Dr KyungMin An

Supervisor Details

Contact Details

School of Psychology, University of Birmingham

Scientific Background

Research Interests

Dr KyungMin An’s main interests are in neuroimaging studies on child development and children with developmental disorders. She is focusing on developmental trajectories of brain activity/rhythms across child development and neural characteristics in children with developmental disorders. To measure brain responses from children, she is applying non-invasive and child-friendly neuroimaging tools such as EEG/MEG and Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs).

Dr KyungMin An’s research interests are focused on child development and developmental disorders using child-friendly neuroimaging techniques. Her main research tools are EEG/MEG and optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) to measure brain activity and rhythms. She is seeking neural correlates of behaviour and brain responses related to the child development and developmental disorders.

Child OPM-MEG

Developing and optimizing an OPM-MEG system for infants, children, and adolescents.
Applying the child OPM-MEG system to study on child development and developmental disorders.

Developmental trajectory across child development

Developing multi-sensory/motor task for children.
Investigating the developmental trajectory over a wide age range.
Finding trends of developmental trajectory in children with ASD and preterm-birth children.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Finding a characteristics of brain response and developmental trajectory in children with ASD.
Investigating brain mechanism of sensory/motor processing in children with ASD.
Finding Neural correlates of behavioural characteristics of ASD.

Research Groups

AN's Lab

Supervision Style

In three words or phrases: Supportive, collaborative, and goal driven.

Provision of Training

I will work closely with you to develop your project and help your research progress. At the beginning of your PhD, you will receive support and training from both myself and more experienced PhD students/postdocs. As you progress through your PhD, you will be expected to work more independently.

Progression Monitoring and Management

I like to be kept up to date and will expect to see your data and discuss your progress on a weekly basis. However, when you need help troubleshooting, I will give you advice and guidance to help you reach your goals. In monthly meetings, we can set and adjust milestones and directions to achieve the goals of your project.

Communication

I communicate with PhD students through face-to-face meetings, email, and MS Teams. I respond to enquiries quickly and encourage regular communication to ensure that any problems or delays can be addressed quickly. At the same time, I will encourage you to manage your work/life balance.

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me:

In a group meeting

At least once per week

In year 1 of PhD study

At least once per fortnight

In year 2 of PhD study

At least once per fortnight

In year 3 of PhD study

At least once per fortnight

These meetings will be in-person face to face or online via MS Teams where appropriate, and I have an open door policy when on campus and by email, phone or MS Teams when off campus.

Working Patterns

Core working hours are Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 but where appropriate flexible working patterns may be adopted.

Notice Period for Feedback

I typically require one week to provide feedback on written work.

MIBTP Project Details

Previous Projects (2024-25)

Primary supervisor for:

Face Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders using Optically Pumped Magnetometers

Previous Projects (2023-24)

Primary supervisor for:

Face Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders using Optically Pumped Magnetometers