Kim Case

Kim A. Case, Ph.D.

Professor

casek3@vcu.edu

Personal website

Health Psychology

Tenured

Faculty

Education

Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2003

Research Interests

As a mixed-methods social psychologist, Dr. Case applies critical theories to examine how social justice faculty and underrepresented scholars create intentionally inclusive spaces within workplace and educational settings. Currently, Dr. Case's research focuses on the systemic impact of workplace cultural norms on how social justice academics navigate job demands with particular attention to health, performance, and retention outcomes. She investigates how dominant cultural norms and practices result in exclusionary or inclusive experiences for scholars deeply involved in DEIA (diversity equity inclusion accessibility) across the biomedical research workforce. Her scholarship also applies an equity analysis to institutional policies, practices, and procedures that harm or support career success for DEIA scholars. Three of her books and additional pedagogical scholarship, she addresses inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices across all disciplines with special attention to anti-racist and social justice pedagogies. Her national and international faculty development work, including her Enough Y’all podcast, focuses on support for social justice academics tackling topics such as job crafting, values alignment, invisible labor, self-worth in the academy, imposter feelings, and defining “enough.”

Select Publications

Case, K., & Vick, B. (2023). Intersectional and anti-racist pedagogy: Teaching as the soul’s work. In K. Richmond, I. Settles, S. Shields, & A. Zelin. (Eds), Feminist scholars on the road to tenure: The personal is professional (pp. 125-139). Cognella.
Kite, M., Case, K., & Williams, W. (Eds.). (2021). Navigating difficult moments in teaching diversity and social justice. American Psychological Association Press.
Rios, D., & Case, K.A. (2020). Unlikely alliances from Appalachia to East L.A.: Insider without and outsider within. In Y. Flores Niemann, G. Gutierrez y Muhs, & C. G. Gonzalez (Eds.), Presumed Incompetent Volume 2 (pp. 131- 142). Utah State University Press.
Buchanan, N., Rios, D., & Case. K.A. (2020). Intersectional cultural humility: Aligning critical inquiry with critical praxis in psychology. Women and Therapy, 43, 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2020.1729469
Overstreet, N., Rosenthal, L., & Case, K. (2020). Intersectionality as a radical framework for transforming our disciplines, social issues, and the world. Journal of Social Issues, 76(4), 779-795. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12414

Affiliations

Awards

Presidential Award for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME), Faculty Recipient, VCU, 2024
Promoting Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging Award, Society for Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Trailblazer in Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Faculty Award, College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU, 2024
Distinguished Leadership Award, Committee on Women in Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2019
Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2), 2018

Department of Psychology

College of Humanities and Sciences