
(Updated September 2016) 
 
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CURRICULUM VITAE 
Youngmi Kim 
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work 
1000 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284-2027 
 
EDUCATION 
Ph.D. in social work, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of 
Social Work, 2010  
M.S.W., Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, 
2004 (Concentration: Social and Economic Development) 
M.A. in social work, Yonsei University, Korea, 2002  
B.A. in social work, Yonsei University, Korea, 1999 
 
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 
Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work, 2011-
present. 
Faculty Associate, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis. 2011-
present. 
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social 
Development (Mentor: Michael Sherraden, PhD), 2010-2011. 
Project Manager, Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social Development, 2009-
2010. 
Research Associate, Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social Development, 
2006-2009.  
Research Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social Development, 
2003-2010. 
Associate Researcher, Yonsei University, Department of Social Welfare, Center for Social 
Welfare Research, 1999– 2000. 
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS 
Assets building policies and programs for low-income families     
Material hardship 
Poverty and inequality  
Social welfare policies and programs        
Financial capability 
 
TEACHING INTERESTS 
Social welfare policies and services      
Social, economic, and political environments 
Community practice with economically-disadvantaged populations    
Research methods and Quantitative analysis