"Human service organizations play a critical role in addressing today's rapidly changing and complex social problems. My research examines how organizational conditions are linked to worker well-being, service quality, and equitable outcomes for historically marginalized communities through organizational justice and trauma-informed perspectives."
Education
- PhD, Social Work, Indiana University (2017)
- MSW, Portland State University (2012)
- MSW, Joenbuk National University (2009)
- BA, Social Welfare, Jeonju University (2007)
Professional/Research Interests
Organizational leadership and management; workforce development; occupational safety and health; organizational justice, diversity, equity and inclusion
Biography
Jangmin Kim, PhD, is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
Kim's research focuses on leadership and management in child welfare and other human service organizations. His work advances three interconnected areas: (1) strengthening workforce development and worker well-being; (2) developing trauma-informed and culturally responsive organizations; and (3) promoting organizational justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. By integrating these areas, he seeks to develop, implement and evaluate a model of justice-oriented and trauma-informed organizations that benefits workers, organizations, clients and communities. To pursue this agenda, he conducts community-engaged and implementation research in partnership with public, nonprofit and community organizations. He also applies advanced statistical analyses and configurational comparative methods to examine causal complexity in organizational outcomes.
Kim has taught courses in organizational theory, research methods, program evaluation, and implementation science. He is committed to mentoring and advising doctoral students in developing their research knowledge and skills in social work. He welcomes doctoral students interested in organizational leadership and management.
Kim earned a PhD in social work, with an external minor in nonprofit management, from Indiana University, where he received the Chancellor’s Scholar Award at the Indianapolis campus. He earned an MSW from Portland State University, an MSW from Jeonbuk National University in Korea, and a BA in social welfare from Jeonju University in Korea.