BoRin Kim, Ph.D. MSW, has research interests in intergenerational relations and support, transitions in physical/cognitive functioning in old-age, social support and mental health in old age, health care utilization, long-term care services, and comparative research. Her recent research includes dynamic linkages between various types of social support (i.e., intergenerational living arrangements, social network types, and ethnic solidarity) and physical/mental health among older adults across diverse social and cultural contexts.
Courses Taught
- GERO 500: I'm Old, So What!
- HHS 540: Stats for Health Professionals
- SW 501: SW Research Methods
- SW 702/802: Aging and Society
- SW 797/897: SpcTop/Medical Social Work
- SW 802: Aging and Society
- SW 850: Human Behavior & Soc Environ I
- SW 851: Human Behavr & Soc Environ II
- SW 860: Research Methods in Soc Work
- SW 897: Top/Aging
- SW 962: Data Analysis and Statistics
- SW 992: Special Projects & Ind Study
Selected Publications
Park, S., Park, S., Ryu, B., Baek, J., Amano, T., & Kim, B. (2024). Subsidized Senior Housing in the US: A Scoping Review.. J Appl Gerontol, 43(7), 814-828. doi:10.1177/07334648231223028
Kim, B., Jeong, C. H., Park, S., Golomski, C., Corvini, M., Wilcox, J., . . . Blood, E. (2024). Quality of Life among Low-Income Older Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing: Rural vs. Suburban Comparisons. Journal of Social Service Research, 50(1), 39-53. doi:10.1080/01488376.2023.2271944
Kang, J. Y., Ahn, S., Shin, O., Kim, B., & Park, S. (2024). Long-Term Health Effects of Work Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Work, Material, and Social Environments. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(1), 55-79. doi:10.1080/01634372.2023.2220386
Baek, J., Kim, B., Park, S., & Ryu, B. (2024). Loneliness Among Low-Income Older Immigrants Living in Subsidized Senior Housing: Does Perceived Social Cohesion Matter?. J Gerontol Soc Work, 67(1), 80-95. doi:10.1080/01634372.2023.2216741
Park, S., Park, S., Kim, B., Baek, J., & Amano, T. (2022). COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND LONELINESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS: DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL NETWORK AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT. Innovation in Aging, 6(Supplement_1), 825. doi:10.1093/geroni/igac059.2965
Park, S., Kim, B., & Han, Y. (2018). Differential Aging in Place and Depressive Symptoms: Interplay Among Time, Income, and Senior Housing. RESEARCH ON AGING, 40(3), 207-231. doi:10.1177/0164027517697106
Park, S., Han, Y., Kim, B., & Dunkle, R. E. (2017). Aging in Place of Vulnerable Older Adults: Person-Environment Fit Perspective. JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY, 36(11), 1327-1350. doi:10.1177/0733464815617286
Kim, B., Park, S., Bishop-Saucier, J., & Amorim, C. (2017). Community-Based Services and Depression from Person-Environment Fit Perspective: Focusing on Functional Impairments and Living Alone. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK, 60(4), 270-285. doi:10.1080/01634372.2017.1310166
Kim, B., Park, S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2016). Longitudinal changes in social networks, health and wellbeing among older Koreans. AGEING & SOCIETY, 36(9), 1915-1936. doi:10.1017/S0144686X15000811
Park, S., Kim, B., & Kim, S. (2016). Poverty and working status in changes of unmet health care need in old age. HEALTH POLICY, 120(6), 638-645. doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.03.004