CRADLE TO CAREER STEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATIONFor over 20 years, Kim has managed and directed research and evaluation outcome studies in education and mental health for major research universities, offices of education, school districts, and nonprofit organizations. Her specialties include mixed-methods research and evaluation designs for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education initiatives in early childhood, K-12, and higher education settings. These initiatives are focused on the development and implementation of curricula, professional development, informal education, and career pathways targeting technical and engineering fields, computer science, climate change, science and technology-assisted science education. The majority of these initiatives are supported by grant programs targeting traditionally underperforming and underrepresented groups. Most recently, Kim took part in the formation and leadership of the STEM Education and Training Topical Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association. Kim combines her independent consulting work with teaching traditional and online courses in psychological research and mentoring student research. Kim received her PhD in Cognitive and Brain Sciences from the University of Southern California’s Department of Psychology and completed a postdoctoral training program in the study of schizophrenia spectrum disorders at the University of California-Los Angeles Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior.