Elissa Kim
Education
B.A., Psychology, Pepperdine University, 2021
M.A., Psychology, Wayne State University, 2023
Research Focus
Stress
Aging
Religiosity/Spirituality
Social Support
Cardiovascular Disease
Immunology
African Americans
Teaching Experience
(Fall 2021) PSY 1010- Introductory Psychology Lab
(Winter 2022) PSY 1030- Introductory Psychology Laboratory
(Spring/Summer 2022) PSY 2410- Health Psychology
Presentations
Poster Presentations
Kaur, J., Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2024, October). Partnering with Black churches to aid recruitment of families with children with asthma. 150th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Beydoun, H., Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2024, October). Loneliness, self-compassion, and depressive symptoms among older African American adults. 150th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Kotakondla, S., Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2024, March). Perceived stress, cholesterol, and cognitive decline: An exploratory mediation analysis among older African Americans in metro Detroit. 150th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2024, March). Religious attendance & inflammation: An investigation of positive religious coping and social support as potential mediating pathways. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Kalasho, N. B., Kim, E., Vann, D., Mallare, J. P. A., & Zilioli, S. (2023, November). Does religious coping and attendance moderate the relationship between stress and sleep in older African Americans? 149th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
Maroki, R., Bruinsma, J., Rodriguez-Stanley, J., Kim, E., Mallare, J. P. A., & Zilioli, S. (2023, September). Impact of marital status on cardiovascular health in African American elderly population in Detroit. Wayne State University 2023 ReBUILDetroit Research Day, Detroit, MI.
Beydoun, H., Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2022, April). Are certain coping styles associated with Psychological Well-Being? Wayne State University 2022 Rodney Clark Undergraduate Research Day, Detroit, MI.
Kim, E., & Zilioli, S. (2023, March). Aging, inflammation, and subjective health outcomes in African Americans. 80th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kim, E., Rodriguez-Stanley, J., Grant, G. S., Slavich, G. M., & Zilioli, S. (2022, September). Religious attendance, religious coping, and systemic inflammation among older African American Adults [Poster]. 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, Chicago, IL.
Kim, E., DeBruin, M., Kwan, A., & Joseph, N.T. (2021, April). Customizable approaches for recruiting African Americans on Craigslist: Credibility, compensation, or core social identity appeals? Research and Scholarly Achievement Symposium, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.
Kim, E., Brown, E., Kwan, A., Craig, A., Joseph, N.T., & Peterson, L.M. (2020, December). Sleep, pray, and status: Religiosity as a moderator in the association between subjective social status and sleep in African American young adults. American Psychosomatic Society’s Virtual Meeting.
Oral Presentations
Joseph, N.T., Peterson, L.M., Zilioli, S., Kim, E., Xiang, Z., & Zilligen, M. (2023, March). Momentary examinations of socioeconomic status-related identity, threat, and resilience and ambulatory blood pressure. In L. Banihashemi (Chair), Multi-level adversities and health: Relationships with neural, cardiometabolic and mental health outcomes [Symposium]. American Psychosomatic Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Professional Associations
(Aug 2020- Present) Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM)
(Aug 2021- Present) International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE)
(Present) Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Honors and Awards
(2022) Young Scholar Award, American Psychosomatic Society
(2022-2024) IMSD Fellowship, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
(2024) Wayne State University Graduate Professional Scholarship