Faculty Profile

Wooksoo Kim

Associate Professor
Social Work
wkim5@buffalo.edu

Education:

PhD, Social Welfare, University of Washington, 2002

Professional experience:

Faculty, Social Work, University at Buffalo

What mentoring means to me:

Mentoring is a critical component for success in graduate education and beyond. It is my hope to help students navigate academia while juggling non-academic demands in life.

Topics I am willing to discuss with students:

Academic Culture

Dealing with politics and conflict with faculty or peers.

Decoding and demystifying academic culture and norms.

Taking a non-traditional path to grad school.

Uncertainty about staying in grad school.

Personal Experiences

Caregiving for children.

Experiences related to being a woman.

Experiences related to mental health and/or abilities.

Experiences related to racial, ethnic, cultural and/or religious minority status.

Non-U.S. citizen or immigrant experiences.