Contact Information
Yeonkyung Kim
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice and Public Affairs
Kean University
Hynes Hall 505J
yekim@kean.edu
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Education
2017-2024
Ph.D
School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dissertation: Promotive or Inhibitive? Examining the Impact of Government’s Communication Channels on Citizen’s Use of Digital Government Services
Dissertation Committee Members: Jooho Lee (Chair), Robert Blair, Jodi Benenson, Andrea Weare
Concentration: Technology & Data Analytics, Public Policy
2016
M.A.
Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
Thesis: A Determinant Model of the Efficiency in the Local Council Activities
2013
B.A.
Public Administration, Professional English, Ewha Womans University
Awards and Honors
2026
Paul Volckner Junior Scholar Research Grant, American Political Science Association
2026
June Research Activity, Kean University, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
2026
Student Partnering with Faculty Summer Research Program, Kean University, Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowship
2025
June Research Activity, Kean University, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
2023
APPAM-KAPS President Travel Award
2023
Doctoral Student Professional Development Consortium Scholarship, Academy of Management, The Public and Nonprofit Division, $250
2023
Margaret P. Gessamen Scholarship, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Office of Graduate Studies
2022
APPAM-KAPS Best Graduate Student Award, 3rd place
2022
UNO CPACS Advantage Scholarship
2021
Graduate Research and Creative Activity Grants, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Office of Research and Creative Activity, $5,000.
2019
Graduate Research and Creative Activity Grants, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Office of Research and Creative Activity, $5,000.
Technical Skills
Stata; Python(Forecasting); R(Data Envelop Analysis, Data Visualization); Qualtrics; M-Turk; Tableau; Office 365
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