Faculty Profiles

Kim, S., Halvorsen, C., Potter, C., & Faul, J. (2025). Does volunteering reduce epigenetic age acceleration among retired and working older adults? Results from the Health and Retirement Study. Social Science & Medicine, 364, 117501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117501

Amano, T., Halvorsen, C., Kim, S., Reynolds, A., Scher, C., & Jia, Y. (2024). An outcome-wide analysis of the effects of diagnostic labeling of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias on social relationships. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, (20), 1614–1626. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13574

Nemeth, S., Kim, S., Halvorsen, C., & Patel, I. (2024). ASSESSING THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF VOLUNTEER FREQUENCY CATEGORIES ON HEALTH: AN OUTCOME-WIDE APPROACH. Innovation in Aging, 8(Supplement_1), 1289–1289. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.4120

Kim, S., Halvorsen, C., & Han, S. (2023). Volunteering and changes in cardiovascular biomarkers: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad048

Chee, K. H., Gerhart, O. S., & Kim, S. (2023). Lived Experiences of Personal Growth among the Oldest-Old: Narrative Evidence. Educational Gerontology. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2023.2217554

Clement, M. T., Dede-Bamfo, N., DeWaard, J., & Kim, S. (2023). The Interdependent Forces of Local Growth: A County-Level Study, 2001-2011. The Sociological Quarterly, 64(4), 564–586.

Kim, S., Yoon, H., & Jang, Y. (2023). Access to primary healthcare and discussion of memory loss with a health care provider in adults with subjective cognitive decline: Does race/ethnicity matter? Behavioral Science, 13(11), 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13110955

Kim, S., Yoon, H., Rhee, M.-K., Jang, Y., & Lee, S. (2023). The use of preventive health care in Asian Americans: The cross-level interactions between individual and neighborhood factors in the United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 34(2). https://doi.org/doi: 10.1353/hpu.2023.0052

Kim, S., Yoon, H. W., Morton, P., & Jang, Y. (2022). Longitudinal links between behavioral activation coping strategies and depressive symptoms of U.S. adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plos One, 17(5), e0267948. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267948

Chee, K. H., Kim, S., & Gerhart, O. (2022). It Could be Anything You Want!: Vital Involvement of Persons with Dementia in Creative Group Storytelling. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1486

Kim, S., & Halvorsen, C. (2021). Volunteering as an Equalizer: A Quasi-Experimental Study Using Propensity Score Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(5), 628–635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.004

Watt, T. T., Hartfield, K. N., Kim, S., & Ceballos, N. A. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences contribute to race/ethnic differences in post-secondary academic performance in a college student sample. Journal of American College Health, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1947838

Yoon, H., Jang, Y., Kim, S., Speasmaker, A., & Nam, I. (2021). Trends in Internet use among older adults in the United States, 2011-2016. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(5), 466–470. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820908427

Jung, S. E., Shin, Y., Kim, S., Hermann, J., & Dougherty, R. (2021). Habit is the Bridge Between Intention and Behavior: A Look at Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Low-Income Older Adults. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 40(4), 215–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2021.1944423

Yoon, H. W., Kim, S., Naseh, M., Huang, Y.-C., & Jang, Y. (2021). Chronic Conditions and Psychological Distress in Older Asian Americans: The Role of Subjective Health Perception. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, (Dec1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.2005213

Bishop, A., Kim, S., Jung, S. E., & Hermann, J. (2021). Remaining socially connected at 100 and beyond reduces impact of loneliness on nutritional status. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 40(4), 249–260. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2021.1988029

Kim, S., Chee, K. H., & Gerhart, O. S. (2020). Generativity in collective storytelling: Evidence from a memory care community. Innovation in Aging, 4(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa002

Mohan, R., Chee, K. H., Kim, S., & Gerhart, O. S. (2020). Improving Social Communication with TimeSlips Among Persons Living With Dementia: Results From a Pilot Study. Innovation in Aging. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3060

Chee, K. H., & Kim, S. (2020). Arts-Based Programs for Older Adults for Their Cognition, Identity, Communication, Dignity, and More. Innovation in Aging. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3057

Kim, S., & Yoon, H. (2020). Volunteering, subjective sleep quality, and chronic inflammation: A 5-year follow-up of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. Research on Aging, 42(9), 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027520922624

Kim, S., & Thomas, P. (2020). Lost Touch? Implications of physical touch for physical health. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa134

Watt, T. T., Kim, S., Ceballos, N. A., & Norton, C. L. (2020). People who need people: The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health among a sample of college students. Journal of American College Health, 1–9.

Kim, S., Watt, T. T., Ceballos, N. A., & Sharma, S. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences and neuroinflammatory biomarkers: the role of sex differences. Stress and Health, 35(4), 432–440. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2871

Kim, S., & Thomas, P. A. (2019). Direct and indirect pathways from social support to health. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx084

Chee, K. H., Gerhart, O. S., Kim, S., & Caldwell, S. (2019). Creative Stories from a Memory Care Community: Values, Norms, Identities, and Experiences. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.3202

Chee, K. H., Kim, S., Gerhart, O. S., & Caldwell, S. (2019). Sociability among Persons Living with Dementia in a Creative Group Storytelling Context. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3204

Chee, K. H., Gerhart, O. S., & Kim, S. (2019). Story Time: Creative Group Storytelling.

Watt, T. T., Ceballos, N. A., Kim, S., Pan, X., & Sharma, S. (2019). The unique nature of depression and anxiety among college students with adverse childhood experiences. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 13(2). https://doi.org/doi: 10.1007/s40653-019-00270-4

Kim, S. (2019, July). Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analyses. In Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer.

Kim, S. (2019, July). Social Roles. In Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer.

Watt, T., & Kim, S. (2019). Race/ethnicity and foster youth outcome: An examination of disproportionality using the National Youth in Transition Database. Children and Youth Services Review, 102, 251–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.017

Watt, T. T., Kim, S., & Garrison, K. (2018). The relationship between state supports and post-secondary enrollment among youth aging out of foster care: An analysis of the National Youth in Transition Database. Child Welfare, 96(3), 1–20.

Kim, S. (2018). Human, social, and cultural predictors of productive activities in later life. Ageing and Society, 40, 328–347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18000922

Jung, S. E., Kim, S., Bishop, A., & Hurmann, J. (2018). Examining the interconnection between self-care capacity, food insecurity, and depression. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 119(10), 1687–1694. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2018.04.009

Kim, S., Chee, K. H., & Gerhart, O. S. (2017). Redefinining generativity: Through age-integrated, pragmatist lenses. Sociology Compass, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12533

Ferraro, K. F., & Kim, S. (2014). Health benefits of religion among black and white older adults? Race, religiosity, and C-reactive protein. Social Science and Medicine, 120, 92–99.

Kim, S., & Ferraro, K. F. (2014). Do productive activities reduce inflammation in later life? Multiple roles, frequency of activities, and C-reactive protein. The Gerontologist, 54(5), 830–839.

Gilligan, M., Suitor, J., Kim, S., & Pillemer, K. (2013). Differential effects of perceptions of mothers’ and fathers’ favoritism on sibling tension in adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 68(4), 593–598.