Pei-Jung Li

Pei-Jung Li (pronounced Pei-Rung; she/her) is a critical qualitative methodologist and educational researcher who joined the University of Georgia in 2026. She earned her Ph.D. in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology from Indiana University Bloomington and holds two master’s degrees in Learning Sciences and Education.

Growing up in Taiwan and studying abroad as a first-generation student, Pei-Jung is deeply committed to the educational experiences and well-being of international, diaspora, and English-as-second-language communities. Her methodological interests include critical and reflexive qualitative research methodology, cross-cultural and cross-linguistic studies, creative research and representation, research ethics, and the use of digital tools in qualitative inquiry.