Research Faculty/Evaluation Specialist Learning Systems Institute Florida State University                                        

Research Associate USAID Empowered Youth Michigan State University                                        

Postdoctoral Fellow Martin School of Public Policy and Administration University of Kentucky The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education                         

Research Associate Center for P-20 Engagement, Northern Illinois University                                                           

Kim,Y & Zimmer, R. (2023) Is Reputational Pressure Enough to Create Competitive School Choice Effects? Evidence from Seoul’s School Choice Policy. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Chudgar, A., Kim, Y., Morley, A., & Sakamoto, J. (2019). Association between Completing Secondary Education and Adulthood Outcomes in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. International Journal of Educational Development

Kim, Y. (2018) The Effects of School Choice on Achievement Gaps between Private and Public High Schools: Evidence from the Seoul School Choice Program. International Journal of Educational Development

Kim, Y. (2018). Privatization and School Practices: Evidence from Seoul’s High School Choice Program. International Journal of Educational Development

Kim, Y. (2017). Does Autonomy over Teacher Hiring Affect Student Math and Science Achievement? Education Economics

*Darolia, R. & Kim, Y. (2023) Postsecondary Certificates and Faculty Composition. The TIAA institute 
https://www.tiaa.org/public/institute/publication/2023/postsecondary-certificates-and-faculty-composition

*Darolia, R., Guo, C, Kim, Y., (2022). The Earnings and Employment of Certificate Earners in Kentucky. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education https://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/certificateearnersreport.pdf

*Darolia, R., Kim, Y. (2021). Who Earns Undergraduate Certificates in Kentucky? The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education   https://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/kycertificates-2.pdf

*Darolia, R., Kim, Y. (2021). Trends in Certificate Awards, 2005-06 to 2018-19. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education  https://cpe.ky.gov/data/reports/kycertificates-1.pdf

Creed, B., Kim, Y., Klein, J., Summers, K. H., Pavkov, T., & Rosemond, C. (2020). A Data Overview of Prevention Initiative and Preschool for All Programs in Illinois from 2012-2018. Northern Illinois University: P-20 Research & Data Collaborative.

Pavkov, T., Summers, K. H., Klein, J., Creed, B., Rosemond, C., Clemens, A.J., Granger, K., Kim, Y., Ascencio, A., Collins, B. & Bergquist, E. (2020). Preschool Development Grant Expansion: A Descriptive Study in Illinois. Northern Illinois University: P-20 Research & Data Collaborative.

Chudgar, A., Bezem, P., Kim, Y., Morley, A., & Sakamoto, J. (2016). Factors Associated with Secondary Education Access in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey Data. submitted to the MacArthur Foundation

Chudgar, A., Bezem, P., Kim, Y., Morley, A., & Sakamoto, J. (2016). Secondary Education and Select Adulthood Outcomes in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey Data. submitted to the MacArthur Foundation

Evaluation of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Florida Department of Education, 2024

Empowered Youth in Kenya, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2023                                 

Postsecondary Credentials in Kentucky, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 2022

The Labor Market Returns to Short-Term Credentials, Arnold Ventures Grant, 2021

Credentials, COVID-19, and the Higher Education Workforce, TIAA Institute Grant, 2021

Data FIRST: Analysis of the Prevention Initiative and Preschool for All Programs, Illinois State Board of Education, 2018

Early Childhood Pre-School Development Expansion Grant Evaluation, Illinois State Board of Education, 2018

Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education, Improving access and retention in secondary education in PSIPSE countries: What can we learn from existing large-scale resources?     MacArthur Foundation, 2015                         

Comparative and International Education Society

American Educational Research Association

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management