El-Lim Kim Assistant Professor Psychology
Education
Ph.D. Psychology, Iowa State University (2024)
M.S. Developmental Clinical Psychology, Ewha Womans University (2019)
B.S. Psychology & Counseling, First Class Honours, The University of Hong Kong (2017)
Research
Dr. Kim's research investigates outcomes associated with normative and problematic consumption of popular media and strategies to promote healthy media use.
Publications
Selected Publications
Kim, E., Bender, P., & Gentile, D. A. (2024). Digital media use: From problematic use and
addiction to healthy media engagement. In K. Shackleford & N. D. Bowman (Eds.) Oxford
Handbook of Media Psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Gentile, D. A., & Kim, E. (2024). Comparing virtual reality, video, and audio-guided
meditations in fostering positive attitudes toward meditation. Mindfulness, 15, 586-600.
Kim, E. & Anderson, C. A. (2024). Aggression and popular media: From violence in
entertainment media to news coverage of violence. In G. J. Rich, K. Kumar, & F. Farley
(Eds.) Handbook of Media Psychology: The Science and Practice. Springer.
Kim, E., Gentile, D. A., Choo, H., Liau, A., Li, D., & Khoo, A. (2023). Differential
predictors of pathological gaming and internet use among school children: A two-year
longitudinal study. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 4(2).
Kim, E., Gentile, D. A., Anderson, C. A., & Barlett, C. P. (2022). Are mindful people less
aggressive? The role of emotion regulation in the relations between mindfulness and
aggression. Aggressive Behavior. 48(6), 546-562.
Bender, P. K., Kim, E., & Gentile, D. A. (2020). Gaming disorder in children and
adolescents: Risk factors and preventive approaches. Current Addiction Reports. 7, 553-
560.
Course Information
Dr. Kim typically teaches:
PSY100 Introductory Psychology
PSY275 Media Psychology
PSY309 Social Psychology