Andrew Wooyoung Kim, PhD

Biological anthropologist & human biologist studying the lifecourse and intergenerational mental health consequences of political violence, and exploring ways to help communities overcome historical trauma

About Dr. Kim

Dr. Andrew Wooyoung Kim is an Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley and an Honorary Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Ongoing Projects

Browse through Dr. Kim’s current research on psycho-neuroendocrinology, psychiatric disease, intergenerational health, and mental healthcare systems in the Philippines, South Africa, and the United States.

Publications

Dr. Kim has published widely on issues of mental health, trauma, and recently, COVID-19. His work appears in Scientific Reports, Psychological Medicine, and American Journal of Biological Anthropology, among others.