JAEOK KIM
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany, SUNY
135 Western Ave., 310 Draper Hall
Albany, NY 12222
Phone(office): 518-442-5751
Email: [email protected]
Education
Albany, NY
University at Albany, State University of New York
Ph.D., Criminal Justice
(Expected) August, 2016
Committee: Shawn Bushway (Chair), Robert Brame, Megan Kurlychek, Justin Pickett
Dissertation: “Exploring Differential Involvement and Differential Treatment of the Criminal Justice
System among Demographic Groups: A Criminal Career Perspective”
Seoul, South Korea
Kyonggi University
M.A., Forensic Psychology
2009
Pusan National University
Busan, South Korea
B.A. with Honors, Psychology
2007
Peer Reviewed Articles
Kim, J., Bushway, S., and Tsao, H. (2015). Identifying classes of explanations for crime drop: Period
and cohort effects for New York State, Journal of Quantitative Criminology. doi:
10.1007/s10940-015-9274-5.
Kim, J., Cho, S., and Lee, S. (2009). “A validation study of M-FAST (Miller-Forensic Assessment of
Symptoms Test),” Korean Journal of Psychology: General, 28, 427-447.
Cho, S., Lee, S. & Kim, J. (2008). “Comparison of malingering related characteristics between pretrial forensic offenders determined as normal and other diagnoses: Based on MMPI-2 profiles,”
Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 22, 45-58.
Work in Progress
Kim, J. & Bushway, S. (2015) Using longitudinal self-report data to study the age-crime relationship.
(under review at Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
Other Publication
Lee, S. & Kim, J. (2009). Korean M-FAST Professional Manual. Seoul, Korea: Korea Psychological
Service.
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Conference Presentations
Kim, J., Bushway, S., and Kiesel, A. “Racial disparity in criminal justice processing: Focusing on
contemporary New York State.” Mini-Conference on Policing and Race, The University of
Cincinnati, January, 2016.
Kim, J., Bushway, S., and Tsao, H. “Identifying classes of explanations for crime drop: Period and
cohort effects for NY State.” The American Society of Criminology 71st Annual Meeting,
Washington D.C. November, 2015.
Liu, S. & Kim, J. “An individual-level study on the role of welfare participation in the relationship
between motherhood and desistance.” The American Society of Criminology 70th Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November, 2014.
Kim, J & Bushway, S. “A study on the age-crime relationship using longitudinal self-report data.” The
American Society of Criminology 68th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. November, 2012.
Kim, J. & Lee, S. “A study on the validity of M-FAST.” Korean Psychological Association Annual
Meeting, Seoul, Korea, August, 2009.
Research Experience
Research Assistant
Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany
 Data analysis including Census and other panel survey data
Research Assistant
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
 “The Crime and Confinement Reduction Initiatives.”
 P.I.: Dr. Shawn D. Bushway
Research Assistant
University at Albany
 A study on the validity of longitudinal panel dataset
 Advisor: Dr. Shawn D. Bushway
Albany, NY
Fall 2014-current
Albany, NY
Summer 2013- Fall 2014
Albany, NY
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
Seoul, Korea
Research Assistant
The Ministry of Justice
July 2007-August 2008
 “A study on the development of risk assessment for sexual crime recidivists.”
 P.I.: Dr. Soo Jung Lee
Seoul, Korea
Research Assistant
The Ministry of Justice
July 2007-December 2008
 “A study on the development of evaluation model for improvement of human rights in prison.”
 P.I.: Dr. Ok-kyung Yoon
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
University at Albany
 RCRJ 201: Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process
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Albany, NY
Fall 2011- Spring 2013

Led weekly discussion section, developed group activities using team-based learning,
reviewed class material, and graded essays and exams
Awards and Fellowships
University at Albany Ph.D. Fellowship
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
Fall 2007-Fall 2008
Kyonggi University Merit-based Scholarship
Spring 2007
Kyonggi University Entrance Scholarship
Professional Service
Manuscript Reviewer, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative
Criminology
Editing Coordinator, The Korean Journal of Woman Psychology
2015
Seoul, Korea
2008-2009
Coordinator, The Board of Licensure for Forensic Psychologist
Seoul, Korea
2007-2008
Forensic Psychologist, Gyonggi Provincial Police Agency
Suwon, Korea
2007-2008
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Interviewed juvenile arrestees and conducted psychological assessment and risk assessment
tools
Professional Affiliations
The American Society of Criminology
Korean Psychological Association
References
Shawn Bushway (advisor)
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University at Albany, SUNY
Phone: 518-591-8738
Email: [email protected]
Megan Kurlychek
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany, SUNY
Phone: 518-591-8736
Email: [email protected]
Justin Pickett
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany, SUNY
Phone: 518-442-5224
Email: [email protected]
Benjamin Shaw
School of Public Health
University at Albany, SUNY
Phone: 518-402-0290
Email: [email protected]
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