Research/Areas of Interest
Gatekeeping dynamics in clinical research, inclusive leadership practices, reducing protocol complexity to increase accessibility, patient-staff interactions, and cross-cultural dynamics and competencies
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, USA, 2019
- Bachelors, Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States, 2008
Biography
Dr. Kim is an organizational psychologist and Research Associate Professor with the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine.
Her research focuses on identifying psychosocial and contextual factors that affect individual, team, and organizational effectiveness in STEM industries. She uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches in her research and is passionate about putting theory to practice. Recent work includes: examining the impact of cross-cultural patient-staff interactions on patient experience and enrollment behaviors in clinical trials; quantifying ways to make clinical trial studies more representative and accessible; and exploring inclusive leadership practices in organizations.
Her research focuses on identifying psychosocial and contextual factors that affect individual, team, and organizational effectiveness in STEM industries. She uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches in her research and is passionate about putting theory to practice. Recent work includes: examining the impact of cross-cultural patient-staff interactions on patient experience and enrollment behaviors in clinical trials; quantifying ways to make clinical trial studies more representative and accessible; and exploring inclusive leadership practices in organizations.