Ph.D. Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, 2002
M.A. Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, 2000
M.A. Astronomy, Boston University, 1996
B.S. Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1994

Research Interests

My research interest is the relationship between the architecture of the human visual system and the temporal nature of attention, perception and awareness, both in normal and clinical populations. I have been primarily studying the visual and auditory subcortex—the lateral and medial geniculate nuclei and pulvinar in the thalamus and the superior colliculus—with retinotopic mapping, spatial and feature-based attention, binocular rivalry, and transient vs. sustained encoding experiments. Multiple streams of information arise from the peripheral sensory systems; the subcortical nuclei play central roles in the recurrent regulation of function, and here, like nowhere else in the brain, these information streams are spatially disjoint and their activity can be measured with high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging. Abnormalities in the magnocellular portions of these structures may be important in clinical disorders such as dyslexia.

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B.A. Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2017
M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University (KHU), 2021

Research Interests

My research focuses on leveraging neuroimaging techniques (such as MRI/fMRI) and computational modeling (including machine learning and AI) to investigate nervous system disorders, particularly learning disabilities like dyslexia and mental health conditions. I am especially intrigued by the nervous system's parallel processing streams—the dorsal and ventral pathways—and their role in brain disorders exploring their functions at both cortical and subcortical levels.

B.S. Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018

Research Interests

Visual perception, temporal perception, uncertainty, psychophysics

Ph.D. Psychology, University of Georgia, 2024
M.A. Psychology, Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2015
B.A. Psychology, Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2013

Research Interests

During my PhD, my research centered on visual perception, specifically exploring contrast sensitivity, temporal vision, and figure-ground perception using psychophysical methods. My aim was to understand how visual pathways function independently and interact with each other. As a postdoc, I am now looking to expand my expertise to include multisensory processing and to further deepen my knowledge of vision.

B.S. Biological Sciences, Delaware State University, 2024

Research Interests

cognitive and functional effects following traumatic brain injuries

Pursuing B.S. in Neuroscience with a minor in Disabilities Studies

Research Interests

how the brain and nervous system's specific physical and chemical aspects intertwine with disabilities and disorders