Taehyun Kim

Taehyun Kim is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) within the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. She holds a PhD in Health Policy and Management from the University of Maryland and an MS in Industrial Engineering from KAIST.

Research Focus: Kim specializes in reproductive health policy, evaluating impacts of Medicaid abortion coverage, contraceptive access initiatives, and social determinants of health. Her work employs quasi-experimental causal methods on large administrative and survey datasets to promote health equity.

Publications: Her research appears in top journals like Health Affairs, Health Services Research, and Social Science & Medicine, with recent articles examining SB8's effects on contraceptive choices, Medicaid coverage impacts on abortion rates, and Delaware/Maryland attitude shifts.

Additional Activities: Kim supports organizations like Stand-Up Against Sex-Trafficking of Minors and engages in micro-gardening and cycling in her free time.