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CURRICULUM VITAE
Youngmi Kim
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work
1000 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284-2027
Telephone: 804.828.3613. Fax: 804.828.0716. Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
M.S.W., Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work,
M.A., Yonsei University, Korea.
B.A., Yonsei University, Korea.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work, July 2017-
present.
Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work, August
2011- June 2017.
Faculty Associate, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis. 2011-
present.
Visiting Scholar, Center for Social Welfare Research, Yonsei University, Fall 2019.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social
Development (Mentor: Michael Sherraden, PhD), 2010-2011.
Project Manager, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis, 2009-
2010.
Research Associate, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis,
2006-2009.
Research Assistant, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis,
2003-2010.
Associate Researcher, Center for Social Welfare Research, Yonsei University, 1999– 2000.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Financial capability; Assets building policies and programs for low-income families;
Economic hardship; Poverty and inequality; Social welfare policies and programs
TEACHING INTERESTS
Social work practice with economically-disadvantaged populations; Poverty and financial
capability; Social welfare policies and services; Research methods and Quantitative analysis
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS
SSWR Fellow 2017, Society for Social Work and Research Fellowship Program, 2017.
Professional Development Fund for Teaching, Virginia Commonwealth University School of
Social Work, 2015.
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Faculty Social Justice Award, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work,
2013.
Professional Development Fund for Research, Virginia Commonwealth University School of
Social Work, 2012.
Outstanding Dissertation in Social Work Research, 24th National Symposium for Doctoral
Research in Social Work, Columbus, Ohio, 2011.
Dissertation Scholarship, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, 2010.
Rene Sand Scholarship, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, 2004-2006.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Scholarship, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, 2002-
2004.
University Scholarship for Graduate Student, Yonsei University, 1999-2000.
Award and University Scholarship for the Most Excellent Academic Achiever, Yonsei
University, 1997.
University Scholarship for Outstanding Incoming Student, Yonsei University, 1994.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Principal Investigator, “Food Insecurity and Associated Risks among College Students”,
2019-2020, funded by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and health risk
behaviors among college students in South Korea” (PI: Dr. Aely Park), 2018-2019,
funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea.
Consultant, “Restricted-use data for empirical research”, funded by the Korea Labor
Institute, 2019.
Principal Investigator, “Identifying Social Work Practice and Policy Models in Cross-
Cultural Contexts”, 2016-2017, funded by Virginia Commonwealth University for the
Quest Global Impact Awards (the Global Visiting Scholar category).
Principal Investigator, “SEED OK intervention, Educational expectations, Material
hardship, and Parental Psychological Well-being”, 2015-2016, funded by Washington
University in St. Louis the Center for Social Development and Ford Foundation.
Principal Investigator, “Do Household Assets Buffer food Insecurity during the Great
Recession?: Empirical Evidence by Race and Ethnicity”, 2014-2016, funded by
Virginia Commonwealth University for the Presidential Research Quest Fund.
Principal Investigator, “A pilot study examining effects of Child Development Accounts on
children’s well-being in Korea”, 2014, funded by Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Social Work.
Principal Investigator, “SEED OK Social Experiment on Financial Investment, Educational
Expectations, and Child Development Outcomes”, 2013-2014, funded by Washington
University in St. Louis the Center for Social Development and Ford.
Consultant, “Food Insufficiency, Income Volatility, and Asset Holding in Middle-Income
Households: A Comparison Before and After Economic Recession, 2005-2010”, 2012-
2013 (PI: Jin Huang & Co-PI: Julie Birkenmaier), funded by Saint Louis University.
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Principal Investigator, “Food Insecurity and the Role of Household Assets during the
Economic Recession: Varies by Household Type?”, 2013, funded by Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Social Work.
Principal Investigator, “Child Development Accounts and Educational Expectations:
Evidence from SEED OK”, 2012-2013, funded by Washington University in St. Louis
the Center for Social Development and Ford Foundation.
Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Asset-building Program for Low-income
Households”, 2011-2012, funded by Washington University in St. Louis the Center
for Social Development and the Seoul Welfare Foundation.
Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Asset-building Program for Low-income
Households”, 2010-2011 (with Co-PI. Michael Sherraden), funded by the Seoul
Welfare Foundation.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Asset-building Program for Low-income
Households”, 2009-2010 (with PI. Yunju Nam & Co-PI. Michael Sherraden), funded
by the Seoul Welfare Foundation.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Articles
Kim, Y., Park, A., & Kim, K. (2019). Food insecurity and depressive symptoms of older
adults living alone in South Korea. Ageing and Society, 39, 2042-2058. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18000429
Kim, Y., Ju, E., Rosenberg, R., & Farmer, B. (2019). Estimating the effects of
Independent Living Services on educational attainment and employment of foster
care youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 294-301.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.048
Lee, H., & Kim, Y. (In press). Living with Multigenerational Families and Body Mass
Index in Hispanic Adolescents: Different Associations by Immigrant Status.
Children and Youth Services Review.
Birkenmaier, J. M., Maynard, B., & Kim, Y. Interventions designed to improve financial
capability by improving financial behavior and financial access: A systematic
review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. Online First 19 July 2019. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1020
Huang, J, Beverly, S, Kim, Y., Clancy, M, & Sherraden, M. (2019). Exploring a Model
for Integrating Child Development Accounts with Social Services for Vulnerable
Families. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 53(3), 770–795.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12239.
Kim, Y., Huang, J., Sherraden, M, & Clancy, M. (2018). Child Development Accounts
and saving for college: Mediated by parental educational expectations? Social
Science Quarterly, 99(3), 1105–1118. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12479.
Park A, & Kim, Y. (2018). The Longitudinal Influence of Child Maltreatment on Child
Obesity in South Korea: The Mediating Effects of Low Self-Esteem and
Depressive Symptoms. Children and Youth Services Review, 87 (April), 34-40.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.012.
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Rosenberg, R., & Kim, Y. (2018). Aging out of Foster Care: Homelessness, Post-
Secondary Education, and Employment. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 12(1),
99-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2017.1347551.
Kim, Y., Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2017). Child Development Accounts,
Parental Savings, and Parental Educational Expectations: A Path Model. Children
and Youth Services Review, 79 (August), 20-28.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.021.
Kim, Y., Park, A, & Huang, J. (2017). Is food insecurity associated with depressive
symptoms in South Korea? Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 11, 30-39.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12111
Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2017). Material hardship and children’s social-
emotional development: Testing mitigating effects of Child Development
Accounts in a randomized experiment. Child: Care, Health & Development,
43(1), 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12385
Huang, J., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2017). Unmarried Mothers and
Children’s Social-Emotional Development: The Role of Child Development
Accounts. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(1), 234-247. DOI:
10.1007/s10826-016-0551-1.
Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2017). Heterogeneous Effects of Child
Development Accounts on Savings for Children’s Education. Journal of Policy
Practice, 16(1), 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15588742.2015.1132402.
Sherraden, M., Clancy, M., Nam, Y., Huang, J., Kim, Y., Beverly, S., Mason, L.,
Williams Shanks, T., Wikoff, N., Schreiner, M, & Purnell, J. (2016). Universal
and Progressive Child Development Accounts: A Policy Innovation to Reduce
Educational Disparity. Urban Education. Online First. DOI:
10.1177/0042085916682573.
Huang, J., Kim, Y., Barnidge, E. (2016). Seasonal Difference in National School Lunch
Program Participation and its Impacts on Household Food Security. Health and
Social Work, 41(4), 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlw043.
Park, A., & Kim, Y. (2016). Investigating a Longitudinal Trajectory of Child Obesity and
Its Association with Child Maltreatment in South Korea. Asian Social Work and
Policy Review, 10(June), 237-247. DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12093.
Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Birkenmaier, J. (2016). Unemployment and Household Food
hardship in the Economic Recession. Public Health Nutrition, 19 (3), 511-519.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015001603.
Birkenmaier, J., Huang, J., & Kim, Y. (2016). Food Insecurity and Financial Access
during an Economic Recession: Evidence from the 2008 SIPP. Journal of Poverty,
20(2), 194-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2015.1094767.
Netting, F.E., O’Connor, M.K., Cole, P.L., Hopkins, K., Jones, J.L., Kim, Y., Leisey, M.,
Mulroy, E., Rotabi, K.S., Thomas, M.L., Weil, M.O., & Wike, T. (2016).
Reclaiming and reimagining macro social work education: A collective biography.
Journal of Social Work Education, 52(2), 157-169.
DOI:10.1080/10437797.2016.1151271.
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Kim, Y., Kim, K., & Lee, S. (2015). Testing the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire with Korean
children in institutionalized care. Research on Social Work Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731515606219.
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Huang, J., & Clancy, M. (2015). Child Development Accounts
and Parental Educational Expectations for Young Children: Early Evidence from a
Statewide Social Experiment. Social Service Review, 89 (1), 99-137.
https://doi.org/10.1086/680014.
Huang, J., Barnidge, E., Kim, Y. (2015). Children receiving Free or Reduced-Price
School Lunch Have Higher Food Insufficiency Rates in Summer. Journal of
Nutrition, 145(9), 2161-8. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.214486.
Sherraden, M., Clancy, M., Nam, Y., Huang, J., Kim, Y., Wikoff, N., Beverly, S., &
Schreiner, M. (2015). Universal accounts at birth: Building knowledge to inform
policy. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 6(4), 541-564.
https://doi.org/10.1086/684139.
Park, A. & Kim, Y. (2015). The Effects of Family Welfare Services on Children's
Psycho-Social Development: The DID Method Using Propensity Score Matching
(PSM). In Korean. Korean Journal of Family Social Work. (In Korean)
Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Nam, Y., & Clancy, M. (2015). Can Child
Development Accounts Be Inclusive? Early Evidence from a Statewide
Experiment. Children and Youth Services Review, 53(June), 92-104.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.003.
Wikoff, N., Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, S. (2015). Material hardship and 529
college savings plan participation: The mitigating effects of Child Development
Accounts. Social Science Research, 50, 189-202.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.11.017.
O’Connor, M.K, Netting, F.E., Cole, P.L., Hopkins, K., Jones, J.L., Kim, Y., Leisey, M.,
Mulroy, E., Rotabi, K.S., Thomas, M.L., Weil, M.O., & Wike, T. (2015). Voice
and community in the corporate academy: A collective biography. Affilia: Journal
of Women and Social Work, 30(1), 9-25.
Kim, Y., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2014). What shapes assessment of ability to pay for
children’s college education? Journal of Consumer Affairs, 48(3), 486-514.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12049
Huang, J., Birkenmaier, J., & Kim, Y (2014). Job Loss and Unmet Health Care Needs in
the Economic Recession: Different Associations by Family Income. American
Journal of Public Health, 104(11), e178-e183. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301998.
Huang, J., Sherraden, M., Kim, Y., & Clancy, M. (2014). Effects of Child Development
Accounts on Early Social-Emotional Development: An Experimental Test. JAMA
Pediatrics, 168(3), 265-271. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4643.
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., & Kim, Y. (2014). Validity of infant race/ethnicity from birth
certificates in the context of U.S. demographic change. Health Services Research,
49(1), 249-267. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12083.
Lee, S., Zhou, H., & Kim, Y. (2014) Labor force participation among Asian immigrant
women: Findings from the 2007 American Community Survey. International
Journal of Social Welfare, 23(3), 296-308. DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12059.
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Leisey, M., Cole, P.L., Hopkins, K., Jones, J.L., Kim, Y., Mulroy, E., Netting, F.E.,
O’Connor, M.K., Rotabi, K.S., Thomas, M.L., Weil, M.O., & Wike, T. (2013). On
the making of female macro social workers. Reflections: Narratives of the Helping
Professions, 19(1), 30-45.
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2013). Do mothers' educational expectations
differ by race and ethnicity, or socioeconomic status? Economics of Education
Review, 33, 82–94. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.09.007.
Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., Zager, R., & Sherraden, M. (2013). Do Child
Development Accounts promote account holding, saving, and asset accumulation
for children’s future? Evidence from a statewide randomized experiment. Journal
of Policy Analysis and Management, 32(1), 6–33. doi:10.1002/pam.21652.
Nam, Y., Mason, L. R., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2013). Survey response
in a statewide social experiment: Differences in being located and collaborating
by race and Hispanic origin. Social Work Research, 37(1), 64–74.
https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svs031.
Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2011). Do parental assets matter for children’s educational
outcomes?: Evidence from mediation tests. Children and Youth Services Review,
33(6), 969-979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.01.003.
Williams Shanks, T., Kim, Y., Loke, V., & Destin, M. (2010). Assets and child well-being
in developed countries. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(11), 1488-1496.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.015.
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., Kim, Y., & Loke, V. (2010). Child Development
Accounts and saving for children's future: Do financial incentives matter?
Children and Youth Services Review, 32(11), 1570-1576.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.04.007.
Huang, J., Oshima, K, M., & Kim, Y. (2010). Does food insecurity affect parental
characteristics and child behaviors?: Testing mediation effects. Social Service
Review, 84(3), 381-401. https://doi.org/10.1086/655821.
Huang, J., Guo, B., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, S. (2010). Parental income, assets, borrowing
constraints, and children’s post-secondary education. Children and Youth Services
Review, 32(4), 585-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.12.005.
Huang, J., Guo, B., & Kim, Y. (2010). Food insecurity and disability: Do economic
resources matter? Social Science Research, 39(1), 111-124.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.07.002.
Pandey, S., Zhan, M., & Kim, Y. (2006). Bachelor's degree for women with children: A
promising pathway to poverty reduction. Equal Opportunities International, 25
(7), 488-505. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150610714358.
Book Chapters and Others
Sherraden, M., Li-Chen, C., Ssewamala, F., Kim, Y., Loke, V., Li, Z., … Chang-Keun,
H. (2018, July 30). International Child Development Accounts. In C. Franklin et
al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Work.
doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1261
Han, C., & Kim, Y. Asset-based policies in Korea: Expansion, challenges, and future
directions. (2014). Asset-Building Policies and Innovations in Asia. Edited by
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Sherraden, M., Zou, L., Ku, B., Deng, S., & Weng, S. Routledge: London and
New York. Published in both English and Chinese.
O'Connor, M., Leisey, M., Cole, P., Hopkins, K., Jones, J., Kim, Y., Mulroy, E., Netting,
F., Rotabi, K., Thomas, M., Weil, M., & Wike, T. (2014). A Collective
Biography: Women Macro Social Work Academics. In SAGE Research Methods
Cases. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, Ltd.
Reports and Working Papers
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., & Kim, Y. (2012). Validity of infant race/ethnicity from birth
certificates in the context of U.S. demographic change (CSD Working Paper 12-
40). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Nam, Y., & Clancy, M. (2012). Are Child
Development Accounts inclusive? Early evidence from a statewide experiment
(CSD Working Paper 12-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for
Social Development.*
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2012). Parental educational expectations by
race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (CSD Working Paper 12-10). St. Louis,
MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Kim, Y., Lee, S., & Sherraden, M. (2012). Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts: Asset-
building program for low-income households in Seoul (Third-year collaborative
research report) (CSD Report 12-32). St. Louis, MO: Washington University,
Center for Social Development.
Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., Zager, R., & Sherraden, M. (2011). Do Child
Development Accounts promote account holding, saving, and asset accumulation
for children’s future? Evidence from a statewide randomized experiment (CSD
Working Paper 11-33). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.*
Kim, Y., Lee, S., & Kim, M. (2011). Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts: Asset-building
program for low-income households in Seoul (Second-year collaborative research
report) (CSD Report 11-20). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for
Social Development.
Nam, Y., Mason, L. R., Kim, Y., Clancy, M, & Sherraden, M. (2011). Survey Response in
a Statewide Social Experiment: Differences in Being Located and Collaborating
by Race and Hispanic Origin. (CSD Working papers 11-01). St. Louis, MO:
Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Zager, R., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., & Nam, Y. (2010). The SEED for Oklahoma Kids
Experiment: Initial account opening and savings (CSD Research Report 10-14).
St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2010). Do parental assets matter for children’s educational
outcomes?: Evidence from mediation tests. (CSD Working papers 10-40). St.
Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Kim, M., Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Kwon, J., Chung, S., Hong, H., & Lee, E. (2010). Seoul
Hope Plus savings accounts: Asset-building program for low-income households
in Seoul (CSD Research Report 10-20). St. Louis, MO: Washington University,
Center for Social Development.
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Huang, J., Matta Oshima, K. M., & Kim, Y. (2009). Does household food insecurity
affect parental characteristics and child behavior?: Evidence from the Panel
Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (CSD Working Paper 09-70). St. Louis, MO:
Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Huang, J., Guo, B., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2009). Parental income, assets, and
borrowing constraints and children’s post-secondary education (CSD Working
Paper 09-67). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.*
Williams Shanks, T., Kim, Y., Loke, V., & Destin, M. (2009). Assets and child well-
being in developed countries (CSD Working Paper 09-66). St. Louis, MO:
Washington University, Center for Social Development.*
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., Kim, Y., & Loke, V. (2009). Child Development
Accounts and saving for children's future: Do financial incentives matter? (CSD
Working Paper 09-54). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.*
Huang, J., Guo, B., & Kim, Y. (2009). Food insecurity and disability: Do economic
resources matter? (CSD Working Paper 09-15). St. Louis, MO: Washington
University in St. Louis, Center for Social Development.*
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., Loke, V., & Kim, Y. (2009). SEED Account
Monitoring Research: Participants, savings, and accumulation (CSD Research
Report 09-05). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.
Mason, L. R., Clancy, M., Loke, V., Kim, Y., Nam, Y., & Lo, S. (2007). SEED Account
Monitoring Research: Participants and Savings Outcomes at June 30, 2007 (CSD
Research Report 07-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social
Development.
Mason, L. R., Loke, V., Clancy, M., Nam, Y., Kim, Y., & Lo, S. (2007). SEED
Participant Characteristics and Financial Accumulation (CSD Research Report
07-14). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
*subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals.
Research / Policy Briefs
Kim, Y., Zou, L., Yoon, S., & Sherraden, M. (2015). Asset-based policy in South Korea
(CSD Policy Brief 15-48). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for
Social Development.
Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Nam, Y., & Clancy, M. (2012). Socioeconomic
status and early savings outcomes: Evidence from a statewide Child Development
Account experiment (CSD Research Brief 12-34). St. Louis, MO: Washington
University, Center for Social Development.
Kim, Y., Zou, L., Joo, Y. S., & Sherraden, M. (2011). Asset-based policy in South Korea
(CSD Policy Brief 11-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for
Social Development.
Zager, R., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., & Nam, Y. (2010). The SEED for Oklahoma Kids
Experiment: Initial account opening and savings (CSD Research Brief 10-41). St.
Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
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Kim, Y. & Nam, Y. (2009). The SEED for Oklahoma Kids Experiment: Comparison of
Treatment and Control Groups. (CSD Research Brief 09-59). St. Louis, MO:
Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., Loke, V., & Kim, Y. (2009). SEED Account
Monitoring Research (CSD Research Brief 09-11). St. Louis, MO: Washington
University, Center for Social Development.
Non-academic Publications
Kim, Y. (2003). Does Head Start program promote a Head Start? (International report),
Social Worker (20), Seoul, Korea: Korea Association Social Workers (monthly
magazine, in Korean)
Kim, Y. (2003). Community practice of faith-based organizations in the United States
(International report), Social Worker (16), Seoul, Korea: Korea Association Social
Workers (monthly magazine, in Korean)
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Refereed Conferences
Kim, Y., Lee, H., & Park, A. (2020). How Do Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Relate to Depressive Symptoms in Young Adulthood? Using ACEs Profiles and
Self-Esteem As a Mediator. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and
Research (Washington DC).
Birkenmaier, J. M., Maynard, B., & Kim, Y. (2020). Are Financial Capability
Interventions Effective? A Systematic Review. Annual Conference of Society for
Social Work and Research (Washington DC).
Lee, H., Park, J., & Kim, Y. (2020). Identifying Latent Profiles of Neighborhood
Contexts: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and
Adult Health. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research
(Washington DC).
Park, A., & Kim, Y. (2020). Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experience and Their
Influences on Suicide Attempts Among Adults in South Korea. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington DC). Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington DC).
Swan, L, Mennicke, A., & Kim, Y. (2020). Reproductive Coercion and Violent
Victimization Experiences Among College Students. Annual Conference of
Society for Social Work and Research (Washington DC).
Luce, C., Powell, T., & Kim, Y. (2020). The Effect of Social Support on the Relationship
between Mental Health and Resilience in Nepali Earthquake Survivors. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington DC).
Huang, J., Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2019). Exploring a Model
for Integrating Child Development Accounts with Social Services for Vulnerable
Families. 41St Annual Fall Research Conference of Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management (Denver, CO).
Wike, T., McGinnis, H., Kim, Y., & Taylor, M. (2019). Social Support as a Moderator of
the Relationship between Bullying and Discrimination Experiences and Behavior
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Problems among Adolescents in South Korean Orphanages. 9th International
Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health (York, the United
Kingdom).
Kim, Y., Kim, K, Chartier, K., Wike, T., & McDonald, S. (2019). Pathways from
Childhood Adversities to Substance Use Disorder among Older Adults. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (San Francisco, CA).
Kim, Y., Lee, H., & Park, A. (2019). Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and
Obesity in Emerging Adulthood: Mediating Roles of Self-Esteem and Economic
Hardship. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (San
Francisco, CA).
Lee, H., Kim, Y., & Terry, J. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) and Mental
Health in Young Adulthood. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and
Research (San Francisco, CA).
McGinnis, Cage, J., Kim, Y., & Auslander, W. (2019). Mental Health Pathways between
Adverse Childhood Experiences and School Achievement in Adolescence: Results
from a Sequential Mediation Model. Annual Conference of Society for Social
Work and Research (San Francisco, CA).
Kim, Y., Park, A., & Kim, K. (2018). Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms of Older
Adults Living Alone in South Korea. Annual Conference of Society for Social
Work and Research (Washington DC).
Kim, Y., Rosenberg, R., Ju, E., & Farmer, E. (2018). Estimating the Effects of
Independent Living Services on Educational Attainment Among Youth in Foster
Care. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington
DC).
Kim, Y., Ju, E., Sherraden, M., & Lee, S. (2018). Do Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts
Increase Savings and Assets for Working Poor Families in Korea. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington DC).
Huang, J., Kim, Y., Beverly, S., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2018). Do Universal and
Automatic Child Development Accounts Show Positive Impacts for
Disadvantaged Families? Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and
Research (Washington DC).
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Huang, J., & Clancy, M. (2017). Child Development Accounts,
Mother’s Depressive Symptoms, and Marital Status Change. Annual Conference
of Society for Social Work and Research (New Orleans, LA).
Park, A., & Kim, Y. (2017). The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Children's Body Mass
Index in South Korea. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and
Research (New Orleans, LA).
Rosenberg, R., & Kim, Y. (2017). Aging out of Foster Care: Homelessness, Post-
Secondary Education, and Employment. Annual Conference of Society for Social
Work and Research (New Orleans, LA).
Rosenberg, R., & Kim, Y. (2016). Do Independent Living Services Predict Positive Adult
Outcomes for Foster Care Youth? Annual Program Meeting of Council on Social
Work Education (Atlanta, GA).
Kim, Y. (2016). Symposium: Asset Building and Financial Capability for Children:
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Lessons and Challenges Learned from Innovative Interventions. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Washington, DC).
Kim, Y., & Lee, S. (2016). Promising Roles of the Didim Seed Savings Accounts
Program for at-Risk Children's Financial Capability. Annual Conference of
Society for Social Work and Research (Washington, DC).
Sherraden, M., Clancy, M., Beverly, S., Nam, Y., Huang, J., Kim, Y., Mason, L., Wikoff,
N., Schreiner, M., & Purnell, J. (2015). Testing Universal Child Development
Accounts at Birth and Policy Impacts. Annual Conference of Society for Social
Work and Research (Washington, DC).
Kim, Y., & Kim, K. (2015). Evaluation of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: Testing with
youths in child welfare system. Annual Program Meeting of Council on Social
Work Education (Denver, CO).
Sherraden, M., Huang, J., & Kim, Y. (2015). Testing Universal Child Development
Accounts at Birth and Policy Impacts. Annual Program Meeting of Council on
Social Work Education (Denver, CO).
Park, A., & Kim, Y. (2015). The Effects of Family Welfare Services on Children's
Psycho-Social Development: Using Propensity Score Matching. 2015 Seoul
International Social Work Conference (Seoul, Korea).
Sherraden, M., Clancy, M., Shanks, T., Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Nam, Y. (2014). Universal
College Savings Accounts at Birth: Research from the SEED for Oklahoma Kids
(“SEED OK”) Experiment, and Policy Impacts. Thirty Four Annual Research
Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(Albuquerque, NM).
Kim, Y., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2014). Child Development Accounts, Parental
Educational Expectations, and Savings for College Education: Evidence from
SEED OK Social Experiment. Population Association of America 2014 Annual
Meeting Program (Boston, MA).
Kim, Y., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2014). Mother's Educational Expectations and 529
College Savings Account: Using State-Wide Social Experiment Data. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (San Antonio, TX).
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Huang, J. (2014). Child Development Accounts and Mother's
Educational Expectations: Impacts From a Statewide Social Experiment. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (San Antonio, TX).
Nora Wikoff, Huang, J., & Kim, Y. (2014). Food Insecurity, Material Hardship and 529
College Savings Plan Participation: Evidence From the SEED OK Experiment.
Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (San Antonio, TX).
Kim, Y., Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2013). Impacts of Child Development
Accounts On Mother's Educational Expectations and Children's Social-Emotional
Development. Thirty Three Annual Research Conference of Association for Public
Policy Analysis and Management (Washington, DC).
Kim, Y., Lee, S., Sherraden, M. (2013). Promoting Financial Planning and Long-Term
Capability of Low-Income Families: Evidence From the Seoul Hope Plus Savings
Accounts Program. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research
(San Diego, CA).
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Kim, Y. (2012). Socioeconomic status and participant savings in Child Development
Accounts: Early evidence from SEED for Oklahoma Kids. Thirty Second Annual
Research Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(Baltimore, MD).
Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Nam, Y., Zager, R., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2012).
Socioeconomic status and participant savings in Child Development Accounts:
Early evidence from SEED for Oklahoma Kids. Annual Conference of Society for
Social Work and Research (Washington, DC).
Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Nam, Y., Zager, R., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2011).
Socioeconomic status and early saving in Child Development Accounts:
Evidence from a statewide experiment. Annual Conference for Pathways to
Prosperity Conference on Asset-Building and Financial Education. (Durham, NC).
Kim, Y. (2011). Exploring potentials of asset-building programs for low-income families
in international context. Annual Program Meeting of Council on Social Work
Education (Atlanta, GA).
Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Zager, R., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2011). Can Child
Development (CDAs) increase account holding, savings, and asset accumulation
for college?: Evidence from SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK). Boulder
Summer Conference on Consumer Financial Decision Making (Boulder,
Colorado).
Kim, Y. (2011). Understanding the roles of parental assets in child’s educational
trajectory: incorporating diverse economic measures and mediating pathways.
Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (Tampa, FL).
Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Zager, R., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2010). Impacts of automatic
account opening and saving incentives in Child Development Accounts (CDAs):
Evidence from SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK). Thirty Second Annual
Research Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(Boston, MA).
Kim, Y. (2010). Implications from an impact assessment study of SEED for Oklahoma
Kids (SEED OK). Annual Program Meeting of Council on Social Work Education
(Portland, OR).
Huang, J., & Kim, Y. (2010). Food insecurity by household types: differential effects of
household economic resources. Annual Program Meeting of Council on Social
Work Education (Portland, OR).
Nam, Y., Kim, Y., Zager, R., & Clancy, M. (2010). Financial Capability and Saving
Outcomes in SEED OK Experiment in the United States. Joint World Conference
on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda (Hong Kong, China).
Kim, Y. (2010). Empirical Analyses for Development of Material Hardship Measures in
Poverty Studies. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work and Research
(San Francisco, CA).
Kim, Y. (2009). Rethinking Material Hardship Measures: Review and Critiques. Annual
Program Meeting of Council on Social Work Education (San Antonio, TX).
Loke, V., Nam, Y., & Kim, Y. (2009). Promoting Asset Accumulation for Children:
Incentives and Savings Outcomes in Community-Based Programs. Annual
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Program Meeting of Council on Social Work Education (San Antonio, TX).
Huang, J., Guo, B., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2009). Parental Income, Assets, and
Borrowing Constraints and Children's Post-Secondary Education. Annual
Conference of Society for Social Work and Research (New Orleans, LA).
Huang, J., Oshima, K. M., & Kim, Y. (2009) Does Household Food Insecurity Affect
Parenting and Child Behavior Problems in Low-Income Household?: Further
Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Annual Conference of
Society for Social Work and Research (New Orleans, LA).
Kim, Y. (2009). Structural Equation Analyses for children’s outcomes by parent’s
economic Resources: material hardship experiences. 15th Annual Graduate
Student Research Symposium in Washington University (St. Louis, MO).
Loke, V., & Kim, Y. (2008). Changes in Parental Assets and Children's Educational
Outcomes across Income Status. Annual Conference of Society for Social Work
Research (Washington, DC).
Invited Conferences
Huang, J., Sherraden, M., Clancy, C., Shanks, T., & Kim, Y. (2020). Asset Building and
Child Development: Testing a Policy Model for Inclusive Child Development
Accounts (CDAs). “Wealth Inequality and Child Development: New Evidence for
Policy and Practice”. Russell Sage Foundation.
Huang, J., Beverly, S., Kim, Y., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2019). Exploring a Model
for Integrating Child Development Accounts with Social Services for Vulnerable
Families. Research Symposium jointly by Journal of Consumer Affairs & the
Financial Literacy and Education Commission (Arlington, VA).
Kim, Y., & Park, A. (2015). Food insecurity, material hardship, and depression in Korea.
The 2015 Korea Welfare Panel Study Conference (Seoul, Korea, Sep 18, 2015).
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Huang, J., & Clancy, M. (2014). Impacts of Child Development
Accounts on Change in Parental Educational Expectations: Evidence from a
Statewide Social Experiment. The Balance Sheets of Younger Americans: Is the
American Dream at Risk?, May 8, 2014, St. Louis, MO, Sponsored by the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Center for Social Development at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Huang, J. Sherraden, M., Kim, Y., & Clancy, M. (2013). An experimental test of Child
Development Accounts on early social-emotional development. Restoring
household financial stability after the great recession: Why household balance
sheets matter, Feb 5-7, 2013, St. Louis, MO, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis and the Center for Social Development at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Han, C., & Kim, Y. (2012). Asset-based Policies in Korea: Expansion, Challenges, and
Future Directions. Conference on Asset Building and Social Development in Asia:
Practice and Policy Innovations. (Beijing, China, Nov 16-18, 2012).
Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2012). Parental Educational Expectations by
Race and Hispanic Origin: Evidence from the SEED OK Experiment. Assets and
Education Research Symposium (Lawrence, KU, March 29-30, 2012).
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Williams-Shanks, T., Kim, Y., Loke, V., Destin, M. (2008). Assets and Child Well-being
in Economically Developed Countries. Child Development Accounts: Research
and Policy Symposium (St. Louis, MO, November 12‐14, 2008).
Mason, L.R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., Loke. V., & Kim, Y. (2008). Research in SEED:
Analysis of Saving. Child Development Accounts: Research and Policy
Symposium (St. Louis, MO, November 12‐14, 2008).
TEACHING
Virginia Commonwealth University (2011-present)
Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis (SWKD702)
Quantitative Data Analysis Seminar (SWKD 791)
Research for Planning and Administrative Practice I & II (SLWK714 & 715, MSW)
Foundations of Social Work Research (SLWK609, MSW)
Foundations of Social Work Research I & II (SLWK380 & 381, BSW)
Person in Society III (SLWK431, BSW)
Field Liaison (BSW & MSW)
Doctoral Independent Study (PHD)
Washington University in St. Louis
Social Welfare Policies and Services (MSW, 2009)
Statistics (MSW, 2007-2008)
MSW Research Seminar I & II (Teaching Assistant, MSW, 2006-2007)
Multivariate Statistics (Teaching Assistant, PhD, 2007)
Social Welfare Policies and Services (Teaching Assistant, MSW, 2005-2006)
Yonsei University
Social Welfare Research Methods (Teaching Assistant, BSW, 1999-2000)
Introduction to Social Welfare (Teaching Assistant, BSW, 1999-2000)
STUDENT SUPERVISION / MENTORING
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dissertation Committee
Rachel Rosenberg, PhD, School of Social Work, 2016-2018.
Bryan Boyles, PhD, School of Social Work, 2015-2017.
Suzie Weng, PhD, School of Social Work, 2011-2013.
Catherine Bray, Master, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs, 2015-
2016.
Sophie Huemer, Master, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs, 2012-
2014.
PHD Comprehensive Exam Committee
Kate Agnelli, Substantive Area, School of Social Work, 2014
Student Advising
Candice Armstrong, School of Social Work, 2016.
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Kate Agnelli, School of Social Work, 2012-2015.
29 MSW students, School of Social Work, 2012–2013.
Research Assistantship Supervision
Kaija Craft, Master student, 2019-present
Jasmine Terry, Master student, 2017-2019.
Candice Armstrong, PhD student, 2016.
Rachel Rosenberg, PhD student, 2015-present.
Shinhye Lee, PhD student, 2015 spring.
Kate Agnelli, PhD student, 2014 Summer.
Allison Burrow, PhD student, 2013-2014.
Shinhye Lee, PhD student, 2012 Summer.
Matthew Decarlo, PhD student, 2012-2014.
Patricia Cara Lewis, Master student, 2012 Fall
Cynthia George, PhD student, 2011-2012.
Wayne Prebor, Master student, 2011-2012
PHD Independent Study Supervisor
Sundonia Wonnum, 2012 spring.
Kate Agnelli, 2013/2014 Summer
Field Instructor
Nicholas Wright, RVA Works, 2016-2017.
Other Universities
PhD Dissertation Committee Member for Soyoon Weon, McGill University School of Social
Work, 2016-2018.
MSW Research Assistant Supervision for Youngsun Joo, Washington University in St. Louis,
2010-2011.
MSW Research Assistant Supervision for Youngsil Kwon, Washington University in St.
Louis, 2011-2012.
Academic Advisor, Yonsei University Undergraduate students in College of Social Science,
2000.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / APPOINTMENTS
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Social Work
MSW Program Committee, 2011-2017.
MSW Program - Task Force for Post-immersive semester MSW curriculum, 2016-2017.
MSW Program – Task Force for Admission rating form review, 2017.
Doctoral Program Committee, 2016-present.
Doctoral Program Committee - Task Groups for Teaching and GRA, 2017-present.
Doctoral Program Committee - Admission Subcommittee, 2018-2019.
Doctoral Program Committee - Research Curriculum Subcommittee, 2017.
Programs Committee, 2013-2019.
Governance and Operations Committee, 2019-present.
Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2018-present.
Research Advisory Group, 2018-present.
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Academic Standards Committee-Dismissal Appeal Panel, 2018.
Academic Standards Committee-Readmission Committee, 2016.
MSW SWAPPP concentration content group (ad hoc), 2012-present.
Research Curriculum Review Committee (ad hoc), 2013-present.
Scholarship Review, 2016.
Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee, 2012-2013.
The Rewards and Recognition work group, 2015-2016.
Faculty Search Committee, 2011-2013.
Faculty Search Committee – Associate Dean for Research, 2019-2020.
Distance Education Field Liaison Search Committee, 2015-2016.
Statistical Consultation, 2017-2018.
University
The Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, & Innovation (iCubed), Primary Core-Sustainable
Food Access, 2019-present.
The Honors Council Committee, 2012-2018.
Fulbright Program Critical Language Scholarship Review Panels (ad hoc), 2015-Present.
Fulbright Program – Language Evaluator (Korean), 2019.
University Grievance Panel (alternative), 2017-2018.
Manuscript / Conference Abstract Reviewer
BMC Geriatrics; SAGE Open; Educational Studies; Educational Review; Journal of Social
Work Education; Children and Youth Services Review; Social Service Review
Journal of Public Child Welfare; Social Science Research; Family and Consumer Sciences
Research Journal; Economics of Education Review; Ethnicities; CSWE Conference
Abstracts; SSWR Conference Abstracts; School of Social Work Students Research
Symposium; The Child Development Accounts: Research and Policy Symposium; The 14th
Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium in Washington University
Journal Editorial Board
Editorial Board Member, Research on Social Work Practice, 2020-2022.
Consulting Editor Member, Social Work Research (2017-2020)
Member, Korean Journal of Social Welfare Research (2017-2019)
Member, Journal of International Social Issues (2012-present)
Member, The Korean Journal of School Social Work (2016-2017)
Guest co-editor, Children and Youth Services Review, Special Issue on Child Development
Accounts, Vol. 32, Issue 11 (2010).
Other Services
CSWE Council on Global Learning and Practice (2016-2019).
International Cooperation Committee, Korean Academy of Family Social Work (2016)
Textbook Review, Statistical Analysis for Human Service Evaluation, Sage (2015).
Textbook Review, Statistics textbook, Worth Publishers (2009).
INVITED TALKS
“Research Leave: Implications and Future Directions”, VCU SSW Research Sharing series,
2/18/2019.
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“Using propensity scoring to understand the effects of Independent Living Services for foster
care youth” (with Eunsu Ju and Rachel Rosenberg), VCU SSW Research Sharing
series, 3/22/2017.
“Promoting financial capability: Lessons learned from social policy experiment”, VCU SSW
Research Sharing series, 4/5/2016.
“Discovering innovative anti-poverty policy and programs”, VCU Discovery Dialogues
lecture series, 1/11/2016.
“Inclusive asset-building policies and programs for financial capability”, Virginia Family and
Consumer Sciences Annual Meeting, Staunton, VA, 3/27/2015
“Exploring asset-building programs and policies as innovative financial capability strategy”,
VCU Berglund lecture series, hosted by VCU Honor’s council, 3/25/2015.
“How are we dealing with poverty and economic justice”, MSW course on International
Social Work Practice (SLWK791), School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth
University, 9/20/2014.
“Considering innovative strategies for asset development and financial capability”,
Chesterfield County Committee on the Future, Chesterfield, VA, 10/27/2014
“What does research tell us about the importance of investing in asset development and
financial opportunity?”, Assets and Opportunity Collaborative Planning Workshop
hosted by United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, Richmond, VA,
3/28/2014.
“Promoting Financial Planning and Long-term Capability of Low-income Families
: Research Evidence from CDAs and IDAs” (with Michael Sherraden), Innovators for
Success Council hosted by Virginia Department of Social Services, Charlottesville,
VA, 4/22/2013.
“Eradication of Poverty: Utopia or Reality?”, Hans S. Falck Lecture on Social Responsibility
(Invited Panelist), Richmond, VA, 10/4/2012.
“Asset-building Policies and Programs as Anti-Poverty Strategy”, BSW course on Social
Welfare Legislation and Service (SLWK422), School of Social Work, Virginia
Commonwealth University, 9/20/2012.
“An opportunity to meet and learn from new tenure-track faculty, Part I” (with Traci Wike),
PhD Brown Bag Series, School of Social Work, School of Social Work, Virginia
Commonwealth University, 2/1/2012.
“Asset and development in other countries”, MSW course Asset Building: Theory,
Innovation, Research, Policy, and Practice, School of Social Work, Washington
University, 3/26/2011.
“Theoretical Perspectives II: Effects of asset holding”, MSW course on Asset Building:
Theory, Innovation, Research, Policy, and Practice, School of Social Work,
Washington University, 3/27/2011.
“Asset-building programs in U.S. and Korea”, MSW course on Social Welfare Policies and
Programs, School of Social Work, Washington University, 11/18/2010.
“Impacts of parental assets on children’s educational attainment”, Doctoral Seminar,
Department of Education, Washington University. 10/5/2010.
“Impacts of parental assets on children’s educational attainment”, MSW research seminar,
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School of Social Work, Washington University, 4/16/2010.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Member, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Member, Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) Social Work Research Consortium
Member, THRIVE service provider network (A New Financial Stability Collaborative for the
Richmond Region).
Licensed Social Worker in Korea (issued by Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs)