Josephine Kim, PhD

Josephine Kim, PhD, is a Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is a Resident Fellow in the Administrative Fellowship Program through the Office of the Assistant of the President for Institutional Diversity and Equity at Harvard University. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Certified Counselor whose clinical skills and experiences span many contexts including residential facilities, community agencies, and public and private schools. She has worked with multicultural populations and has taught students of all ages in varied educational contexts, including private and public colleges and universities. She has provided professional consultation and expertise on multicultural, mental health, career development, and educational issues to various media sources in Asia and in the U.S. and is the keynote speaker at numerous parent, teacher, counselor, and youth conferences in Asia and in the U.S. She is the author of two best-selling books in Korea "The secret to children's self-esteem” <우리 아이 자존감의 비밀> and "Self-esteem in the classroom: A handbook for teachers” <교실속 자존감>. She serves as advisor for global educational organizations and NGOs and is a member of the Advisory Panel for Resilience in the Ministry of Education in Singapore.