Hsiu-Zu Ho, Professor of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, has been appointed Associate Dean of the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP). In that role she will provide leadership on academic matters for UCEAP, including academic oversight and academic integration for UCEAP Programs. As Associate Dean Dr. Ho will also serve as liaison with the Academic Senate and faculty committees throughout that UC system on academic matters that pertain to UCEAP. This is a 75% fiscal year, administrative appointment.
Hsiu-Zu Ho is Professor in the Department of Education and served as Associate Dean of the Gevirtz School, focusing on the school’s international activities, for the academic year 2013-14. Her research interests are in cultural and gender variations in human development, parent involvement and student academic achievement, and international education systems. Professor Ho received a 2012-13 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to investigate father involvement in the everyday lives and education of young students in Taiwan. Her recent publications on this topic include investigations that utilized both quantitative and qualitative methodologies in examining various aspects of father involvement in Taiwanese society. She has also conducted studies examining ethnic variations in parent involvement and student academic achievement in U.S. populations. Her past cross-cultural/cross-national studies have investigated cultural and gender variations in attitudes, beliefs, and practices of parents and students as they influence academic achievement (some studies specifically focusing on mathematics achievement).