Research Interests
Vocational Identity
Investigating the processes and determinants in the formation of vocational identity during the college years.
Regional Students
Understanding the unique experiences and challenges of regional university students.
Narrative Approaches
Utilizing narrative approaches to uncover personal stories.
Mixed Methods
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods to provide comprehensive insights.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Education
Pusan National University, Korea
Specialization: Counseling Psychology
M.A., Graduate School of Education, Psychology
Hiroshima University, Japan
Specialization: Developmental Psychology
Thesis: Examination of the Relationship between Vocational Identity and Planned Happenstance Skills in University Students
B.A., Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Dong-A University, Korea
Counseling Experience
Guest Counselor
Sep. 2025 – PresentStudent Counseling Center, Busan University of Foreign Studies
Individual counseling, career counseling, psychological assessment interpretation.
Guest Counselor
Mar. 2025 – PresentStudent Counseling Center, Dong-Eui University
Individual counseling, career counseling, group counseling, psychological assessment interpretation, special lectures.
Guest Counselor
Mar. 2023 – Aug. 2025Career Development Center, Dong-A University
Career counseling, psychological assessment interpretation, special lectures on psychological assessment, career workshops.
Guest Counselor
Mar. 2024 – Feb. 2025Student Career & Psych. Counseling Center, Busan Institute of Science & Technology
Individual counseling, career counseling, psychological assessment interpretation, career special lectures.
Counseling Volunteer
Mar. 2023 – Feb. 2024Geumjeong-gu Family Center, Busan
Individual counseling (telephone counseling).
Guest Counselor
Mar. 2022 – Feb. 2023Student Counseling Center, Dong-A University
Individual counseling, psychological assessment interpretation.
Counselor / Trainee
Sep. 2018 – Feb. 2022Wooridle Psychological Counseling Center, Changwon
Individual counseling, psychological assessment interpretation.
Licenses & Certifications
- Professional Counselor, Level 2 (Korean Counseling Association)
- Youth Counselor, Level 2 (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)
- Specialist in Brief Family Therapy (Korea Brief Family Therapy Institute)
- Clinical Psychologist, Level 2 (Human Resources Development Service of Korea)
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- Kim, Y., & Yoo, S. (2026). Why did they choose to "wait and see?": Understanding undifferentiated vocational identity status in Korean university students. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 48(24), 1-25.
- Kim, Y., Nam, H., Jeong, J., & Yoo, S. (2024). An exploratory study on the master narratives and alternative narratives perceived by regional university students: Based on the CQR-M. Korean Journal of Youth Studies, 31(7), 369–397. [In Korean]
- Kim, E., Jeong, J., Kim, Y., & Yoo, S. (2023). Analysis of research trends on career transition in Korea. Journal of Career Education Research, 36(1), 67–94. [In Korean]
- Kim, Y., Yoo, S., Kim, E., & Jeong, J. (2022). An analysis of research trends on vocational identity of university students in Korea. Journal of Educational Research, 20(2), 61–85. [In Korean]
- Jeong, J., Kim, Y., Kim, E., & Yoo, S. (2021). The types of stress among university students during COVID-19 situation using Q methodology. Korean Journal of Youth Studies, 28(10), 427–451. [In Korean]
Books & Book Chapters
- Sugimura, K., Tokuoka, M., Nishida, W., Hihara, S., Kajiyama, N., & Kim, Y. (2018). Perspectives on generativity research: From identity to generativity (Generativity series). In Y. Okamoto, Y. Kamite, & M. Kanno (Eds.), Generativity in adolescence (pp. 281–297). Nakanishiya Publishing. [In Japanese]
Selected Presentations
- Kim, Y., & Yoo, S. (Jan. 2024). Why did they choose to "wait and see?": Understanding undifferentiated vocational identity status in Korean university students. International Conference on Business, Education and Social Sciences, Hokkaido, Japan. [Oral]
- Nam, H. R., Kim, Y., & Jeong, J. (Jan. 2024). A study of internalized regional discrimination experiences among university students in Busan. International Conference on Business, Education and Social Sciences, Hokkaido, Japan. [Oral]
- Kim, Y., Nam, H., Kim, E., Jeong, J., & Yoo, S. (Dec. 2023). An exploratory study of intersectional experiences on regional and gender discrimination among university students. New Directions and Roles of Education in the Era of Digital Transformation. [Oral]
- Kim, Y., Kim, E., Jeong, J., & Yoo, S. (Feb. 2022). Research trends on career identity in Korean college students. 30th Anniversary Conference of the Korean Society for Educational Thought. [Poster] — Excellence Award
Professional Experience
Peer Review
Emerging Adulthood (Mar. 2026, Sep. 2025)
Graduate Researcher
BK21 Research Group on Social Responsibility of Education, Pusan National University (Mar. 2021 – Feb. 2022; Sep. 2023 – Feb. 2025)
Academic Advisor
Student Career and Psychological Counseling Center, Busan Institute of Science and Technology (Sep. 2024 – Feb. 2025)
Research Student
Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Japan (Oct. 2013 – Mar. 2014)
Featured Lectures & Workshops
- "Future-Self Connected", Dong-Eui University, 2026
- "Finding My Direction", Dong-Eui University, 2025
- "A Journey of Self-Discovery through Film", Dong-Eui University, 2025
- Career and Psychological Assessment, Dong-A University, 2025
- "Re:start – Imagining My Future Self", Busan Institute of Science and Technology, 2024
- "Culturally Responsive Career Planning", Dong-A University, 2024
- "Pre-service Teacher Competency Enhancement Program", Dong-A University, 2022