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Yeonkyung Kim

Yeonkyung Kim

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Public Affairs, Kean University

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yeonkyungkim@unomaha.edu

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Yeonkyung Kim Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Public Affairs at Kean University. She also serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab. Her research interests encompass public management, digital government, citizen participation, and ICT in the public sector. Recently, her focus has extended to include co-creation, crowdsourcing, digital inclusion, and digital equity.

For several years, she has been working in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab, specifically contributing to the technology team of Advance, a project jointly developed by the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the University of Nebraska.

Yeonkyung received two GRACA awards ($5,000 each) for her research. The topics of her awarded research are as follows: (1) "What Shapes the Public Manager's Use of Performance Information: The Case of City Managers in NE" (2) "Crowdsourcing in Governments: Lessons from Challenge.gov and Challenge Korea"

Specialization: Information & Technology Management, Public Policy

Personal Website: Yeonkyungkim.org

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Education

Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, U.S.A.

M.A., Public Administration, Ewha Womans University

B.A., Public Administration, Ewha Womans University

Selected Publications

Lee, D., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Do monetary or nonmonetary incentives promote citizens' use of a government crowdsourcing: A case of the City of Omaha's 311-type of crowdsourcing platform. Public Administration. [Online First] here

Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Digitally vulnerable populations’ use of e-government services: inclusivity and access. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. [Online First] here

Zhao, B., Cheng, S., Schiff, K. J., & Kim, Y. (2023). Digital transparency and citizen participation: Evidence from the online crowdsourcing platform of the City of Sacramento. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), 101868. here

Heckler, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). Crypto-governance: The ethical implications of block chain in public service. Public Integrity. 24:1, 66-81. here

 

Additional Information

Bio

Yeonkyung Kim Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Public Affairs at Kean University. She also serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab. Her research interests encompass public management, digital government, citizen participation, and ICT in the public sector. Recently, her focus has extended to include co-creation, crowdsourcing, digital inclusion, and digital equity.

For several years, she has been working in the Digital Governance and Analytics Lab, specifically contributing to the technology team of Advance, a project jointly developed by the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the University of Nebraska.

Yeonkyung received two GRACA awards ($5,000 each) for her research. The topics of her awarded research are as follows: (1) "What Shapes the Public Manager's Use of Performance Information: The Case of City Managers in NE" (2) "Crowdsourcing in Governments: Lessons from Challenge.gov and Challenge Korea"

Specialization: Information & Technology Management, Public Policy

Personal Website: Yeonkyungkim.org

LinkedIn Profile

Education

Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, U.S.A.

M.A., Public Administration, Ewha Womans University

B.A., Public Administration, Ewha Womans University

Selected Publications

Lee, D., Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Do monetary or nonmonetary incentives promote citizens' use of a government crowdsourcing: A case of the City of Omaha's 311-type of crowdsourcing platform. Public Administration. [Online First] here

Kim, Y., & Lee, J. (2024). Digitally vulnerable populations’ use of e-government services: inclusivity and access. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. [Online First] here

Zhao, B., Cheng, S., Schiff, K. J., & Kim, Y. (2023). Digital transparency and citizen participation: Evidence from the online crowdsourcing platform of the City of Sacramento. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), 101868. here

Heckler, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). Crypto-governance: The ethical implications of block chain in public service. Public Integrity. 24:1, 66-81. here

 

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