Lab Director
Eun-Jung (Angela) Shim is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Pusan National University, in Busan, South Korea. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Duksung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Università Pontificia Salesiana in Rome, Italy. She is a licensed clinical Psychologist, counseling psychologist, and health Psychologist, accredited by the Korean Psychological Association.
Postdoc Researcher
Hyeju Ha earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Pusan National University. Her research focuses on identifying the mechanisms linking childhood maltreatment to heightened risk for psychopathology and suicidality and on developing evidence-based interventions to reduce these risks.
Graduate Students
Haelim Noh received B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from Pusan National University. She completed her clinical training at Dong-A University Hospital in 2021 and became a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research interest includes understanding the role of attention biases in the etiology of affective disorders. She is currently working on identifying attentional biases in comorbid anxiety and depression, with the hope of developing a transdiagnostic intervention that can be applied to patients with psychiatric comorbidities.
Donghee Jeong graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. and an M.A. in Psychology. She is interested in understanding the affective and cognitive mechanisms underlying affective disorders and suicidal behavior and translating these findings into effective interventions. For her doctoral thesis, she is preparing to develop and test the efficacy of cognitive bias modification training to prevent suicidal behavior in college students.
Oh Jin Kwon received her B.Sc. from Davidson College (USA) and M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from University of Groningen (the Netherlands). Her research interests lie in the area of depression of older adults, especially those with chronic illness.
Dapin received her B.A. in Social work and Psychology from Pusan National University in 2019, and her M.A. in Psychology from Pusan National University in 2022. Her research focuses on suicidal behavior and depression. she is particularly interested in identifying various risk factors for suicidal behavior and has therefore investigated the relationship between decision-making profiles and suicidal behavior. She is also interested in the impact of individual symptoms of depression on other symptoms. Through clinical work, she hopes to contribute to the development of suicide intervention strategies, especially for youth group.
Hyeeun Jeong graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. in Psychology and from Pukyong National University with a B.A. in English Language and Literature. Her research interests include post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and complex PTSD among refugees, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Yujin Kang graduated from Kyungpook National University with a B.A. in Psychology. She's interested in depression and anxiety disorders. Recently, she's interested in factors affecting suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts.
Seonghwan Im graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. in Social Work and Psychology. He is interested in depression and suicidal ideation. Recently, he is interested in loneliness as risk factors of mental disorders.
Yookyung Hwang graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. in Psychology. She is interested in interventions for anxiety disorders. More specifically, she'd like to study modifying cognitive bias in college students with social anxiety disorders.
Jaemin Kim earned his B.A. in English & English Literature and B.A. in Psychology from Pusan National University. He is interested in suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury of college students. He wishes to help them with the therapeutic intervention based on positive psychology.
Jihye Bae graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a B.A. in Psychology. She is interested in depression and anxiety disorder. More specifically, she is interested in social isolation among young adults and aims to conduct an study on the relationship between depression, anxiety, and the effects of social support.
Sumin Im graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. in Psychology. She is interested in depression and anxiety. Recently, she is interested in persistent depression disorder and suicidal ideation.
Hyojun Lee graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A. in Psychology. She is interested in the characteristics of mental disorders and the appropriate psychotherapy. She wants to explore effective psychological treatment techniques for each type of mental disorders.
Cheeun An graduated from Pusan National University with a B.A in Psychology and Business Administration. She is interested in eating disorders and trauma. She wants to study their relationship with socio-cultural factors and the clinical effects of childhood experiences.
Kangmin Kim is currently enrolled in a Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Psychology at Pusan National University. He is interested in the subjective experience of stress in individuals with ADHD. He wants to research the interpersonal relationships that are impaired by impulsivity and the anxiety that emerges as a consequence.
Saebom Jeong graduated from Chungbuk National University with a B.A. in Psychology and Brain and Cognitive Engineering. Her research interests include suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). In particular, she focuses on digital interventions for the prevention and treatment of suicidal behaviors and NSSI.
Sohyeon Yu graduated from Inha University with a B.A. in business administration. She is interested in depression and anxiety disorders, especially the impact of Korean social culture on individual mental health. She is also interested in analyzing the psychological mechanisms by which stress in modern society leads to depression and anxiety, and how it can be alleviated from the perspective of positive psychology.
Lab Alumni
2013
Seung Hee Park (박승희)
Current. Clinical psychologist at Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital
Haelim Noh (노해림)
2014
Ha Kyung Kim (김하경)
Hansol Moon (문한솔)
Current. Changwon Smile Center
2015
Hyunju Kang (강현주)
Jung Min Yoon (윤정민)
2016
Hyeju Ha (하혜주)
Donghee Jeong (정동희)
2017
Su Jung Kim (김수정)
Yi-na Yun (윤이나)
2018
Eunjung Yang (양은정)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
Ji-Yeon Jang (장지연)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
Junga Yuk (육정아)
2019
Dapin Cho (조다빈)
Yu-Ri Choi (최유리)
Current. Clinical trainee at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Hyun-Ji Seo (서현지)
Current. Clinical trainee at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
So Eun Park (박소은)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital
HanByeonl Jeong (정한별)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
2020
Sook Jeong Choi (최숙정)
Current. Clinical trainee at Soonchunhyang University Hospital
DaHye Won (원다혜)
2021
Oh Jin Kwon (권오진)
Sangjin Park (박상진)
Current. Clinical trainee at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Seyeom Kim (김세염)
Current. Clinical trainee at Dong-A University Hospital
Heeun Kim (김희은)
Current. Clinical trainee at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Woongsur Hur (허웅서)
2022
Gyu Hyeong Lim (임규형)
Current. Clinical trainee at Ajou University Hospital
Su Jeong Yun (윤수정)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
2023
Eunbin Jeon (전은빈)
Younghyun Lee (이영현)
Current. Clinical trainee at The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital
Sieun Park (박시은)
Current. Clinical trainee at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital