Dr. Grace S. Kim is a Clinical Professor in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Trained in clinical psychology, she is passionate about teaching and training future psychologists and excited to direct the ARISE lab. Dr. Kim's research has two interconnected foci. First, she explores how to teach diversity and social justice effectively, and how to train future professionals to be more culturally humble and responsive. Second, she conducts research on Asian American psychology, focusing on resilience and mental health, struggles for liberation and resistance to oppression, social agency, and solidarity with other marginalized groups. She is particularly interested in researching resisting oppression, healing and liberation from oppression, intersectional experiences of Asian Americans, and intra- and inter-racial group solidarity. She co-authored two books, Unraveling Assumptions: A Primer for Understanding Oppression and Privilege, and Teaching Diversity Relationally: Engaging Emotions and Embracing Possibilities. Her third co-authored book, Foundations of Asian American Psychology: A Liberatory Approach, is forthcoming in 2027 from the Cambridge University Press. She holds a Fellow status in the American Psychological Association (Divisions 35 & 45) and the Asian American Psychological Association. She received the 2023 Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year award. She enjoys food on sticks, watching and discussing K-dramas, and walking in cities.