Heejun Kim

Dr. Heejun Kim is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a B.S. from Yonsei University. His research focuses on Text Mining, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Health Informatics, and Geographic Information Science. His work bridges computational methods with societal challenges, particularly in public health and social media analysis.

Key research interests include analyzing health information credibility on social media, pandemic-related social dynamics, and designing sociotechnical systems for underprivileged communities. Dr. Kim’s recent studies investigate racial discrimination discourse on platforms like YouTube, mental health support mechanisms among college students, and the impact of information literacy on health decisions.

His publications reflect a focus on pandemic-era social behaviors, digital health communication, and algorithmic solutions for biomedical literature analysis. Notable works include studies on anti-Asian hate speech during the pandemic and the role of social networks in Black American college students’ connections.