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.