Dr. Kathy Rim

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Dr. Kathy Rim

Dr. Rim joined the Vanguard faculty in the fall of 2019. After earning her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine (2010) she taught in the Department of Political Science at USC, Wesleyan University, and UC Irvine. As an American Politics scholar, she has conducted research on mass political behavior in the U.S., with a special emphasis on the incorporation of minorities and immigrants into the American body politic. Dr. Rim’s research in this area has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as American Politics Research, Asian American Policy Review, Social Science Quarterly, and Urban Affairs Review. Her current research explores the importance of integrating biblical values in teaching civic engagement and politics, the influence of Christian values in social justice movements, and how the Church can reflect Christ in a polarized political world. At Vanguard, Dr. Rim’s enjoys teaching American Democracy because she loves to bring politics to life in the classroom and guide students on their individual journeys as they formulate what American democracy means to them personally. In the core upper division course offerings (U.S. Congress and Representation; U.S. Presidents and the Presidency; Political Parties Campaigns, and Elections; Political Psychology), Dr. Rim loves guiding her students as they consider important theoretical questions concerning power, identity, representation, justice, equality, liberty, and the power of collective action. Dr. Rim also serves as the advisor for the pre-law minor, public policy minor, and Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society and is the Club Advisor for VU Forum, the campus’ political awareness club.

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