He has been faculty members in Indiana State University and University of Tennessee at Knoxville before joining to the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in Human Resource Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches instructional system design, program planning, and assessment and evaluation courses at the graduate level. His research interests include: learning transfer, performance technology, learning and motivation issues within virtual learning environments, integration of learning and knowledge management, and cross cultural organizational issues impacting workplace performance. Recently, Dr. Lim's major research has focused on neuroscience-based learning and adult development within academic and workplace settings.