Hyojin Im, Ph.D., MSW, MA, is Associate Professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. Her research is centered around the intersection between trauma and culture, focusing on how cultural norms and practice shape trauma experiences and coping in the community (e.g., cultural idioms of distress). Partnering with various national and international agencies, she has been promoting community capacity and partnership for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for refugee communities in both domestic and international settings. In the U.S., she has worked with state-wide refugee mental health programs in Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Texas, and Virginia, promoting community-empowering wellness interventions and peer-led initiatives for culturally-responsive trauma-informed care for refugee newcomers.