PEOPLE

Our Team

Our lab brings together researchers with diverse backgrounds and shared interests in understanding the social mind. We work collaboratively across levels of analysis, from neural mechanisms to real-world social behavior.

Principal Investigator

Sunhae Sul is a Professor at Hanyang University whose research focuses on human sociality, integrating social and affective neuroscience, experimental psychology, and computational approaches. Her research examines how the human brain enables cooperation, morality, and prosocial behavior, and how these processes contribute to individual well-being and the functioning of society.

Sunhae Sul, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR | LAB DIRECTOR

EDUCATION
2010 Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Seoul National University
2005 M.A. in Biological Psychology, Seoul National University
2003 B.A. in Psychology, Seoul National University

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2026 - Professor, Department of Data Science (Major in Cognitive Science), Hanyang University
2015-2026 Professor, Department of Psychology, Pusan National University
2014-2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dartmouth College
2011-2014 Research Professor, Korea University
2010-2011 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Zurich

EMAIL: [email protected]
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Members

  • Yuri Kwon, Ph.D.

    POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
    Well-being, Morality

  • Junho Bang

    Ph.D. STUDENT
    PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Prosociality, Computational Modeling

  • Woojin Jung

    Ph.D. STUDENT
    PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Social Perception, Intergroup Dynamics

  • Donggun Kim

    M.S. STUDENT
    HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Altruism

  • Sumin Park

    M.S. STUDENT
    HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Altruism, Intergroup Dynamics

  • Sunghee Shin

    M.S. STUDENT
    HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Social Decision, Bias

  • Yeaseo Wee

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    Emotion, Social Cognition

  • Yumi Han

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    Altruism, Computational Modeling

  • SangEun Lee

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    Social Cognition, Computational Modeling

Collaborators

We collaborate with researchers across disciplines and institutions to advance our understanding of the social mind and human functioning.

Prof. Incheol Choi - Department of Psychology, Seoul National University

Prof. Dongil Chung - Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNIST

Prof. Chulhee Kang - Department of Social Welfare, Yonsei University

Prof. Bumsoo Kim - Department of Media Communication, Dongkuk University

Prof. Hyojung Kim - Department of Media Communication, Pusan National University

Prof. M. Justin Kim - Department of Psychology, Sungkyunkwan University

Prof. Oh-Sang Kwon - Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNIST

Prof. Sung-Ha Lee - Department of Psychology, Yonsei University

Prof. Carolyn Parkinson - Department of Psychology, UCLA

Prof. Yoosik Youm - Department of Sociology, Yonsei University

Alumni

Former members of the lab have gone on to positions in academia and industry.

Taein Lee, M.S. (Post-master researcher 2024-2026) - University of Michigan (Ph.D. student)

Sunghwan Park, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2026)

Won-Gyo Shin, Ph.D. (Post-doctoral researcher 2022-2025) - Yonsei University (Research Professor)

Mijin Kim, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2023) - JAIN Research Institute

Junho Bang, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2020) - Pusan National University (Ph.D. candidate)

Woojin Jung, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2020) - Pusan National University (Ph.D. candidate)

Hyoju Park, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2020) -

Sunghyun Shin, M.A. (Master's graduate 2020) - PNU Technology Holdings

Minhee Yoo, Ph.D. (Post-master researcher 2018-2019) - Intellicia Inc.

Seungmin Lee, M.A. (Master’s graduate 2019) - DIBO Co., Ltd