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Welcome to my website. I am Dr. Dongkyu Kim, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa, specializing in International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy, and Political Methodology. I study how domestic policies interact with international dynamics on a variety of topics, including foreign direct investment, social protest, conflict, inequality, political participation, social capital, and social trust. Since 2020, I have been the director of the Center for Survey Research & Policy Analysis (CSRPA) at UTRGV. Through research collaborations on various survey projects, I have expanded my research into local and state politics and beyond. Since 2023, I have also had the honor of serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Political Science. If you have any questions, please contact dongkyu.kim@utrgv.edu or csr@utrgv.edu.