Faculty Directory
Oh Myo Kim
Associate Professor of the Practice
Oh Myo Kim
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion 239B
Telephone: 617-552-2865
Email: oh.kim@bc.edu
Education
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
- B.A., Rutgers University
Courses
Seminar in Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Seminar in Group Counseling and Group Theory
Research Interests
Adoptive families
Expertise
- Equity and Social Justice
- Health and Well Being
Department
Select Publications
- Kim, O., Hexter, L. J., Donelly, E. Y., & Hayashi, Y. (2024). Reclaiming Lineage: Pregnancy and childbirth experiences for Asian American adoptees. Asian American Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000353
- Wexler, J. H., Cai, J., McKee, K. D., Blankenau, A., Lee, H., Kim, O., Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2023). Understanding Adoption as a Reproductive Justice Issue. Psychology of Women Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843231166376
- Kim, A. Y., Kim, O., Hu, A. W., Oh, J. S., & Lee, R. M. (2020). Conceptualization and measurement of birth family thoughts for adolescents and adults adopted transnationally. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(5), 555-565. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000631
- Kim, O., & Ginther, A. (2019). I am who I am-나는 나다”: Archetypal drama therapy workshops for Asian American adoptees. Drama Therapy Review, 5(2), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1386/dtr_00005_1
- Reynolds, J.D., Kim, O., & Ponterotto, J.G. (2019). Authenticity among adult transracial Korean adoptees: The influences of identity, thoughts about birth family, and multicultural personality dispositions. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 9(1), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.18401/2019.9.1.2
- Kim, O., Hynes, K. C., & Lee, R. M. (2017). Searching for connection—Finding resolution: A grounded theory analysis of writings of Korean American adopted adults. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000082
- Kim, O., Kim, J., & Tarnowski, R. (2017). International adoption: A global challenge. In N. Frost (Ed.), Handbook of Global Child Welfare. New York, NY: Routledge.
- Lee, R.M., Kim, O., & Lee, H. (2016). Unpacking reasons for genetic testing of adoptees. American Journal of Bioethics, 16 (12), 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2016.1239793
- Kim, O., Hynes, K., & Lee, R. M. (2016). Guatemala family style orphanages: An exploratory, qualitative study of caregiver perspectives. International Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872816632292
- Anderson, K. Lee, R. M., Rueter, M. A., Kim, O. (2015). Associations between Discussions of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internationally Adoptive Families and Delinquent Behavior among Korean Adopted Adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 51, 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.02.001
- Lee, J. P., Lee, R. M., Hu, A.W., & Kim, O. (2014). Ethnic identity as a moderator against discrimination for internationally adopted Korean American adolescents. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 62, 154-163. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038360
- Kim, O., Reichwald, R.T., & Lee, R.M. (2013). Cultural socialization in families with adopted Korean adolescents: A mixed-method, multi-informant study. Journal of Adolescent Research, 28, (1). 69-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143558411432636