Academic Staff
KIM, Dahye
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Research Interests:
Ageing; Family Demography; Social Policy
Dahye Kim joined the department in 2025. Prior to this, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. In response to rapid population ageing and health crises, her work focuses on three interrelated questions, primarily within the context of East Asia: 1) gender inequality across the life course, 2) informal caregiving arrangements within households, and 3) social protection and care systems in ageing societies. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Family Issues, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Population, and Research on Aging. She is currently involved in several research projects, including examining the global impact of COVID-19 social policies, the vulnerability of widowhood in Korea, community care systems in Singapore and Korea, and childless ageing in Singapore.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Course(s) Taught:
| SOCI 3007 | Global Social Transformations |
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PUBLICATIONS
Kim, D. (2024). An equal right to inherit? Inheritance rights and gendered intergenerational transfers in South Korea, 1971–2010. Population. Online First.
Lim-Soh, J., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (2024). Gendered patterns of intergenerational contact in Korea: Transitions from young-old to middle-old. Journal of Marriage and Family. Online First.
Teerawichitchainan, B., Kim, D., & Ho, C. (2024). Aging without children in familistic Singapore: Patterns of social embeddedness and its implications for subjective well-being. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 79(6). Online First.
Kim, D., Ho, C., & Teerawichitchainan, B. (2024). Childlessness and sibling positioning in upward intergenerational support: Insights from Singapore. Journal of Marriage and Family, 86(2), 526-542.
Lim-Soh, J., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (2024). Within-family differences in intergenerational contact: The role of gender norms in a patrilineal society. Research on Aging, 46(3-4), 258-270.
Kim, D. & Jung, H. (2024). The long-term impact of college education on women’s attitudes toward marriage and children. Journal of Family Issues, 45(1), 103-123.
Kim, D. & Lim-Soh, J. (2024). Between-sibling inequality in inheritances: Intergenerational support and patrilineality in South Korea. Journal of Marriage and Family, 86(1), 30-48.
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