Associate Professor Jooyoung Kong received a 2025 Recent Alumni Award from her alma mater, the Boston College School of Social Work for her contributions to the social work profession. Dr. Kong will receive the award at a celebration on November 10th.
Dr. Kong received a PhD from Boston College in 2016 with a dissertation titled, “Childhood Maltreatment and Later-life Intergenerational Solidarity.” Her current research examines whether and how adults with a history of childhood maltreatment continue to be distressed, or victimized, in relationships with the parent(s) who abused and/or neglected them or in the process of providing care to their abusive parent(s).
Her ultimate research goal is to disentangle the persistent, negative effects of childhood adversity from diverse aspects of health and well-being in late adulthood and promote resilience in those who have survived early misfortune.
Congrats, Dr. Kong!