Sunha Kim (she/her/hers)

Dr. Kim, a dedicated faculty member, holds two PhD degrees in Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) and Educational Statistics. Her research efforts have aimed to integrate IDT and Educational Statistics, with a particular focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion, resulting in a publication record of over 30 papers, including 16 as the first author (including 3 solo-authored papers), in reputable peer-reviewed journals. These publications have been recognized within the academic community, accumulating over 2,000 citations on Google Scholar and an h-index of 18 for overall.

Among her publications are the following examples: Kim, S., Rosenblith, S., Chang, Y., & Pollack*, S. (2020). Will ICMT Access and Use Support URM Students’ Online Learning in the (Post) COVID-19 Era? Sustainability, 12(20), 8433. (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 3.251; 5-year: 3.473; * represents a student co-author); Kim, S. & Faith, M. S. (2020). Cyberbullying and ICT uses for immigrant youths: Serial multiple-mediator SEM analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 110, 104621. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104621 (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 2.393; 5-year: 1.870); Kim, S. (2018). ICT for children of immigrants: Indirect and total effects via self-efficacy on math performance. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 55(8), 1168-1200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633117699954 (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 3.088; 5-year: 2.909).

Dr. Kim's research accomplishments have been supported by external funding, with grants totaling $1,284,424. She has also made valuable contributions as an evaluator and consultant for additional grants totaling $3,770,632. Notably, her studies funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Committee For Children have resulted in seven published papers and multiple presentations.

Collaboration has been a key aspect of Dr. Kim's work, and she has actively engaged in collaborative research resulting in several impactful publications. For instance, she collaborated with Prof. Meier, S. on the paper "Meta-Regression Analyses of Relationships Between Burnout and Depression With Sampling and Measurement Methodological Moderators," published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (2022), an esteemed APA journal with an Impact Factor of 7.365.

Moreover, Dr. Kim has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the success of her students. Recently, she provided invaluable support to her advisees, leading to their timely graduation and impressive achievements. Notably, one of her advisees received numerous accolades and scholarships, including the UB Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity award, the Delbert Mullens Thinking Outside the Box Award and scholarship, and the GSE Excellence in Research award.

Dr. Kim's contributions to research, grant funding, collaborative efforts, and student mentorship are driven by her unwavering dedication to advancing the fields of Instructional Design and Technology and Educational Statistics. Her commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion remains at the forefront of her work.

• PhD, Virginia Tech, Educational Research and Evaluation (2014)
• PhD, Virginia Tech, Curriculum and Instruction (Instructional Design and Technology) (2009)

• Dean's Apple Award; GSE/UB; 2023-05-12;
• 3rd Place of the Short Paper Award: Professional Development Opportunity, Digital Skills, and BIPOC Professionals’ Decision to Leave: A Serial Multiple-Mediator SEM Model (Bright, K., Kim, S., VanScoy, A., & Colón-Aguirre, M.); Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); 2022-08-31;
• IEEE Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) Challenge Prize: Technical Proof of Concept 2nd Place (Malandra, F., Mastronarde, N., Kim, S., Guan, Z., &, Saberi, H. ); IEEE (IEEE’s entire Technical Program Committee and CTU Selection Committee); 2021-10-29;

• Kim, S., Kim, T., & Nickerson, A (2023). The longitudinal impact of Second Step Child Protection Unit on Children: Gender as a Moderator. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (JCSA) (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 2.189; 5-year: 2.287) (This paper is from a Grant activity, the Committee for Children, Seattle, WA)
• Meier, S. T., & Kim, S. (2022). Meta-regression analyses of relationships between burnout and depression with sampling and measurement methodological moderators. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27(2), 195. (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 7.365; 5-Year: 7.150, APA Journal)
• Depner*, R., Cook-Cottone, C., & Kim, S. (2020). Structural Relationship between Mindful Self-Care, Meaning Made, and Palliative Worker´s Quality of Life. International Journal of Stress Management. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000209 (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 3.387; 5-year: 4.043, APA Journal: This paper is an extension of a student’s dissertation)
• Kim, S., Rosenblith, S., Chang, Y., & Pollack*, S. (2020). Will ICMT Access and Use Support URM Students’ Online Learning in the (Post) COVID-19 Era?. Sustainability, 12(20), 8433. (SSCI Index, Impact Factor: 3.251; 5-year: 3.473)
• Kim, S. & Faith, M. S. (2020). Cyberbullying and ICT Uses for Immigrant Youths: Serial Multiple-Mediator SEM Analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 110, 104621. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104621 (SSCI Index Impact Factor: 2.393; 5-year: 1.870)

• Bright, K., Kim, S., Colón-Aguirre, M., & VanScoy, A.(2022). Professional Development Opportunity, Digital Skills, and BIPOC Professionals’ Decision to Leave: A Serial Multiple-Mediator SEM Model. Paper to Present at ASIS&T 2022 (This is from a Grant activity [Institute of Museum and Library Services {IMLS}:Log Number: RE-250087-OLS-21);
• Kim, S. & Sodano, S. (2023, April). ICT Access and Digital Equity for Underrepresented Racial Minority Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Era. Paper Presented at the AERA 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinoi (Paper Session);
• Kim, S. (2023, April ). ICT Uses to Promote Equitable Education for Female Students Amid the COVID-19 Era. Paper presented at the AERA 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinoi (Paper Session);
• McFadzean*, J., Reynolds, A., & Kim, S. (2021). Examining the Link between Racial Identity Attitudes and Racial Psychological Trauma for Black Individuals. Round Table Presented at the AERA 2021 Annual Conference.;
• Kim, S., Nickerson, A. & Kim, T. (2020, Accepted). The Role of Teacher Training in Explaining Teacher and Student Outcomes: Multilevel SEM Analysis. Accepted at the AERA 2020 Annual Conference, San Francisco. (Grant from the Committee for Children, Seattle, WA);

• The Metagenomics Education Partnership: Harnessing the Power of Microbial Genome Sequencing and Big Data with High School Students and Teachers. Kim as a Co-PI.; Federal; National Institutes of Health (NIH); Awarded; (06/01/2022-05/31/2025)
• OVERCOME: Connectivity for Underserved Communities – Buffalo Project. Awarded from NSF/US-IGNITE (CNS-2044448). Kim, S. as a Principal Investigator (PI).; Federal; NSF/US-IGNITE (CNS-2044448); Awarded; (11/09/2021-05/31/2022)
• Using Survival Analysis to Identify Opportunities for Retention of Librarians of Color. Kim, S. as a Co-PI.; Federal; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); Awarded; (09/01/2021-08/31/2024)
• OVERCOME: Internet service delivered via CBRS to the historic and under-resourced Fruit Belt neighborhood near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Kim, S. as a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI); NSF/US-IGNITE and Schmidt Futures; Awarded; Federal; NSF/US-IGNITE and Schmidt Futures; Awarded; (04/01/2021-06/30/2022)
• [1] CAREER: Facilitating Autonomy of Robots Through Learning-Based Control (2021-2026). Zheng as a PI with Kim, S. as a Senior Personnel (Evaluator); [2] Citizen Science Teachers: University at Buffalo (UB) Noyce Residency Scholars (2021-2025). Awarded from NSF. Kim, S. as an Evaluator; [3] CAREER: Reliable Superinsulated Building Envelopes via Predictive Multiphysics Modeling (2022-2027). Awarded from NSF. Kim, S. as an Evaluator; [4] Randomized Controlled Trial of Second Step Child Protection Unit; Foundation and Research Organization; Committee for Children; Awarded; (06/01/2017-12/31/2020)

• Chair for an AERA 2021 Division E symposium
  04/08/2021-04/12/2021
• Member, Project OVERCOME Measurement/Evaluation team: Information available at https://www.us-ignite.org/program/overcome/
  04/01/2021-07/31/2022