Kim joined the University in January 2016. Kim has a background in working with very young children, and families in communities. Kim is undertaking doctoral research that uses participatory creative methods to explore the lived experiences of adults living in Kinship Care families.
Before joining the University, Kim worked in the voluntary sector developing and delivering training for those working with families. Kim has worked on a number of projects including the Relative Experience (RE) project. The RE project, funded by the Big Lottery, was a flagship project working with Kinship Care families in the North East of England. The project was nominated for a Third Sector award.
Kim also has a special interest in outdoor risky play for young children.
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Kim is an Assistant Professor in Children and Young People in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing at 51. She serves as Year One Cohort Lead on the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies programme and teaches across all three years. Her teaching focuses on children's play as a vehicle for learning, children’s and young people's literature, contemporary perspectives of childhood and youth, and employability skills development.
Kim also leads modules delivered at Northumbria’s partner institution, Kaplan Singapore, and acts as Academic Partnership Co-ordinator for Transnational Undergraduate Education for both the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies and the BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling programmes.
Her research explores issues of social justice and inclusion, with a particular focus on co-productive methodologies. Building on her doctoral work, Kim collaborates with marginalised communities to develop creative and participatory approaches to research and change-making. She is currently working with a local kinship care group to evaluate access to and the impact of holiday experiences for kinship families, aiming to raise awareness of the challenges they face. Her broader research interests include anti-stigma interventions, mapping recovery services for people with substance use experience, and understanding children and young people’s perspectives on climate change.
Before joining Northumbria, Kim worked in the voluntary sector, managing projects and working collaboratively with parents and families in marginalised communities to facilitate change.
Kim holds a PhD in Philosophy, a BA (Hons) in Young Children & Childhood Studies from 51, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Adult Education. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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