Steffi Kim
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Department of Psychology
NSB 219
907-786-1636
smkim5@alaska.edu
https://www.ancarelab.com/
Education
- Post-doctoral Associate, Memory Keepers – Medical Discovery Team, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota, 2020
- Ph.D., Clinical-Community Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2020
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2018
- M.S., Biology, University of Bremen, Germany, 2004
- B.S., Biology, University of Bremen, Germany, 2004
Teaching Responsibilities
- PSY A623: Intervention 1
- PSY A665: Psychotherapy Practicum
- PSY A604: Biological and Pharmacological Bases of Behavior
- PSY A684: Clinical Supervision and Consultation
- PSY A260: Statistics for Psychology Lab
- PSY A150: Lifespan Development
Professional & Department Service
- Member: Society for Community Research and Action
- Co-chair Indigenous Interest Group, Society for Community Research and Action
- Member: Gerontological Society of Aging
- Co-chair Indigenous Peoples Interest Group, Gerontological Society of Aging
- Member: Association for Contextual and Behavioral Sciences
- Scientist Advisory Board: Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
- Reviewer: Gerontologist
- Licensed Psychologist (AK 125402)
Research Interests
- Alaska Native Aging Well Theory
- Family Stigma Related to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias within the Alaska Native Context
- Community-based Participatory Research Approaches Informed by Indigenous Research Methods
- Empowerment, Resilience, and Resistance to Oppression
- Culturally Responsive, Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Services for Older Adults
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research to Inform Interventions and Policymaking
Publications
Kim, S. M., & Lewis, J. P. (2024). Protective Factors in the Context of Successful Aging in Urban-Dwelling Alaska Native Elders. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 39(1), 53-71. doi.org/10.1007/s10823-023-09493-3
Lewis, J. P., Kim, S. M., Asquith-Heinz, Z., & Withrow, A. (2024). Generativity as a Traditional Way of Life: Successful aging among Unangan Elders in the Aleutian Pribilof Islands. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 39(2), 107-123. doi.org/10.1007/s10823-024-09501-0
Lewis, J. P., Kim, S. M., Asquith-Heinz, Z., & Thompson, L. (2023). Cyclical migration in Alaska Native Elders and its impact on elders' identity and later life well-being. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad072
Crouch, M., Kim, S., Asquith-Heinz, Z., Decker, E., Andrew, N., Rosich, R., & Lewis, J. (2022). Elder-centered research methodology: Research that decolonizes and indigenizes. Innovation in Aging, 6(Supplement_1), 384-384. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1513
Asquith-Heinz, Z., Kim, S. M. & Lewis, P. J. (2022) Alaska Native successful aging in Northwest Alaska: How family impacts how one ages in a good way. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 81:1, 2147127, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.
McGee, J. S., Zhao, H. C., Myers, D. R., & Kim, S. M. (2017). Positive Psychological Assessment and Early-Stage Dementia. Clinical Gerontologist. DOI:10.1080/07317115.2017.1305032