Haram Kim, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Intersection between work and well-being, work of marginalized populations in society, systemic and structural inequalities and work, school-to-work transition, and career interventions.

 

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida, Counseling Psychology

M.A., Yonsei University, Counseling Psychology, School and Career Counseling Lab

B.A., Yonsei University, Psychology

Selected Research

Kim, H. J., Duffy, R. D., & Choi, Y. (2025). Development and validation of Work Support Scale: Social support in the context of psychology of working theory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 72(4), 353–367. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000803

 

Garrison, Y. K., Her, J. E, Kim, T., & Kim, H.J. (2024). Vocational experiences of Korean women with a high school diploma: Insights into work precarity and social marginalization. Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072724126693

  

Kim, H.J., Buyukgoze-Kavas, A., Duffy, R.D., Perez, G. (2023). A cross-cultural validation of Psychology of Working Theory with Turkish working adults. Journal of Career Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727231210815

 

Duffy, R.D., Kim, H.J., Perez, G., Prieto, C., Torgal, C., Kenny, M. E. (2022). Decent education as a precursor to decent work: An overview and construct conceptualization. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 138, 103771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103771

 

Kim, H. J., Kim, S. Y., Duffy, R. D., Nguyen, N. P., & Wang, D. (2020). A cross-cultural comparison of psychology of working theory among U.S. and Korean college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(5), 568–579. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000408

 

Kim, H.J., Mcneil, V. A., Wang, D, Duffy, R.D., & Underill, B. D. (2022) Women of Color and decent work: An examination of psychology of working theory. Career Development Quarterly, 70, 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12291