Kim is an Assistant Professor in Children and Young People in the School of Communities and Education at Northumbria University. She serves as Year One Cohort Lead on the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies programme and teaches across all three years. Her teaching focuses on children's play as a vehicle for learning, children’s and young people's literature, contemporary perspectives of childhood and youth, and employability skills development.

Kim also leads modules delivered at Northumbria’s partner institution, Kaplan Singapore, and acts as Academic Partnership Co-ordinator for Transnational Undergraduate Education for both the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies and the BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling programmes.

Her research explores issues of social justice and inclusion, with a particular focus on co-designed methodologies. Building on her doctoral work, Kim collaborates with marginalised communities to develop creative and participatory approaches to research and change-making. She is currently working with a local kinship care group to evaluate access to and the impact of holiday experiences for kinship families, aiming to raise awareness of everday challenges. Her broader research interests include anti-stigma interventions, mapping recovery services for people with substance use experience, and understanding children's and young people’s perspectives on climate change.

Before joining Northumbria, Kim worked in the voluntary sector, managing projects and working collaboratively with parents and families in marginalised communities to facilitate change.

Kim holds a PhD in Philosophy, a BA (Hons) in Young Children & Childhood Studies from Northumbria University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Adult Education. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.