Grace Kim is an Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of California, at Davis and her master's degree in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University. She received her PhD in Occupational Therapy at New York University in 2016.
Dr. Kim has extensive clinical experience working with adults with neurological disabilities in the acute and inpatient rehabilitation hospital settings. As a clinician-researcher in the Rehabilitation Medicine department at New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Kim gained expertise on upper extremity robotics technologies, outcome measurement, and intervention implementation in stroke.
Dr. Kim’s research encapsulates the intersection of technology, neurorehabilitation, and client-centered care. She is particularly interested in the use of affordable mobile and wearable technologies and shared decision making approaches to maximize real-world outcomes for stroke survivors living in the community.
Dr. Kim was the recipient of the Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Grant (2014), Steinhardt Faculty Challenge Grant (2017), New York University Research Challenge Grant (2017), New York University Provost Office Mega-Grant Seed Funding (2018), and the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Interventional Research Grant (2021).
Dr. Kim teaches courses in Evidence-based Practice, Ethics & Analytic Reasoning, and Neurorehabilitation. She serves as a research and academic mentor for masters and doctoral students in the Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Science programs and for undergraduates in the R25 Research Education in Cardiovascular Conditions program at the NYU Rory Meyers School of Nursing.
Selected Publications
- Kim, G.J., Gahlot, A., Magsombol, C., Capasso, N., Waskiewicz, M., Kim, H., Parnandi, A., Dickson, V.V., & Goverover Y. (2024). Feasibility of a self-directed arm training program for individuals living community after chronic stroke. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 6(1), 100316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100316
- Assadi Khalil, Kim, G.J., & Rand, D. (2024). Comparison of Upper Extremity Function and Daily Use in Individuals with and without Post Stroke Depression. Neural Rehabilitation and Neural Repair, doi:10.1177/15459683231215332
- Parnandi, A., Kaku, A., Venkatesan, A., Pandit, N., Fokas, E., Kim, G., Nilsen, D., Fernandez-Granda, C., & Schambra, H, (2023). Data driven quantification of movement abnormality after stroke. Bioengineering, 10(6): 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10060648
- Kim G.J., Gahlot, A., Magsombol, C., Waskiewicz, M., Capasso, N., Van Lew, S., Goverover, Y., & Dickson, V.V. (2023). Protocol for a remote home-based upper extremity self-training program for community-dwelling individuals after stroke. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication. 33, 101112 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101112
- Genova H.M., Chen M.H., Botticello A., Voelbel G., Kim G., Elsayed H.E., Myszko Z., DeLuca J., McGrath R.E., Arnett P., & Goverover Y. (2023). An examination of positive and negative outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in persons with Multiple Sclerosis. American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 77, 7706205090. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050287
- Kim G.J., Lebovich, S., & Rand, D. (2022). Perceived facilitators and barriers for actual arm use during everyday activities in community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 19, 11707. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/18/11707
- Walsh, S., Brisson, A., Flaherty, R., Geller, D., Tokash, J., & Kim G.J. (2022). Application of the ICF and the OTPF-4 to conceptualize the dual diagnosis of COVID-19 and stroke: Implications for occupational therapy practice in acute and inpatient rehabilitation. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-19. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2022.2081753
- Burns S., Fleming, T.K., Webb, S., Kam, A., Kim G.J., Hu, X., Hill, M., & Kringle, E. (2022). Stroke recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A position paper on recommendations for rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.04.004
- Goverover, Y., Kim G.J., Chen, M., Voelbel, G., Rosenfeld, M., Botticello, A., DeLuca, J., & Genova, H. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on engagement in activities of daily living in persons with acquired brain injury. Brain Injury, 36(2),183-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2043441
- Hreha, K., Sheridan, S., Hong, I., & Kim G.J. (2022). Use of the Penetration Aspiration Scale during routine videofluroscopy for inpatient rehabilitation. Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy. 30(2), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.14519/kjot.2022.30.2.03
- Kim, H., & Kim G.J. (2022). Attitudes and Use Patterns for Mobile Technology and Upper Extremity Home Exercises in Stroke Survivors in the United States. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226211070564
- Kim G.J., Kim, H., Fletcher, J., Voelbel, G., Goverover, Y., Chen, P., O’Dell, M.W., & Genova, H. (2021). The differential impact of Covid-19 on access and health utilization for community-dwelling individuals with stroke and TBI. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 100176. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100176
- Goverover, Y., Chen, M., Botticello, A., Voelbel, G., Kim G.J., DeLuca, J., & Genova, H. (2021). Relationships between changes in daily occupations and health-related quality of life in persons with Multiple Sclerosis during the Covid-19 pandemic. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders,103339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103339
- Kim, G.J., Parnandi, A., Eva, S. & Schambra, H. (2021). Wearable sensors for the assessment and treatment of the upper extremity after stroke: A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-20. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1957027
- Ragni, L., Zlotolow D.A., Daluiski, A., & Kim, G.J. (2021). Combined clinic and home-based therapeutic approach for the treatment of bilateral radial deficiency for a young child with Holt-Oram Syndrome: A case report. Journal of Hand Therapy, S0894-1130(21)00043-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2021.03.003
- Kim, G.J. & Chen, P. (2020). Role of instruction adherence during highly structured robotic arm training on motor outcomes after chronic stroke. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(4): 353-346. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001333
- Kim, G.J., Taub, M., Creelman, C., Cahalan, C., O’Dell, M.W., & Stein, J. (2019). Feasibility of an electromyography-triggered hand robot for people after chronic stroke. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.030908
- Kim G.J., Hinojosa J, Rao A, Batavia M, O’Dell M, (2018). Response from the authors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(7), 1436-1437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.021
- Kim, G.J., Hinojosa, J., Rao, A., Batavia, M., & O’Dell, M.W. (2017). Randomized trial on the effects of attentional focus on motor training of the upper extremity using robotics with individuals after chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(10), 1924-1931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.06.005
- Kim, G.J., Rivera, L., & Stein, J. (2015). Combined clinic-home approach for upper limb robotic therapy after stroke: A pilot study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(12), 2243-2248. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.06.019