Publications

A selection of recent publications, organized by the research threads that connect them.

Books & Edited Volumes

• Kim, D., Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, D. K., Ha, S., Carroll, S., Wang, L., & Kim, J. (2021). Formative education online: Cultivating wholeness, purpose, and community in virtual environments. Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
• Wortham, S., Kim, D., May, S. (Eds.) (2017). Encyclopedia of Language and Education: Volume 3, Discourse and Education. NY: Springer.

Journal Guest Editor

• Kim, D., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, D. & Wortham, S. (2024). A New Era for Educational Technology: Opportunities and Conversations. ECNU Review of Education.
• Wortham, S., Shirley, D., & Kim, D. (2020). Special Issue: Beyond Well-being: Educating for Wholeness and Purpose. ECNU Review of Education.

Research Thread — AI, Multimodal Storytelling & EdTech

How generative AI and multimodal digital tools serve as catalysts for identity development, English acquisition, and teacher growth. Frequent collaborators: Karen Borowiec, Daniel K. Yatsu, Stanton Wortham.

• Kim, D., Wang, C. K., Borowiec, K., Rein, N., Cho, J. H. A., & Liu, J. J. (2025). Unlocking the future: A comprehensive review of ChatGPT in education. Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 1-53.
• Kim, D., & Borowiec, K. (2025). Remote teaching and digital storytelling during COVID-19 as catalysts for teachers’ holistic development. International Studies in Catholic Education, 1-25.
• Kim, D., Kang, Y., & Borowiec, K. (2025). Unveiling identities: exploring emotional self-expression and bilingualism through digital storytelling in teacher education. Asia Pacific Education Review, 1-16.
• Kim, D., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, D.K., & Wortham, S. (2024). Voices from the industry: How EdTech leaders responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. ECNU Review of Education, 7(2) 420-441.
• Kim, D., Borowiec, K., & Wortham, S. (2024). A new era in EdTech: Emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Kim, D., Park, H., & Vorobel, O. (2023). Enriching middle school students’ learning through digital storytelling: A new analytical framework. ECNU Review of Education.
• Kim, D., Yatsu, D. K., & Li, Y. (2021). A multimodal model for analyzing middle school English language learners’ digital stories. International Journal of Educational Research Online, 2(2).
• Kim, D., Long, Y., Zhao, Y., Zhou, S., & Alexander, J. (2020). Teacher professional identity development through digital stories. Computers and Education (162).

Research Thread — Formative & Whole-Person Education

How online and digital learning environments can support faculty and student wholeness, purpose, and engagement. Frequent collaborators: Stanton Wortham, Dennis Shirley, Karen Borowiec.

• Borowiec, K., Wortham, S., Kim, D., & Barsotti, E. (2025). Faculty engagement patterns in online formative or whole-person education: Characteristics of highly engaged faculty. Innovative Higher Education.
• Wortham, S., Shim, C., Kim, D., & Shirley, D. (2023). Can Korea have academic achievement plus well-being? The case of Hyukshin Schools. Journal of Educational Change.
• Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., & Kim, D. (2023). Measuring faculty engagement in online formative or whole-person education. Online Learning, 27(4), 93-121.
• Kim, D., Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, K., Ha, S., Carroll, S., Kim, J., & Wang, L. (2021). Formative education online: Teaching the whole person during the global COVID-19 pandemic. AERA Open.

Research Thread — STEM, L2 Literacy & Bilingual Learners

How immigrant and emergent bilingual students navigate language and learning across K-12 STEM and language arts contexts. Frequent collaborators: Sungeun Kim, Mike Barnett, Mei Li.

• Kim, S. & Kim, D. (2024). Empowering diverse learners: Integrating writing-to-learn strategies in a middle school Science classroom in the U.S.. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1031.
• Kim, S. & Kim, D. (2024). “I should only use one language”: A case of Spanish-speaking emergent bilingual students’ translanguaging experiences in a middle school Science classroom. Education Sciences, 14(8), 853.
• Kim, D., Kim, S., & Barnett, M. (2021). “That makes sense now!”: Bicultural middle school students’ learning in a culturally relevant science classroom. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 23(2), 145-172.
• Li, M. & Kim, D. (2016). One wiki, two groups: Dynamic patterns of interaction in ESL collaborative writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 31, 25-42.
  • Best Article Award for 2016 from the Journal of Second Language Writing.

Book Chapters

• Wortham, S., Kim, D., & Borowiec, K. (Accepted, 2023). Formative education online.
• Park, H-R, Kim, D., & Ahn, T. Y. (2021). Preparation of teachers of English as an additional language (EAL) in South Korea.
• Kim, D. & Vorobel, O. (2017). Discourse Communities: From origin to social media.

Reports

• Yang, N., Drucker, K., Leigh, Y., Paulin, R., Kim, D., and Walsh, M. (2024). Understanding the landscape of student support. Boston College.
• Kim, D., Wortham, S., & Shirley, D. (2022). The future of educational change in Korea: A closer look. The Academy of Korean Studies.