Research Interests
IT Management
◉ IT policy and management
◉ IT utilization in the public sector
◉ Digital gov. policy and management
Citizen Participation
◉ Citizen participation in digital gov.
◉ Citizen-Gov. co-creation
◉ Citizen-Gov. co-production
Public Policy
◉ Social equity/Digital equity
◉ Digital divide/Digital inclusion
◉ Strategic management with ICT
◉ Behavioral public policy
◉ Ethical issues of ICT use in the public sector
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Kim, Y. & Lee, J. (2025). Review of Empirical Research on Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration: Effects, Adoption, and Evidence-Informed Recommendations. Information Policy.
Lee, D., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Do monetary or nonmonetary incentives promote citizens’ use of a government crowdsourcing: A case of the City of Omaha’s 311-type of crowdsourcing platform. Public Administration.
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Digitally Vulnerable Populations’ Use of E-government Services: Inclusivity and Access. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration.
Zhao, B., Cheng, S., Schiff, K. & Kim, Y. (2023). Web 2.0 Transparency and Citizen Participation: Evidence from the Online Crowdsourcing Platform of the City of Sacramento. Government Information Quarterly. 40(4).
Heckler, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). Crypto-governance: The ethical implications of block chain in public service. Public Integrity. 24(1), 66-81.
Manuscripts Under Review
Lee, J., Kim, Y., & Sung, W. Exploring the Relationship between Citizens’ Use of Open Government Data and Organziaitonal Transparency in Local Governmnet. R&R in Public Performance and Management Review
Kim, Y., Wang, Y., & Jung, G. How Citizen Experiences Shape Attitudes Toward AI in Public Service Delivery: A Survey Experiment on Attitudinal Shifts. Accepted to Public Organization Review. Manuscripts accepted for 2026 APSA conference.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Jung, G. & Kim, Y. Exploring Narratives in the Age of AI: Critical Understanding of Advocacy Nonprofit Organizations’ Communication on Social Media Before and After LLMs. Manuscript in preparation. Proposal accepted for 2026 ARNOVA conference.
Choi, J., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. Digitally Vulnerable Populations and the Utilization of Digital Government Services: Machine Learning Approach. Manuscript in preparation.
Kim, Y., Wang, Y., & Jung, G. Breaking or Strengthening the Barrier? Examining Marginalized Groups’ Perceptions of A.I. vs Human-Made Policy Recommendations. Manuscript in preparation. Funding Proposal Submitted to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action Program. Proposal accepted for 2024 PMRC conference & 2025 ASPA conference.
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. Exploring digital equity in urban governance: A case study of the Omaha Hotline 311 system and its influence on digital inclusion. Manuscript in preparation. Proposal accepted for 2024 ASPA conference.
Lee, J., Sung, W., & Kim, Y. Citizen’s use of open government data and perceived governmental transparency. Manuscript in preparation. Proposal accepted for 2024 MPSA conference & 2024 ASPA conference.
Kim, Y. Unpacking the communication channels on citizen adoption of e-government services: Insights from longitudinal data analysis. Manuscript in preparation. Accepted for 2023 APPAM conference.
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. Mobile government services in South Korea: Understanding the user characteristics and behavior patterns. Manuscript in preparation. Accepted for 2023 APPAM conference.
Benenson, J., & Kim, Y. Centering Inclusion in Nonprofit Advocacy and Policy Change. Manuscript in preparation. Accepted for 2022 ASPA conference.
Kim, Y., & Lee, J. How do public managers choose to use performance information as a response to pressure? The case of federal agency. Manuscript in preparation.
Kim, Y., & Schafer, J. Evidence-based practice and the use of evidence in the local governments. Manuscript in preparation.
Policy Research & Government Projects
Dec 2025. Research on the Efficiency of Expenditure Management in Jeonju. Jeonju Research Institute.
Mar 2022. Nebraska’s Women in STEM: Listen Then Act. White paper. Center for Public Affairs Research. University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dec 2021. A study on the improvement of KSP project to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of E-government projects in partner countries. Report for Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Dec 2020. A review report on Informatization Project for FY 2019. Report for Korean National Information Society Agency.
Dec 2020. A review report on Informatization Project for FY 2021. Report for Korean National Information Society Agency.
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