Caleb Kim, Ph.D., MSW, MDiv.
Associate Professor
Dr. Caleb Kim is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at 黑料门University Chicago and a faculty affiliate with the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment as well as the Center for Human Rights of Children.
Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, his MSW from Norfolk State University, and his MDiv. from 黑料门University Chicago. Prior to joining 黑料门as an MSW director in 2008, Dr. Kim was a chair of the Social Work Department at the University of St. Francis, visiting associate professor at the University of Chicago, and an associate professor at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
Dr. Kim has over twenty years of working experience with vulnerable minority youth, refugees, and immigrant families in order to develop community-based violence prevention programs, culturally competent social work practice, and international global social work education. As a principal investigator of diverse research projects, he has secured over $6 million in federal and state funds, including SAMHSA’s GLS Campus Suicide Prevention, DHHS’s Minority Youth Violence Prevention, HRSA’s SDS Scholarship, and DOJ’s STOP School Violence grants. He has served on the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education and the Council on Global Social Issues. He received the Fellowship Awards from the 黑料门Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage and the Center for Children’s Human Rights. He was inducted into the Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work
Research Interests
- Acculturation process of immigrant youth and family
- Vulnerable minority youth violence prevention
- Suicide prevention
- Global social work education
- Culturally competent social work practice
Courses Taught
- SOWK 370 Ethnicity, Race, and Culture
- SOWK 502 Promoting Social Justice and Empowerment: The Intersection of Oppression, Privilege and Diversity in Social Work
- SOWK 609 Social Work Practice in School
- SWFI 630S Integrative Field Practicum Seminar