Reasearch Panel Member

Dr. Kim Jungnam

Associate Professor Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services

Jungnam Kim, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education and joined the College of Education in 2020. She received a Ph.D. in counselor education program from University of Maryland-College Park and was formerly an Assistant Professor in school counseling program at Ball State University. Before coming to the U.S., She had 11-year experiences as an elementary school teacher in South Korea. Dr. Kim’s scholarship and research focuses on school counselors’ roles in facilitating parent’ sense of empowerment, increasing college access and opportunity through college-going culture, and reducing educational barriers for marginalized groups (e.g., Asian ethnic subgroups). Dr. Kim’s work has been published in various scholarly journals and books including Journal of Counseling and Development and Professional School Counseling Journal which are the flagship research journals for the American Counseling Association (ACA) and American School Counseling Association (ASCA). She has served on the editorial boards in the Journal of Counseling and Development, Professional School Counseling Journal and Korean Journal of Parents and Guardians.