Kim Okesson

Kim Okesson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Arts at Asbury University, within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University (2023), an M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Wheaton Graduate School, and a B.A. in Interpersonal and Group Communication from Trinity International University. Her research focuses on identity formation, immigration, intercultural communication, social media, and crisis communication, with a particular emphasis on equipping students to engage globalized contexts.

Before joining Asbury, Okesson spent thirteen years working across Kenya, Tanzania, and England. She has presented at the National Communication Association annual conference and served as a communication leader at the 2010 Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization in Cape Town. Her doctoral work examined intercultural communication challenges on Christian college campuses.

No specific articles, grants, or awards are listed in the provided text, though her professional highlights include international experience and academic contributions to intercultural dialogue.