Dr Sujin Kim ~ Lecturer, Guidance and Counselling, Career Development

Dr Sujin is a lecturer in Professional Programs at Academy Division and is based on the Townsville campus.

After graduating with her master’s degree in counselling psychology, she worked for five years as a researcher and counsellor in South Korea. Sujin is a Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner. She joined Australia for her PhD degree and worked as a university tutor and research assistant for 2.5 years in Australia. She completed her PhD thesis in 2022: “Career orientations and values of young adults: Integrating protean and traditional perspectives”.

She is pursuing a scientist–practitioner model that requires a researcher to engage in practical activities and accumulate expertise both in research and practice areas. She seeks to provide connections between research and practice, assist students in being well-equipped individuals in their career development, and adequately helping clients’ career decisions and planning.

Sujin’s academic background is in counselling & vocational psychology and career development. Sujin’s current research focuses on career orientations, work values, and career counselling. Her recent article was published in Emerald in 2022: “New career” profiles for young adults incorporating traditional and protean career orientations and competencies.

Possible PhD Advisory Level: Secondary Advisor  

Teaching

• ED5581: Theories and Assessment in Career Development (Level 5; ONL)
• ED5582: Professional Practice of Career Development (Level 5; ONL)
• ED5583: Labour Market Information and the Future of Work (Level 5; ONL)
• ED5909: Labour Market and The Future of Work (Level 5; ONL)
• ED5910: Career Counselling (Level 5; ONL)
• EG5200: Career Planning (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5200: Career Planning (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Regular reviewer for International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance

Research

• Career development (including cultural differences and career assessment)
• Career education and guidance
• Career counselling
• Vocational psychology
• Career psychology

Teaching

• Career development theories
• Career counselling

Experience

• 2023 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2022 - Professional Marker, James Cook University (Online)
• 2022 - Counsellor, Mindcafe (Seoul)
• 2019 to 2022 - University Tutor, Griffith University (Gold Coast)
• 2019 to 2022 - Research Assistant, Griffith University (Gold Coast)
• 2015 to 2018 - Counsellor and Researcher, Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute (Busan)
• 2014 to 2015 - Project Researcher, Korean Women's Development Institute (Seoul)

Research Disciplines

• Education systems (3903)
• Applied and developmental psychology (5201)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Learner and learning (1601)
• Schools and learning environments (1602)

Awards

• 2022 - Award of Excellence in a Research Thesis (Griffith University)
• 2019 to 2022 - PhD (Applied Psychology; Griffith University)
• 2019 to 2022 - International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (Griffith University)
• 2011 to 2014 - Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology; Ewha Womans University)
• 2006 to 2010 - Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration, Psychology, Economics; Ewha Womans University)
• 2007 - The Best Scholarship (Ewha Womans University)
• 2006 - Excellent Personnel Award (Ministry of Education, South Korea)

Memberships

• 2023 - Queensland Guidance and Counselling Association (QGCA)
• 2023 - Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA)
• 2022 - Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA)
• 2022 - Korean Counseling Association (KCA)
• 2022 - Career Development Association of Korea (CDAK)
• 2013 - Korean Counseling Psychological Association (KCPA)

Other

• 2023 - Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner (RPCDP)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Journal Articles

• Creed P, Hood M, Bialocerkowski A, Machin M, Brough P, Kim S, Winterbotham S and Eastgate L (2023) Students managing work and study role boundaries: a person-centred approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.
• Kim S, Hood M, Creed P and Bath D (in press) The underlying career values of young adults' protean and traditional career orientations. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Open Access.
• Kim S, Creed P, Hood M and Bath D (in press) Protean career processes in young adults: Relationships with perceived future employability, educational performance, and commitment. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance,
• Kim S (2022) Latent Profile Analysis of Protean and Traditional Career Orientations and Career Competencies: Focused on the Cyber University Students in South Korea. Korean Journal of Adult & Continuing Education Studies, 13 (4). pp. 119-145
• Kim S and Cho G (2022) A Study on the Effects of Protean Career Orientation on Subjective Career Success and Affective Organization Commitment among Cyber University Students: Focusing on Indirect Effects of Protean Career Processes. The Journal of Employment and Career, 12 (4). pp. 85-114
• Kim S, Hood M, Creed P and Bath D (2022) "New career" profiles for young adults incorporating traditional and protean career orientations and competencies. Career Development International, 27. pp. 493-510
• Cho G and Kim S (2019) ?? ? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ?? : ??????? ???? / A Qualitative Study on the Experience of Participation in Vocational Training for Out-of-School Youth - Focusing on Naeil Irum School. Adolescent Studies, 26 (1). pp. 131-154
• Cho G, Kim S, Yoon J and Kim K (2018) A Study on Improving the Operation of Naeil Irum School for Out-of-School Youth. The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling, 26 (1). pp. 413-438
• Cho G and Kim S (2016) The Development of a Management Model for a Self-development Programs for Youth out of School. The Korea Journal of Youth Counseling, 24. pp. 387-416