Dr. Yi Jin Kim is an Assistant Professor at University of Mississippi Desoto campus, Department of Social Work. He received his B.A. in social work from Baptist Theological University in Korea and MSW and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. His dissertation was a quantitative study examining influential factors for suicidal ideation among Korean adolescents. Dr. Kim's research interests focus in the areas of health risk behaviors including suicide, substance use, and mental health.