Hyun Kim, Ph.D.

Biography

Hyun Kyung Kim, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Korea National Sports University, followed by an MS in Exercise Science and a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Kim completed her postdoctoral fellowship at both the University of Auckland and Iowa State University. She joined the School of Kinesiology at LSU in August 2022.

Her primary research area is biomechanics, focusing on the application of musculoskeletal modeling and medical image processing to explore the mechanisms underlying sports injuries.