Young Kim
Dr. Young KimMarquette University

Johnston Hall, 423

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-0826(414) 288-5227 (FAX)

Associate Professor

Education

Ph.D., Media and Public Affairs, Louisiana State University
M.S., Public Relations, Montana State University Billings

Courses Taught

ADPR 4600 International Advertising and Public Relations
CCOM4750/5750 Corporate Social Responsibility
COMM 6002 Communication Research in Action
COMM 6955 Proseminar in Organizations: Crisis Communication
PURE 1800 Public Relations Principles

Research Interests

Organization-Public Relationships/ Employee-Organization Relationships
Crisis Communication and Management/ Organization Resilience
Reputation Management
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Professional Affiliations

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
International Communication Association (ICA)
National Communication Association (NCA)
Korean American Communication Association (KACA)

Recent Publications

Kim, Y., & Lim, H. (2025). “Truth Sandwich” to Dispel Crisis Misinformation: Exploring the Separate and Combined Impacts of Inoculation, Narratives, and Stealing Thunder on Correcting Crisis Misinformation on Social Media. Mass Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2025.2534979 

Kim, Y., & Nur. U. (2025). Transparent Communication and Employee Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Workplace Sense of Community in Enhancing Voice, Loyalty, and Positive Work Behaviors. International Journal of Business Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884251349496  

Miller, K. & Kim, Y. (2025). How Do CEOs Communicate their Activism for Social Change?: A Content Analysis of Fortune 500 CEOs’ Activism Statements. Public Relations Journal, 19(3). 1-36.   

Shao. C., Kim, Y., & Xu, L. (2025). From AI Chatbot to Brand Support: An Exploration of Perceived Empathy and Ethics in Shaping Trust and Word of Mouth. Communication Reports. https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2025.2519253 

Kim, Y. & Lim, H. (2025). Alleviating the Bandwagon Effect of Crisis Misinformation on Social Media: Understanding Social Media Users’ Bandwagon Perception and Credibility of Crisis Misinformation to 

Protect Organizational Reputation. Communication Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2025.2485368 

Uysal, N., & Kim, Y. (2025). Why Go the Extra Mile? Re-engaging Quiet Quitters through Dialogic  Communication and Community Building in the Workplace. Public Relations Review. 51(1), 102537.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102537 

Kim, Y. (2025). Employee Social Media Literacy to Promote Employee Communication Behaviors for  Sensemaking and Sensegiving Countering Crisis Misinformation. In S. Kim, P. M. Buzzanell, A. Mazzei, and J.-N. Kim (Eds.).  Routledge Handbook of Employee Communication and Organizational Processes  (pp. 50-59). Routledge.   

Kim, Y., & Miller, K. (2024). Communicating Strategic CEO Activism to Promote Employee Prosocial  Behaviors: Understanding the Mediating Role of Employee Prosocial Sensemaking. Public Relations Review. 50(5), 102516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102516 

Kim, Y., & Lim, H. (2024). Mitigating Employees’ Conspiracy Beliefs through Strategic Internal Communication and Employee-Organization Relationships (EORs) in the Workplace.               Journal of Public Relations Research, 36(5), 361-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/1062726X.2024.2333549 

For the full list of publications, please see Google Scholar.

Honors and Awards

Teaching Award
Promising Professor Award, Mass Communication & Society (MC&S) Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), 2015

Honors and Top Paper Awards

  • Top Faculty Paper Award (2nd Place in the Interactive Media and Emerging Technology Category), the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual convention, 2025
  • The World’s Top 2% Scientists (Communication & Media Studies), Elsevier and Stanford University, 2024
  • Scholar of The Year, J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University, 2024
  • Top Cited Article 2022-2023 in Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Wiley, 2024.   
  • Top Cited Article 2021-2022 in Journal of Public Relations Research, Taylor & Francis, 2023.  
  • Top Cited Article 2020-2021 in Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Wiley, 2022.  
  • University of Florida Employee Communication Research (Top Paper) Award in the International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC), 2022.
  • 2020 Scholar of The Year, J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University, 2020. 
  • Outstanding Paper in Journal of Communication Management, The 2019 Emerald Literati Awards, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
  • Top Faculty Paper Award in Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Annual Convention, 2018.
  • Top Paper Award – The Second Place in the 2018 Teaching Paper Competition  in Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's (AEJMC) Annual Conference, 2018.
  • 2016 Top Downloaded Article Award in Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)'s Annual Conference, 2017.
  • First Place Open Competition Paper (Top Paper Award), Public Relations Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's (AEJMC) Annual Conference, 2017
  • Top Student Paper Award, Public Relations Division, National Communication Association's (NCA) Annual Convention, 2015
  • First Place Graduate Student Paper Award, Public Relations DivisionInternational Communication Association's (ICA) Annual Conference, 2015
  • The Red Rider Public Relations Research (Top Paper) Award,International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC), 2015
  • Top Paper Award, Korean American Communication Association (KACA), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's (AEJMC) Annual Conference, 2014
  • Top Paper Award, Korean American Communication Association (KACA),National Communication Association's (NCA) Annual Convention, 2013
  • Top Student Paper, Communication Ethics Division,National Communication Association's (NCA) Annual Convention, 2012
  • The Debut Award, the Executive Club of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA), 2012
  • Top Debut Paper, the Communication Theory & Research Division, the Western States Communication Association's (WSCA) Annual Conference, 2012

Why Marquette

To make one step forward for "Be The Difference" in my life, as well as my future students' ones, I decided to come to Marquette. I found out that trajectories of my research and teaching seem to have been on the Marquette's mission. That's why I feel Marquette is the best fit school for me to learn more about how I can not only advance knowledge and experience that help my students prepare for intellectual, artistic, professional and ethical leadership but also apply my research, teaching and service to make a contribution to the Marquette community and improve the lives of our neighbors.