Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, 2023
  • B.A., Psychology, University of California, Irvine, 2011
Professional Honors
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Developmental Training Grant (2014)

Dr. Kim has expertise in human visual attention and perception, with specialization in how individuals allocate and dynamically update visual attention in complex environments, social interactions, and to biological motion. He applies this scientific expertise to the analysis of human factors contributing to a wide range of scenarios, including motor vehicle collisions, incidents involving pedestrians, slips, trips, and falls, and various other accidents.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Psychological and Brain Sciences Program at Indiana University, Bloomington. His doctoral research focused on the role of visual attention and gaze behavior in coordinated social and motor behavior, using high-resolution eye-tracking, experimental paradigms, and quantitative modeling approaches. His dissertation work examined how patterns of visual attention unfold over different temporal scales, how these patterns relate to perceptual processing and decision-making, and how attentional processes differ between neurotypical and atypical populations, such as in autism spectrum conditions.