Mi-Ok Kim, Ph.D.
- Field of Expertise
- Disability Welfare, Qualitative Research Methods
- Position
- Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University
- Phone
- +82-63-270-2970
- kmiok@jbnu.ac.kr
- Courses Taught
- Disability Welfare, Qualitative Research Methods
- Office
- Inmun-Social Building 606, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do, South Korea
Education
● Ph.D., Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University
● M.A., Social Work, Ewha Womans University
● B.A., Social Work, Ewha Womans University
● M.A., Social Work, Ewha Womans University
● B.A., Social Work, Ewha Womans University
Professional Experience
● Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University (2004–present)
● Exchange Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work (2010–2011)
● Full-time Lecturer, Ewha Womans University, Department of Social Work (2002–2004)
● President, Korean Society for Social Work Practice Research (2024)
● Director, JBNU Happiness Dream Center (2023–present)
● Board Member, Korea Disabled Development Institute (2022–present)
● Board Member/Executive of various Korean professional societies including Korean Society for Social Welfare, Korean Society for Disability Welfare, Korean Family Welfare Association, and Korean Qualitative Social Work Research Association (2021–present)
● Member, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Committee for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities (2021–present)
● Chair/Member of multiple governmental and non-governmental committees on disability policy, social welfare, and human rights (2015–present)
● Leadership roles in national disability-related advisory boards, evaluation committees, and human rights committees (2015–present)
● Exchange Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work (2010–2011)
● Full-time Lecturer, Ewha Womans University, Department of Social Work (2002–2004)
● President, Korean Society for Social Work Practice Research (2024)
● Director, JBNU Happiness Dream Center (2023–present)
● Board Member, Korea Disabled Development Institute (2022–present)
● Board Member/Executive of various Korean professional societies including Korean Society for Social Welfare, Korean Society for Disability Welfare, Korean Family Welfare Association, and Korean Qualitative Social Work Research Association (2021–present)
● Member, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Committee for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities (2021–present)
● Chair/Member of multiple governmental and non-governmental committees on disability policy, social welfare, and human rights (2015–present)
● Leadership roles in national disability-related advisory boards, evaluation committees, and human rights committees (2015–present)
Selected Research Publications
● Kim, M.O. (2025). An Exploratory Study on Parental Filicide-Suicide among Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities. Health and Social Welfare Review, 45(1), 407–428.
● Kim, M.O. (2025). Labor Experiences of 1.5 Generation Immigrant Youth: Focusing on Multicultural Families. Social Welfare Research, 56(1), 61–93.
● Kim, M.O. (2025). Parenting Experiences of Single Immigrant Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities. Research on Welfare and Cultural Diversity, 7(1), 67–95.
● Kim, M.O. (2024). Moderating Role of Depression in the Association between Leisure Activity and Cognitive Function among Disabled Older Adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 12.
● Kim, M.O. (2023). Decision-making Support Experiences for Adults with Severe Developmental Disabilities: Focus on Residential Social Workers. Korean Journal of Disability Welfare, 59(59), 241–273.
● Kim, M.O. (2025). Labor Experiences of 1.5 Generation Immigrant Youth: Focusing on Multicultural Families. Social Welfare Research, 56(1), 61–93.
● Kim, M.O. (2025). Parenting Experiences of Single Immigrant Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities. Research on Welfare and Cultural Diversity, 7(1), 67–95.
● Kim, M.O. (2024). Moderating Role of Depression in the Association between Leisure Activity and Cognitive Function among Disabled Older Adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 12.
● Kim, M.O. (2023). Decision-making Support Experiences for Adults with Severe Developmental Disabilities: Focus on Residential Social Workers. Korean Journal of Disability Welfare, 59(59), 241–273.
Books
● Developmental Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: A Multidisciplinary Approach, EM Publishing, 2024 (forthcoming)
● Housing for Independence, Maumdaero, 2023
● Introduction to Social Work Practice, Higher Education Press (Chinese translation), 2019
● Theory of Social Work Practice, Koryo Education Publishing, 2019
● Social Work Practice, Nanam, 2019
● Social Work Practice (5th Revised Edition), Nanam, 2018
● Global Guardianship Systems: Decision-Making Support for the Elderly and Disabled (translation), 2017
● Human Rights and Social Work, Nanam, 2015
● Disability Welfare, EM Community, 2015
● Housing for Independence, Maumdaero, 2023
● Introduction to Social Work Practice, Higher Education Press (Chinese translation), 2019
● Theory of Social Work Practice, Koryo Education Publishing, 2019
● Social Work Practice, Nanam, 2019
● Social Work Practice (5th Revised Edition), Nanam, 2018
● Global Guardianship Systems: Decision-Making Support for the Elderly and Disabled (translation), 2017
● Human Rights and Social Work, Nanam, 2015
● Disability Welfare, EM Community, 2015