Global Research Team
Associate Professor of Sociology
George Fox University, Sociology
Young-Il Kim is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Fox University, where he joined the faculty in 2017. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Virginia and previously served as a postdoctoral scholar and research assistant professor at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. His research examines how family structure and voluntary associations influence generosity and social solidarity, with published work in Social Science Research, Scientific Reports, and Review of Religious Research.
Childhood predictors of perceptions of social trust across 22 countries in the global flourishing study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Childhood predictors of volunteering across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
Nature Mental Health · 2025
The Prevalence and Predictors of Experiences of Beauty in 22 Countries: An International Assessment of Aesthetic Appreciation in the Global Flourishing Study
Applied Research in Quality of Life · 2026
Understanding who volunteers globally through an examination of demographic variation in volunteering across 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025