Prof. Hyoun Kyoung Kim
연세대학교 생활과학대학 아동가족학과
Email: [email protected]
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Education
M.S./Ph.D. Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1992-1999 B.S. Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1992 Professional Experience Professor, Department of Child & Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2020-Present Affiliated Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR 2018- present Associate Professor, Department of Child & Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2015-2019 Senior Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR 2014–2018 Courtesy Research Associate, Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2014-2018 Associate Director, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, 2011–2013 Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, 2004–2014 Courtesy Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2010–2014 Invited Lecturer, Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2010–2013 Invited Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2009 Research Associate, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, 2001–2004 Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, 1999–2001 ▼ CV |
Research Interest
Dr. Kim’s research is in the area of youth and young adult development, with an emphasis on developmental pathways of problem behaviors in youth with at-risk backgrounds. More specifically, she has been pursuing three common threads through her work.
The first theme of her work focuses on the development of problem behavior in youth who have experienced early adversity (e.g., maltreatment, exposure to violence, and multiple caregiver transitions). She has been collaborating with Drs. Fisher, Pears, and Bruce on multiple randomized controlled trials for children in foster care over the years. She was also involved in the Early Experience, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development Center, which involved Dr. Gunnar at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Fisher at the University of Oregon as Co-Directors. More specifically, her research interests of this collaborative work center around: (a) characterizing how early adverse experiences (e.g., child maltreatment and caregiver instability) impact the development of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis as a key neurobiological regulatory system and examining how alterations in this neural system mediates subsequent psychosocial development; and (b) examining effects of preventive interventions on the plasticity of this neural system, as potential pathways to improve cognitive, emotional, and psychological outcomes among youth who have experienced significant early adversity. Findings from this work highlights the pervasive effects of early adversity on youth’s long-term development and the importance of effective and timely intervention programs (e.g., KITS in Transition to School) to facilitate healthy development among at-risk populations.
The second thread emphasizes the importance of understanding developmental trajectories of problem behaviors (e.g., delinquent behavior, depression, substance use, perpetration and victimization of violence, and health-risking sexual behavior) across early adolescence through young adulthood in the context of close social relationships (i.e., the influence of peer and intimate partners) in youth with at-risk backgrounds (e.g., poverty, early maltreatment experiences). This work is mainly based on two long-term longitudinal studies: (a) the Oregon Youth Study and (b) the Oregon Youth Study-Couples Study. Her work involves examining developmental trajectories of problem behaviors over time as outcome s, using the multimethod, multi-informant approach. This work highlights the core developmental psychopathology concepts of equifinality (i.e., multiple risk pathways leading to the same outcome) and multifinality (i.e., the same risk experience leading to a range of different outcomes) and the importance of studying underlying mechanisms that may explain individual variations in the development of problem trajectories.
Another line of Dr. Kim’s work has been involved in the development of at-risk youth, including those with a history of child welfare and/or juvenile justice system involvement. She is particularly interested in the effects of early adversity on these youth’ adjustment during childhood through the transition to young adulthood focusing on co-occurring health-risking behaviors (e.g., offending behaviors, poor reproductive health, substance use, poor mental health, and victimization). These groups of youth are often at high risk for involvement in multiple public systems (e.g., special education, mental health, and justice systems) due to multiple health-risking behaviors and thus are likely to be caught in vicious cycles of problems that seriously undermine their prospects as adults and parents. Her work has focused on identifying potential mediating pathways (e.g., caregiver instability, youth’s prosocial behavior, and poor adaptive decision making skills) that link early adversity and later outcomes in the context of preventive intervention to understand how the intervention worked to improve these youths’ outcomes. A series of my work on a number of randomized controlled trials has indicated that these youths’ negative trajectories can be effectively ameliorated when the program is family-based and targeted to the youths’ known risk (e.g., delinquent behaviors) as well as protective factors (e.g., social competence and academic adjustment) as immediate outcomes.
Dr. Kim’s research is in the area of youth and young adult development, with an emphasis on developmental pathways of problem behaviors in youth with at-risk backgrounds. More specifically, she has been pursuing three common threads through her work.
The first theme of her work focuses on the development of problem behavior in youth who have experienced early adversity (e.g., maltreatment, exposure to violence, and multiple caregiver transitions). She has been collaborating with Drs. Fisher, Pears, and Bruce on multiple randomized controlled trials for children in foster care over the years. She was also involved in the Early Experience, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development Center, which involved Dr. Gunnar at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Fisher at the University of Oregon as Co-Directors. More specifically, her research interests of this collaborative work center around: (a) characterizing how early adverse experiences (e.g., child maltreatment and caregiver instability) impact the development of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis as a key neurobiological regulatory system and examining how alterations in this neural system mediates subsequent psychosocial development; and (b) examining effects of preventive interventions on the plasticity of this neural system, as potential pathways to improve cognitive, emotional, and psychological outcomes among youth who have experienced significant early adversity. Findings from this work highlights the pervasive effects of early adversity on youth’s long-term development and the importance of effective and timely intervention programs (e.g., KITS in Transition to School) to facilitate healthy development among at-risk populations.
The second thread emphasizes the importance of understanding developmental trajectories of problem behaviors (e.g., delinquent behavior, depression, substance use, perpetration and victimization of violence, and health-risking sexual behavior) across early adolescence through young adulthood in the context of close social relationships (i.e., the influence of peer and intimate partners) in youth with at-risk backgrounds (e.g., poverty, early maltreatment experiences). This work is mainly based on two long-term longitudinal studies: (a) the Oregon Youth Study and (b) the Oregon Youth Study-Couples Study. Her work involves examining developmental trajectories of problem behaviors over time as outcome s, using the multimethod, multi-informant approach. This work highlights the core developmental psychopathology concepts of equifinality (i.e., multiple risk pathways leading to the same outcome) and multifinality (i.e., the same risk experience leading to a range of different outcomes) and the importance of studying underlying mechanisms that may explain individual variations in the development of problem trajectories.
Another line of Dr. Kim’s work has been involved in the development of at-risk youth, including those with a history of child welfare and/or juvenile justice system involvement. She is particularly interested in the effects of early adversity on these youth’ adjustment during childhood through the transition to young adulthood focusing on co-occurring health-risking behaviors (e.g., offending behaviors, poor reproductive health, substance use, poor mental health, and victimization). These groups of youth are often at high risk for involvement in multiple public systems (e.g., special education, mental health, and justice systems) due to multiple health-risking behaviors and thus are likely to be caught in vicious cycles of problems that seriously undermine their prospects as adults and parents. Her work has focused on identifying potential mediating pathways (e.g., caregiver instability, youth’s prosocial behavior, and poor adaptive decision making skills) that link early adversity and later outcomes in the context of preventive intervention to understand how the intervention worked to improve these youths’ outcomes. A series of my work on a number of randomized controlled trials has indicated that these youths’ negative trajectories can be effectively ameliorated when the program is family-based and targeted to the youths’ known risk (e.g., delinquent behaviors) as well as protective factors (e.g., social competence and academic adjustment) as immediate outcomes.
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