Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Minjung Shim, PhD is assistant professor of the PhD program in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Drexel University. She is a board-certified dance/movement therapist whose clinical work focuses on development and application of dance/movement therapy (DMT) as an integrative biopsychosocial intervention for people with complex medical conditions such as chronic pain and cancer. Dr. Shim’s research interest centers on utilizing robust methodological designs and an interdisciplinary approach to 1) examine the efficacy and effectiveness of DMT on positive health outcomes in people with various psychological and medical disorders and 2) explicate the treatment mechanisms of DMT specified by theory. She is a recipient of several national and international dissertation and research awards for her doctoral dissertation research study, through which she developed a theoretical model of DMT for chronic pain management.
She has participated in federally sponsored health research projects (i.e., National Institute of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration) as a study coordinator and a director during her PhD and postdoctoral trainings. Currently, she is conducting a research study funded by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at NIH to test the feasibility and acceptability of Mindfulness-based DMT intervention for people with chronic low back pain.
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