Faculty & Peer Mentors

B.A., SungKyunKwan University Seoul, South Korea

M.A., Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea

Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst

Inkyoung Kim joined the Political Science Department as an assistant professor in August 2016. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Before coming to BSU, she taught at Clark University and Reed College. She is teaching International Relations, Comparative Government, Politics of Climate Change, and Politics of East Asia. Her research interests include regional environmental cooperation, transboundary pollution, regionalism, government and politics in East Asia, trade and the environment, and Arctic Politics. She is a contributor to journals such as International Relations of the Asia-Pacific and International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. Dr. Kim is now an associate professor.

Area of Expertise

International Cooperation, Environmental Politics, Science and Policy Interface, East Asia

Contact Dr. Kim at: ikim@bridgew.edu 

B.A. Education and Child Study and Liberal Studies, Smith College

M.Ed. Elementary Education, Cambridge College

Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Lesley University

Dr. Jacquelynne Boivin is an Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA, USA, where she supervises student teachers, mentors honors thesis projects, and teaches math methods to elementary teacher candidates and seminars on deconstructing racism by integrating schools and decolonizing social studies curricula. She is co-chair of her department’s Anti-Racism Matters committee and supports and facilitates student and faculty professional development focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is also co-chair of the College of Education and Health Sciences’ Diversity and Equity Steering Committee. She is a former elementary school teacher who uses her experience in the field to contextualize her instruction in teacher-preparation. She is the author of the book, Exploring the Role of the School Principal in Predominantly White Middle Schools: School Leadership to Promote Multicultural Understanding and co-editor of Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized and The Role of Educators as Agents and Conveyors for Positive Change in Global Education. Her largest passion is authentically connecting academic disciplines with social justice skills and understandings.

In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband, Craig, a warm cup of tea with a good book, and cooking and baking with locally-sourced ingredients.

Area of Expertise

Anti-racist pedagogy, decolonizing social studies, and multicultural education.

Contact Dr. Boivin at: jboivin@bridgew.edu 

B.S. Korea University 

M.S. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Since fall 2020, Paul Kim has worked as an assistant professor at Bridgewater State University. Before joining Bridgewater State University, he worked as a senior lecturer at The Ohio State University. He earned a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of The Ohio State University in 2019. His Ph.D. research was advised by Dr. Roger Crawfis, and it was focused on procedurally generating game content especially a maze. Before going to The Ohio State University, he received a master degree from the Graduate School of Culture and Technology of KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) in 2011. Also, He received a bachelor degree from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Korea University in 2009.

Area of Expertise

Procedural Game Content Generation, Serious Game Development, Computer Science Education

Contact Dr. Kim at P2KIM@bridgew.edu 

B.S. Geology & Geological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island

M.Ed., Science Education, University of Massachusetts Boston

Ph.D,. Curriculum & Instruction: Science Education, Arizona State University

Dr. Heather Pacheco-Guffrey is Associate Professor of STEM Education in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department of Bridgewater State University. She trains future elementary and early childhood education teachers in STEM education methods and digital literacy with a focus on creating accessible and compelling learning experiences for students. She also teaches advanced courses in technology applications in STEM for professional educators Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Dr. Pacheco-Guffrey’s research examines instructional models for technology integration and elementary educator technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) across academic subject areas. She writes about innovative ways to use technology to support science and engineering education in the “Tech Talk” column for the National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) publication Science & Children. Follow her on Twitter @DRPGSTEM - she would love to connect with you!

Area of Expertise

Science and engineering education, domain-based technology applications in science and engineering instruction (TPACK), teacher preparation, broadening participation of underrepresented minoritized people in STEM fields, place-based education, universal design for learning, technology use to support equitable education access.

Contact Dr. Pacheco-Guffrey at: hpachecoguffrey@bridgew.edu