Paul Youngbin Kim, PhD

University of Notre Dame

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology (2010)

University of Notre Dame

M.A. in Counseling Psychology (2007)

Calvin College

B.A. in Psychology (with honors 2004)

Seattle Pacific University
School of Psychology, Family, and Community

Professor of Psychology (2020 – Present)

Sung Kyun Kwan University (성균관대학교)

International Instructor (Summer 2022)

Seattle Pacific University
School of Psychology, Family, and Community

Associate Professor of Psychology (2015 – 2020)

Seo-gang University (서강대학교)

Visiting Scholar of Psychology (Fall 2016)

Seattle Pacific University
School of Psychology, Family, and Community

Assistant Professor of Psychology (2010 – 2015)

Psychologytoday.com

Author (2022 – Present)

Christ Animated Learning, Christian Scholar’s Review

Contributor (2021 – Present)

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Editorial Board (2021 – Present)

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Editorial Board (2018 – Present)

The Counseling Psychology

Editorial Board (2017 – Present)

Living Well Initiative: Destigmatizing Mental Illness

Faculty Scholar (2017 – Present)

School of Psychology, Family, and Community

Diversity Advisor (2016 – 2021)

Seattle Pacific University’s Psi Chi Chapter

Faculty Advisor (2014- 2016)

Diversity Committee, Seattle Pacific University

Committee Chair (2013- 2014)

Seattle Pacific University

Promising Practices in Remote Online Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

Seattle Pacific University

Scholar of the Year (2019)

Seattle Pacific University

Excellence in Teaching Award (2016)

School of Psychology, Family & Community

Teacher of Year (2016)

School of Psychology, Family & Community

Teacher of Year and Nominee for the university-wide Teacher of the Year Award (2015)

Asian American Psychological Association Division of Students

Research Award (2009)

American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program / Psychology Summer Institute

Fellow (2009)

Manuel Teruel Multicultural Competence Essay Contest

First Prize Winner (2009)

Great Lakes Conference

Student Research Award (2006)

Psychology Teaching Review, 27(2), 36-40

Kim, P.Y.
Posted 2021
Strategies for teaching White students about racism during a study abroad course.

Journal of Psychology & Christianity, 40(3), 173-184

*Law, J. P., *Geil, D., *Bau, K. E., *Grigg, M. R., & Kim, P. Y.
Posted 2021
Biracial Asian Americans’ mental health on a Christian college campus: A preliminary report on the role of racial-ethnic identities and racial invalidation.

Psychology Teaching Review, 26(2), 5-11

Kim, P. Y.
Posted 2020
Teaching Korean cultural constructs to American students: Examples from a South Korea study abroad course.

2022 CCCU Best Practices in Christian Higher Education Conference – Abilene, TX

Shea, M., Kim, P. Y., & Jin, J.
Paper presented: (2022, September)
Promoting academic resilience among racially minoritized students through an inclusive ethics of care and belonging.

2022 American Psychological Association Convention – Minneapolis, MN

Second place for Div. 52/International Psychology Student-First-Authored Poster Contest
Jang, S., Ryu, J., Yon, K. J., Kim, P. Y., & Kim, M. S.
Poster presented: (2022, August)
Effects of perceived marginalization on mental health of young adults with migration background.

2022 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Portland, OR

Kim, P. Y., & Yon, K. J.
Paper presented: (2022, April)
Cultural correlates of self-stigma of seeking psychological help among South Korean college students. In E. Mateer (Chair), What will they think of me? Self-stigma among Asians and Asian Americans.

2021 Korean Counseling Psychological Association Conference – Virtual

Kim, P. Y.
Paper presented: (2021, October)
Ethnical and racial invalidations: Implications for mental health. In Choi, B.O. (Chair) 소외와 배제를 넘어선 다양성에 대한 이해와 사회정의 상담 : 이주 배경 구성원에 대한이해. (Diversity beyond alienation and exclusion, and social justice counseling: Understanding the experiences of multicultural individuals.)

2021 Reckoning and Reimaging Lilly Conference (hosted by Azusa Pacific University) – Virtual

Jin J., Shea, M., & Kim, P. Y.
Panel presented: (2021, May)
Co-creating a caring community through an inclusive ethics of care.

2021 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Virtual Convention – Virtual

Kim, P. Y., & Tausen, B. M.
Paper presented: ((2021, April)
Examining White students’ empathy of Asians and Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In P. Y. Kim (Chair), #hateisavirus: Asian and Asian American college students’ experiences of racism during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 CCCU Diversity Conference – Newberg, OR

Tangenberg, K., & Kim, P. Y.
Session presented: (2019, October)
Diversity Committee strategies and goal alignment: examples from a School of Psychology.

2019 American Psychological Association Convention – Chicago, IL

Kim, P. Y., & Kendall, D. L.
Poster presented: (2019, August)
Developing a measure of racial microaggressions experienced on Christian campuses.

2019 American Psychological Association Convention – Chicago, IL

First Place for Div. 52/International Psychology Early Career Psychologist-First-Authored Poster Contest
Yon, K. J., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2019, August)
Stigma, loss of face, and help-seeking attitudes among South Korean collect students.

2019 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Pasadena, CA

**Kim, P. Y., & Lee, D. H.
Paper presented: (2019, April)
Acculturation gap and psychological correlates: The experiences of pastors working in Korean American churches.

2019 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Pasadena, CA

*Blesoch, J., *Moeng, M., *Law, J., *Ryu, S. H., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2019, April)
Religiosity and ethnic identity among Pacific Islanders: A qualitative inquiry.

2019 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Pasadena, CA

Nguyen, K. K., Weeks, C., Shea, M., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2019, April)
Why don’t they seek counseling? Identifying six barriers to mental health help-seeking among college students.

2019 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Pasadena, CA

Nguyen, K. K., Kim, P. Y., & Shea, M.
Poster presented: (2019, April)
Correlates of professional help-seeking attitudes: Comparison of Korean and Korean American college students.

2018 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Portland, OR

Kim, P.Y., & Yon, K. J.
Paper presented: (2018, April)
Cultural and structural barriers to professional help-seeking among Korean college students. In M.Shea (Chair), Examining cultural and structural barriers to seeking psychological counseling: Three studies across six countries.

2018 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Portland, OR

Honorable Mention for Div. 52/International Psychology Student-First-Authored Poster Student Content
*Moh, S., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2018, April)
International student in a faith-based institution: An intra/interpersonal spiritual framework.

2017 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Convention – Las Vegas, NV

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2017, October)
Revisiting and extending the role of religious coping in the racism-mental health relation among Christian Asian American students.

2017 Western Psychological Association Convention (WPA) – Sacramento, CA

Yon, K. J., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2017, April)
Preliminary findings from the professional help-seeking attitudes of Korean and Korean American students study.

2016 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Long Beach, CA

Kim, P. Y., *Taylor, C., Kendall, D. L., & Cheon, H.
Poster presented: (2016, April)
Racial microaggressions, cultural mistrust, and well-being among Asian American college students.

2015 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Convention -Toronto, Canada

Kim, P. Y., Kendall, D. L., & Chang, E. S.
Poster presented: (2015, August)
Subtle racism, interpersonal shame, and help-seeking attitudes among Asian American college students.

2015 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention – Toronto, Canada

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2015, August)
Religious support mediates the relation between racial microaggressions and psychological well-being.

2015 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Las Vegas, NV

Kim, P. Y., Cheon, H., & Hyun, J.
Poster presented: (2015, April)
Psychosociocultural-spiritual experiences of Korean missionary “kids”: A qualitative study.

2015 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) – Atlanta, GA

Chang, E. S., Cheon, H., Hyun, J., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2015, January)
Korean American religious leaders’ views on mental health issues impacting the Korean American community: A qualitative study.

2015 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) – Atlanta, GA

Kim, P. Y., & Kendall, D. L.
Poster presented: (2015, January)
The moderating role of religious coping on the racism-mental health link among Asian American college students.

2014 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention – Portland, OR

Kim, P. Y., Kendall, D. L., *Stutts, K., & *Teel, C.
Poster presented: (2014, April)
Testing a moderated mediation model of Asian American help-seeking attitudes.

2013 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Convention – Honolulu, HI.

Kim, P. Y., *Stutts, K., & *Teel, C.
Poster presented: (2013, August)
Emotional self-control, loss of face, etiology beliefs, and willingness to see a counselor among Asian American college students: A test of a multiple mediation model.

2013 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) – Houston, TX

Kim, P. Y., Lee, D. H., *Botz, K., & *Park, Y. J.
Poster presented: (2013, January)
The role of intrapersonal and interpersonal cultural values on help-seeking attitudes of Asian American college students.

2012 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) Conference – Spokane, WA

Kim, P. Y., & Lee, D. H.
Paper presented: (2012, June)
The model minority myth and its impact on help-seeking attitudes among Asian Americans.

2011 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Convention – Washington, D.C

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2011, August)
The moderating role of social support among Asian international students: a test of the matching hypothesis.

2010 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention – San Diego, CA

Park, I. J. K., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2010, August)
Testing mediation models of anger regulation among Korean American adolescents.

2009 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Conference – Toronto, Canada

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2009, August)
International students’ acculturation: An etic-emic perspective.

2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) – New Orleans, LA

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2009, January)
International students’ social support: An etic-emic perspective.

American Psychological Association (APA) Convention – Boston, MA

Kim, P. Y., & Park, I. J. K.
Paper presented: (2008, August)
Social norms and help-seeking attitudes among Asian American college students.

116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) – Boston, MA

Park, I. J. K., & Kim, P. Y.
Paper presented: (2008, August)
Sociocultural predictors of stigma among Korean American students. In I.J.K. Park (Chair), New Directions in Stigma Research for Asian American Communities.

2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference – Chicago, IL

Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2008, March)
Experiences of international Korean youths studying in America.

2006 American Psychological Association Convention (APA) – New Orleans, LA

Kim, P. Y., Kim, I. J., Bethea, K., & Wingo, J.
Poster presented: (2006, August)
Acculturation and attitudes towards mental illness among Korean American students.

2006 Great Lakes Conference – West Lafayette, IN

Kim, P. Y., & Kim, I. J.
Poster presented: (2006, April)
Indigenous values and behaviors as predictors of attitudes toward mental illness among Korean American students.

113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) – Washington, DC

Kim, I. J., Kim, P. Y., Bethea, K., & Cho, J.
Poster presented: (2005, August)
Sociocultural beliefs about mental illness among Korean/Korean American students.

2005 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) – Hollywood, CA

Kim, I. J., Kim, P. Y., Bethea, K., & Cho, J.
Poster presented: (2005, January)
Sociocultural influences on attitudes towards mental illness among Korean students.

2004 Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference – Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kim, P. Y.
Paper presented: (2004, April)
A cross-cultural study of outcome attribution in counseling

National Research Foundation of Korea Grant ($250,000) – 2020

Role: Co-Investigator
PI: Min Sun Kim, Ph.D. (Dankook University)
Program: Social Sciences Division
Project: Entering adulthood and improving the quality of life of immigrant youths

Spiritual and Educational Resources for Vocational Exploration Grant ($3445) – 2020

Source: Faculty Life Office at Seattle Pacific University
Project: Teaching Korean cultural constructs during a study abroad course

Seed Grant ($1500 awarded to SPFC Diversity Committee) – 2018

Source: Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Project: Funding to support SPFC’s departmental readiness evaluation

Academic Innovation Grant ($2500) – 2017

Source: Institute for Academic Innovation/Center for Scholarship and Faculty
Development/Seattle Pacific University
Project: A study to better the academic experiences of students of color enrolled in the School of Psychology, Family, and Community.

Faculty Research and Scholarship Grant ($5200) – 2017

Source: Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development/Seattle Pacific University
Project: A study on developing and validating a measure of racial microaggressions experienced on Christian campuses.

Faculty Research and Scholarship Grant ($3600) – 2016

Source: Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development/Seattle Pacific University
Project: A cross-cultural, quantitative study on individual, interpersonal, and cultural correlates of help-seeking attitudes.

Faculty Research Grant ($1950.00) – 2015

Source: School of Psychology, Family, and Community/Seattle Pacific University
Project: An empirical study on microaggressions, religiosity, and psychological outcomes.

Faculty Research Grant ($5752.50) – 2014

Source: Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development/Seattle Pacific University
Project: A qualitative study on the psychological experiences of Korean missionary “kids.”

Faculty Research Grant ($1345.00) – 2014

Source: School of Psychology, Family, and Community/Seattle Pacific University
Project: Two empirical studies on the role of forgiveness in the racism-mental health link

Faculty Research Grant ($1345.00) – 2013

Source: School of Psychology, Family, and Community/Seattle Pacific University
Project: An empirical study on the role of religious coping in the racism-mental health link among Asian Americans

Faculty Research Grant ($1832.75) – 2012

Source: School of Psychology, Family, and Community/Seattle Pacific University
Project: An empirical study on facilitators and barriers of Asian American help-seeking.

Faculty Research Grant ($800.00)- 2011

Source: School of Psychology, Family, and Community/Seattle Pacific University
Project: An empirical study on the model minority myth and its influence on help-seeking attitudes.

Graduate Student Professional Development Grant ($438.85) – 2009

Source: Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts/University of Notre Dame
Project: Professional grant to support a conference presentation.

Graduate Student Professional Development Grant ($1693.14) – 2008

Source: Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts/University of Notre Dame
Project: An empirical study on international student adjustment.

Student Travel Grant – 2006

Source: Science Directorate/American Psychological Association
Project: Student Travel Grant to support a conference presentation.

Gordon Conference Presentation Grant – 2005, 2006 & 2008

Source: Graduate Student Union/University of Notre Dame
Project: Conference Presentation Grant to support conference presentations.

Specialty courses

Introductory courses

Clinical courses

Other teaching experience

Teaching Assistantships (all at University of Notre Dame)

2022 School of Psychology, Family, and Community Student Research Conference – Seattle, WA

*Locke, M., *Shakil, E., *Lee, J. H., *Chiangpradit, N., & Kim, P. Y.
Paper presented: (2022)
Beliefs about Jesus’ race and psychological correlates among Asian American college students.

2012 School of Psychology, Family, and Community Student Research Conference – Seattle, WA

*Botz, K., *Park, Y. J., Lee, D. H., & Kim, P. Y.
Poster presented: (2012)
The mediating role of Asian cultural values between model minority myth internalization and attitudes toward seeking psychological help among Asian American college students.

Savannah Carpenter* (2019-2020)

Using mental imagery to increase intentions to seek psychological help. (2nd reader)

Heather Kohlman Olsen
Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Seattle Pacific University (2019)

Exploring the buffering effects of holding behaviors on the negative consequences of workplace discrimination for people of color.

Faculty committees and task forces

Search committees

Working groups

Other service

Peer-reviewed journals

• American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
• Asian American Journal of Psychology
• Counseling Psychology Quarterly
• Ethnicity & Health
• International Journal of Psychology
• Journal of Counseling Psychology
• Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
• Mental Health, Religion, & Culture
• Multicultural Perspectives

Conference presentations

• 2016 Western Psychological Association research presentation proposals
• 2015 APA Convention Division 45 research presentation proposals

University of California Riverside Counseling Center

Predoctoral Intern
2009 – 2010

Madison Center – South Bend, Indiana

Practicum Therapist
2007 – 2008

Marital Therapy and Research Clinic – South Bend, Indiana

Practicum Therapist
2007

Outpatient Services, Oaklawn Psychiatric Center – Goshen, Indiana

Practicum Therapist
2006 – 2007

University Counseling Center – Notre Dame, Indiana

Practicum Therapist
2005 – 2006

American Psychological Association

Divisions: Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Society of Counseling Psychology, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, International Psychology

Asian American Psychological Association

American Counseling Association

Division: Multicultural Counseling & Development

Western Psychological Association

Beijing Institute of Technology

Exchange Program – Fall 2002
Beijing, China

Faith Academy

High School Diploma – May 2000
Manila, Philippines

Korean

Level: Proficient