Sangmi Kim’s research has been published in leading journals and explores digital risk, mental health, and social equity among youth. Her work includes conceptual frameworks for mobile-based suicide risk screening, analyses of cyberbullying, adolescent well-being, and the effects of digital environments on vulnerable groups. She is also actively engaged in peer-reviewed manuscripts and interdisciplinary projects spanning AI/ML, energy justice, financial inclusion, and innovative social work practice.
PUBLICATIONS
Nugent, W. R., Clayton, H., Moulick, A., Mukherjee, N., Kim, S., & Fiddler, M. (in press). The relationship between violent political rhetoric and non-suicide, non-external cause (natural) death rates in the United States. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Kim, S. (2024). A conceptual framework for mobile-based cyberbullying-related youth suicide risk screening and intervention. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2024.2318447
Kim, S. M., Cho, L. L., Cheong, I., & Lim, B. R. (2011). The effect of internet usage types on adolescent depression and aggression mediated by school maladjustment and academic achievement: Focusing on gender difference. Journal of School Social Work, 20(20), 175-195. https://kiss.kstudy.com/thesis/thesis-view.asp?key=3579304
Cheong, I., Park, H., Oh, S., Im, J., Shin, E., & Kim, S. M. (2008). A Study on the Development of Operation Model for Local Children's Centers: Government Project Funded by the Welfare and Family Affairs Central Support Center for Child Welfare Teachers. 260.
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MANUSCRIPT UNDER PEER REVIEW
Nugent, W., Moulick, A., Mukherjee, N., Kim, S., & Kim, J. (Submitted July 31, 2025). Measurement equivalence and convergent validity study of the Family Bondedness Scale [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Research on Social Work Practice. Manuscript ID: RSWP-25-0259.
Kim, A. H., Lee, U., Cho, Y., Kim, S., & Shah, V. B. (Submitted July 31, 2025). Conceptually informed AI/ML for South Korean adolescent smartphone overdependency: Low-risk screening, construct exploration, & place-based policy implication profiles [Manuscript under review]. Preprints. https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/preprints-170675
An, S.-K., Jeong, I.-J., Kim, S., Kim, S. Y., Noh, C.-H., & Kim, S. A. (Submitted July 31, 2025). Typology of negative life experiences in adulthood among socially withdrawn youth. Manuscript submitted for publication to Health and Social Welfare Review, 44(1), 000–000.
Nugent, W. R., Clayton, H., Moulick, A., Mukherjee, N., Kim, S., & Fiddler, M. (Submitted July 23, 2025). The relationship between violent political rhetoric and non-suicide, non-external cause death rates in the United States. Manuscript.
Cronley, C., Ravi, K., Lawler, A., Leat, S., Conway, A., & Kim, S. (Submitted June 9, 2025). Surveillance or support? Mothers’ experiences of parenting in U.S. intimate partner violence shelters. Journal of Family Violence. Manuscript.
Chen, Z., Livermore, M., Kim, S. (Submitted April 6, 2025). Fintech and the fringe economy: Investigating variations by ZIP code poverty and racial composition. Manuscript submitted for publication to the Journal of Urban Affairs.
Kapur, I., Sharkey, C. N., & Kim, S. (Submitted March 9, 2025). Application of information and communication technology (ICT) in social work: A scoping review [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Journal of Social Work. Manuscript ID: JSW-25-0076.
Cronley, C., Mattingly, S. P., Fields, N., Iroz-Elardo, N., Gudipati, N., & Kim, S. (Submitted November 13, 2024). Gender comparisons within a transportation-disadvantaged sample: A mixed-methods analysis based on Maslow's hierarchy of need and social exclusion. Transportation Research Record. Manuscript 24-02179.
Kim, S., Ahn, S. K., Cronley, C., Cerel, J., Cheong, I. (Submitted Jan 13, 2025). The evolution of cyberbullying definitions: A systematic review of redefining attributes in the digital age [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Manuscript ID: 248064728.
Chen, Z., White, K., Sneed, C. T., & Kim, S. (Submitted August 21, 2024). Racial difference in financial socialization: The role of financial experiences [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Submission ID: SOCI-D-24-01765.