Ph.D. in Sociology/Demography, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI, USA

M.A. in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea

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▪ 2024-2026. Department Chair, School of Health Policy and Management, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
▪ 2024-present. Associate Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
▪ 2023-2024. Visiting Scientist, Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI, USA
▪ 2019-2023. Assistant Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
▪ 2018-2019. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
▪ 2018-present. Faculty Associate, Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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▪ 2026, 2025, 2024 (x2), 2023 (x2), 2022, 2021. External Reviewer, National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단)

▪ 2025. Evaluation Committee Member, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (질병관리청)

▪ 2025. Scholarship Committee Member, Health Fellowship Foundation (보건장학회)

▪ 2025-present. Board Member, Korean Association of Health and Medical Sociology (한국보건사회학회)

▪ 2025-present. Consulting Editor, Journal of Research on Adolescence

▪ 2024-2026. Editorial Board Member, Social Science & Medicine

▪ 2024-2025. Advisory Committee Member, Statistics Korea (통계청)

▪ 2024-2026. Editorial Board Member, Korean Journal of Population Studies (한국인구학)

▪ 2022-present.  Editorial Board Member, Society and Mental Health (Official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health)

▪ 2023-2025. Editorial Board Member, BMC Public Health

▪ 2023. Evaluation Committee Member, Korea Health Promotion Institute (한국건강증진개발원)

▪ 2022. Advisory Committee Member (ODA program), Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health & Welfare (한국보건복지인력개발원)

▪ 2021-2025. Board Member, Korean Society of Global Health (국제보건의료학회)

▪ 2020-2024. Advisory Committee Member, Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea (보건복지부)

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▪ 2025. World Top 2% Scientists (세계 최상위 2% 연구자), Stanford University & Elsevier 

▪ 2025. KU Hall of Fame Excellent Researcher Award, Korea University
▪ 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. Seoktop Research Award (석탑 연구상, Top 3%), Korea University
▪ 2026, 2025, 2024, 2021, 2020. Excellence in Teaching Award (우수 강의상), Korea University
▪ 2023-2024. Visiting Scientist Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ 2023. Candidate of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program (교수/전문가 장학 프로그램) (Declined)

▪ 2023. Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) Best Paper Award, CIES East Asia SIG

▪ 2018. Best Dissertation Award (최우수 박사학위 논문상, Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year), University of Wisconsin–Madison

▪ 2018, 2017. Honorable Mention, Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Selective peer-reviewed journals
For a complete list of publications, please visit the website (https://sites.google.com/site/jeremykjh).

Kim, Jinho and Keun Young Kwon. Estimating the Influence of Learning Disabilities on Educational Attainment: A Sibling Comparison Analysis with a Gender Perspective. European Sociological Review (2026 Aug)

Kim, Jinho, Hayun Jang, Keun Young Kwon, and Hansol Park. Understanding the Link Between Adolescent Depression and Precarious Employment in Adulthood: Evidence from a Sibling Fixed Effects Analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2025 Aug)

Kim, Jinho and Keun Young Kwon. How Social Engagement Shapes Depressive Symptoms in Later Life: Uncovering Gendered and Asymmetric Effects. Innovation in Aging (2025 Aug)

Kim, Jinho and Kiwoong Park. Gendered Mental Health Consequences of Violent Victimization: An Asymmetric Fixed Effects Analysis. American Journal of Criminal Justice (2025 Jul)

Kim, Jinho and Taehoon Kim. Teen Dating Violence Victimization and Mental Health in Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Violence Experiences and Lifestyle Factors. Social Science & Medicine (2025 Jul)

Kim, Jinho, Sujeong Park, and Keun Young Kwon. Spousal Loss and Physical Vulnerability: Diverging Frailty Trajectories by Educational Attainment in Older Adults. Social Science & Medicine (2025 Jul)

Kim, Jinho, Keun Young Kwon, and Angelina Sutin. Adolescent Loneliness and Violence in Adulthood: Distinguishing Between Victimization and Perpetration in Intimate and Non-Intimate Partner Violence. Psychology of Violence (2025 Apr)

Kim, Jinho, Gum-Ryeong Park, and Josefina Flores Morales. Asymmetric Effects of Transitioning Into and Out of Housing Hardship on Depressive Symptoms: Variation by Gender and Race/Ethnicity. Cities (2025 Jan)

Kim, Jinho, Gum-Ryeong Park, and Hayun Jang. Adolescent Depressive Symptoms and Memory Performance in Young Adulthood: Testing Critical Period, Accumulation, and Pathway Models Using a Sibling Comparison Design. Social Science & Medicine (2024 Sep)

Kim, Jinho and Gum-Ryeong Park. Poor Housing Conditions in Adolescence and Housing Hardship in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. Cities (2024 Sep)

Kim, Jinho and Eric Fong. The Influence of Bullying Victimization on Acculturation and Life Satisfaction Among Children from Multicultural Families in South Korea. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2024 May)

Kim, Jinho and Sungsik Hwang. Separating the Effects of Transitions into and Out of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Cognitive Function in Later Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2024 Apr)

Kim, Jinho and Sungsik Hwang. The Asymmetric Effects of Improving and Declining Marital Satisfaction on Cognitive Function. Journal of Marriage and Family (2024 Mar)

Kim, Jinho, Gum-Ryeong Park, and Eun Ha Namkung. The Link between Disability and Social Participation Revisited: Heterogeneity by Type of Social Participation and by Socioeconomic Status. Disability and Health Journal (2023 Oct)

Kim, Jinho. Marital Satisfaction, Gender, and Active Social Engagement in Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence from South Korea. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2023 Sep)

Kim, Jinho and Taehoon Kim. Adolescent Network Positions and Memory Performance in Adulthood: Evidence from Sibling Fixed Effects Models with Sociometric Network Data. Social Networks (2023 Aug)

Kim, Jinho and Keun Young Kwon. Investigating Heterogeneity in the Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Cognitive Health by Gender and Across the Cognitive Function Distribution. Innovation in Aging (2023 Jul)

Kim, Jinho and Ran Liu. A Tale of Tails: Nonlinear Effects of Ability Rank on Adolescent Psychological Well-Being. Social Science Research (2023 Feb)

Kim, Jinho and Gum-Ryeong Park. Chronic Loneliness, Gender, and Trajectories of Change in Hand Grip Strength among Older Adults in Korea. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2022 Nov)

Kim, Jinho, Gum-Ryeong Park, and Angelina R. Sutin. Adolescent Sleep Quality and Quantity and Educational Attainment: A Test of Multiple Mechanisms Using Sibling Difference Models. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2022 Jul)

Kim, Jinho, Ran Liu, and Xiaohang Zhao. A Big (Male) Fish in a Small Pond? The Gendered Effect of Relative Ability on STEM Aspirations under Stereotype Threat. European Sociological Review (2022 Jul)

Kim, Jinho and Jason Fletcher. The Effects of Relative Body Weight on Socioemotional and Schooling Outcomes Among Female Adolescents in the United States. Social Science & Medicine (2021 Sep)

Kim, Jinho, Yuying Tong, and Biyang Sun. The Effects of Peer Parental Education on Student Achievement in Urban China: The Disparities Between Migrants and Locals. American Educational Research Journal (2021 Feb) ​

Kim, Jinho. Does Relative Deprivation Within Schools Influence Adolescent Depression? Society and Mental Health (2020 Sep)

Kim, Jinho and Yuying Tong. Revisiting the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Health. Social Science Research (2020 Aug)

Kim, Jinho. Gender Differences in the Educational Penalty of Delinquent Behavior: Evidence from an Analysis of Siblings. Journal of Quantitative Criminology (2020 Jan)

Kim, Jinho. Beyond the Trigger: The Mental Health Consequences of In-Home Firearm Access Among Children of Gun Owners. Social Science & Medicine (2017 Nov)

Kim, Jinho and Kerem Morgül. Long-Term Consequences of Youth Volunteering: Voluntary Versus Involuntary Service. Social Science Research (2017 May)

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▪ Society and Health (사회와 건강)
▪ Health Demography (보건인구학)
▪ Survey Research Methods (보건학 조사 및 연구방법) 

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▪ Health Sociology (보건사회학)
▪ Family Demography (가족인구건강론)
▪ Research Methods (보건사회과학 연구방법론)
▪ Panal Data Analysis Using STATA (STATA를 활용한 패널데이터분석)