In addition to my clinical work, I am also active in research. My research interests are ethnic-racial socialization and the identity development of racialized individuals in Germany and Europe. Additionally, I am interested in better understanding relevant aspects of psychological wellbeing and resources of racialized people.

In my doctoral thesis, I focus on multiraciality, a highly marginalized topic in Europe. I am investigating the socialization process of multiracial individuals* and multiracial families**, including resources and challenges. In addition, I am interested in developing intervention strategies that address the needs of multiracial individuals and families, which also combines my clinical expertise.

*Multiracial individuals: Individuals whose both parents are racialized differently (e.g., white German and Asian)

**Multiracial families: Families in which the family members are racialized differently.

Publications

• Shim, G.Y., & Juang, L.P. (in press). Being “Borderless and Brazen”: Multiraciality and Multiracial Families in Europe. In A. Nishina, S. Gaither, & L. Kiang (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Multiracial Youth and Family. Cambridge University Press.

• Shim, G.Y., Freund, H., Stopsack, M., Kämmerer, A. & Barnow, S. (2014). Acculturation, self-construal, mental and physical health: an explorative study of East Asian students in Germany. International Journal of Psychology, 49(4), 295-303.

Research