Graduate Student
youngrim@umich.edu
Communication and Media
Education/Degree:
B.A., Media Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
M.A., Communication Studies, Seoul National University, 2016
About
Hailey (Young Rim) Kim received B.A. in Media Studies from UC Berkeley and worked as a TV producer at South Korea’s Media and Entertainment group, CJ E&M. After some years of field experience, she received her M.A. in Communication Studies from Seoul National University. Hailey is interested in the media's role in information delivery during crisis and how the public's understanding of the reality develops in such times of uncertainty. She explores this under the context of contemporary digital mediascape and the transformation of social networks. Her current interest is focused on the information network during infectious disease outbreaks.
Field(s) of Study
- Global Communication
- Crisis Communication
- Health Communication
- New and Emerging Media
- Social Network
