Kim received her B.A. in Communication from Boston College, with a minor in Hispanic Studies. Her undergraduate research focused on gender portrayals in contemporary American sitcoms and Mattel's public relations strategies following the toy recall crisis. After college, Kim worked as a healthcare public relations professional and a production editor for an online physician community. Recently, she received her M.A. in Communication from UMass Amherst, where she completed her thesis, entitled, "Bullying on Teen Television: Patterns Across Portrayals and Fan Forum Posts." Generally, her intellectual interests involve media literacy, children and media, media aggression, and media representations of gender. Kim's work has been published in The Journal of Popular Film and Television. She has presented at AEJMC, ICA, NCA, and ECA annual conferences.