Ph.D., Human Development and Quantitative Methodology (Concentration: Developmental Science) University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Ed.M., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University
B.A., Business, Yonsei University

Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Human Development and Quantitative Methodology (Concentration: Developmental Science) University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Ed.M., Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University
B.A., Business, Yonsei University
Dr. Jee Young Noh is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Biola University and a developmental psychologist.
Her scholarly work explores how parenting, attachment, religious environments, and broader social contexts shape children’s social and moral development. Her recent research has also expanded to examine individuals’ social and emotional outcomes across development, with particular attention to how early attachment and family experiences are related to these outcomes. This work reflects her broader interest in understanding how developmental history and present contexts shape people’s emotional and interpersonal lives.
Outside of her academic work, she cherishes spending time with her wonderful husband and beautiful daughter, who fill her life with joy and laughter.
Noh, J. Y., Jambon, M., Smetana, J., Lee, I. J., & Killen, M. (2020). Children’s evaluations of necessary harm: The role of maternal disapproval and peer relationship status. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology.
Noh, J. Y. (2020). Children’s developing understanding of merit in a distributive justice context. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(5), 1484-1492.
Noh, J. Y., D’Esterre, A.P., & Killen, M. (2019). Effort or outcome? Children’s meritorious decisions. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 178, 1-14.
Hitti, A., Elenbaas, L., Noh, J. Y., Cooley, S., Rizzo, M., & Killen, M. (2019). Children’s and adolescents’ inter-ethnic inclusion and exclusion regarding Asian and non-Asian American peers. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(5), 664–683.
Noh, J. Y., & Killen, M. (2018). Understanding young children’s moral judgments in regard to testimony information. International Journal of Early Childhood Education, 24(1), 1-17
Noh, J. Y., & Midgette, A. (2018). Children and adolescents’ moral reasoning about the fairness of salary allocation regarding gender and hierarchy. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 39(4).
Noh, J. Y., Elenbaas, L. M., Park, K. J., Chung, Y. S., & Killen, M. (2017). Opinion versus knowledge: The influence of testimony format on children’s judgments in morally relevant contexts. Early Education and Development, 28(2), 240-254.
Smith, C. E., Noh, J. Y., Rizzo, M. T., & Harris, P. L. (2017). When and why parents prompt their children to apologize: The roles of transgression type and parenting style. Journal of Family Studies, 23(1), 38-61.
Midgette, A., Noh, J. Y., Lee, I. J., & Nucci, L. (2016). The development of Korean children’s and adolescents’ concepts of social convention. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 47(7), 918-928.
Noh, J. Y. (2010). The impact of family religious environment and parental warmth on children’s social competence. International Journal of Arts and Sciences, 3(17), 161-191.