Faculty

Hyojung “Kay” Kim, a registered dietician nutritionist, is a lecturer at UCF’s College of Nursing where she teaches nutrition. Her research focuses on nutritional epidemiology with an emphasis on the role of nutritional and dietary factors in chronic disease risk and health outcomes. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, she investigates the associations between n-3 (omega-3) and n-6 (omega-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and inflammation-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and liver diseases. She also explores how dietary bioactive compounds influence disease risk and health outcomes. Her research aims to advance evidence-based nutritional and dietary strategies for disease prevention and health promotion.

Education

• Ph.D. in Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University
• MS in Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
• BA, Ewha Womans University

Selected Editorial Activities

• Reviewer, The Journal of Nutrition
• Reviewer, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 
• Reviewer, Molecular Biomedicine, Springer Nature

Selected Professional Activities

• Member, American Society for Nutrition
• Member, International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids

Additional Language

• Korean