Jungyoon Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Health Services Research & Administration
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

• 2011–Present  Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research & Administration, UNMC
• 2006–11  Research and Teaching Assistant, Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2006  Visiting Scholar, Daegu Hanni University, South Korea
• 2004–06  Research Assistant, Health Industry Research Institute, South Korea

Education

• PhD, Health Policy and Administration (with an emphasis on management and organizational studies), The Pennsylvania State University, 2011
• MBA, Health Services Management, KyungHee University, 2006
• BHSM, Health Services Management, KyungHee University, 2004

Research Interests

Dr. Kim’s research interests are organizational and managerial issues in long-term care settings. Specifically, she is interested in how an organizational structural setting influences outcomes and processes of organizational change and innovation. Another area of her research is workforce development in long-term care. She is also interested in studying health care professionals’ perceptions toward telemedicine in long-term care.

Selected Presentations & Publications

• Kim, J. (2011). Organizational structure and change processes in long-term care: A configurational approach. Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San-Antonio, Texas. Nominated for the “Health Care Management Division Best Paper Based on a Dissertation” Award (paper presentation).
• Kim, J., DelliFraine, J., Dansky, K., & McCleary, K. (2010). Physician’s acceptance of telemedicine technology: An empirical test of competing theories. International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, 4(3), 210-225.
• Kim, J. McCaughey, D., Brannon, D., & McGhan, G. (2010). What makes them leave? The relationship between worker training, injury, and turnover intent of direct care workers in nursing homes. The 27th AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. (Poster presentation).

Professional Affiliations

• AcademyHealth
• Academy of Management