Teacher Education
Teacher change
Teacher inquiry
AI- and computing-integrated teacher education
Dramatic and arts-based pedagogy
Multimodal literacy
Supporting marginalized students using a play-based approach
Project-based approach
Progressive education
Multi-lingual/cultural education
Heritage language education
Immigrant family experience & support
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Kwon, S., & Kim, M. (2025). A comparative analysis of early childhood teacher education systems in Korea and the United States. Korean Journal of Comparative Education, 35(3), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.20306/kces.2025.6.30.1
Kwon, S., Kim, M., & Kim, J. (2025). Exploring implementation and support approaches for a practicum semester in early childhood teacher education: A case study of a U.S. teacher preparation program. Early Childhood Education and Care. 20 (1), pp.123-148.
Pittman, A., Dellarosa, M., Pasque, P. A., Kim, M., & Smith, S. J. (2024) Teaching, Learning, and Praxis: A Critical inquiry on Graduate Student Research Apprenticeship Opportunities in Qualitative Research. International Journal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 18 (1), pp. 1-11.
Combs, L. D., Dellarosa, M., Kim, M., Pittman, Alexander G-J, Gilbert, C., Smith, S. J., Smith, T., Valley, S. N. & Pasque, P. A. (2021). Radical interrelated qualitative space in the midst of multi-pandemics: A collaborative scholarly personal narrative. Cultural Studies<=>Critical Methodologies. 21(6), pp. 509-520. DOI: 10.1177/15327086211044827
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Kim, M. (October 2024). Play-Based Early Childhood Literacy Education and the Perspectives of Social Constructivism and Dialogism. The Society for Constructivist Early Childhood Education (SCECE) Fall conference proceeding
Kim, M. (November 2021). Towards a humanizing education: Rethinking early childhood assessment through retrospective teacher inquiry. The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education and Care (KSECEC) Fall conference proceeding, pp. 99-104.
Kim, M. (June 2021). Promoting early childhood teachers’ ideological becoming in play-based teacher education. The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education and Care (KSECEC) Spring conference proceeding. pp. 91-99.
Kim, M. (April 2021). Forming a Reflective Teacher Education Community through Dramatized Inquiry Pedagogy: A Case of Graduate Programs in the United States. The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education (KSECE) Conference Proceeding, pp. 141-144.
Cho, H & Kim, M. (April 2021). Supporting Home Heritage Language Education through Collaborative Practitioner Inquiry. The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education (KSECE) Conference Proceeding, pp. 217-220.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Kim, M. (submitted). Integrating Computational Thinking with Play in Early Childhood Teacher Education. 2025 National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.
Kim, M. (submitted). Wobbling Toward Meaning: A Narrative Inquiry into My Journey as an Early Childhood Teacher Educator Navigating Computing Integration. 2026 AERA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Kim, M. & Lim, C. (Accepted & Forthcoming, November 2025). Enhancing Preservice Teachers’ Inquiry-Based Teaching: Co-Creating Science and Engineering Materials with Young Learners. 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Kim, M. (April 2025). Integrating Language and STEAM Learning Through Dramatic Inquiry Play: An Activity Theory Analysis. 2025 National Conference on the Value of Play: Create, Explore, Inspire, US Play Coalition Annual Conference, Bloomington, IN.
Kim, M., Kim, J., Cabral, M. & Kerekes, J. (April 2025). Bridging the Gap in K-12 Computing Literacy through Field-Based Collaboration: Integrating Computational Thinking in PreK-2 Teacher Education. 2025 CUNY Education Conference, New York, NY.
Kim, M. (August 2024). Exploring Marginalized Student Engagement in Dramatic and Inquiry-based Activity in a Multiage Early Childhood Classroom in USA. 2024 Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Kim, M., Kwon, S., & Kim, J. (August 2024). Enhancing Preservice Teacher Practicum Experiences: Collaborative Efforts and Structured Support at a Public University in the US. 2024 Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Edmiston, B., Kim, M., & Webber. K.(November 2022) Sparkling Eyes vs. Standard-ized: Humanizing Language and Cultures Through Dramatic Inquiry. 2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA.
Kim, M. (May 2022). “I didn’t know we learned all at the same time!”: Promoting translanguaging for emergent bilinguals in online space. 18th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL.
Pittman, A., Kim, M., & Pasque, P. A. (May 2022). A critical advocacy inquiry of qualitative research, teaching, learning, and doing. 18th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL.
Dellarosa, M., Kim, M., Pittman, A., & Pasque, P. A. (February, 2022). Co-constructing qualitative research space and research opportunities for EHE graduate students. EHE research forum, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Kim, M. (November 2021, Virtual Conference). Towards a humanizing education: Rethinking early childhood assessment through retrospective teacher inquiry. The Annual Conference of The Korean Society of Early Childhood Education and Care. Seoul, South Korea.
Kim, M. (September 2021, Virtual Conference). Bringing Korea into a classroom: Creating multimodal and translanguaging space for Korean heritage language learners in dramatic playworlds. European Early Childhood Education and Research Association 2021.
Kim, M. (June 2021, Virtual Conference). Promoting early childhood teachers’ ideological becoming in play-based teacher education. The Annual Conference of The Korean Society of Early Childhood Education and Care. Seoul, South Korea.
Gilbert, C., Combs, L., Dellarosa, M., Kim, M., Pittman, A., Smith, S., Smith, T., Valley, S. & Pasque, P. A. (May 2021, virtual conference). Cultivating a collaborative scholarly personal narrative: Creating qualitative space in the midst of multi-pandemics. The 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL. [QualLab Graduate Student Board Research Team]
Kim, M. & Cho, H. (April 2021, virtual conference). Collaborative practitioner inquiry for improving home heritage language teaching in the process of journal writing. The Annual Conference of The Korean Society of Early Childhood Education. Seoul, South Korea.
Edmiston, E. & Kim, M. (February 2020). Dramatic transformation: Identity transformation in a storying community. National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Nashville, TN.
Kim, M. (March 2016). Intertextuality in co-constructing time and space with young emergent bilinguals through storytelling and drama. Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH.
Kim, M. (September 2015). Expanding Language Use through Drama and Storytelling for Emergent Bilinguals. European Early Childhood Education and Research Association, Barcelona, Spain.
Kim, M. (July 2015). Promoting Young Children's Literacy Development by Forming Dialogic Learning Environment through Drama. Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association, Sydney, Australia.
Roundtable
Kim, M. (2016, May). “Is that Alligator alive?”: Intertextuality in emergent bilinguals’ engagement with a science-literacy project. 2016 Working Conference on Discourse Analysis in Education Research, Columbus, OH.
Poster
Kim, M. & Katz, L. (2014, May). Expanding Language Use through Drama and Storytelling for dual language learners. Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children, Sandusky, OH.