Miyong Kim

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Miyong Kim
Occupation(s)Nurse researcher and academic
EmployerUniversity of Texas at Austin
Korean name
Hangul
김미영[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Miyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Miyŏng

Miyong Kim is a Korean-American nurse researcher and academic. She is the La Quinta Centennial Endowed Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

Biography[edit]

Kim was born in South Korea and came to the United States with her two sons when her husband, "Kim" Byung-tae Kim, began a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Arizona.[1][2][3] After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona, Miyong Kim was on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.[4] She was named a fellow of both the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Nursing.[5][6]

A 2005 alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program.[7] Kim was promoted to full professor at Johns Hopkins in 2007.[8] She directed the Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health of Vulnerable Populations at Johns Hopkins.[4] In 2012, she was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.[9]

In 2013, Kim was named the La Quinta Centennial Endowed Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as the Associate Vice President for Community Health Engagement.[4] In September 2014, Kim was selected to lead the school's NIH-funded Center in Self Management of Chronic Illness.[10] She utilizes community-based participatory research (CBPR) to investigate health disparities among ethnic minorities.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 박기찬 (June 11, 2013). "김미영 존스 합킨스대 교수 텍사스대 오스틴캠퍼스 부총장 부임". Korea Times. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Carlson, Emily (April 2001). "In the neighborhood". Johns Hopkins Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Eighth Annual 'American Success Award' on May 4th Honors Foreign-Born Business Owners and Community Leaders". FIRN (press release). April 20, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "School of Nursing appoints renowned nurse scholar to faculty: Miyong Kim also named associate VP at The University of Texas at Austin". University of Texas at Austin. August 27, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ones to watch". Nursing Management. 35 (2): 56. February 2004. doi:10.1097/00006247-200411000-00020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Fellow achievements". American Academy of Nursing. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "2005 Alumni: Miyong Kim, PhD, RN, FAAN". Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "Dr. Miyong Kim promoted to Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing". Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. November 20, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame". Sigma Theta Tau. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Dr. Miyong Kim to lead new Center in Self Management of Chronic Illness". University of Texas at Austin. September 26, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2015.