment and Engagement with Families and Children - University of Minnesota Twin Cities, MN
• GRSW 580: Methods of Social Work Research - University of St. Thomas & St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
• (BSW) Child Welfare Practice - Baekseok University, Cheonan, South Korea
• Global Leadership (BS: Basic Liberal Arts Education Requirement) - Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea

• DSW (Dissertation Chair) - Kelli Brooke Garrett - Spring 2025
• DSW (Dissertation Chair) - Eric Harlin - Spring 2023
• DSW (Dissertation Committee) - Tracey Davis - Spring 2023
• DSW (Dissertation Committee) - Levonna Davis - Spring 2023
• DSW (Dissertation Committee) - Tammy Ali-Carr - Spring 2025
• 2019 - Present - 20 MSW students - Every year

• Cho, M., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W. (2024). Patterns of early risk factors and juvenile justice outcomes in youth with high-incidence disabilities [Minn-LInK Brief No. 65]. - 2024 - https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio_tags/minn-link/ - Title VI-E Programs
• Cho, M., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W. (2022). Out-of-school suspension outcomes: Examining child protection involvement and BIPOC identity [Minn-LInK Brief No. 51]. - 2022 - https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio_tags/minn-link/ - Title VI-E Programs
• Cho, M., Yoon, J., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W. (Jan 2022). Students’ risks for out-of-school suspension [Online module]. - 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IThbiKIVO0&feature=youtu.be - Title VI-E Programs
• Flanagan, S., Haight, W., Cho, M., & Yoon, Y. J. (June 2022). Part 1 Introduction to out-of-school suspension [Online module] - 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXMSI050-0 - Title VI-E Programs
• Flanagan, S., Haight, W., Cho, M., & Yoon, Y. J. (June 2022). Part 2 Risks and outcomes of out-of-school suspension [Online module]. - 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uihaNl1imS8 - Title VI-E Programs
• Flanagan, S., Haight, W., Cho, M., & Yoon, Y. J. (June 2022). Part 3 Your impact - Out-of-school suspension [Online module]. - 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWQCtUflqXA&feature=youtu.be - Title VI-E Programs
• Cho, M., Yoon, Y. J., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W. (Jan 2022). Students’ risks for out-of-school suspensions: Indigenous heritage and child protection system involvement [Online module]. - 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IThbiKIVO0 - Title VI-E Programs
• Cho, M., Yoon, Y. J., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W. (2021). Students’ risks for out-of-school suspensions: Indigenous heritage and child protection system involvement [Minn-LInK Brief No. 45]. - 2021 - https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/students-risks-for-out-of-school-suspensions-indigenous-heritage-and-child-protection-system-involvement-ml-45/ - Title VI-E Programs
• Moral injury in emerging adults with child welfare histories [Online IV-E module series]. - 2021 - https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/moral-injury-in-emerging-adults-with-child-welfare-histories-1-0-hrs/ - Title IV-E Programs
• Risks and protections for Black girls’ out-of-school suspension [Blog post] - 2018 - https://cascw.umn.edu/featured/risks-and-protections-for-black-girls-out-of-school-suspension/ - Title VI-E program
• Risk and protections for Black Girls’ receipt of out of school suspension [Online IV-E module]. - 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIMqBLpiXCE&feature=youtu.be - Title IV-E Programs
• Crossover youth: Implications for research and practice. [Online IV-E module series]. - 2018 - https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/crossover-youth-implications-for-research-and-practice-1-0-hr/ - Title IV-E Programs
• Delinquency trajectories of crossover youth: Risk and protective factors. [Online IV-E module]. - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m83YQlG8y3k&feature=youtu.be - Title IV-E Programs
• Delinquency trajectories of crossover youth: Current interventions and future direction. [Online IV-E module]. - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snVWPv95osc&feature=youtu.be - Title IV-E Programs
• A cross-cultural discussion of children’s disabilities and stigmatization: Parent-educator relationships, Part 1: Challenges. [Online IV-E module] - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0c8fV9zLc4&feature=youtu.be - Title IV-E Programs
• A cross-cultural discussion of children’s disabilities and stigmatization: Parent-educator relationships, Part 2: Solutions. [Online IV-E module]. - 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-rxLJ5PuhA&feature=youtu.be - Title IV-E Programs
• Crossover youth in a developmental, ecological framework. [Online IV-E module]. - 2016 - http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/crossover-youth-in-a-developmental-ecological-framework/ - Title IV-E Programs
• Disability an child maltreatment: Perceptions of professionals in East Asian countries. [Online IV-E module]. - 2016 - http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/disability-child-maltreatment-east-asia-module/ - Title IV-E Programs
• An outcomes evaluation of the crossover youth practice model (CYPM) in Oak County, Minnesota. [Online IV-E module]. - 2015 - http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/an-outcome-evaluation-of-the-crossover-youth-practice-model-cypm-in-oak-county-minnesota/ - Title IV-E Programs
• The Crossover Youth Practice Model. [Online IV-E module]. - 2014 - http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/the-crossover-youth-practice-model-module/ - Title IV-E Programs
• Disability and child maltreatment: Perceptions of professionals in East Asian countries. [Online IV-E module]. - 2014 - http://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/disability-child-maltreatment-east-asia-module/ - Title IV-E Programs

• A mixed methods evaluative research for SWITCH (Supportive With Intention To Create Hope) Youth Gun Violence Prevention Program - Youth Villages - 2024-2025 - The State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs for the Violent Crime Intervention
• Sharp Project: Exploration of Living Bi-Culturally in the Diaspora as a Refugee Teen in the American South - Refugee Teens - 2022 – Present - Refugee Empowerment Program (REP)
• Leaders in Inclusive Services (LINCS) Program Evaluation - College Students - 2022 – Present - BlueCare Tennessee
• A trauma informed strategies to address emotional and behavioral issues - The University-Community Partnership with the Geeter K-8 - 2022-presen - The University-Community Partnership

• University of Memphis - A member of the University-Community Partnership with the Geeter K-8 for a Trauma-Informed School Project - 2020 – 2022
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Member of the Clinical Faculty Search Committee - 2024
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Faculty Advisor - Phi Alpha Honor Society - 2022-present
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Member of the Faculty Search Committee - 2021-present
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Member of the Retention Committee - 2020-present
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Member of the Program Evaluation Committee - 2020-present
• School of Social Work, University of Memphis - Member of the MSW Committee - 2019-present
• University of Memphis - A judge for the LCON Student Research Forum in Loewenberg College of Nursing - Spring 2020
• University of Memphis - A reviewer of a Augmentative and Alternative Communication book for the prevention of sexual abuse among children with complex communication needs in School of Communication Sciences and Disorders - Fall 2020
• University of Memphis - A judge for Student Research Forum at the University of Memphis - Spring 2021
• Dr. Jungjoon Ihm affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science and School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, South Korea Proposed research project: Pathways of adolescents with disabilities to the transition adulthood in the United States - Visiting Scholar Supervisor - 2022-2023
• Dr. Jaehyun Shin, associated professor affiliated with the Department of Special (Inclusive) Education, Gyungin National University of Education, South Korea Proposed research project: Early adulthood outcomes in youth with learning disabilities and gifted youth - Visiting Scholar Supervisor - 2023-2024
• Journal of Korean Council for Children’s Rights - Editorial board member - 2019 – Present
• Journal of Korean Medical Science - Manuscript Reviewer - 2024 – Present
• Disability and Health - Manuscript Reviewer - 2023 – Present
• Journal of Family Psychology - Manuscript Reviewer - 2020 – Present
• Youth & Society - Manuscript Reviewer - 2020 – Present
• Child Abuse & Neglect - Manuscript Reviewer - 2019 – Present
• Children and Youth Services Review - Manuscript Reviewer - 2019 – Present
• Korean Institute of Minnesota (KIM), St. Paul, MN - Member of the Advisory Board - 2020 – Present
• Refugee Empowerment Program (REP) - Culrual Presenter and Program Evaluator for Sharp Project: Exploration of Living Bi-Culturally in the Diaspora as a Refugee Teen in the American South. - 2022 - 2023
• International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Cultural Representative for Cultural Corps Program - 2017 - 2019
• School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN - Student Council Representative - 2017 - 2019
• School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN - Mentor for a new doctoral student in Peer Mentoring Program - 2017 - 2019

• Michele Shaw. P.S. (CPS legal consultant), Seattle, WA - Spring 2023

• Kayama, M., Haight, W., Ku, M. L., Cho, M. H, & Lee, H.Y. (2020). Disability, stigma and children’s developing self: Insights from educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the U.S. NY: Oxford University Press.
• Haight, W., & Cho, M. H. (2017). Crossover youth. Encyclopedia of Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Haight, W., & Cho, M. H. (2015). The Cultural and Familial Contexts of Caregiver Support for Children’s Pretend Play. In Fromberg, D. P., & Bergen, D. (Eds.), Play from birth to twelve: Contexts, perspectives, and meanings. (pp. 301 – 309). NY: Taylor & Francis.

• Cho, M., Miu, B., & Lee, CH. (2024). Identifying trajectories of maltreatment revictimization and juvenile justice outcome: a latent class analysis of subtype, timing, and chronicity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39(1-2), 87-106.

• Shin, Y., Kim, Rho, J, Cho, M., Lee, M., Kang, Y., & Ihm, J. (2024). Unraveling motives: Identifying the impact of university attendance motives on learning behaviors among dental students. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 347.  

• Cho, M., Harlin, E., Ihm, J., & Lee, C. H. (2023). Event history analysis on racial disparities in the path to adoption. Child Abue & Neglect, 141, 106231.

• Oh, W., Cho, M., Jung, S. W., Moon, J. Y., Lee, S. H., Hwang, Y. C., & Kim, Y. G. (2023). High physical activity alleviates the adverse effect of higher sedentary time on the incidence of chronic kidney disease. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 14(1), 622-631.

• Cho, M., Yoon, Y. J., Flanagan, K. S., & Haight. W. (2023). Students’ risks for out-of-school suspensions: Indigenous heritage and child welfare system involvement. Child Maltreatment, 28(4), 563-575.

• Soffer-Elnerkave, R., Haight. W., Nshandi, N., Cho, M., Suleiman, J., & Park, S. (2023). Re-orienting narratives of moral injury towards positive development: The experiences of emerging adults with child welfare histories. Children and Youth Services Review.
• Haight. W., Cho, M., Lingery, L., Soffer-Elnerkave, R., Nshandi, N., Jader, B. (2022). Moral injury of emerging adults with child welfare histories in developmental context. Children and Youth Services Review.
• Shin, Y., Kim, S., Lee, S., Cho, M., Ihm, J. (2022). The effect of deliberative process on the self-sacrificial decisions of utilitarian healthcare students. BMC Medical Ethics.
• Cho, M., & Lightfoot, E. (2022). Recurrence of substantiated maltreatment reports between low-income parents with disabilities and their propensity-score matched sample without disabilities. Child Maltreatment.
• Waid, J., Cho, M., & Marsalais, S. (2022). Mental health targets in maltreatment prevention programs: A systematic review of randomized trials. Children and Youth Services Review.
• Cho, M. & Kim, M. K. (2022). Effect of digital divide on people with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. . Disability and Health.
• Cho, M. & Kim, M. K. (2021). Exploring the disparity in tangible outcomes of Internet use between persons with and without disabilities in South Korea. Disability and Health.
• Cho, M. & Lee, C. (2021). Childhood Maltreatment and Repeat Offending in Juvenile Delinquents: A Propensity Score Matched-Control Study. Youth & Society, 0044118X211001090.
• Cho, M., Jung, S. W., Oh, W., Ko, G. J., Moon, J. Y., Lee, S. H., & Kim, Y. G. (2021). Incremental Effect of Aging on Obesity-Related Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in the Korean General Population. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
• Cho, M., Yun, H., & Haight, W. (2020). Courtesy stigma from the perspectives of elementary school educators in South Korea. Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 105573.
• Cho, M. (2020). Cultural variations in understanding risks for delinquency among maltreated children from the perspectives of US and Korean professionals. Children and Youth Services Review, 105117.
• Cho, M. H. (2019). A prospective, longitudinal cohort study: The impact of child maltreatment on delinquency among South Korean youth in middle and high school. Child Abuse & Neglect, 88, 235-245.
• Cho, M. H., Haight. W., Choi, W. S., Hong, S. H., & Piescher, K. (2019). A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 102, 222-230
• Gibson, P., Haight, W., Cho, M. H., Nashandi, N. J., & Yoon, Y. J. (2019). A mixed methods study of Black Girls' vulnerability to out-of-school suspensions: The intersection of race and gender. Children and Youth Services Review, 102, 169-176.
• Lightfoot, E., LaLiberte, T. & Cho, M. H. (2018). Parental supports and modifications for parents with disabilities in child welfare. Child Welfare.96(4), 89-110.
• Lightfoot, E., Laliberte, T., & Cho, M. H. (2017). A case record review of termination of parental rights cases involving parents with a disability. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 399-407.
• Kayama, M., Haight, W., Ku, M. L. M., Cho, M. H., & Lee, H. Y. (2017). East Asian and U.S. educators' reflections on how stigmatization affects their relationships with parents whose children have disabilities: Challenges and solutions. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 128-144.
• Haight, W., Kayama, M., Ku, M. L., Cho, M. H, & Lee, H. Y. (2016). Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self Part 1: Defining the problem in cultural context. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 214-228.
• Kayama, M., Haight, W., Ku, M. L. M., Cho, M. H., & Lee, H. Y. (2016). Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self Part 2: Solutions. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 403-418.
• Haight, W., Bidwell, L., Choi, W. S., & Cho, M. H. (2016). An evaluation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM): Recidivism outcomes for maltreated youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 78-85.
• Cho, M. H., & Kang, H. A. (2010). The influences of family resilience on the self-concept of adopted children in openly adoptive families. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 31(3), 99-116.

• Cho, M. Ihm, J., & Kang, Y. (Jan, 2024). Intersecting social identities and postsecondary education outcome in transitioning youth with disabilities. Oral Presentation, The 9^th IAFOR International Conference on Education (IICE2024). Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Cho, M. Ihm, J., & Seo, S. (June, 2024). Intersecting social identities and postsecondary education outcom in transitioning adolescents with disabilities. Oral Presentation, European Academia Childhood Disabilities (EACD) 2024 Annual Meeting. Bruges, Belgium. 

• Cho. M. Lightfoot, E., Ihm, J., & Kang, Y. (Jan, 2024). Intersecting social identities and postsecondary education outcome in transitioning youth with disabilities. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research. Washington, D.C. USA.

• Ombayo, B., Cho, M., & Ihm, J. (April, 2024). Childhood maltreatment, school social bonds, and dating violence: Mediational model differences between adolescents with and without disabilities. Poster Presentation, Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL. USA.

• Cho, M., Ihm, J., & Seo, S. (Sep, 2023). Intersecting social identities and postsecondary education outcome in transitioning youth with disabilities. Oral Presentation, 14^th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID), Helsinki, Finland. 

• Cho, M., Yoon, Y. J., Flanagan, K. S., & Haight. W. (Jan, 2023). Students’ risks for out-of-school suspensions: Indigenous heritage and child welfare system involvement. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Phoenix, AZ.

• Moon, JY., Lee, SH., Jung, S., Park, J., Jin, I., Joo, Y., Cho, M., & Kim, Y. (June, 2023), Estradiol replacement mitigated blood pressure elevation via suppression of NCC in angiotensin II-infused ovariectomized female rats. Oral Presentation, 60^th European Renal Association (ERA) Congress, Milan, Italy.

• Cho, M., Miu, B., & Lee, J. (Oct 2023). Identifying trajectories of maltreatment revictimization and juvenile justice outcome. Poster Presentation, Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA. USA.

• Neely-Barnes, S. L., Gilbert, K., & Cho, M. (Oct 2023). Loss of a sibling with a disabilities: An upderresearched form of grief. Poster Presentation, Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA. USA.

• Cho, M., Lee, J., Harlin, E., & Ihm, J. (Jan 2023). Event History Analysis on Racial Disparities in the Path to Adoption. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research. Pheonix, AZ. USA.

• Cho, M. & Lightfoot, E. (Jan, 2022). Comparing the Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment Reports Among Parents with Limited Income with and without Disabilities. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research. Washington, D.C.

• Soffer-Elnekave, R., Haight, W., Nashand, N., Cho, M. & Suleiman, J. (Jan, 2022). Moral Injury Experienced By Emerging Adults with Child Welfare Histories in Sociocultural Historical Context: “I Knew the System Was Broken.” Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research. Washington, D.C.

• Nashand, N., Soffer-Elnekave, R., Haight, W., Cho, M. & Suleiman, J. (Jan, 2022). Perspectives of Emerging Adults with Child Welfare Histories: Supporting Recovery from Moral Injury Experienced in Childhood and Adolescence. Poster presentation, Society of Social Work Research. Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M. (Jan 2021). Childhood Maltreatment and Repeat Offending in Juvenile Delinquents: A Propensity Score Matched-Control Study. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research.

• Soffer-Elnerkave, R., Haight. W., Cho, M. Nshandi, N., Jader, B. (Jan 2021). Moral Injury among Children and Adolescents in Child-Welfare: Voices of Emerging Adults. Poster Presentation, Council on Social Work Education. Orlando, FL.

• Cho, M. & Kim, M. K. (Nov, 2020). Exploring the disparity in tangible outcomes of Internet use between persons with and without disabilities in South Korea. Oral Presentation, Virtual Council on Social Work Education.

• Cho, M. H., Yoon, H. J., & Haight, W. (Jan, 2020). Courtesy stigma in South Korean special education settings. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M. (Feb, 2020). The emotional, behavioral, and relationship well-being of culturally diverse vulnerable children and families. Works in Progress Forum, School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy (SUAPP), University of Memphis, TN.

• Cho, M. (June, 2020). Childhood traumatic experiences and peer bullying victimization among Korean adolescents in out-of-home care: The mediating effect of aggression, Discussion panel, Social Sciences Korea-Networking Symposium, Seoul, Korea.

• Cho, M. H., Nashandi, N. J., Yoon, Y. J. & Haight, W. (Oct, 2019). A mixed methods study of Black Girls' vulnerability to out-of-school suspensions: The intersection of race and gender. Oral Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.

• Cho, M., Yoon, H. J., & Haight, W. (Oct, 2019). Courtesy stigma in South Korean special education settings. Poster Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.

• Cho, M., Yoon, Y. J., & Haight, W. (January, 2019). Racial and gender disproportionality in out-of-school suspension: A preliminary study. Poster Presentation, Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, United States.

• Cho, M., Nashandi, N. J., Yoon, Y. J. & Haight, W. (Oct, 2019). A mixed methods study of Black Girls' vulnerability to out-of-school suspensions: The intersection of race and gender. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M.& Haight W. (Mar, 2018). The impact of childhood maltreatment on delinquency among Korean youth. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Cho, M., & Haight, W. (Jan, 2018). A prospective, longitudinal study of maltreated youth’s involvement in delinquency: Offending trajectories and risk factors in early and mid-adolescence. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Kayama, M., Haight, W., & Cho, M. H., (Jan, 2018). U.S. and East Asian educators’ reflections on how stigmatization affects parent-educator relationships. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M. H., & Haight, W. (Oct, 2017). A prospective, longitudinal study of maltreated youth’s involvement in delinquency: Offending trajectories and risk factors in early and mid-adolescence. Oral Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

• Kayama, M., Haight, W., & Cho, M. H., (Oct, 2017). U.S. and East Asian educators’ reflections on how stigmatization affects parent-educator relationships. Oral Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M. H., & Haight, W. (Jan 2017). The impact of stigmatization on children: U.S. and East Asian educator’s perspectives. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

• Cho, M., Kayama, M., Haight, W., & Lee, H. Y. (Mar, 2017). Cross-cultural analyses of elementary school educators’ perceptions of stigma, disability & development in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the U.S. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Cho, M. & Haight W. (Mar, 2017). Delinquency trajectories among maltreated youth crossing over in early adolescence and mid-adolescence. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Cho, M. (Mar, 2017). The Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM): A collaborative approach one-year post-implementation, Oral Presentation, Professional Networking, St. Olaf College. Northfield, MN

• Cho, M. (Mar, 2017). Delinquency trajectories of crossover youth. Workshop, Minnesota Social Service Association (MSSA annual meeting), Minneapolis, MN.

• Cho, M., Haight, W., Bidwell, L., & Choi, W. S. (Mar, 2016). An evaluation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM): Recidivism outcomes for maltreated youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M., Haight, W., Lee, H. Y., & Mary Ku. (Jan, 2016). Stigma and development in children with disabilities: Educators’ perspectives in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the U.S. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M. H. Bidwell, L., & Haight, W. (Nov, 2016). The Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM): Evaluation a collaborative approach one year post implementation. Oral Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M. H., & Haight, W. (Nov, 2016). The impact of stigma on children: Perspectives of U.S. and East Asian Educators. Oral Presentation, Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.

• Cho, M. H., Kayama, M., & Haight, W. (Jun, 2016). Stigma and development in children with disabilities: Educators’ perspectives in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and the U.S. Social Work, Oral Presentation, Education and Social Development, Seoul, South Korea.

• Haight, W., Bidwell, L., Choi, W. S., & Cho, M. H. (Jan, 2016). An evaluation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM): Recidivism outcomes for maltreated youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Cho, M. H., Lightfoot, E., & LaLiberte, T. (Jan, 2016). Parental supports and modifications for parents with disabilities in child welfare. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, Washington, D.C.

• Lightfoot, E., LaLiberte, T., & Cho, M. H. (Jan, 2015). A case record review of termination of parental rights cases involving parents with a disability. Oral Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M., Haight, W., Lee, H. Y., & Mary Ku. (Jan, 2015). Disability, stigma and kindness in school: Children with disabilities and their typically-developing peers in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Poster Presentation, Society of Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M., Haight, W., Lee, H. Y., & Mary Ku. (Mar, 2015). Educators’ perspectives on the socialization of stigma and acceptance for children with disabilities in the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Kayama, M., Cho, M., Lee, H. Y., & Haight, W. (Mar, 2014). Stigma in cultural context: Educators’ beliefs about disability in Japan and South Korea. Oral Presentation, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.