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Oh Myo Kim

Associate Professor of the Practice

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Oh Myo Kim

Ph.D.

Contact

Campion Hall Room 239B

Telephone: 617-552-2865

Email: oh.kim@bc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
  • B.A., Rutgers University

Courses

Seminar in Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Seminar in Group Counseling and Group Theory

Research Interests

Adoptive families

Expertise

  • Equity and Social Justice
  • Health and Well Being
Curriculum Vitae

Department

CDEP Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology

Profile

Oh Myo Kim, M.Div, Ph.D., is an associate professor of the practice in the Counseling Developmental, and Educational Psychology department. Her research focuses on adoption, the family dynamics in transracial families, and identity development in adopted adults, but her research extends to cultural socialization, racial and ethnic identity, and social oppression. More recently, Dr. Kim's research is focusing on pregnancy and motherhood for adopted individuals.

Trained as a counseling psychologist, Dr. Kim practices mindfulness-based behavioral therapy and completed her postdoctoral training focusing on eating disorders. She is a member of the Asian American Psychological Association.

Select Publications

  • Wexler, J. H., Cai, J., McKee, K. D., Blankenau, A., Lee, H., Kim, O., Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2023). Understanding Adoption as a Reproductive Justice Issue. Psychology of Women Quarterly,聽 https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231166376
  • Kim, A. Y., Kim, O., Hu, A. W., Oh, J. S., & Lee, R. M. (2020). Conceptualization and measurement of birth family thoughts for adolescents and adults adopted transnationally. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(5), 555-565. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000631聽
  • Kim, O., & Ginther, A. (2019). I am who I am-雮橂姅 雮橂嫟鈥�: Archetypal drama therapy workshops for Asian American adoptees. Drama Therapy Review, 5(2), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1386/dtr_00005_1
  • Reynolds, J.D., Kim, O., & Ponterotto, J.G. (2019). Authenticity among adult transracial Korean adoptees: The influences of identity, thoughts about birth family, and multicultural personality dispositions. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 9(1), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.18401/2019.9.1.2
  • Kim, O., Hynes, K. C., & Lee, R. M. (2017). Searching for connection鈥擣inding resolution: A grounded theory analysis of writings of Korean American adopted adults. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000082聽
  • Kim, O., Kim, J., & Tarnowski, R. (2017). International adoption: A global challenge. In N. Frost (Ed.), Handbook of Global Child Welfare. New York, NY: Routledge.聽
  • Lee, R.M., Kim, O., & Lee, H. (2016). Unpacking reasons for genetic testing of adoptees. American Journal of Bioethics, 16 (12), 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2016.1239793聽
  • Kim, O., Hynes, K., & Lee, R. M. (2016). Guatemala family style orphanages: An exploratory, qualitative study of caregiver perspectives. International Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872816632292
  • Anderson, K. Lee, R. M., Rueter, M. A., Kim, O. (2015). Associations between Discussions of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internationally Adoptive Families and Delinquent Behavior among Korean Adopted Adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 51, 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.02.001聽
  • Lee, J. P., Lee, R. M., Hu, A.W., & Kim, O. (2014). Ethnic identity as a moderator against discrimination for internationally adopted Korean American adolescents. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 62, 154-163. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038360聽
  • Kim, O., Reichwald, R.T., & Lee, R.M. (2013). Cultural socialization in families with adopted Korean adolescents: A mixed-method, multi-informant study. Journal of Adolescent Research, 28, (1). 69-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143558411432636

Honors/Professional Activities

  • Co-chair, Special Interest Group on Adoption, American Psychological Association
  • Asian American Psychological Association Dissertation Award
  • Adoption Initiative Pre-doctoral Dissertation Award
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