Hyun Uk Kim (김 현욱)

"When teachers embrace and celebrate diversity manifested in different abilities, languages, and backgrounds among their students, they, then, help their students become empowered and appreciate diversities in others to create a more just society."

Contact Info

hkim2@springfield.edu
(413) 748-3295

Office

Room 374
Herbert P. Blake Hall
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Department of Education

School of Arts and Sciences Information

Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 2004

Hyun Uk Kim (김 현욱) is a committed educator with extensive experience in education, disability studies, and teacher education. She is an empathetic advocate for people with disability labels and their family members. Kim is a difference maker in creating a more just and inclusive society for all.

Research Interests

Cultural understanding of disability and special education
Inclusive education
Autism spectrum disorder

Courses Taught

EDUC 237: Foundations of Multicultural Education
EDUC 362: Instructional Strategies to Support Exceptional Learners
EDUC 555: Early Childhood Curriculum & Care

Certifications and Memberships

Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals Special Education Research, Policy & Practice

Selected Works

Presentations

Publications

Kim, H. U., & Ballin, A. (2023). Making the shift in theoretical orientation and teaching practices to disability studies: Two educators’ narrative journey. The Educational Forum. http://doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2023/2168812
Kim, H. U. (2022). “My son caught autism.”: Representation of dis/ability in the Korean language and culture. In D. M. Thomas (Ed.). Women’s health: Readings on social, economic, and political issues (7th ed.). (pp. 348-354). Dubuque, IA: Kendal Hunt.
Kim, H. U. (2020). Placing disAbility front and center in EDI studies. In S. B. Storms, S. Donovan, & T. Williams. (Eds.), Teaching through challenges for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). (pp.7-16). Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kim, H. U. (2020). The underrepresentation of faculty of color in higher education: Perspectives from disAbility Studies of Education. In R. Endo (Ed.), Experiences of racialization in U.S. colleges and schools of education: Critical reflections on inclusion in the academy (Research in Educational Equality & Diversity Series). New York, NY/Abington, UK: Routledge.
Kim, H. U. (2017). Reflecting on a daughter’s bilingualism and disAbility narratively. International Journal of Whole Schooling, 13(1), 21-34.
Kim, H. U., & *Roberti, M. (2014). “Tengo que habla español. Yo no entiendo ingles!”: A qualitative case study on a bilingual child with autism. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 3(1). http://josea.info/archives/vol3no1/vol3no1-7-FT.pdf