Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. His program of research aims to identify, understand, and intervene upon the individual and environmental dimensions of psychological wellbeing that enhance healthy lifestyle behaviors and reduce the risk of age-related chronic conditions. Around this topic, he has given invited lectures at Universities (Harvard, U. of Pennsylvania, MIT), policy organizations (National Academy of Sciences), corporations (UnitedHealth Care, IDEO, AARP, Samsung), and he’s also been invited for national- and international-level think-tank working groups (OECD, United Nations). He’s been recognized as: one of Forbe’s 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, an Association for Psychological Science Rising Star, and the American Journal of Epidemiology’s Article the Year recipient. His recent insights have been featured in outlets such as the NY Times, LA Times, The Atlantic, and Washington Post. He enjoys spending time at the intersection of several disciplines and in his work integrates perspectives from psychology, gerontology, biostatistics, social epidemiology, cardiology, and translational science. He has published his research in a range of journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Psychiatry, Stroke, and the American Journal of Epidemiology.