Hyang-Sook Kim

Biography

Dr. Kim received her Ph.D. in mass communication from the Pennsylvania State University in 2012 after her second master’s degree in mass communication from Kansas State University in 2007. Dr. Kim also earned her bachelor’s degree and another master’s degree at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea, in 2000 and 2002 with an emphasis in film and drama studies. Dr. Kim's research centers on the development of effective strategies for health promotion and public health education, drawing on the theoretical frameworks of cognitive and social psychology and communication technology. Her current work explores how communication technology changes people's mind and behaviors. Dr. Kim’s research can be found in major academic journals, including Journal of Health Communication, Health Communication, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Computers in Human Behavior, and International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction in addition to referred conference proceedings and edited books. 

Selected Recent Publications

• Kim, H-S., Chung, M-Y., Rhee, E. S., & Kim, Y. (2022).  Is it reciprocating or self-serving?: Understanding coping strategies for postpartum depression in an online community for Korean mothers. Health Care for Women International, 43(12), 1464-1481. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2037604
• Kim, H-S., & Wang, W. (2022). The use of legal and social sanctions as a norming influence on texting while driving. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 60(3), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2020.1819855
• Kim, H-S., Kim, H-J., & Juon, H-S. (2021). Racial/ethnic disparities in patient-provider communication and the role of e-health use. Journal of Health Communication, 26(3), 194-203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1919248
• Kim, H-S., & Kim, K. (2020). Open captioning as a means of communicating health information: The role of cognitive load in processing entertainment-education content. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(3), 519-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2020.1796392
• Pak, J., Kim, H-S., & Rhee, E. S. (2020). Characterizing social structural and linguistic behaviors of subgroup interactions: A case of online health communities for postpartum depression on Facebook. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 16(3), 225-248. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2020.108630