Education
PhD
Emphasis/Major: Social Welfare1998 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dissertation: Comparison of coping processes between aging methods of adults with mental illness versus aging mothers of adults with mental retardation: A longitudinal study
MSSW
Emphasis/Major: Social Work1991 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA
Emphasis/Major: Social Work1989 - Yonsei University
Awards and Honors
- James Hall Mentoring Award
2020 - IUSSW - Most Valuable Professor Award
2018 -
Publications
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Luca Sugawara, C. G., Kim, H.-W., Stanke, K., Krasniqi, V., & Basic, S. (2023). The role of community-university engagement in strengthening local community capacity in Southeastern Europe. International Journal of Educational Development. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102747
The paper was submitted on June, 2022, resubmitted with revision in Nov. 2022, and accepted in Feb. 2023.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhee, T. G. (2023). Predicting Behavioral Health Needs of Asian-Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A Machine Learning Approach . International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01266-x
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Bartholomew, J., French, M., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Interprofessional Collaborative Attitudes: Comparing Social Work Learners to Their Medicine and Nursing Peers. Florida Public Health Review. Published. View Publication For Interprofessional Collaborative Attitudes: Comparing Social Work Learners to Their Medicine and Nursing Peers
The project was built on the PhD students’ course project (quantitative research course) under my mentorship.
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Luca Sugawara, C. G., Kim, H.-W., Stanke, K. M., Krasniqi, V., & Basic, S. (2023). The role of community-university engagement in strengthening local community capacity in Southeastern Europe. International Journal of Educational Development. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102747
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhe, G. (2023). Predicting the Behavioral Health Needs of Asian Americans in Public Mental Health Treatment: A Classification Tree Approach . Administration and Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research. . Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01266-x
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Bartholomew, J., French, M., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Interprofessional Collaborative Attitudes: Comparing Social Work Learners to Their Medicine and Nursing Peers. Florida Public Health Review. Published. https://doi.org/https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/fphr/vol20/iss1/4
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., Kaboi, M., Moynihan, S., & Ghee, G. (2023). Exploring Disparities in Behavioral Health Service Use in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic . International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10192-z
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Young Adults with the Mental Health and Criminal Justice System Involvement. Published.
Abstract was submitted and accepted in 2022. The paper was presented at the 27th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 11-15, 2023, Phoenix, AZ
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Hong, S., Yi, G., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults Living in Poverty: Machine Learning-Based Predictive Models. Published.
Abstract was submitted and accepted in 2022. The paper was presented at the 27th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 11-15, 2023, Phoenix, AZ
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., Lee, S., & Rhee, G. (2021). Longitudinal patterns of strengths among youth with psychiatric disorders: A latent profile transition analysis. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Published. View Publication For Longitudinal patterns of strengths among youth with psychiatric disorders: A latent profile transition analysis
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Walton, B., & Kim, H.-W. (2018). Refining a Recovery Measure for Adults with Behavioral Health Challenges: An Exploratory Factor Analysis . Journal of Social Service Research. . Published. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2018.1442897
This manuscript is developed from the work that I have done for the DMHA state contract.
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Kim, H.-W., Park, T., Quiring, S., & Barrett, D. (2018). The Anti-HumanTrafficking Collaboration Model and Serving Survivors: Providers’ Perspectives on the Impact and Experience. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2018.1432433
This manuscript is developed from a Human Trafficking grant that I worked with the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force. These three PhD students worked on this grant under my mentoring. The manuscript was resubmitted to another journal (Journal of Evidenced-Informed Social Work).
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Brandon-Friedman, R., & Kim, H.-W. (2016). Using social support levels to predict sexual identity development among college students who identify as a sexual minority. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 28(4), 292-316.
This manuscript is expanded from a project Richard had conducted for my PhD research course.
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Wright-Berryman, J., & Kim, H.-W. (2016). Physical Health Decision-Making Autonomy Preferences for Adults with Severe Mental Illness in Integrated Care. Journal of Social Service Research. Published. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2015.1093580
This is part of Jennifer’s dissertation that I mentored as a chair.
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Bloomquist, K., Wood, L., Friedmeyer-Traino, K., & Kim, H.-W. (2015). Self-care and Professional Quality of Life: Predictive Factors among MSW Practitioners. Advances in Social Work, 16(2), 292-311.
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Makki Alamdari, S., & Kim, H.-W. Integration of war-affected Arab refugees in the U.S. Accepted.
Abstract was submitted and poster was presented at the 66th CSWE Annual Program Meeting [virtual conference due to pandemic], November 16-20, 2020.
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Kim, H.-W. Improving partnerships between mental health providers and families of adults with severe mental illness: Lessons learned from a pilot study. Accepted.
Paper will be presented at International Conference on Change and Innovation for a Better World: The future of Social Work Profession, June 27-28, Hong Kong.
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Walton, B., & Kim, H.-W. Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Needs: Enhancing the ANSA to Manage Services Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Needs: Enhancing the ANSA to Manage Services. Accepted.
Abstract submitted to the 15th Annual TCOM conference, October 2-4, 2019, Palm Spring, CA.
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Walton, B., Kim, H.-W., & Vandyke, R. Improving mental health service access: Use of existing data. Accepted.
Abstract submitted to the Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 15-19, 2020, Washington DC.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. Latent transition analysis of the CANS strengths pattern changes among youths at risk for a suicide attempt. Accepted.
Abstract was submitted and paper was presented at the 16th Annual Transformational Collaborative Outcome Management (TCOM) conference [virtual conference due to pandemic], November 11-13, 2020.
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Kim, H.-W., Walton, B. A., & Hong, S. Utilizing the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA) with young Adults: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Accepted.
Abstract was submitted and paper will be presented at the 25th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 19-22, 2021.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhee, G. Patterns of child and adolescent needs and strengths among youth at risk for suicide attempt. Accepted.
Abstract was submitted and poster will be presented at the 25th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 19-22, 2021.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhee, G. A structural equation model of risk behaviors and the length of behavioral health services among youth with mental health disorders. Accepted.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. The intersectionality of gambling addiction recovery and mental illness: A Machine Learning Approach. Accepted.
Abstract was accepted and will be presented at the 26th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 12-16, 2022, Washington DC.
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Wilkerson, D., Gregory, V., & Kim, H.-W. Online Psychoeducation with Parent Management Training: Examining the Contribution of Peer Support . Child and Family Social Work, 25(2), 448-459.
Presentations
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Moynihan, S. (2024). The Mediating Roles of Psycho-Social Strengths to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Completion.
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Hong, S., Yi, G., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults Living in Poverty: Machine Learning-Based Predictive Models.
Poster presented at the 27th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 11-15, 2023, Phoenix, AZ.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Moynihan, S. (2023). Young Adults with the Mental Health and Criminal Justice System Involvement.
Paper presented at the 27th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research, January 11-15, 2023
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). Combining ANSA with Other Administrative Data to Predict Treatment Completion for Young Adults Who Use Opioids: A CHAID Analysis.
Paper presented at to the 19th Annual TCOM conference, October 4-6, 2023
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2023). The impact of faith-driven substance use disorder treatment on treatment completion success.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2022). The intersectionality of gambling addiction recovery and mental illness: A Machine Learning Approach.
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Walton, B. A., Hong, S., & Kim, H.-W. (2021). Once TCOM is Running: Consider Program Evaluation.
Paper was presented at the 17th Annual TCOM conference, October 6-8, 2021[virtual conference due to pandemic].
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2021). Examining the intersection of mental illness and suicidal risk in the shadow of a pandemic: A Machine Learning Approach.
Paper presented at the 17th Annual TCOM conference, October 6-8, 2021 [virtual conference due to pandemic].
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Kaboi, M., Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2021). Race & Ethnic Disparities in Comorbidity of Mental Illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Poster presented at the 17th Annual TCOM conference, October 6-8, 2021[virtual conference due to pandemic].
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhee, G. (2021). A structural equation model of risk behaviors and the length of behavioral health services among youth with mental health disorders.
Poster was presented at the 25th Annual conference of Society for Social Work and Research [virtual conference due to pandemic], January 19-22, 2021.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Rhee, G. (2021). Patterns of child and adolescent needs and strengths among youth at risk for suicide attempt.
Poster was presented at the 25th SSWR annual meeting in Jan. 2021.
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Kim, H.-W., Walton, B. A., & Hong, S. (2021). Utilizing the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA) with young Adults: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
Paper was presented at the 25th SSWR annual meeting in Jan. 2021.
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Luca Sugawara, C. G., Bašić, S., Krasniqi, V., Caha, D., Makki Alarmdari, S., Kim, H.-W., & Stanke, K. (2020). Higher education and community-engaged programs: A strategy for building local capacity for community development in post-communist countries.
Due to COVID-19, the conference was cancelled
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Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2020). ANSA Roundtable.
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Klemme, P., Adeniji, D., & Kim, H.-W. (2020). Assessing clinic needs and barriers.
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Makki Alamdari, S., & Kim, H.-W. (2020). Integration of war-affected Arab refugees in the U.S.
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Hong, S., Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2020). Latent transition analysis of the CANS strengths pattern changes among youths at risk for a suicide attempt.
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Walton, B. A., Kim, H.-W., & Vandyke, R. (2020). Improving mental health service access: Use of existing data.
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Walton, B. A., & Kim, H.-W. (2019). Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Needs: Enhancing the ANSA to Manage Services Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Needs: Enhancing the ANSA to Manage Services.
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Kim, H.-W. (2019). Improving partnerships between mental health providers and families of adults with severe mental illness: Lessons learned from a pilot study.
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Hutcherson, A., Yi, E. H., Kim, J., & Kim, H.-W. (2017). The effects of different types of social capital on undergraduate students’ motivation to persist in college.
This presentation is expanded from a research project these students conducted under my mentoring.
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Walsh, M., Richardson, E., & Kim, H.-W. (2017). Multidisciplinary Team Related Job Satisfaction and Turnover among Child Welfare Providers.
This presentation is developed from a research project these students conducted for my PhD research course under my mentoring.
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Kim, H.-W., Park, T., Quiring, S., & Barrett, D. (2016). The Anti‐Human Trafficking Collaboration Model: Lessons Learned from Provider’s Perspectives on the Impact and Process.
This presentation is developed from a Human Trafficking grant that I worked with the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force. These three PhD students worked on this grant under my mentoring.
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Alamdari, S., Alhajri, W., & Kim, H.-W. (2016). Civic Engagement among Middle Eastern and North African Refugees and Immigrants.
This presentation is developed from a research project these students conducted for my PhD research course under my mentoring.
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Kim, H.-W., Park, T., Quiring, S., & Barrett, D. (2015). The Anti‐Human Trafficking Collaboration Model: Provider’s Perspectives on the Impact and Process.
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Yi, E., Hutcherson, A., Kim, J., & Kim, H.-W. (2015). School Social Capital and Educational Completion: A Moderation Effect of First-Generation College Status.
Paper presented at the International Social Work Conference on Social Work and Social Justice, June 4-5, Seoul, Korea.
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Brandon-Friedman, R., & Kim, H.-W. (2015). Development of a Positive Non-Heterosexual Identity: The Role of Social Supports.
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Walton, B., & Kim, H.-W. (2014). Adult Needs and Strength Assessment (ANSA) becoming recovery-focused tool, Part 2.
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Park, T., Quiring, S., Lupsic, D., & Kim, H.-W. (2014). Interdisciplinary Collaboration Model for Serving Human Trafficking Survivors.
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Brandon-Friedman, R., & Kim, H.-W. (2014). The Contribution of Perceived Social Supports to Homosexual Identity Formation During Early Adulthood.
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Son, H., Lin, I.-H., & Kim, H.-W. (2014). Community opportunity, social support, and civic engagement of older adults.
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Walton, B., Clark, H., Kim, H.-W., & Harber, M. (2013). Using Communimetric Tools with Transition-Age Youth & Young Adults.
Contract Fellowship Grants
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TCOM Training, Technical Assistance, & Research
Co-PD/PI: Hea-Won Kim
Program Director (PD)/Principal Investigator (PI): Betty Walton
Co-PD/PI: Saahoon Hong -
Predicting Young Adults’ Completion of Substance Use Treatment by Race and Ethnicity: A Machine Learning Approach
Co-PD/PI: Hea-Won Kim
Program Director (PD)/Principal Investigator (PI): Saahoon Hong
Co-PD/PI: Betty Walton -
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of Mental Illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemi
Program Director (PD)/Principal Investigator (PI): Saahoon Hong
Co-PD/PI: Betty Walton
Co-PD/PI: Hea-Won Kim -
ANSA & CANS (TCOM) Training, Coaching, Evaluation, and Research grant
Co-PD/PI: Betty Walton
Consultant: Hea-Won Kim -
CANS/ANSA Evaluation Grant
Co-PD/PI: Hea-Won Kim
Program Director (PD)/Principal Investigator (PI): Betty Walton
Institutional Services
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Committee Member
2018 - International & Global Affairs Committee -
Committee Member
2015 - MSW curriculum committee -
Committee Member
2010 - IRB-01 (full review committee)As a member of IRB-01, I attend a meeting on every Friday (about 3 hours long) and review 2-3 studies every month. The review often involves various non-compliance and prompt report issues and requires careful review of multiple documents. -
Committee Member
2001 - PhD committeeActive member of PhD committee: revised curriculum for research courses and qualifying exam policies, involved in developing strategic planning, reviewed applications, etc. -
Committee Member
2021 - Scholarship review committeeReviewed applications for Agnes & Vincent Butler, Sr. Graduate Social Work Scholarship and Dr. John W. Landon Graduate Social Work Scholarship
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Committee Member
2021 - Advisory Council for Honors CollegeAs an interim BSW director, I participated in Advisory Council for Honors College committee. -
Committee Member
2021 - Undergraduate Affairs Committee -
Committee Member
2021 - BSW curriculum committee -
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
2021 - Mentoring for adjunct facultyProviding mentoring for an adjunct faculty who taught program evaluation for the first time. -
Committee Member
School representative for Campus Sabbatical Leaves committee -
Committee Member
Scholarship review committeeReviewed Agnes & Vincent Butler, Sr. Graduate Social
Work Scholarship (15 applicants) -
Other
2019 - Lead for Strategic Planning Subtheme Group for Strengthening Curriculum and Assessment (Pillar: Enhancing Teaching and Learning)Coordinated and led multiple meetings to develop goals, objectives, activities, target dates, responsible persons, and resources for enhancing curriculum and assessment. Wrote a report to the Pillar chair. -
Committee Member
2019 - Strategic Planning Subtheme Group for Showing Evidence of Community Impact (Pillar: Increasing Community Global Engagement) -
Committee Member
2020 - School representative for Campus Sabbatical Committee -
Committee Member
2017 - Mental Health & Addiction Committee (MSW program)Revised and developed a model syllabus for S683 -
Committee Member
2015 - Leadership concentration curriculum committeeAs a faculty who develops and teach a program evaluation course, I have been participated in curriculum revision effort. -
Committee Chair
2019 - Sabbatical committee -
Committee Member
2019 - Search committeeSearch committee for a research assistant professor -
Committee Member
2019 - School representative for Campus Sabbatical Committee -
Committee Member
2018 - Sabbatical Committee -
Committee Member
2016 - Research I (S502) subcommitteeWorking on revision of foundation research course (S502) -
Committee Member
2016 - Practice evaluation (S623) subcommitteeWorking on the subcommittee to restructure the curriculum on practice/program evaluation in conjunction with practicum (S651/652). -
Committee Chair
2017 - Sabbatical CommitteeSabbatical Committee -
Committee Chair
2016 - Sabbatical CommitteeAs a chair for the committee, I arranged the meeting, reviewed the applications, led the committee meeting, coordinated communications with the committee members, and wrote the reports to the Dean. -
Committee Chair
2015 - Search & Screen committee for 3 hiringsAs a chair for search committee, I coordinated and led all aspects of search and hiring process. -
Committee Member
2013 - Educational Assessment CommitteeI coordinated data collection for Mental health and addiction concentration and was involved in educational assessment for the school. -
Committee Chair
2013 - Mental Health and Addiction concentrationAs a chair for Mental health and addiction concentration, i conducted focus groups to solicit feedback on current curriculum. Also I organized/led committee meetings across campuses and coordinated data collection for the concentration's second measures. -
Committee Member
2022 - Sabbatical review committee -
Committee Member
2022 - Scholarship review committee -
Committee Member
2023 - Promotion & Tenure committee -
Other
2024 - Associate Dean of Graduate School Interviews -
Committee Member
2024 - sabbatical leave committee- SW representativeI served on the campus sabbatical leave committee as a SW representative -
Committee Member
2024 - Graduate Affairs CommitteeAs an interim PhD program director, I served on the Graduate Affairs Committee. -
Committee Member
2023 - Graduate Affairs Committee- Fellowship subcommitteeAs part of GAC, I also served on the fellowship committee and reviewed block grant proposal as well as various fellowship applications (graduate school) across campus. -
Committee Chair
2023 - Sabbatical leave committeeI served on the sabbatical leave committee for IUSSW. -
Committee Member
2023 - Scholarship review committeeAs a scholarship review committee, I reviewed 27 applications.
Memberships
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Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE)
2023 to 2024 -
International Association of Schools of Social Work
2015 to Present -
Council of Social Work Education
2014 to 2021 -
Asian & Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (APISWEA)
2006 to Present -
Society for Social Work and Research
2005 to Present -
Korean American Social Work Educators’ Association
2000 to Present
Professional Services
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Reviewer, Journal Article
2023 to 2023 - manuscript reviewManuscript review for the Open Public Health Journal
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Reviewer, Journal Article
2023 to 2023 - manuscript reviewManuscript reviewer for Open Psychology Journal
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Reviewer, Journal Article
2022 to 2023 - Community Mental Health Journal -
Reviewer, Journal Article
2022 to 2022 - Journal of Human Trafficking -
Reviewer, Journal Article
2022 to 2022 - Rehabilitation Psychology -
Reviewer, Journal Article
2019 to 2019 - Rehabilitation Psychology -
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
2018 to 2018 - Fulbright Korean- American Educational CommissionReviewer of Fulbright Graduate Study Award proposal applications
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Reviewer, Journal Article
2018 to 2018 - Rehabilitation Psychology -
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
2017 to 2017 - Fulbright Korean-American Educational CommissionReviewed Fulbright Graduate Study Award proposal applications
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Reviewer, Grant Proposal
2017 to 2017 - Fulbright Korean- American Educational CommissionReviewed Fulbright American Senior Research Award proposal applications
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Editorial Review Board Member
2006 to Present - Advances in Social WorkReviewed 4 manuscripts.
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Reviewer, Journal Article
to 2021 - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Public Services
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Board Member
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Guest Speaker
to 2019 - Hanwool Welfare Institute for the Disabled, Seoul, South KoreaInvited presentation/workshop on Illness management and recovery for people with serious mental illness