Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Kim, Suk-Kyung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Research Area:
Dr. Suk-Kyung Kim has research, professional, and teaching background in Healthy and Sustainable Residential Environments. Her specific research topics are environmental behaviors, affordable housing design, application of architectural theories to interior design such as new urbanism, defensible space theory and supportive design theory, housing for the elderly, interior design for children, and the recycling issue for green design.

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Educational background (degrees, discipline, university/school, and year of completion):

Ph.D. Architecture, Texas A&M, 2006
Intensive area: Healthy and sustainable housing, Environmental Behaviors, Design Theory
Dissertation: "The Gated Community: Residents' Crime Experience and Perception of Safety behind Gates and Fences in the Urban Area"
Chaired by Dr. Andrew D. Seidel

Ph.D. coursework, Housing and Interior Design, Yonsei University (Seoul Korea)

M.S., Housing and Interior Design, Yonsei University (Seoul Korea)

B.S., Housing and Interior Design, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea)
Minor: Communication

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Positions held in academic institutions
(title of position/rank, year and tenure):

2/2008 - present: Assistant Professor of Interior Design, School of Planning, Design, & Construction, Michigan State University.

8/2006 - 1/2008: Assistant Professor in Housing Major, Department of Textiles and Consumer Sciences, Florida State University.

9/2004 - 6/2005: Research Assistant, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University.

6/2003 - 12/2003: Research Assistant, The Center for Housing and Urban Development, Texas A&M University.

10/1996 - 9/2002: Senior Research Specialist, Department of Housing & Site Planning, Housing and Urban Research Institute of Korea National Housing Corporation.

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Courses taught in the past two years.

In Interior Design, School of Planning, Design, and Construction, Michigan State University
IDES 440-01, Contemporary Design Issues

In Housing Major, Textiles and Consumer Sciences, Florida State University
HHD 4520-01, Housing Design and Environment Behavior
HHD 4823-01, Marketing Issues in Property Management
COA 6936-02, Housing and Sustainable Community
HHD 4940-01, Internship in Housing
HHD 5906-02, Advanced Marketing Issues
HHD 5915-01, Supervised Research
HHD 3820-01, Housing Management
COA 6936-05, Research in Housing and Community

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Significant publications, creative projects and/or paper presentations:

Under Review
Kim, Suk-Kyung, Lee, Y., & Yim, M. Hi-tech amenities for the elderly: Seniors' Attitudes to Technological Systems in their Residential Environments in South Korea. Submitted to the Journal of Housing for the Elderly.

Lee, Young & Kim, Suk-Kyung. Indoor Environmental Quality in LEED-Certified buildings in the U.S. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.

Guisti, C., & Kim, Suk-Kyung. Microbusinesses and economic development in Colonias Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Suk-Kyung Kim, & Lee, J. The community networks center and social support in low-income communities: A case study in Korea. Journal of Housing and Society.

Publications
Yoon, C., Kim, Suk-Kyung, Seidel, A., & Abrams, R. (2007). A collaborative study between Korea and the United States on executive and supportive programs for the multifamily housing remodeling. Journal of Korean Housing Association, 18(6), 1-11.

Lee, Y., Yim, M., & Suk-Kyung Kim (2007). A study on the intelligent system development for apartment housing corresponding to the resident group characteristics. Journal of Korean Housing Association. October, 2007.

Suk-Kyung Kim (2007). Architectural characteristics and residents' perceived and actual safety in gated communities. Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, 23(6), 61-70.

Yoon, C., Kim. S., Shin, S., Kim, Suk-Kyung, & Abrams, R. (2006). A study on the residential satisfaction and demands for the comprehensive apartment improvement planning. Journal of Korean Housing Association, 17(4), 37-46.

Yoon, C., Shin, S., Kim, S., Kim, Suk-Kyung, & Seidel, A. (2006). Research of residents’ opinions on the apartment remodeling considering the building life cycle. Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea, 22(8), 11-18.

Conference Presentations
Kim, Suk-Kyung & Lee, Jaechoon (2008). New urbanism and travel Ppatterns: Travel pattern difference in the new urbanist community and the conventional community. To be presented in 2008 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Conference, Chicago, IL, July 6-11, 2008.

Kim, Suk-Kyung (2008). Urban renters and their perception of safety in gated residential environments. To be presented in the Environmental Design and Research Association Conference (EDRA), Veracruz, Mexico, May 31, 2008.

Kim, Suk-Kyung (2007). Creating safe communities for urban residents: physical territoriality, safety and social ties. Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) Annual Conference, October 23-26, 2007.

Kim, Suk-Kyung, Yoon, C., Seidel, A., & Abrams, R. (2007). Residential property remodeling for enhancing sustainability. Proceedings on the Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Sacramento, CA, June 2, 2007.

Reimers, J., & Kim, Suk-Kyung (2007). Current status and efforts of residential properties for environmental sustainability: Case studies in residential properties in Florida. Proceedings on the Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA), Sacramento, CA, June 2nd, 2007.

Kim, Suk-Kyung, Yoon, C., & Seidel, A. (2006). Apartment property remodeling for sustainable communities. Proceedings on the 2006 Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) Conference, Ithaca, NY, October 8-10. 2006.

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Academic Certificate:

8/2006 : Certificate in Health System and Design, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University.

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Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions:

5/2007 - 8/2007, First Year Assistant Professor Grant, "The New Urbanist Community and Residential Satisfaction: The Resident Assessment of Design and Planning Implications in New Urbanist Communities." First Year Assistant Professor Award. Florida State University.

2005, Research and Presentation Grant for Doctoral Students, Office of Graduate Study, Texas A&M University

2004, The Norman and Renee Zelman Endowed Scholarship, Texas A&M University

2004, The Paul M. Terrill, Jr. '57 Endowed Scholarship, Texas A&M University

2003, The Professor Daniel F. MacGilvray Endowed Memorial Scholarship, Texas A&M University

2002, J. W. Van Dyke Memorial Scholarship, Texas A&M University

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Professional memberships and service:

Environmental Design and Research Association, Member
Housing Education and Research Association, Member
Urban Land Institute. Member
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Member
Korea Remodeling Association, Member
Korea Housing Association, Member
Architectural Institute of Korea, Member

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