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EDUCATION
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. in Public Policy (Science & Technology Policy)
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Dissertation: An Empirical Assessment of the Role of Science in Climate Change Lawsuits
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Funded by National Science Foundation (details below)
Washington D.C.
2015-2021
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
Master in Public Administration (MPA)
Funded by Chinese Government Council (details below)
Beijing, PRC
2010-2012
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Urban Planning, Highest Honors
Ithaca, NY
2006-2010
RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE
The Board on Environmental Change and Society
NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Senior Program Officer
Washington D.C.
Feb 2023-Present
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Leads and manages the consensus study, Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge, Methods, and Approaches, along with other multiple and/or highly complex programs or projects.
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Develops program or project strategy and budget, staffing requirements and ensures stated objectives are met. Conducts program or project evaluations.
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Assembles committees and guides those committees in the consensus building process. Leads convening activities such as forums or workshops.
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Communicates and coordinates with the chair and other members of the group. Identifies and gathers research materials. Solicits and contacts potential panel members. Facilitates the flow of information among panel members, consultants, staff, and other applicable parties.
US Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
ORISE Fellow - Social Science Analyst
Washington D.C.
2021-2023
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Developed, managed, and led intramural projects assessing the intersection between climate change and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
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Conducted meta-analysis project assessing anticipated increase in AMR and emergence of novel human pathogens due to climate change and the current arsenal of AM drugs, including those currently in development, to assess our preparedness against these bacteria/fungi.
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Assisted Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) Task Force
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Assisted development of 2020-2025 iteration of the CARB National Action Plan
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Coordinated interagency meetings and work with multiple HHS and external federal partners
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Wrote, reviewed, and published the annual progress reports and new 5-year plan
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Conducted policy research on prescribing practices to address health emergency preparedness, prevention, and response related to antibiotic resistance
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Led qualitative research methods team for COVID Lessons Learned project
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Provided guidance and expertise to HHS staff on data analysis, social science research methodology, evaluation designs, and assessment techniques
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Gathered and conduct analysis with qualitative data from multiple partners within HHS
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Provided review, analysis, and clearance for reports, regulations, public outreach, and legislative testimony from HHS, on topics including federal science policy, climate change, environmental policy, antibiotic resistance, and renewable energy
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Co-Principal Investigator for Doctoral Project
Washington D.C.
2018-2021
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Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) (30K USD/year)
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Developed database of 850 federal level climate change lawsuits from 1990 to 2020
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Developed research tools and models using extensive mixed methodology
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Quantitative methodology: Econometrics models mainly using STATA
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Qualitative methodology: 82 In-depth interviews and textual analysis mainly using Nvivo
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Had supervisory responsibilities including recruiting, training, and managing research assistant
Research Associate
2015-2018
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Developed, managed, and cleaned large scale databases for various projects including;
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Air quality and public health in urban climate action planning (funded by Milken School of Public Health)
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Non-Traditional Sources of Data on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (funded by Kauffman Foundation)
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Legal Mobilization of Science in Climate Change Litigation (funded by National Science Foundation)
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Wrote and edited reports and journal articles in publication processes
THE WILSON CENTER
Intern Researcher
Washington D.C.
Sep-Dec 2018
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Conducted research project “Citizen Science in Courts” – researched legal cases that either mentioned or used citizen science and crowdsourcing – Topics mostly included air quality monitoring
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Wrote research output in form of policy brief – tentatively scheduled to publish in Summer 2020
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, USA
Research Associate
Reston, Virginia
2017-2018
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Prepared science communication materials including project reports, blog posts, and announcements on projects conducted by National Climate Adaptation Science Center
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Managed database of more than 500+ state- and federal-level projects
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Assisted in expanding center’s presence both within and outside of USGS by participating in briefings, coalition activities, and responding to inquiries
GREEN TECHNOLOGY CENTER (GTC), MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, KOREA
Policy Analyst
Seoul, Korea
2013-2015
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Led policy research project as Principal Investigator (PI) funded by Ministry of Science (270K USD)
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Authored 5 policy reports on Socio-Technical Transition in urban context, Green Technology Transfer and Capacity Building Programs for Developing Countries in South East Asia
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Developed and conducted a research project on best practices in green urban development field in 11 cities in North America and East Asia
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Designed and coordinated 10-day capacity building program on Waste-to-Energy technology in urban areas for environmental engineers (from 7 countries) in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Initiated and development links with external institutions and played leading role in partnership development establishing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNDP, ICLEI, and other international organizations
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Recruited, trained, and managed work of 5 research assistants
Visiting Researcher at Wuppertal Institute (WI)
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Collected best practices of energy system transition from fossil-fuel to renewable energy in urban context and wrote short reports (e.g., conducted a case study of Ruhr Transition Project)
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Designed and proposed joint research project for current city-level technology transition projects between Korean and Germany
Wuppertal, Germany
May-Jun 2014
CITYNET Secretariat
Intern
Seoul, Korea
Apr-Jul 2013
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Developed and managed CITYNET Young Professionals Program (YPP) as a program coordinator with activities including fundraising events, seminars coordination, research project management, etc.
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Drafted project development plans for local sustainable development in Kuala Lumpur and assisted the management of CIFAL (Centre International de Formation des Authorites et Leaders) training center in Kuala Lumpur
WORLD BANK
Consultant
Washington D.C.
Dec 2011-Feb 2012
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Formulated developing qualitative research tool, Data Collection Instrument (DCI), for China’s Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) policy for Systems Approach for Better Education Results – Workforce Development (SABER-WfD)
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Researched China’s HR development policies in 11th and 12th 5-year plans
HONORS AND AWARDS
Pi Alpha Alpha, the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs & Administration
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant, George Washington University
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Funded by two NSF programs: Law and Social Sciences (LSS) and Science of Science Policy (SOS)
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30K USD
GW Summer Dissertation Grant, George Washington University
School of Public Health Tuition Award, George Washington University
Trachtenberg Tuition Fellowship, George Washington University
Ministry of Science, ICT, and Planning Research Grant, Green Tech Center
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270K USD
Chinese Government Council Scholarship, Tsinghua University
Kermit C. Parsons & Janice I. Parsons Scholarship, Cornell University
2020
2019-2020
2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2014-2015
2010-2012
2010
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PPPA 6069: Science and US Public Policy, Professorial Lecturer, GWU
PubH 3150: Sustainable Energy and Public Health, Professorial Lecturer, GWU
English for Graduate Students, Instructor, Tsinghua University
Comm:2030: Argumentation and Debate, Teaching Assistant, Cornell University
2022
2021
2011
2009
PUBLICATIONS
Lauren Johnson, Perrin Krisko, Maha Malik, Catherine O'donnell, Nick Pendleton, Doyeon Ahn, Andrea Bizberg, Zoe Chafe, Daniel Kim, Sabrina McCormick, Seneca Naidoo and Susan Anenberg (2022) Environmental, health, and equity co-benefits in urban climate action plans: A descriptive analysis for 27 C40 member cities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, section Health and Cities
Kim, D., Glicksman, R., Groth-Tuft, K. (2022) Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits: Deferential and Nondeferential Evaluation of Agency Factual and Policy Determinations. Harvard Environmental Law Review.
McCormick, S., Simmens, S.J., Glicksman, R., Paddock, L., Kim, D., Whited, B., Davies, W. (2018) Strategies in and outcomes of climate change litigation in the United States, Nature Climate Change 8, 829-833
McCormick, S., Glicksman, R., Paddock, L., Simmens, S.J., Kim, D., Davies, W., Whited, B. (2018) Climate Litigation: A Novel Role for Public Health in Policy, American Journal of Public Health. 108(S2), 104-108.
McCormick, S., Simmens, S.J., Glicksman, R., Paddock, L., Kim, D., Whited, B., Davies, W. (2017) Science in Climate Litigation: The Third Branch of Climate Policy in the United States, Science, 357(6355), 8-10
Kim, D., Sung, J. (2015) Living Laboratory Experiment for Sustainable Energy Transition in Cities: Case of Bottrop SusLab NWE in Germany, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) Insight Vol. 158
Kim, D. (2014) Socio-technical Transition in Urban Context and City-to-City Cooperation (C2C) among Green Cities in Korea, Green Technology Center Annual Policy Report 2014-007
Kim, D. (2013) Green Technology Transfer and Capacity Building Programs for Developing Countries, Green Technology Center Annual Policy Report 2013-C13232
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2022
2018
2018
2017
2015
2014
2013
CONFERENCE AND INVITED SPEECHES
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
Kim D. Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits: Deferential and Nondeferential Evaluation of Agency Factual and Policy Determinations. Law & Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, July 2022
Kim D. Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits: Deferential and Nondeferential Evaluation of Agency Factual and Policy Determinations. Arizona State University’s Seventh Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators, May 2022
Kim D. Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits: Deferential and Nondeferential Evaluation of Agency Factual and Policy Determinations. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Conference, April 2022
Kim, D. Climate Change Litigation: Impact of Science in Courts. APPAM International Conference, July 2020
Kim, D. Science in Court: An Analysis of Climate Change Litigation in the US from 1990 to 2018. Oral presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) in New York, New York, August 2019
Kim D. Science in Court: An Analysis of Climate Change Litigation in the US from 1990 to 2018. Roundtable Discussion at the American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting in New York, New York, August 2019
Kim D. The Role of Scientists in Climate Change Lawsuits. Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference, April 2019
Kim, D. and McCormick, S. Climate Change Litigation: Scientists under Scrutiny. Oral presentation at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in Boston, Massachusetts, August 2017
McCormick, S., Glicksman, R., Paddock, L., Simmens, S.J., Kim, D., Davies, W., Whited, B. Climate Change Movements and the Courts: Policy Making and the Role of Science Oral presentation at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in Boston, Massachusetts, August 2017
McCormick, S., Kim, D., Glicksman, R., Paddock, L., Simmens, S.J., Davies, W., Whited, B. Social Movements and Science in the Courts: The Case of Climate Change. Oral presentation at American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2017
Kim, D. Climate Change Litigation: Scientists under Scrutiny. Oral presentation at Science and Technology Global Consortium 2017 (AAAS) in Washington DC, USA, March 2017
Vonortas, N. and Kim, D. Trends and challenges on systematic impact evaluation in science and innovation funding agencies. Oral presentation at Open Evaluation 2016: International RTI Policy Evaluation Conference in Vienna, Austria, November 2016
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2020
2019
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2016
INVITED SPEECHES
Kim, D., Socio-Technical Transition in Urban Context. Oral Presentation at ICLEI World Congress 2015: Sustainable Solutions for an Urban Future in Seoul, Korea, April 2015
Kim, D., International Renewable Energy Technology Initiatives and the Role of Government Research institutes. Oral Presentation at CITYNET Executive Committee Meeting and International Seminar in Hue, Vietnam, November 2014
Kim, D., Assessing the influence of Green Technology Initiatives in Korea. Oral Presentation at ICLEI Energy-safe Cities in East Asia Program - Expert Symposium in Beijing, China, October 2014
Kim, D., City-to-City Cooperation in East Asia: Benchmarking German Public-Private Partnership Model. Oral Presentation at Joint Workshop hosted by Green Technology Center and Wuppertal Institute, Seoul, Korea, October 2014
Song, E. and Kim, D., Urban Transportation Policy and its Implication for Green Transportation System in Hampshire, UK. Oral Presentation at The Korea Society for Innovation Management & Economics in Jeju island, Korea, June 2014
Kim, D., North-South Cooperation through Designing Biomass Technology Training Program. Oral Presentation at The 4th Seoul Science and Technology Forum in Seoul, Korea, November 2013
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2013
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED (as the lead organizer):
Low Carbon and Eco-Friendly Cities, Green Technology Center and Wuppertal Institute Joint Workshop. Oct 24.
Advanced Training Program on Waste to Energy Technology for Developing Countries, Green Technology Center & UN Development Programme. Nov 25-30.
Seoul Science and Technology Forum, Green Technology Center & Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Oct 30 - Nov 02
Global Green Partnership Forum on Technology-Finance-Policy Strategic Plan, Green Technology Center. December 04.
2014
2013
2013
2013
TRAINING AND SERVICE TO PROFESSION
Associate Editor for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG)
Peer reviewer for Transnational Environmental Law (TEL)
Invited Participant for the Expert Witness Training Academy, Mitchell Hamline School of Law & NSF Paleoclimate Program
Invited Participant for the Global Classroom: Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development Practice, The Earth Institute of Columbia University & Tsinghua University
2018-2020
2019
2019
2010
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SKILLS
STATA
SPSS
NVIVO
ARCGIS
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
LANGUAGES
English
Korean
Chinese Mandarin (Intermediate)
PERSONAL
Tennis: USTA 4.5 level, occasionally teach 3.0-3.5 level players
Golf
Snowboarding
Freehand drawing
Watercolor painting
Backpacking traveler (49 countries and counting)