Expertise

Dr. Kim’s research focuses primarily on racial and ethnic disparities in mental health and mental health service use among older adults. Dr. Kim has been involved in several projects relating to mental health disparities and has extensive experience with diverse racial and ethnic groups, including non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans, Latinos (Mexican Americans and Cuban Americans), Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Vietnamese and Koreans), and American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs).

Dr. Kim also conducts research on measurement equivalence of mental health screening tools across diverse cultural groups.

Keywords: Geriatric Mental Health, Mental Health Disparities, Minority Mental Health, Minority Aging, Gerontology

Areas of Expertise

  • Aging and Mental Health Disparities
  • Geriatric Mental Health 
  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care 
  • Geographic Disparities 
  • Minority Aging 
  • Disparities in Cognitive Dysfunction 
  • Measurement Equivalence of Psychological Measures
Past Affiliations

Alabama Research Institute on Aging, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Assistant Professor, Alabama Research Institute on Aging, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama
2009

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

School of Aging Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Psychology, Mental Health Services
Degrees
PhD, University of South Florida, Aging Studies, 2007
MA, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea, Human Development, 2002
BA, Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea, Human Development and Family Studies, 2000
Keywords
cultural or population studies cross cultural studies latinos or latinas hispanics immigrants minorities and disadvantaged asian-americans asian or pacific islanders behavioral or social studies discrimination racial issues psychology psychology of aging depression minority mental health community health minority health health of underserved populations rural health geriatrics & gerontology
Languages
English, Korean
Honors

GSA Behavioral and Social Sciences Best Dissertation Award, Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 2008

SGS Best Student Paper Award, Southern Gerontological Society, 2007

Associations
American Psychological Association
Gerontological Society of America