Allison Kim is completing her B.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, majoring in International Politics with a certificate in Asian Studies. She currently supports North Korean human rights research as a research assistant at the Catholic University of America's Department of Politics, and has worked previously as a research intern at the American Enterprise Institute's Office of Asian Studies. Her interest in North Korea began as a member of a North Korean human rights advocacy group at Georgetown University, of which she served as a board member for three years and Co-President for one semester.