PEOPLE


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choi.soyeon[at]yonsei.ac.kr

Oesol Hall 513

50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Soyeon Choi, Lab Director

Dr. Choi is an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University’s Department of Psychology and leads the Ecology & Social Psychology Lab.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Yonsei University (Mar 2026 - Present)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Aug 2024 - Jan 2026)

Education

  • PhD, Social Psychology, University of Michigan (2024)
  • MA, Social Psychology, Yonsei University (2018)
  • BA, English Language & Literature; Psychology, Yonsei University (2016)

Undergraduate Research Assistants

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Hoang Phan Ngoc Anh (Hannah)

Hannah is an undergraduate student majoring in Sociology at Yonsei University. Her interests include evolutionary psychology and sociology of politics, specifically how ecological and social environments shape human behavior, social relationships, and political attitudes.


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Yeseong Cho

Yeseong is an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology at Yonsei University. His research interests lie in how ecological and social contexts, such as resource availability, interpersonal relationships, and geography, influence human mate preferences. In particular, he is interested in understanding how preferences for sexual dimorphism are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being fixed or universal.


Join the lab!

Curious about how the environment influences what people think, feel, and do in social contexts?
I am currently recruiting graduate students (MA, PhD) and undergraduate research assistants. See the opportunities page for more details.