BoRin Kim

BoRin Kim

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Phone: (603) 862-0274
Office: Social Work, Pettee Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:
BoRin Kim, PhD, MSW, MA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Her research focuses on informal and formal support systems for older adults in relation to their health and healthcare in diverse social and cultural contexts, with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and internal university sources. Recently, she leads and collaborates on multidisciplinary cross-national comparison projects exploring how these support systems impact older adults’ health and well-being.
 
Dr. Kim’s scholarship is widely published in high-impact journals such as The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Aging & Mental Health, and Frontiers in Public Health. She is actively involved in national and international gerontology networks, and serves on the editorial boards of BMC Geriatrics and Frontiers in Public Health.
 
At UNH, Dr. Kim teaches across graduate and undergraduate levels in areas such as aging and society, introduction to gerontology, research methods, human behavior and the social environment, and statistics. She also coordinates the Gerontology Multidisciplinary Minor and serves on the UNH Institutional Review Board.

Courses Taught

  • GERO 500: I'm Old, So What!
  • GERO/SW 500: I'm Old, So What!
  • HHS 540: Stats for Health Professionals
  • INCO 590: Student Research Experience
  • SW 501: SW Research Methods
  • SW 702/802: Aging and Society
  • SW 797: SpcTop/Medical Social Work
  • SW 797/897: SpcTop/Medical Social Work
  • SW 802: Aging and Society
  • SW 850: Human Behavior & Soc Environ I
  • SW 860: Research Methods in Soc Work
  • SW 897: SpcTop/Medical Social Work
  • SW 962: Data Analysis and Statistics
  • SW 992: Special Projects & Ind Study

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan
  • M.A., Seoul National University
  • M.S.W., University of Michigan
  • B.A., Yonsei University

Selected Publications

  • Shin, O., Park, S., Kim, B., & Wu, C. -F. (2025). Retirement Transition Sequences and Well-Being Among Older Workers Focusing on Gender Differences. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 68(4), 415-445. doi:10.1080/01634372.2024.2413880

  • Park, J., Kim, B., Cho, J., & Park, S. (2025). Bridging the Digital Divide: Factors Influencing eHealth Use Among Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. J Appl Gerontol, 7334648251343407. doi:10.1177/07334648251343407

  • Jeong, C. H., Kim, B., & Bessette, M. (2025). Navigating the Digital Divide: Utilization of Patient Portals Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.. Qual Health Res, 10497323251316194. doi:10.1177/10497323251316194

  • Kim, B., Jeong, C. H., Blood, E., Arthanat, S., Corvini, M., Golomski, C., & Wilcox, J. (2025). Multilevel factors influencing eHealth adoption among older adults during the pandemic.. Front Public Health, 13, 1531173. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531173

  • 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

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