Overview
“My philosophy of nursing is grounded in social justice and the drive for health equity for all people, especially the most vulnerable among us. My clinical expertise lies in maternal child health, where I began my career as a Registered Nurse, caring for patients in labor delivery, postpartum, and the newborn nursery. Additionally, I hold an MSN degree with a specialization as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. My scholarly expertise is in public health, where my work has focused primarily on immigrant health, sexual violence, and maternal role adaptation. I also served in the inaugural AI in Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellows cohort, a competitive, Provost-funded initiative designed to pioneer pedagogical AI innovation, where I advanced AI-enhanced teaching and learning by co-developing and supporting innovative pedagogical practices across the College and University. I developed AI SimBot, a GPT-based virtual simulation tool that provides nursing students with unlimited, on-demand opportunities to practice patient communication skills, enhancing their preparation for real-world clinical interactions. Both my clinical background and scholarly interests inform every aspect of my academic work at Northeastern. My goal as an educator is to prepare the next generation of nurses for sustained, fulfilling careers of service that meaningfully impact the lives of patients, families, and communities.”
Areas of Expertise
Maternal-child health
Immigrant health
Sexual violence and trauma-informed care
Public health nursing
Generative AI in teaching and learning
Qualitative methods
Selected Publications
(* Denotes data-based)
Kim, T., Larson, B., Rachlin, J. (2025, April 30). Teaching reimagined: Higher education in the age of AI [Panel presentation]. Conference for Advancing Evidence-Based Learning, Northeastern University, Online. https://learning.northeastern.edu/caebl/
Kim, T., Eaton, L. (2025, April 8). Build a custom chatbot for teaching [Breakout session presentation]. AI in Action, Northeastern University, Online. https://aiinaction.sites.northeastern.edu
Kim, T. AI-powered simulations: Leveraging technology in education to advance nursing communication skills with AI SimBot. December 2024. AACN Transform Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Song, J. E., Roh, E. H., Chae, H. J., & Kim, T. (2022). Ecological factors influencing parenting self-efficacy among working mothers with a child under 36 months old in South Korea: A cross sectional and correlational study. BMC Women’s Health, 22(62). doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01639-8.
Ahn, J.A., Roh, E.H., Kim, T., Lee, J.H., & Song, J.E. (2021). Maternal adaptation of working mothers with infants and toddlers in South Korea: A systematic review. BMC Women’s Health, 21(213). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01357-7.
Song, J.E., Chae, H., Ko, J.M., Yang, J.I., & Kim, T. (2020). Effects of a maternal role adjustment program for first time mothers who use postpartum care centers (Sanhujoriwon) in South Korea: A quasi-experimental study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, 277. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02923-x
Ahn, J., Kim, T., Roh, E., & Song, J. (2017). A systematic review about the health of international marriage immigrant women in South Korea. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0604-6.
Song, J., Ahn, J., Kim, T., & Roh, E. (2016). A qualitative review of immigrant women’s maternal adaptation in South Korea. Midwifery, 39, 35-43.
Kim, T., Draucker, C. B., Bradway, C., Grisso, J. A., & Sommers, M. S. (2016). Somos hermanas del mismo dolor (we are sisters of the same pain): Intimate partner sexual violence narratives among Mexican immigrant women. Violence Against Women. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1177/1077801216646224.
Funding
Migration, Violence, Trauma and the Health of Immigrant Children. Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program Grant, Northeastern University. 2014. PI.
Immigration and Human Rights. Humanities Collaborative Research Cluster Grant, Northeastern University. 2013. Co-PI.
Somos Hermanas del Mismo Dolor (We are Sister of the Same Pain): Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Narratives Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Philadelphia. Rosemary Berkel Crisp Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing. 2010. PI.
Somos Hermanas del Mismo Dolor (We are Sister of the Same Pain): Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Narratives Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Philadelphia. The Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence. 2010. PI.
