• I am currently serving as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Sociology.  In this new role I look forward to supporting UConn sociology’s undergraduate teaching, advising, and curriculum. Through collaboration with graduate students in the department, we have organized new department wide teaching workshops for the 2025-26 academic year designed to reach faculty, graduate students, and staff teaching on the Hartford, Stamford, Storrs, and Waterbury campuses.  

 

• Since 2017, Kim has been an active member and past co-chair of the Carework Network, an international organization of researchers, policymakers, and advocates involved in various domains of care work. I have held many positions in the Carework Network and this fall I will co-chair the Publications Committee and serve on the Leadership Council. In June of 2023, the Carework Network held its third biennial Summit at the University of Costa Rica with over 250 attendees from 30 countries and 6 continents. Every session was bilingual in English and Spanish. In June of 2025, the Carework Network will hold the 4th Global Carework Summit, “Histories and Futures of Care” at Duke University.

• From 2018-2025, Kim co-chaired The Wood/Raith Living Trust with Professors Vicki Magley (Psychology) and Alaina Brenick (HDFS). The Wood/Raith Living Trust is named for Audrey Wood (UConn graduate, class of 1947) and Edeltraut Raith. Wood and Raith generously gifted the University of Connecticut funds for the study of gender identity. Through this trust, 93 UConn Summer Research Fellowships of $4000-$5000 each were awarded to graduate students across the university.

• From 2022-2025, Kim was an active board member of Root2RISE. Root2RISE is a local organization that seeks “to ensure ALL children …have access to meaningful, empowering and culturally relevant outdoor learning experiences while staying true to our values around equity, anti-racism, stewardship and community.”