JaeRan Kim, PhD, MSW, LISW, is Assistant Professor at University of Washington, Tacoma in the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice. Dr. Kim’s research is focused on the intersection of adoption and disabilities, particularly exploring disability, race, and transnational experiences on post-adoption stability. JaeRan has over 15 years of experience working with foster and adopted children and families and has developed numerous training curricula for child welfare professionals. She is also the author of the blog Harlow’s Monkey, which focuses on the transracial/transnational adoptee experience.