Biography

Dr. Jia (Sophie) Lin earned her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as a teaching-track professor before joining the faculty at Howard University. Her scholarship focuses on educational measurement, language testing, and multilingual education. Her current research agenda spans three main areas: (1) developing and validating assessment frameworks and instruments to measure learning processes and outcomes; (2) evaluating and fostering K–12 teachers’ assessment literacy in the context of artificial intelligence; and (3) examining the internal structure of language abilities and external factors influencing language learning success. Dr. Lin’s work appears in leading journals such as Applied Linguistics, Reading and Writing, Learning and Individual Differences, and Language Teaching Research. 

Born and raised in Shandong, China—the home province of Confucius, whose legacy has profoundly influenced education for centuries—Dr. Lin developed a passion for teaching from an early age. Outside of her academic work, she enjoys attending music and dance performances and visiting museums.