Faculty Profile for MiHyun Kim
MiHyun Kim
Associate Professor — School of Art and Design
JCM 3107
phone: (512) 245-2611
Biography Section
Biography and Education
MiHyun Kim is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Texas State University. Her main research agenda focuses on screen-based interactive storytelling, combining design, data visualization and human-centered UI/UX design. MiHyun has directed a wide range of projects, partnering with non-profit organizations, including Habitat for Humanity (Dallas), the City of Austin, the City of San Marcos, Amala Foundation, and Opportunity Village Eugene (Oregon). Her interdisciplinary project Placed: Historical Digital Platform to Collectively Archive Our History with Augmented Reality (AR) was selected for the shortlist at the 2020 Interactive Design Awards. Her Data Visualization course projects for the City of Austin were presented at the SXSW Interactive Festival in 2019. MiHyun’s research projects have been awarded recognition from numerous national and international design organizations and competitions including AIAP Woman in Design Awards, European Design Awards, Horizon Interactive Awards, International Council of Design (ico-d), Cumulus, AIGA Design Educator Community, UCDA Design Competition, UCDA Design Education Summit, and eyeO Festival.Teaching Interests
Interactive Design, Web Typography, Data Visualization, Web and Mobile App Design, Information Design, Human-Center Design, Generative Design, Computational Thinking, Multi-Disciplinary research.Research Interests
Participatory, Interactive Storytelling, Data Visualization, Information Design, Human-Center design, Digital Innovation and transformation, Community EngagementSelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Kim, M. (2019). Placed: Historical Networking Digital Platform to Collectively Archive Our History with Augmented Reality. In Around the Campfire: Resilience and Intelligence (pp. 199–205). Rovaniemi, Finland: Cumulus. Retrieved from https://www.cumulusrovaniemi2019.org/loader.aspx?id=be1107b9-781e-40dd-b88b-d6364b8cc528
- Kim, M. (2018). Left Brain and Right Brain (Computational Thinking vs Design Thinking) (p. 66). Smyrna, TN, United States: UCDA (University & College Designers Association). Retrieved from https://www.ucda.com/media/files/files/c5a8abb4/2018-ucda-des-proceedings.pdf
- Kim, M. (2024). Visualizing Faculty Salary Inequity: A Study of Salary Compression, Inversion, and Its Impact in Higher Education.
- Kim, M., Oh, D., Ploehn, C., & Ranpura, N. R. (2024). Navigating Emerging Practices in Interaction and Experience Design Education.
- Evolving Graphic Design. Art Loft Gallery. May 24, 2022 - June 24, 2022 Artists: Group (National)
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Fine Arts and Communication, Presidential Distinction Awards for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative, Texas State University. February 24, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: The Interaction Design Awards, The Interaction Design Association. November 2019 - January 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, the Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. November 15, 2018 - November 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: GDUSA American Web Design Awards, The Best in Digital + UX Design. June 18, 2018
- Award / Honor Nominee: Joseph Binder Award, Shortlisted. March 20, 2024
Selected Grants
- Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal), Kim, Youjeong (Principal). Empowering Ethnic Communities through Digital Story-Drawing, University of Hawaii, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4902.66. (Funded: October 2024). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal). Inclusive Graphic Design: Creating Impactful Graphic Design Exhibition and Research for Academically Underrepresented and Marginal Graphic Design Educators in the United States, Brittingham Wisconsin Trust, University of Wisconsin Madison, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Funded: December 2022). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Principal). Mermaid Tales: A Mobile App using Augmented Reality to preserve San Marcos, Texas History, City of San Marcos, State, $3000. (Submitted: September 2017, Funded: 2017). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Principal). Interactive Data Storytelling on Salary Compression and Inversion in Higher Education, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $7993.03. (Funded: September 1, 2023 - May 2024). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal). DISES: Integrating Environmental Justice into Urban Forest Assessment and Valuation Tools, NSF (National Science Foundation), Federal, $1549219. (Submitted: November 2022, Funded: January 2023 - December 2027). Grant.