Jee Jee Kim

Jee Jee Kim is a cultural and political historical sociologist specializing in the intersection of race, ethnicity, and stratification. Her current doctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzes the institutional framing of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) commitments over time. Jee Jee previous earned her MAs from UW-Madison and GWU, researching social movement framing of "comfort Women" theorizing inverse empowerment in North Lorea political prison camps. 

An award-winning educator, Jee Jee has been recognized with a Letters and Science Fellowship and a UW-Madison Sociology Department teaching award for achieving the highest student evaluations in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. She is also a specialist in the pedagogy of controversial subjects, having led training for graduate teaching assistants on navigating high-conflict classroom dynamics.

In addition to her teaching and research, Jee Jee founded and directed a humanitarian NGO in 2007, leveraging community organizing and international media, including Voice of America, to support political refugees and domestic violence shelters. Her scholarly interests encompass sociological theory, bystander intervention, social movement framing, organizational operations, racism, and genocide. Jee Jee teaches Introduction to Sociology at The George Washington University and U.S. Society in Global Perspective at American University.