Professor Kim, Youngwon
Professor Kim, Youngwon
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University, USA | Ph.D in Kinesiology | |
| University of South Carolina | MS in Exercise Science | |
| Hanyang University - ERICA | BS in Business Administration |
Dr. Youngwon Kim joined the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) LKS Faculty of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Kim received his post-doctoral training in the Physical Activity Epidemiology programme within the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, UK. He earned his Ph.D in kinesiology and a minor in statistics from Iowa State University, USA: a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, USA, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hanyang University - ERICA, South Korea. Before joining HKU, Dr. Kim worked as Assistant Professor at the University of Utah, USA.
As a physical activity epidemiologist, Dr. Kim has focused his research on understanding the preventive role of physical activity from an epidemiological perspective. Specifically, he has examined the associations of physical activity and fitness with various mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer outcomes using data from the UK Biobank project, an ongoing national cohort study of >500,000 UK adults. His primary research interest also lies in improving methodologies for conducting physical activity epidemiology research. Dr. Kim’s publications in this line of research have focused on evaluating the validity and utility of various wearable devices and self-report tools to assess physical activity in both children and adults
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-01 | Early Investigator Travel Award: American Heart Association, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-05-01 | American Kinesiology Association (AKA) Graduate Student Writing Award: American Kinesiology Association, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-05-01 | Zaffarano Prize Honorable Mention: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-08-01 | Elizabeth Beveridge Memorial Endowment: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-08-01 | Graduate and Professional Student Senate Peer Research Award: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-08-01 | College of Human Sciences Graduate Merit Scholarship: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-08-01 | Print and Grace Powers Hudson Scholarship in Human Sciences: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-08-01 | Barbara Forker Graduate Scholarship: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-08-01 | College of Human Sciences Graduate Merit Scholarship: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-08-01 | Iowa State University Research Excellence Award: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement | |
| 2009-08-01 | Presidential Award for Excellent Academic Achievement: Hanyang University, South Korea | Others | |
| 2015-08-01 | Kinesiology Doctoral Research Award: Iowa State University, USA | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/2020-12/2020 | Member | Hong Kong Business Angel Network |
| 01/2021 - present | Member | International Network of Time-Use Epidemiologists (INTUE) |
| 2014 | Member | Korean Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAPHERD) |
| 2015 | Member | International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB) |
| 2009 - present | Member | American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) |
| 2015 - present | Member | International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) |
| 2016 | Member | American Heart Association (AHA) |
| 2015 - present | Member | The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) |
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