JaeRan Kim, PhD, is an Associate Professor at University of Washington Tacoma. She has over 15 years of experience working with foster and adopted children and families and has developed numerous training curricula for child welfare professionals. Dr. Kim’s research is focused on adoption, particularly looking at issues of disabilities, race, and transnational experiences on post-adoption stability and adoptee well-being. Dr. Kim also researches the intersection of disability and social work, and explores the preparation and training of professional social workers. Dr. Kim was adopted from South Korea and is the author of the blog Harlow's Monkey which explores transracial and transnational adoption from the adoptee perspective https://harlows-monkey.com/)