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Dr. Subong Kim is an Assistant Professor of Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Iowa in 2020 and did his postdoctoral training in Auditory Neuroscience at Purdue University.

He directs the Hearing Outcome and Neuroscience (HON) Lab, which aims to understand the underlying cause of individual variability in speech-in-noise perception among listeners with similar audiograms and explore a systematic, biology-guided approach to personalizing hearing intervention.

One line of his work involves combining a wide range of physiological and psychophysical measures to identify the biological factors driving individual differences in speech-in-noise outcomes and noise tolerance. Another line of his research is relevant to individual cognitive functions such as auditory selective attention and working memory, and perceptual training with a brain-computer interface.

Selected publications:

Kim, S., Arzac, S., Dokic, N., Donnelly, J., Genser, N., Nortwich, K., & Rooney, A. (2024). Cortical and subjective measures of individual noise tolerance predict hearing outcomes with varying noise reduction strength. Applied Sciences, 14(16), 6892. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166892.

Shim, H., Kim, S., Hong, J., Gantz, B., & Choi, I. (2023). Differences in neural encoding of speech in noise between cochlear implant users with and without preserved acoustic hearing. Hearing Research, 427, 108649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2022.108649.

Kim, S., Wu, Y.-H., Bharadwaj, H.M., & Choi, I. (2022). Effect of noise reduction on cortical speech-in-noise processing and its variance due to individual noise tolerance. Ear and Hearing, 43(3), 849-861. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001144.

Kim, S., Emory, C., & Choi, I. (2021). Neurofeedback training of auditory selective attention enhances speech-in-noise perception. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 676992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.676992.

Kim, S., Schwalje, A.T., Liu, A.S., Gander, P.E., McMurray, B., Griffiths, T.D., & Choi, I. (2021). Pre- and post-target cortical processes predict speech-in-noise performance. NeuroImage, 228, 117699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117699.

Kim, S., Choi, I., Schwalje, A.T., Kim, K., & Lee, J.H. (2020). Auditory working memory explains variance in speech recognition in older listeners under adverse listening conditions. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 15, 395-406. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S241976.

Specialization

Individual differences in speech-in-noise perception, Cortical dynamics, Subcortical encoding, Peripheral pathophysiology, Selective attention, Hearing aids, Cochlear implants, Neurofeedback training

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Office Hours

Fall

Tuesday

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Thursday

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Spring

Tuesday

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Thursday

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

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