This page was updated on 1/20/2026.

Summary

- Productivity: Published 30 articles, 17 as the first author; 3 manuscripts under review

- Impact: Google Scholar h-index: 14, i10-index: 19, citations: 775 as of 1/20/2026

- Mentorship: Published with 6 undergraduate mentees, denoted with **

Under Review

• Kim, A. J., Zhao, C., Guo, F., Pappas, I., Dahl, M. J., Jacobs, H., Wang, D. J. J., & Mather, M. (under review). Arousal increases locus coeruleus blood flow, salience-related brain responses, and modulates negative-valence attentional biases. Preprint 

• Yoo, H. J., Kim, A. J., Dahl, M., Alemu, K., Nashiro, K., Cho, C., Mercer, N., Choi, P., Lee, H. J., Min, J., Thayer, J., & Mather, M. (under review). Daily paced breathing sessions induce left orbitofrontal volume changes linked to cognitive outcomes in older adults.

• Guo, F., Zhao, C., Bhatt, R. R., Liu, Z., Kim, A. J., Yang, Z., Xu, S., Jann, K., Mather, M., Jahanshad, N., & Wang, D. J. J. (under review). Assessing molecular, cellular, and transcriptomic bases of laminar perfusion and cytoarchitecture coupling in the human cortex.

2026

• Kim, A. J., Morales, S., Senior, J.**, & Mather, M. (2026). Electroencephalography, pupillometry, and behavioral evidence for locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system related tonic hyperactivity in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 159, 15-32. Link 

• Nashiro, K., Min, J., Yoo, H. J., Cho, C., Dahl, M. J., Choi, P., Lee, H. R. J., Choupan, J., Mercer, N., Nasseri, P., Kim, A. J., Alemu, K., Ng, N. F., Herrera, A. Y., Werkle-Bergner, M., Thayer, J. F., Sordo, L., Head, E., & Mather, M. (in press). Testing effects of paced breathing on Aß and brain pervascular space. International Journal of Psychophysiology. Preprint 

2025

• Kim, A. J., Nguyen, K.**, Tian, Y.**, & Mather, M. (2025). Eye movement evidence for locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system contributions to age differences in attention. Psychology & Aging, 40(8), 929-944. Link 

• Kim, A. J., Chen, K.**, Tian, Y.**, & Mather, M. (2025). The effects of mindfulness meditation on mechanisms of attentional control in young and older adults: A preregistered eye tracking study. eNeuro, 12(7), ENEURO.0356-23.2025. Link 

• Kim, A. J., Gregoire, L., & Anderson, B. A. (2025). Reliably measuring learning-dependent distractor suppression with eye tracking. Behavior Research Methods, 57, 18. Link 

2024

• Kim, A. J., Senior, J.**, Chu, S.**, & Mather, M. (2024). Aging impairs reactive attentional control but not proactive distractor inhibition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 153(7), 1938-1959. Link 

• Nashiro, K., Yoo, H. J., Cho, C., Kim, A. J., Nasseri, P., Min, J., Dahl, M. J., Mercer, N., Choupan, J., Choi, P., Lee, H. R. J., Choi, D., Alemu, K., Herrera, A. Y., Ng, N. F., Thayer, J. F., & Mather, M. (2024). Heart rate and breathing effects on attention and memory (HeartBEAM): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in older adults. Trials, 25(1), 1-16. Link 

2023

• Liao, M-R., Kim, A. J., & Anderson. B. A. (2023). Neural correlates of value-driven spatial attention. Psychophysiology, 60(9), e14321. Link 

2022

• Kim, A. J.*, Lee, D. S.*., Grindell, J., & Anderson, B. A. (2022). Selection history and the strategic control of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 50(2), 204-211. *denotes equal contribution Link 

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2022). Systemic effects of selection history on learned ignoring. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29(4), 1347-1354. Link 

• Lee, D. S.**, Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2022). The influence of reward history on goal-directed visual search. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 84(2), 325-331. Link 

2021

• Kim, A. J., Gregoire, L., & Anderson, B. A. (2021). Value-biased competition in the auditory system of the brain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 34(1), 180-191. Link 

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2021). How does threat modulate the motivational effects of reward on attention? Experimental Psychology, 68, 165-172. Link 

• Kim, A. J., McDonald, A. D., Alambeigi, H., Goddard, T., & Anderson, B. A. (2021). Bicyclist-evoked arousal and greater attention to bicyclists independently promote safer driving. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, 66. Link 

• Kim, A. J., Lee, D. S.**, & Anderson, B. A. (2021). Previously reward-associated sounds interfere with goal-directed auditory processing. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(7), 1257-1263. Link 

• Kim, A. J., Lee, D. S.**, & Anderson, B. A. (2021). The influence of threat on the efficiency of goal-directed attentional control. Psychological Research, 85, 980-986. Link 

• Anderson, B. A., Kim, H., Kim, A. J., Liao, M-R., Mrkonja, L., Clement, A., & Gregoire, L. (2021). The past, present, and future of selection history. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 130, 326-350. Link 

• Gregoire, L., Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2021). Semantic generalization of punishment-related attentional priority. Visual Cognition, 29(5), 310-317. Link 

2020

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2020). Arousal-biased competition explains reduced distraction by reward cues under threat. eNeuro, 7(4). Link 

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2020). The effect of concurrent reward on aversive information processing in the brain. NeuroImage. 217, 116890. Link 

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2020). Threat reduces value-driven but not salience-driven attentional capture. Emotion, 20, 874-889. Link 

• Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2020). Neural correlates of attentional capture driven by stimuli previously associated with social reward. Cognitive Neuroscience. 11(1-2), 5-15. Link 

• Goddard, T., McDonald, A.D., Alambeigi, H., Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A. (2020). Unsafe bicyclist overtaking behavior in a simulated driving task: The role of implicit and explicit attitudes. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 144, 105595. Link 

• Anderson, B. A., & Kim, A. J. (2020). Selection history-driven signal suppression. Visual Cognition, 28, 112-118. Link 

• Anderson, B. A., Kim, H., Britton, M. K., & Kim, A. J. (2020). Measuring attention to reward as an individual trait: The value-driven attention questionnaire (VDAQ). Psychological Research, 84, 2122- 2137. Link 

2017

• Kim, A. J., Chang, J. Y-A., Shi, L., Chang, R. C-A., Ko, M. L., & Ko, G. Y. P. (2017). The effects of metformin on obesity-induced dysfunctional retinas. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 58(1), 106-118. Link 

2016

• Shi, L., Kim, A. J., Chang, R. C. A., Chang, J. Y. A., Ying, W., Ko, M. L., Zhou, B., & Ko, G. Y. P. (2016). Deletion of miR-150 exacerbates retinal vascular overgrowth in high-fat-diet induced diabetic mice. PloS one, 11(6), e0157543. Link 

2015

• Huang, C. C., Shi, L., Lin, C. H., Kim, A. J., Ko, M. L., & Ko, G. Y. P. (2015). A new role for AMP- activated protein kinase in the circadian regulation of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in late-stage embryonic retinal photoreceptors. Journal of Neurochemistry, 135, 727-741. Link 

• Chang, R. C., Shi, L., Huang, C. C., Kim, A. J., Ko, M. L., Zhou, B., & Ko, G. Y. P. (2015). High-fat- diet induced retinal dysfunction. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 56, 2367-2380. Link 

• Shi, L., Ko, S., Ko, M. L., Kim, A. J., & Ko, G. Y. P. (2015). Peptide lv augments L-type voltage-gated calcium channels through vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signaling. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell Research, 1853(5), 1154-1164. Link