To understand the origins of uniquely human interaction, including non-verbal action coordination and verbal communication, I am studying human infants, children and non-human primates from a developmental and comparative perspective.
2025-Present JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow (RPD), Graduate School of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, Japan (Host researcher: Nobu Shirai)
2024 Part-Time Lecturer, Graduate School of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, Japan
2023 Part-Time Lecturer, International Christian University, Japan
2023 Part-Time Lecturer, Graduate School of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, Japan
2021-2025 JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PD), Graduate School of Arts and Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Host researcher: Kazuo Hiraki)
2018-2021 Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan
2016-2017 JSPS Foreign Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Japan (Host researcher: Masako Myowa)
2015-2016 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Japan
2012-2015 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
2016 Ph.D. Primatology, Graduate School of Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan (Supervisor: Masaki Tomonaga)
Dissertation title: Spontaneous temporal coordination during tapping behavior in dyads: A comparative study in chimpanzees and humans
2012 M.A. Primatology, Graduate School of Science, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan (Supervisor: Masaki Tomonaga)
2010 B.S. Biology, Department of Science, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea