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Janet Kim · Assistant Specialist

  • Dean's Office (Recruitment Specialist)

Janet Kim, Ph.D. is the College of Education Recruiter at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a previous Hawaii DOE elementary special education teacher. Her research focus is recruiting and supporting underrepresented populations into teacher education programs. Her work includes distance and online recruitment methods and programs to meet the unique needs of rural and remote populations across the state of Hawaiʻi. She received her Master of Education in Educational Foundations and a PhD in Education with a specialization in Exceptionalities. Mrs. Kim was awarded the 2020 NAGAP Graduate Education Research Grant for her dissertation proposal, Understanding the Special Education Teacher Pipeline.

Areas of Expertise: K-12 Instruction & Teacher Preparation SPED, Disability & Rehab Counseling

Interests: Teacher Shortage; Recruitment and Marketing; Teacher Preparation; Adult Learning; Nontraditional Students

Degrees (3)
Year
Degree
Major
Institute
2022
PhD in Education
Exceptionalities-Track
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2012
MEd Educational Foundations
EdLeads Program
University of Hawaii- Manoa
2007
BEd Elementary Education and Special Education
Dual Prep Program
University of Hawaii- Manoa

Journal Articles (1)
  • Kim, J. M., Tarnay, J. H., & Wells, J. C. (2019). Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs: Examination Through a Marketing Lens. Rural Special Education Quarterly.

Presentations (8)
  • Ray, A., Barcarse, T. O., & Kim, J. M. (2020). Using SRSD to Improve the Writing Skills of Special Education Teacher Candidates. Presented at 2020 Annual CEC Convention and Expo, Portland, OR.
  • Wells, J. C., & Kim, J. M. (2020). Using One-way Online Video Recorded Interviews in the Admissions Process: Applicant and Faculty Perspectives. Presented at 38th Annual ACRES National Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Kim, J. M., & Wells, J. C. (2019). Marketing and Recruitment Strategies in Special Education Rural Alternative Teacher Preparation Program. Presented at 38th Annual ACRES National Conference, Alexandria, VA.
  • Kim, J. M., Yu, W. E., & Wilson, K. (2019). Distance Admissions for Remote Applicants: Three Methods for Conducting Interviews. Presented at NAGAP Annual Conference 2019, Toronto, Canada.
  • Haggerty, N. K., & Kim, J. M. (2018). Asset or Obstacle? An Examination of Student and Faculty Perspectives Regarding Supports for Nontraditional Students in an Alternative Route to Certification Program. Presented at TED-CEC National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Madigan, J., Souza, A., & Kim, J. M. (2018). SEED Project: Creating Support Systems to Recruit and Retain Native Hawaiian Special Educators. Presented at TED-CEC National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Wilson, K., Kim, J. M., & Yu, W. E. (2018). Tackling Low Enrollment While Serving the Needs of Rural and Disadvantaged Communities. Presented at NAGAP Annual Conference 2018, New Orleans, LA.
  • Oshita, L. M. Y. O., Wilson, K., & Kim, J. M. (2017). Some Things can be Taught: The Role of Advisors in Teaching Professional Dispositions to Students in Teacher Preparation Programs. Presented at NACADA International Conference 2017, Sheffield, England.

Service Activities (5)

College

  • 2020 Event Organizer - It's Great to be a Teacher Event Teacher Education Coordinating Committee
  • 2019 - Current Board Member - Teacher Academy Board Chair Waipahu High School
  • 2019 - Current Member - Parents for Public Schools Parents for Public Schools
  • 2018 - Current Member - HSESJ Member Hawaii Scholars for Education and Social Justice

Community

  • 2020 - 2022 Co-coordinator with Derek Govin, Special Education Teacher at Ewa Makai Middle School - SPEDucator Project Hawaii Department of Education