Since joining the Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning (OPWL) program at Boise State University in AY25, Dr. Eunbi Sim has led a variety of Critical Human Resource Development (CHRD) research projects in collaboration with students, practitioners, and scholars. These projects explore diverse topics in HRD through innovative and critically informed approaches. To learn more about current and ongoing projects, please contact the CHRD Lab Director, Dr. Eunbi Sim.
Research Projects Starting in AY26-27
CHRD Applications in a Community-Based Educational Organization
Sim, E., Forman, K., Trentacoste, N., & Trinh, D. D. (Under Review). Critical HRD in Action: Human Rights Education in a Community-Based Organization [Poster Submission]. 2027 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas. Houston, TX.
Community-Based Human Rights Education and Its Ripple Effects: A Participatory Case Study
Sim, E. (2026). Community-based Human Rights Education and Its Ripple Effects: A Participatory Case Study. Spencer Foundation (Role: PI; Awarded Amount: $49,999.18)
Community of Practice of Working Professional Graduate Students in HRD
Sim, E., Hurtienne, M. W., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Sims, M. S., Rose, K. J. (Under Review). Building the Future of the HRD Academic Community of Practice: Co-Designing Inclusive Pathways for Graduate Student Participation [Non-refereed Professional Development Workshop]. 2027 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas. Houston, TX.
Industry Career Development of International Students
Sim, E. (2026). Making Sense of Industry Career Development of International Students in the United States Under Immigration Constraints: A Critical Discourse Analysis. College of Education, Boise State University (Role: PI; Awarded Amount: $8,367.00)
Research Projects Starting in AY25-26
Academic Career Sensemaking of International Faculty Job Seekers
Sim, E., Park, J. J., Cao, Y. (2026). Korea-SIG Sponsored TEAM-UP Grant Award, Academy of Human Resource Development ($500; Awarded February 11, 2026)
Sim, E., Park, J. J., Cao, Y., Limbaugh, L., St. Amour, C. (Under Review). Faculty Hiring Discourses and Academic Career Sensemaking Among International Faculty Job Seekers [Paper Submission]. 2027 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada.
Sim, E., Park, J. J., Cao, Y., Limbaugh, L., St. Amour, C. (Under Review). Navigating Academic Careers Amid Anti-Immigration Policies: Career Sensemaking Among International Faculty Job Seekers [Paper Submission]. 2027 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas. Houston, TX.
Asian Linguistic Profiling
Sim, E., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Chaudhuri, S., Niu, Y., Davis, K., St. Amour, C., Limbaugh, L. (2026, February 12). The impact of linguistic profiling on the career development of Asian immigrant workers in the United States: A narrative inquiry. [Poster presentation]. The 2026 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference. Dallas, TX, United States.
Sim, E., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Chaudhuri, S., Davis, K., St. Amour, C., Limbaugh, L. (Accepted). Navigating Linguistic Profiling and Career Development of Foreign-Born Asian Workers in the United States [Paper Submission]. 2026 Asian AHRD Conference. Tokyo, Japan
Sim, E., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Chaudhuri, S., & Davis, K. (Under Review). “Life is Not Fair”: A Narrative Inquiry into Linguistic Profiling and Career Development of Asian Workers in the U.S. Career Development Quarterly.
Critical AI Literacy
Sim, E., Robinson, P., Parvaneh Shirazi, H. (2025, October 8). Introducing critical AI literacy in adult learning and education. [Paper Presentation]. 2025 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sim, E., Robinson, P. A., Parvaneh Shirazi, H. (Under Review). Introducing critical AI literacy: Foundations, framework, and implications for adult learning and education. International Journal of Lifelong Education.
Critical Career Sensemaking
Sim, E., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Sisco, S., Limbaugh, L., St. Amour, C. (2026, February 13). Critical sensemaking and career development of critical professionals in socio-politically oppressive contexts: A narrative inquiry. [Poster presentation]. The 2026 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference. Dallas, TX, United States.
Sim, E., Parvaneh Shirazi, H., Sisco, S., Limbaugh, L., St. Amour, C. (Under Review). When critical work becomes risky: Critical sensemaking of critical professionals [Paper Submission]. 2027 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas. Houston, TX.
Posthumanist Adult Learning & Education in the Era of GenAI
Sim, E., Kim, Y., Li, B. (2026, May 28). [Roundtable submission]. Toward A Posthumanist Adult Learning and Education in the Era of Generative AI: A Scenario-Based Learning Approach. 2026 CASAE-AERC Joint Conference. Vancouver, Canada.
Quantile Regression Analysis on Adult Competencies
Sim, E., Cho, Y., Jeong, S., & Cho, H. (2026, February 12). Examining multilevel predictors of Korean adult competencies: A quantile regression analysis using PIAAC Cycle 2 data. [Poster presentation]. The 2026 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference. Dallas, TX, United States.
Sim, E., Cho, Y., Jeong, S., & Cho, H. (Accepted). Predictors of Adult Cognitive Skills Across the Skill Distribution: Evidence from PIAAC Korea Using Quantile Regression [Paper Submission]. 2026 Asian AHRD Conference. Tokyo, Japan
Sim, E., Cho, Y., & Jeong, S., Cho, H. (Under Review) Examining Adult Cognitive Skills Beyond the Mean: A Quantile Regression Analysis of PIAAC Korea Data. International Journal of Educational Research.