I recently passed my dissertation defense and graduated from the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) The title of my dissertation is 'Processing of Empty Subjects: Evidence from Control Constructions' (Chair: Dr. William O'Grady).

My research interests include sentence processing, experimental syntax, psycholinguistics, and first and second language (L1 and L2) acquisition. I employ experimental methods to study how children and adult native and nonnative speakers acquire and process linguistic structures.

I graduated with a BA in Korean Linguistics and Literature and English Linguistics and Literature, and received my MA in English Linguistics at Sogang University, South Korea, where I was advised by Dr. Sook Whan Cho. I was trained to use EEG/ERPs and eye-tracking and to analyze linguistic and behavioral data in the Seoul National University (SNU) Brain and Humanities Lab.

I'm currently a member of the Language Acquisition Research Group (LARG), the Experimental Approaches to Theoretical Syntax (EATS) lab, and the Quantitative Research Discussion Group (QUANT) at UHM.