About
So Hyun "Sophy" Kim, Professor of Psychology at Korea University, is a clinical researcher with an extensive background in identifying early behavioral phenotypes and investigating developmental trajectories in children with ASD and other NDDs. With Dr Lord’s team, she has authored key diagnostic, language and intervention outcome measures such as the Brief Observation of Social Communication Changes (BOSCC), the Measure of NDBI Strategy Implementation - Caregiver Change (MONSI-CC), and the Observation of Spontaneous Expressive Language (OSEL). She has led more than 15 projects focused on developing and refining clinical instruments and intervention methods for ASD, funded by NIMH, NIDCD, NICHD. More recently, she has been leading a study funded by the Korean National Research Foundation, examining school readiness in kindergarteners with ASD, integrating behavioral and electrophysiological (ERP/EEG) methods, with a particular focus on cognitive control. She has authored more than 70 journal articles and book chapters. She is also a certified ADOS, ADI-R, MONSI-CC and BOSCC trainer.