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Meeri Kim

Science Journalist

Meeri N. Kim, Ph.D. is a science and health journalist based in Pasadena, CA, USA who contributes regularly to The Washington Post, Consumer Reports, and Optics & Photonics News. She received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Pennsylvania for her work in biomedical optics and its applications to the human brain.

Portfolio

Contributions by Meeri

Meeri Kim / 15 September 2025

Articles Development Psychology Education systems

A child is bored and lying on the floor.

Meeri Kim / 2 September 2025

Articles Development Psychology

A small child plays with a toy train.

Meeri Kim / 19 June 2025

Articles Development Psychology Parenting and childcare

A boy types on a laptop while glancing sideways cheekily.

Laura A. Long and Meeri Kim / 16 September 2019

Articles Development Mental health

Wokandapix, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 29 March 2019

Articles Development Equity

Engin_Akyurt, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 8 March 2019

Articles Development Mental health

Pexels, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 25 February 2019

Articles Development Language

Marvin Girbig, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 18 February 2019

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

monikabaechler, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 8 February 2019

Articles Development Equity

Lydia Pintscher, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 16 November 2018

Interviews Development Neuroscience

ePhotographyAustralia, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 9 November 2018

Interviews Development Neuroscience

BilliTheCat, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 7 September 2018

Articles Development Psychology

KurtSebastian, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 3 September 2018

Interviews Society

Meeri Kim / 31 August 2018

Articles Development Neuroscience

3dman_eu, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 27 August 2018

Articles Development Language

Richard Royle, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 20 August 2018

Articles Development Neuroscience

Sollermann, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 24 May 2018

Articles Learning & Education STEM

Lisa Maruna, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 13 April 2018

Interviews Learning & Education Education policy

Phil Roeder, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 20 February 2018

Articles Development Parenting and childcare

uboiz, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 9 February 2018

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

Stephen Chin, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 5 January 2018

Interviews Development Psychology

Basheer Tome, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 4 December 2017

Interviews Development Mental health

Darin Barry, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 6 November 2017

Articles Development Psychology

wiredforlego, flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0

Meeri Kim / 2 October 2017

Interviews Development Neuroscience

StockSnap, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 25 September 2017

Articles Development Equity

3643825, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 1 September 2017

Interviews Development Neuroscience

Nim Tottenham

Meeri Kim / 25 August 2017

Interviews Development Neuroscience

GDJ, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 28 July 2017

Interviews Development Neuroscience

littleman227, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 19 May 2017

Interviews Learning & Education Education policy

Hirokazu Yoshikawa

Meeri Kim / 15 May 2017

Interviews Development Equity

MAJ Aaron Haney, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 20 April 2017

Interviews Development Mental health

Phil Fisher

Meeri Kim / 11 April 2017

Interviews Development Equity

Seth Pollak

Meeri Kim / 6 April 2017

Interviews Society

oatsy40, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 3 April 2017

Interviews Development Language

John Gabrieli

Meeri Kim / 30 March 2017

Interviews Society Equity

Anthony Barrows, ideas42

Meeri Kim / 22 March 2017

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

Illustration: Mrzyk & Moriceau for BOLD

Meeri Kim / 6 March 2017

Interviews Development STEM

geralt, pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Meeri Kim / 10 February 2017

Interviews Society Technology and society

Ungry Young Man, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 3 February 2017

Articles Development Psychology

Reinis Ivanovs, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 27 January 2017

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

Brad-Flickinger, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 20 January 2017

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

See-ming Lee, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 12 December 2016

Interviews Society Technology and society

hackny.org, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 5 December 2016

Interviews Development Play

Deena Weisberg

Meeri Kim / 18 November 2016

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

Daniel Friedman, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 11 November 2016

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

A flourishing brain in a snow globe.

Meeri Kim / 23 September 2016

Articles Development Education technology

Beatrice Murch, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 14 September 2016

Interviews Development Neuroscience

Cognitive Enhancement. Illustration: Mrzyk & Moriceau for BOLD

Meeri Kim / 9 September 2016

Articles Learning & Education Education technology

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, flickr.com, CC-BY-2.0

Meeri Kim / 19 August 2016

Articles Development Neuroscience

arthurmlee1, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Meeri Kim / 12 August 2016

Articles Development Play

Kim Love, flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0

Meeri Kim / 3 August 2016

Articles Development Neuroscience

Chris Betcher, flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0

Quality Coordinator at a primary school in the Netherlands 

Ellis Stevelink

PhD Candidate at the Laboratory for the Psychology of Child Development and Education, Université Paris Cité

Mélanie Maximino-Pinheiro

Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam

Eddie Brummelman, photo by Sander Nieuwenhuys

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