Yunjung Kim
Yunjung Kim, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Sport Management at St. John’s University. Dr. Kim specializes in a sociological approach to sport settings. Her research interests include the media representation of athletes, the socio-cultural factors that influence and define the physical body, and qualitative research methods. Overall, her work focuses on understanding why people participate in and watch sports, as well as the meanings that sport holds for those who engage with it. Her research has been published in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport and Sport in Society.