YJ Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research and teaching revolve around realizing Professor Edmond Gordon’s vision of equitable learning and assessment. YJ employs playfulness as a lens to design assessment tools and incorporate democratic design practices into assessment development. YJ employs various methodologies such as evidence-centered design, design-based research, learning analytics, and quantitative ethnography to craft assessments that promote equity, while also meeting the conventional standards of rigor and surpassing them.