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Sei-Hill Kim B.S., Seoul National University Research Interests Dr. Sei-Hill Kim is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. His research interests are at the intersection of the media and social issues. He examines how the issues are presented in the media and what the effects are on the audiences. Specific research areas include public health, science, politics, and public relations. As a teacher he has taught courses in research methods, public relations, and political communication. He is the Head of Public Relations Sequence. He is also the president of the Korean American Communication Association (2011-2013). Courses Taught at the University of South Carolina JOUR304: Mass Communications Research Courses Taught Elsewhere Foundations of Public Relations, International Public Relations, Case Studies and Ethics in Public Relations, Public Relations Campaigns, Political Communication, The Mass Media and American Politics, Introduction to Communication, Marketing Communications Current Grant Principal Investigator (with Dr. Andrea Tanner, Co-PI and Dr. Daniela
Friedman, Co-PI) Recent Journal Articles Worthington, D. L., Fitch-Hauser, M., Välikoski, T.-R., Imhof, M., & Kim, S.-H. (accepted for publication). Listening and privacy management in cell phone conversations among young adults: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Finnish, German, Korean, and U.S. American Students. Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication. Kim, S.-H. (accepted for publication). Testing fear of isolation as a causal mechanism: Spiral of silence and genetically modified (GM) foods in South Korea. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Kim, S.-H., Kim, J.-N., & Besley, J. C. (accepted for publication). Pathways to support genetically modified (GM) foods in South Korea: Deliberate reasoning, information shortcuts, and the role of formal education. Public Understanding of Science. Kim, S.-H. (accepted for publication). College students’ use of social networking websites, production of social capital, and civic engagement in South Korea. Communication Science (in Korean). Foster, C., Thrasher, J., Kim, S.-H., Rose, I., Besley, J. C., & Navarro, A. (accepted for publication). Agenda-building influences on the news media’s coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s push to regulate tobacco, 1993-2009. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. Kim, J. N., Ni, L., Kim, S.-H., & Kim, J. R. (2012). What makes people hot? Applying the situational theory of problem solving to hot-issue publics. Journal of Public Relations Research, 24, 144-164. Kim, S.-H., Shanahan, J., & Choi. D.-H. (2012). TV news framing supports societal poverty solutions. Newspaper Research Journal, 33, 101-112. Kim, S.-H., Han, M., Choi, D.-H., & Kim, J.-N. (2012). Attribute agenda setting, priming, and the media’s influence on how to think about a controversial issue. International Communication Gazette, 74, 43-59. Kim, S.-H., Carvalho, J. P., Davis, A. G., & Mullins, A. M. (2011). The view of the border: News framing of the definition, causes, and solutions to illegal immigration. Mass Communication & Society, 14, 292-314. Kim, S.-H., Scheufele, D. A., Shanahan, J., & Choi, D.-H. (2011). Deliberation in spite of controversy? News media and the public’s evaluation of a controversial issue in South Korea. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 88, 320-336. Kim, S.-H., Carvalho, J. P, & Davis, A. G. (2010). Talking about poverty: News framing of who is responsible for causing and fixing the problem. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 87, 563-581. Kim, S.-H., & Han, M., & Scheufele, D. A. (2010). Think about him this way: Priming, news media, and South Koreans’ evaluation of the president. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 22, 299-319. Recent Conference Presentations Kim, S. Y., Foster, C., Tanner, A., & Kim, S.-H. (accepted for presentation). Tracking health care costs in the news: An evaluation of how U.S. news media presented the issue of health care costs from 1993-2010. Paper accepted for presentation to the annual conference of the South Carolina Public Health Association. Bergeron, C. D., Foster, C., Friedman, D. B., Tanner, A. H., & Kim, S-H. (accepted for presentation). Current state of clinical trials recruitment in rural South Carolina: Are public health and medical investigators reaching potentially eligible participants? Paper accepted for presentation to the annual conference of the South Carolina Public Health Association. Kim, S.-H. (accepted for presentation). Spiral of silence and genetically modified (GM) foods in South Korea: Testing fear of isolation as a causal mechanism. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA). Kim, S.-H., Kim, J.-N., & Besley, J. C. (accepted for presentation). Pathways to support genetically modified (GM) foods in South Korea: Deliberate reasoning, information shortcuts, and the role of formal education. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA). Kim, S.-H., Kim, J.-N., & Choi, D.-H. (November, 2011). News media use, informed issue evaluation, and South Koreans’ support for genetically modified (GM) foods. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), Chicago, IL. Foster, C. B., Thrasher, J., Rose, I., Kim, S.-H., Besley, J., & Navarro, A. (2011, August). Influences on the media's agenda in coverage of tobacco regulation: Shaping public discussion of health policy. Presented to 2011 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media, (Centers for Disease Control and Preventions), Atlanta, GA. Ha, J., & Kim, S.-H. (2011, May). Healthcare reform and presidential evaluation: Attribute agenda-setting and priming. Presented to the 2011 annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Boston, MA. Thrasher J., Kim, S.-H., Rose, I., Navarro, A., & Carft, Mary-Kathryn (2010, October). Media discourse on smoke-free policies: Stability and change in South Carolina print media. Paper presented to the Conference on Convergence and Society: Science, Health, & New Dimensions of Communication, Columbia, SC. Kim, S.-H., Oh, S. H., & Kim, S. Y. (2010, October). Talking about ethanol in news: A framing analysis. Paper presented to the Conference on Convergence and Society: Science, Health, & New Dimensions of Communication, Columbia, SC. Kim, S.-H., Shanahan, J., & Choi, D.-H. (2010, August). Talking about poverty: News framing of responsibility and the public’s support for government aid to the poor. Paper presented to the Communication Theory & Methodology Division of the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Denver, CO. Kim, S.-H., Carvalho, J. P., & Davis, A. D. (2010, August). Talking about poverty: News framing of who is responsible for causing and fixing the problem. Paper presented to the Mass Communication & Society Division of the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Denver, CO. |
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