(Updated Sep 2019)

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: ykim@vcu.edu

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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

(Updated Sep 2019)

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:

(Updated Sep 2019)

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).

(Updated Sep 2019)

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

(Updated Sep 2019)

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).

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

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.

(Updated Sep 2019)

“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,

(Updated Sep 2019)

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)