Academic Profile : Faculty

Asst Prof Kim Soojin
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences
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Dr. Kim joined the Public Policy and Global Affairs (PPGA) Programme, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in January 2016. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark Campus in 2015. She holds Bachelor of Law (Economics as Minor) from Ewha Womans University and two MPA (Master of Public Administration) degrees from the University of Georgia and Seoul National University. Prior to her current appointment, she has taught several graduate-level courses as an independent lecturer at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Her current research interests center on "Strategic Public Management" in the service delivery context, including Contracting Out (Back-in), Public-Private Partnerships, Citizen Participation/Satisfaction in the Public Sector, Public Budgeting and Financial Management, New Institutionalism, and Mixed Methods Research Design and Analysis.
She teaches Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs, Economic Issues for Public Decision Making, Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research, Public Budgeting and Financial Management, and Fundamentals of Politics at Undergraduate (UG) level; Theories of Public Policy, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods for Public Affairs at Graduate (PhD) level at NTU.
She has served as an Editorial Board Member for major Korean PA-journals: International Review of Public Administration (IRPA), International Journal of Policy Studies (IJPS), and Korean Public Administration Review (KPAR); also served as Special Issue Guest Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration (APJPA).
ORCID: 0000-0003-3141-8621
Her current research interests center on "Strategic Public Management" in the service delivery context, including Contracting Out (Back-in), Public-Private Partnerships, Citizen Participation/Satisfaction in the Public Sector, Public Budgeting and Financial Management, New Institutionalism, and Mixed Methods Research Design and Analysis.
She teaches Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs, Economic Issues for Public Decision Making, Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research, Public Budgeting and Financial Management, and Fundamentals of Politics at Undergraduate (UG) level; Theories of Public Policy, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods for Public Affairs at Graduate (PhD) level at NTU.
She has served as an Editorial Board Member for major Korean PA-journals: International Review of Public Administration (IRPA), International Journal of Policy Studies (IJPS), and Korean Public Administration Review (KPAR); also served as Special Issue Guest Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration (APJPA).
ORCID: 0000-0003-3141-8621
Strategic Public Management
Contracting Out; Public-Private Partnerships
Financial Management and Performance
Citizen Participation and Satisfaction in the Public Sector
Institutional Arrangements in Policy Choices
Contracting Out; Public-Private Partnerships
Financial Management and Performance
Citizen Participation and Satisfaction in the Public Sector
Institutional Arrangements in Policy Choices
- Sociometric Play-based Remediation of Individual Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (SPRINT) - Co-I: Prof Guan Cuntai
- A Sociometric AI Screening Tool to Risk-Stratify Infant Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (STARS)
- Sociometric Play-based Remediation of Individual Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (SPRINT)
- Sociometric Play-based Remediation of Individual Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (SPRINT) - LEAD PI: Prof Victoria Leong
- Nurturing Students through Analytical Skills for Public Administration and Policy
Fellowships & Other Recognition
CoHASS Writing Fellowship (Award #2023-CoHASS-002 in 2024)
Courses Taught
(Undergraduate Level Courses)
HA1012 Fundamentals of Politics
HA2024 Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs I
HA3033 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Affairs
HA4017 Economic Issues for Public Decision Making
(Post-graduate Level Courses)
HA7001 Theories of Public Policy
HA7010 Qualitative Methods for Public Affairs
HA7011 Quantitative Methods for Public Affairs I
HX7001 Research Methods for Social Sciences (co-teaching)
HA1012 Fundamentals of Politics
HA2024 Statistical Analysis for Public Affairs I
HA3033 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Affairs
HA4017 Economic Issues for Public Decision Making
(Post-graduate Level Courses)
HA7001 Theories of Public Policy
HA7010 Qualitative Methods for Public Affairs
HA7011 Quantitative Methods for Public Affairs I
HX7001 Research Methods for Social Sciences (co-teaching)
Supervision of PhD Students
Kwa Kai Xiang (2018-2022); Supervisor; Currently working as a Full-Time ICC Lecturer, PPGA, SSS, Nanyang Technological University
Mussagulova Assel (2018-2021); Co-supervisor; Currently working as a Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
Mussagulova Assel (2018-2021); Co-supervisor; Currently working as a Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney