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Catherine E. Kim is a tenured Professor of Education at Pacific University's College of Education, where she serves as ESOL Endorsement Program Coordinator and TESOL Minor Advisor. She has held academic positions at Pacific University since 2006, progressing from Adjunct Professor to her current tenured Professor role since 2017. Previously, she served as Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University (2001-2005) and as a Full-time Lecturer at Princeton University (1999-2001).
Dr. Kim earned her PhD and MA in Linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a specialization in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism). Her doctoral dissertation focused on maturational effects on second-language acquisition. She completed her undergraduate studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, earning a BA in English Language and Literature.
Her research focuses on second-language acquisition, bilingualism, and bilingual/biliteracy development, with particular emphasis on Korean-American heritage learners. She investigates academic English language proficiency development among adolescent bilingual students, heritage language maintenance in community schools, and the linguistic consequences of bilingualism. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language education.
Analysis of her publication record reveals a consistent trajectory from foundational work in Korean language pedagogy and second-language acquisition to more recent research on STEM teachers' professional development and ESOL integration in content areas. Her work demonstrates increasing focus on practical applications of language education theory in mainstream classrooms, particularly in STEM fields, while maintaining her scholarly interest in heritage language maintenance.
- Listed in 'Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students,' University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994-1996)
- Award for Academic Excellence, Yonsei University (1990, 1988)
Dr. Kim has directed significant federally-funded research projects including the ELSTEM program (National Professional Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, $1.34 million) and co-directed a NSF Noyce Grant ($798,069) focused on preparing culturally and linguistically diverse STEM teachers. She serves as President of ORTESOL (Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and has advised numerous graduate students through Pacific University's MEd program.
