People
Meet the members of our research team.
Lab Director
Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Sungkyunkwan University where he is also affiliated with the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research at the Institute for Basic Science. He is the director of the Human Affective Neuroscience lab. In the academia, Dr. Kim is also known as M. Justin Kim (his "pen name").
Before joining the faculty at SKKU in 2020, Dr. Kim was a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University, then an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College, and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Seoul National University. Dr. Kim was named an APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, and the recipient of the Early Career Award from the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society.
JUSTIN MINUE KIM, Ph.D.
Graduate Students
CHAEBIN YOO
Chaebin was a Psychology major at SKKU. She joined the HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant, and became a graduate student via the CBM program. Chaebin will be pursuing her PhD at the University of Maryland in Fall 2024.
Research Interests
Neural underpinnings of negative emotions and anxiety
Clinical implications of brain-affect associations
Publications & Honors
Yoo C & Kim MJ (2023) Topographical similarity of cortical thickness represents generalized anxiety symptoms in adolescence. Brain Res Bull 202, 110728.
Yoo C*, Park S* & Kim MJ (2022). Structural connectome-based prediction of trait anxiety. Brain Imaging Behav 16, 2467-2476. *Equal author contribution
Yoo, Park & Kim (2022) featured on the journal cover
Grand Prize, 2022-2 SKKU Research Matters competition
Grand Prize, 2021-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as the leader of Team Social Distancing
1st Prize, 2021-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team I Lobe You
SUJIN PARK
Sujin was a Political Science & Diplomacy and Psychology double major at SKKU. She joined the HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant, and became a graduate student via the CBM program. Sujin will be pursuing her PhD at UC San Diego in Fall 2024.
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Research Interests
Neural mechanisms of facial recognition & emotion perception
Clinical disorders featuring social communication difficulties
Publications & Honors
Park S, Park D & Kim MJ (2023). Similarity in functional connectome architecture predicts teenage grit. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci
Yoo C*, Park S* & Kim MJ (2022). Structural connectome-based prediction of trait anxiety. Brain Imaging Behav 16, 2467-2476. *Equal author contribution
KFAS Overseas PhD Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
Yoo, Park & Kim (2022) featured on the journal cover
Grand Prize, 2021-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Social Distancing
1st Prize, 2021-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team I Lobe You
E-YOUNG JUNG
E-young was a Psychology and Surface Design double major at SKKU. She joined the HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant, and became a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Affective interactions in dyads vs. small groups
Social aspects of affective neuroscience
Publications & Honors
Grand Prize, 2021-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Social Distancing
1st Prize, 2021-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team I Lobe You
HAYOUNG RYU
Hayoung studied Psychology and Business Administration at SKKU. She joined the HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant and became a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Neural underpinnings of emotion using naturalistic stimuli and fMRI
Neurobiological basis of group polarization and how the 'dark side' of human nature evolves within a group or a society
Publications & Honors
Ryu H & Kim MJ (in press). Heroes and villains: opposing narrative roles engage neural synchronization in the lateral inferior frontal gyrus. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci
Honorary award, 2023 SKKU Graduate Student Research Paper Awards
2022-2 SKKU TA Award
1st Prize, 2022-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as the leader of Team Cinema Paradiso
Grand Prize, 2021-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Social Distancing
1st Prize, 2021-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team I Lobe You
SEOHYEON LEE
Seohyeon was a student at SKKU majoring in Psychology. She joined HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant. She transitioned to a graduate student in the Fall of 2023 via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Individual differences in the thresholds for feeling emotions, such as depression & happiness
Brain-based understanding of personality formation
Publications & Honors
Grand Prize, 2023-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as the leader of Team Dynamic Duo
Grand Prize, 2021-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Social Distancing
1st Prize, 2021-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team I Lobe You
SEOHYUN PARK
Seohyun studied Psychology and Germanistik at SKKU. She joined HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant and became a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Affective neuroscience-based personality characteristics
Neuroscience-based understanding of an individual's response to social situations
Brain-based prediction of individual differences in stress control (natural emotions and regulation)
Publications & Honors
Best Student Poster Award, 2023 KSCBP (co-author)
Grand Prize, 2023-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Dynamic Duo
Grand Prize, 2022-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Lobe Dive
LIAN YOO
Lian was a Psychology major at SKKU. She joined HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant and became a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Neural underpinnings of anxiety
Stress-induced changes in whole brain functional connectomes
Publications & Honors
Best Student Poster Award, 2023 KSCBP (co-author)
Grand Prize, 2022-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Lobe Dive
1st Prize, 2022-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Cinema Paradiso
JIHYE JEON
Jihye studied Psychology as an undergraduate at SKKU. She joined HumAN lab as a graduate student in Spring 2024.
Research Interests
Neural mechanisms of fear, anxiety, and aggression
Context-dependent learning
Individual differences
Research Assistants
BOKYEONG JEONG
Bokyeong studies Psychology at SKKU. She joined HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant. She'll become a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Neural underpinnings of negative affect
Neuroscience-based understanding of positive affect and psychological well-being
Individual differences in affective processing and psychopathology
Publications & Honors
Grand Prize, 2023-1 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition as a member of Team Dynamic Duo
DAEWON JEONG
Daewon is double major in Business and Psychology at SKKU. He joined HumAN lab as an undergraduate research assistant, and will transition to a graduate student via the CBM program.
Research Interests
Neural underpinnings of negative affect
Neural mechanisms of facial expression recognition and emotion regulation
Alumni
Wonyoung Kim, M.A., Former graduate student.
Nayoung Kim, M.A., Former graduate student.
Kyuli Lee, M.A., Former graduate student.
Yujin Choi, Former undergraduate research assistant. Cognitive science Master's student at the University of Vienna.
Sumin Shin, Former undergraduate research assistant.
Yunsu Kim, Former undergraduate research assistant. Clinical psychology graduate student at SKKU. Advisor: Sunkyung Yoon (EDC lab)
Collaborators
Daeun Park (MAP lab), Sungkyunkwan University
Sunkyung Yoon (EDC lab), Sungkyunkwan University
Min-Suk Kang (VCNL lab), Sungkyunkwan University
Juyoen Hur (CAD lab), Yonsei University
Ain Chung (CoLD lab), KAIST
Wonkwang Jo, Seoul National University
Pin-Hao Andy Chen (CHEN lab), National Taiwan University
Maital Neta (CAN lab), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pilyoung Kim (FCN lab), University of Denver