Ph.D. Candidate
Virginia Commonwealth University
Katie N. Kim is a doctoral candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work. Her research examines how parental substance use affects families, with a focus on promoting recovery and improving family well-being. Her work explores how substance use shapes parenting experiences, disrupts family relationships, and contributes to intergenerational cycles of harm. For her dissertation, she investigates how caregiving responsibilities, stigma, and structural barriers influence treatment avoidance among parents with alcohol use disorder. Across her research and teaching, Katie seeks to bridge empirical data with lived experience to inform more equitable, family-centered approaches within behavioral health and child welfare systems.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MT