Sangmi Kim
Sangmi Kim
PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee, College of Social Work
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BIOGRAPHY
As a researcher, teacher, and social work practitioner, I aim to strengthen the mental health safety net and promote equitable digital health systems for vulnerable youth. My scholarship focuses on suicide prevention among marginalized populations, emphasizing the development of fair and culturally responsive artificial intelligence (AI) tools. More broadly, I examine data justice, digital mental health, and interdisciplinary strategies that integrate technology, social work, and public health to reduce disparities and safeguard vulnerable communities.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN, United States)
College of Social Work [Data Science in Social Work]
Minor: Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Program (IGSDSP), Statistics
August 2023 – Present
Chair: Dr. Robert Lucio & Dr. Courtney Cronely
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea)
Graduate School of Social Welfare
March 2008 – February 2013
Accredited by CSWE as equivalent to MSW
Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Child Welfare Budget of Korea and Japan: A Study of the Budgets in 2001–2010
Advisor: Ick-Joong Cheong
Research Student
University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba, Japan)
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Department of Symbiotic Pedagogy
September 2006 – April 2008
Major: Educational Sociology
Research: Comparative Study of Youth Volunteer Activities in Korea and Japan
Advisor: Hiroyuki Iida
Exchange Student
Tsukuba Gakuin University (Tsukuba, Japan)
Department of Social Sciences
April 2004 – March 2005
Major: Psychology
Bachelor of Arts
Sungshin Women’s University (Seoul, Korea)
Department of Foreign Language Education
March 2001 – August 2006
Major: Japanese Literature and Education
Topic
Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health, Resilience, Cyber Environment, Digital Storytelling, Data Justice, AI Fairness
Population
At-risk & Marginalized Youth & Young Adults, Immigrants, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Cultural Diversity
Method
Machine Learning, Multimodality, Psychometrics, Regression Analysis, SEM, Multilevel Modeling, CBPR, AI Chatbot, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, False Negatives
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