Min Kyung Kim

Min Kyung Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on organizational resilience in social welfare and humanitarian sectors, interorganizational network dynamics, and narrative rhetoric in cultural memory systems.

• Academic affiliation: University of Illinois, Department of Communication
• Key research areas: Resilience frameworks, emotional sustainability, interorganizational collaboration

Her work examines how organizations maintain functionality under stress, particularly in humanitarian contexts involving refugee support and vulnerable communities. She also investigates storytelling and material rhetoric in historical memory preservation, as seen in her analysis of comfort women narratives.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in multilevel communication strategies for resilience organizing (2022), emotional sustainability mechanisms (2022), and interorganizational network applications (2024). These 5 articles demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement across communication studies, organizational theory, and sustainability research.