Younsung Kim
- Professor
- Undergraduate Program Director
- Department Chair, Summer 2024
- Environmental Governance, Sustainability, Climate and Renewable Energy Policy
Contact Info
- Name
- Younsung Kim
- Job Title
- ProfessorUndergraduate Program DirectorDepartment Chair, Summer 2024Environmental Governance, Sustainability, Climate and Renewable Energy Policy
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- David J. King Hall, Room 3020, MSN 5F2
Affiliations
Departments
- Environmental Science & Policy Department (Research Faculty)
- Environmental Science & Policy Department (Instructional Faculty)
Education
PhD, George Mason University
MS, Seoul National University
About
Dr. Younsung Kim's research lies in collaborative governance and self-regulatory policy tools designed to address today’s complex environmental and sustainability challenges. Focusing on the private sector’s role in environmental governance, she has investigated such topics as whether Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) are effective, why some companies are more receptive to regulatory environmental policy, and which type of firms would be most likely to form cross-sector partnerships for sustainability solutions. Her recent research interests cover sustainable packages and waste management and recycling policy.
In 2016, her co-authored research article “Business as a Collaborative Partner: Understanding Firms’ Sociopolitical Support for Policy Formation” received the Best Article Award from the Public and Nonprofit Management Division of the Academy of Management.
Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Kim worked for the Ministry of Environment in South Korea as Deputy Director of the Public Information Office and also served on the World Bank’s Carbon Finance Assist Team. Recently, she served as an external reviewer of the US EPA’s Pathfinder Innovation Projects, as well as the Korean Institute of Public Finance’s the Korean Particulate Pollution Control Policy Analysis.
Current Research
- Environmental Management Systems and Voluntary Governance
- Collaborative Environmental Governance
- Climate and Renewable Energy Policy
- Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainability
- Sustainable Innovation and Packages
- Education for Sustainability
Teaching Focus
- EVPP 201 Environment and You: Issues for the Twenty-First Century (coordinator)
- EVPP 337 Environmental Policymaking in Developing Countries (coordinator)
- EVPP 361 Introduction to Environmental Policy
- EVPP 362 Intermediate Environmental Policy
- EVPP 638 Corporate Environmental Management and Policy
- EVPP 642 Environmental Policy
Selected Publications
- Balajapalli, S., Kim, Y. 2024. Anti-poaching for endangered megafauna conservation in Assam, India: Examining stakeholder perception. Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 8(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jppa.20240801.15
- Turner K, Kim Y. 2024. Problems of the US recycling programs: What experienced recycling program managers tell. Sustainability. 16(9):3539. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093539
- Kim Y, Chadduck C, Guerra, V. 2023. Mapping green infrastructure for storm water management: A spatial analysis in Northern Virginia, USA. Environmental Pollution and Climate Change, 7: 358.
- Kendrick K, Kim, Y. 2023. Abandoned mine land program: Examining public participation in decision-making. Review of Policy Research, 37(5), 605-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12569.
- Kim Y. 2023. Carbon markets: principles and current practices. EBSCO Pathways to Research.
- Kim Y. 2023. Change management and Nike’s sustainable product innovation. In Routledge Companion to Leadership and Change, Routledge.
- Kim Y, Olesova L. 2022. Expanding online professional learning in the post-COVID era: The potential of the universal design for learning framework, Journal of Applied Instruction Design, 11(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.51869/112/yklo
- Kim Y. 2022. Foundational Readings in Environmental Policy, San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing.
- Kim Y. 2022. Integrated market and nonmarket strategies: Empirical evidence from the S&P 500 firms’ climate strategies. Business and Politics, 1-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/bap.2021.18.
- Kim Y, Ruedy D. 2019. Mushroom Packages: An Ecovative design approach in packaging industry. In Handbook of Engaged Sustainability, Edited by Satinder Dhiman and Joan Marques, Spring Nature Publishing.
- Kim Y. Oh K. 2018. Public and private partnerships for enhanced energy access in developing countries: A case of the solar rooftop project in Gujarat, India. In Handbook on PPPs in Developing and Emerging Economies, Edited by João Leitão, Elsa Morais Sarmento and João Aleluia, Emerald Group Publishing.
- Kim Y. 2018. Korea firms’ sustainability practices and their role in the green economy. On Korea, 11: 115-131. Washington D.C.: Korea Economic Institute of America.
- Kim Y, Darnall N. 2016. Business-government collaboration may help solve complex social issues. LSE Business Review.
- Darnall N, Kim Y. 2012. Which types of Environmental Management Systems are related to greater environmental improvements? Public Administration Review, 72(3), 351-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02503.x
· Republished in Public Administration Review virtual issue, Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Governance. 2020.
Awards
- Nominee, David P. Baron Award, Best Article Award for the Business and Politics, 2023
- Nominee, Online Teaching Excellence Award, George Mason University, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, 2019
- Teaching Excellence Award, George Mason University, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, 2018
- Mason Career Connection Award, University Career Services, 2018
- Best Journal Article Award, Profit and Nonprofit Management Division, Academy of Management, 2016
- Best Dissertation Award, George Mason University, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, 2010
Contact Info
- Name
- Younsung Kim
- Job Title
- ProfessorUndergraduate Program DirectorDepartment Chair, Summer 2024Environmental Governance, Sustainability, Climate and Renewable Energy Policy
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- David J. King Hall, Room 3020, MSN 5F2