Our Team

Founder and Director

Dr. David William Kim

Associate Director

Dr. Ravi Gupta

Associate Director

Prof. Emmanuel L. M. Wolfs

Associate Director

Dr. Do Youn Lee

Project manager

Dr. Tara B. M. Smith

Researcher

Dr. Henderika de Vries

NASA Analog
Astronaut

Anderson Wilder

NASA PI Researcher

Prof. Barrett S. Caldwell

Research Assistant

Seolah Min

Dr. David William Kim (FRAS, FRHistS)

David W. Kim, PhD (Syd), is an Associate Professor of Human Research and Space History at Kookmin University, South Korea. He is also a Missional Specialist at the Institute for Space, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, an Affiliated Researcher at King’s College London, UK, and a Former Visiting Scholar at HDS, Harvard University, USA (2023–2024). Dr. Kim served as an Official Judge for the NASA Human Research Program IWS 2024 and 2025 in Houston. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK) and the Royal Asiatic Society (UK), an Editor for the Brill Handbook Series on Contemporary Religions (Netherlands), and the Editor of the East Asian Religions and Culture Series (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK). Additionally, he is a Committee Member for UNESCO World Heritage, Korea Government (2021-present)

Experience

Position title

Founder and Director, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

Prof. Kim leads cutting-edge research on human space exploration, focusing on the deep space environments of Moon and Mars missions. He drives strategic partnerships, fosters international collaboration, and champions innovative projects to ensure astronaut safety, well-being, and long-term sustainability. His interdisciplinary research covers astronaut selection and training, psychological countermeasures, space policy, emergence and risk management, trauma and addiction, space history, space animals, couple astronauts, gender policy, and space time management.

Selected Publications (13 books and 86 peer-reviewed articles)

- “Gender Policy and Couple Astronauts: Confinement and Resilience Countermeasures in Deep Space Exploration,” Informatica Journal 35(9), (2025) https://doi.org/10.59671/Qo65z.

- “From Experimental Animal to Companion: Astronaut’s Behavioural Health and Resilience for Mars Exploration.” Informatica Journal 34(11), 2024. https://doi.org/10.59671/Qo65z

- “Astronaut Selection and Potential Risk Management: Psychological Trauma and Resilience for Mars Space Mission.” Trames: Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 28 (78/73), 3, (2024), 21-236. https://doi.org/10.3176/tr.2024.3.01

- “Psycho-Religious Experiences in Deep Space History: Astronaut’s Latent Countermeasures for Human Risk Management” Aerospace 10, no. 7: 626. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10070626 (2023).

- “Mars Space Exploration and Astronautical Religion in Human Research: Psychological Countermeasures of Long-term Astronauts.” Aerpspace 2022, 9(12), 814; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9120814

- Silk Road Footprints: Transnational Transmission of Sacred Thoughts and Literature. (Delaware, USA: Vernon Press: 2025)

- Environmental Hope: Socio-Anthropological Approaches to Religion (Lanham, Maryland, Lexington: 2024)

- Sacred Sites and Sacred Stories Across Cultures: Transmission of Oral Tradition, Myth, and Religiosity. (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)

- The Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas: The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition. (London and New York, Routledge, 2021).

- New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History: Socio-Cultural Alternatives. (Lanham, Boulder, New York and London: Lexington Books, 2020)

Dr. Ravi Gupta (MRSB)

Ravi Gupta is an Assistant Professor at Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry from the University of Delhi, India, and has over five years of experience as a postdoctoral fellow and Research Professor at Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. Dr. Gupta is an accomplished researcher with more than 150 scientific publications, collectively boasting a cumulative impact factor exceeding 720. He has also edited four books and is a member of the Royal Society of Biology. In recognition of his significant scientific contributions, Dr. Gupta was named among the Elsevier/Stanford Top 2% Scientists Worldwide in 2024. He serves as an Editorial Board member for several renowned journals. He has received numerous prestigious national and international awards, including the Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship and Ramanujan Fellowship from the Government of India, and the Brain Pool Fellowship from the Government of South Korea. He has also been a participant in the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Meeting in Norwich, UK, and the 10th MaxQuant Summer School organized by the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany.

Experience

Position title

Associate Director, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

My research research primarily focuses on elucidating the role of phytohormones and emerging plant growth regulators in modulating plant growth and development under both optimal and adverse environmental conditions. I aim to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological responses of plants to various biotic and abiotic stresses by integrating proteomic, biochemical, and physiological approaches. A key aspect of my work involves the development and implementation of advanced techniques to enhance the detection of low-abundance proteins, thereby enabling comprehensive analysis of the “hidden proteome” and post-translationally modified peptides. This integrated research framework is designed to uncover novel molecular mechanisms underlying plant adaptation and resilience.

Selected Publications (152 research articles and 4 books)

1. Gupta R* (2025) Saponins as double-edged swords in plant–fungal interactions. Trends Plant Sci. 30 (1): 4-6 (Impact Factor 20.8)

2. Gupta R* (2025) Cysteine modifications as molecular switch governing salicylic acid biosynthesis in systemic acquired resistance. J. Integr. Plant Biol. Accepted (Impact Factor 9.3)

3. Kushwaha A, Singh S, Zheng BS, Tripathi DK, Gupta R**, Singh VP (2025) MpRR-MYB2 and MpRR-MYB5: New players of chloroplast biogenesis. J. Integr. Plant Biol. Accepted (Impact Factor 9.3)

4. Riyazuddin R, Nisha N, Gupta R* (2025) Phytonanotechnology in the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Plant Nano Biol. 100173 (Impact Factor 7.7)

5. Jaiswal S, Singh S, Tripathi DK, Gupta R**, Singh VP (2025) A novel plant tissue that controls seed size. Trends Plant Sci. Accepted (Impact Factor 20.8)

6. Gupta R* (2025) Assembly dynamics of OsCBSX3 regulates H2S biosynthesis and the concurrent growth-defense tradeoff in rice. J. Plant Growth Reg. Accepted (Impact Factor 4.4)

7. Gahlowt P, Singh S, Singh SP, Zheng BS, Tripathi DK, Gupta R*, Singh VP (2025) Reactive oxygen species in the activation of plant immunity. Physiol. Plant. 177 (3), e70296 (Impact Factor 3.6)

8. Shukla K, Nikita, Ahmad A, Noorani MS, Gpta R* (2025) Phytohormones and emerging plant growth regulators in tailoring plant immunity against viral infections. Physiol. Plant. Accepted (Impact Factor 3.6)

9. Min CW, Jang JW, Yoo JS, Lee GH, Kim YJ, Gupta R**, Kim ST (2025) Identification of HSP70 as a key regulator of MSP1-induced signaling in rice. J. Plant Growth Reg. Accepted (Impact Factor 4.4)

10. Maurya AK, Agarwal R, Gupta R* (2025) Unraveling the crosstalk among ethylene, nitric oxide, and polyamines in tailoring the abiotic stress resilience in plants. Stress Bio. 5 (1), 20 (Impact Factor 5.8)

11. Sakamoto Y, Fujii N, Shibato J, Gupta R, Min CW, Kim ST, Bakku RK, Rakwal R (2025) Exploration of interstitial fluid proteome in Homo sapiens forearm through a cutting edge intradermal microdialysis and high-throughput proteomics approach: a pilot study. Discov. Appl. Sci. 7 (2), 1-15 (Impact Factor 2.8)

12. Jaiswal S, Tripathi DK, Wang Y, Singh VP, Gupta R* (2024) ABLs and transmembrane kinases shape extracellular auxin perception. Trends Plant Sci. 29 (11): 1162-1164 (Impact Factor 20.8)

13. Gahlowt P, Singh S, Gupta R, Zheng B, Tripathi DK, Singh VP (2024) Arsenite in plant biology: How plants tackle it? Plant Physiol Biochem. 109332 (Impact Factor 5.7)

14. Wei L, Sun Y, Wan Y, Gao S, Kim ST, Gupta R, Wang Y (2024) Bacterial co-fermentation mediated synthesis of chitosan from Procambarus clarkii enhances disease resistance in rice. Carbohydr. Polym. Technol. Appl. 8, 100571 (Impact Factor 6.5)

15. Ma J, Wei L, Huang K, Wang D, Gao J, Chen X, Guo H, Gao S, Zhang M, Li S, Yu C, Zhao J, Wu J, Gu Q, Kim ST, Gupta R, Xiong G, Lo C, Liu Y, Wang Y (2024) Biosynthesis of sakuranetin regulated by OsMPK6-OsWRKY67-OsNOMT cascade enhances resistance to false smut disease. New Phytol. 245 (3): 1216-1231 (Impact Factor 8.1)

16. Jaiswal S, Singh SP, Singh S, Gupta R, Tripathi DK, Corpas FJ, Singh VP (2024) Hydrogen Sulphide: A key player in plant development and stress resilience. Plant, Cell Environ. 48 (3): 2445-2459 (Impact Factor 6.3)

17. Gupta R*, Péter P, Wang Y, Kim ST (2024) Role of phytohormones and plant‐growth regulators in the regulation of plant immunity. Physiol. Plant. 176 (6), e14599 (Impact Factor 3.6)

18. Kushwaha A, Zheng BS, Tripathi DK, Gupta R**, Singh VP (2024) B4 RAF-like kinases: players of rapid auxin response in algae and plants. Plant Growth Reg. 1-5 (Impact Factor 4.4)

19. Singh K, Gupta R, Shokat S, Iqbal N, Kocsy G, Pérez‐Pérez JM, Riyazuddin R (2024) Ascorbate, plant hormones and their interactions during plant responses to biotic stress. Physiol. Plant 176 (4), e14388 (Impact Factor 3.6)

20. Roychowdhury R, Mishra S, Anand G, Dalal D, Gupta R, Kumar A, Gupta R* (2024) Decoding the molecular mechanism underlying salicylic acid (SA)-mediated plant immunity: an integrated overview from its biosynthesis to the mode of action. Physiol. Plant. 176 (2), e14270 (Impact Factor 3.6)

21. Gahlowt P, Tripathi DK, Singh SP, Gupta R**, Singh VP (2024) Blue light perceiving CRY proteins: protecting plants from DNA damage. Plant Cell Rep. 43 (6), 161 (Impact Factor 4.5)22. Gupta R*, Tripathi DK, Singh VP (2024) Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions. Trends Plant Sci. 29, (4), 394-396 (Impact Factor 20.8)

23. Gupta R, Kaushik N, Negi M, Kaushik N, Choi EH (2024) Molecular insights: Proteomic and metabolomic dissection of plasma-induced growth and functional compound accumulation in Raphanus sativus. Food Chem 435, 137548 (Impact Factor 8.8)

24. Kaushik N, Gupta R#, Negi M, Kaushik A, Kim JH, Choi EH, Kaushik NK (2024) Integrating cutting-edge plasma technology for environmentally friendly smart horticulture: A proteomics approach. Appl. Mater. Today 37, 102142 (Impact Factor 6.9)

25. Zhao X, Wang Y, Yuan B, Zhao H, Wang Y, Tan Z, Wang Z, Wu H, Li G, Song W, Gupta R, Tsuda K, Ma Z, Gao X, Gu Q (2024) Temporally-coordinated bivalent histone modifications of BCG1 enable fungal invasion and immune evasion. Nat. Commun. 15 (1), 231 (Impact Factor 15.7)

#Co-first author; Corresponding author; *Co-Corresponding author

Prof. Emmanuel L.M. Wolfs

Emmanuel Luc Marie Wolfs is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at Kookmin University, where he has been teaching since 2012. Born in Brussels, he holds master's degrees from both the Royal College of Art in London (MA Design Products, 2004) and E.N.S.A.V. La Cambre in Brussels (MA Industrial Design, 2002).

Professor Wolfs co-directs the design studio Wolfs + Jung and has previously taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. His research focuses on sustainable design practices, including upcycling design integration, biophilic design, and IoT product experiences. He has published several academic papers and regularly presents at international design conferences across Korea, Australia, and beyond.

His design work has been exhibited internationally, including at Design Miami, Gwangju Design Biennale, and galleries in New York, London, and Cologne. He also serves as a jury member for various design awards, including the Good Design and K-design Award in Korea.

Position title

Associate Director, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

As part of his work with the Institute, Professor Wolfs applies his design expertise to the unique challenges of space exploration. His research focuses on developing universal design principles for space environments, ensuring that diverse astronaut populations can effectively use equipment and interfaces under the extreme conditions of spaceflight.

His work in cognitive ergonomics investigates how astronauts interact with complex systems during missions, aiming to reduce cognitive load and enhance decision-making in high-stress environments. This research directly contributes to mission safety by designing interfaces and protocols that minimise human error and improve crew performance during critical operations.

Professor Wolfs also investigates behavioural design approaches that support astronaut well-being and team dynamics during long-duration missions. Drawing on his background in sustainable design, he explores how to develop closed-loop systems and resource-efficient solutions that are vital for extended space exploration, especially for future Moon and Mars missions.

Experience

Dr. Do-Youn Lee

Prof. Do-Youn Lee is a leading researcher in human performance and neuromechanical adaptation, with a strong background in public health epidemiology, physical therapy, and aging-related functional decline. Her prior work has focused on sarcopenia, osteopenia, pulmonary diseases, and musculoskeletal dysfunction using large-scale epidemiological datasets such as the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Currently, she is expanding her expertise into space human research, focusing on neuromechanical control and predictive modeling of astronaut movement and rehabilitation. Her multidisciplinary approach combines sensor technology, biomechanics, AI-based modeling, and real-time exercise feedback systems to optimize musculoskeletal performance in microgravity environments.

Experience

Position title

Associate Director, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

Dr. Lee's work aims to contribute to astronaut safety, mobility, and operational readiness through evidence-based neuromechanical modeling and rehabilitation strategies. Her research bridges the gap between terrestrial rehabilitation and space countermeasures, providing scalable digital twin frameworks and automation solutions for space missions and future lunar or Martian habitats.

Selected Publications (61 research articles and 3 books)

1. Goo, M.-R., Jun, D.-H., & Lee, D.-Y. (2025). Dynamic cycle of low back pain: A 17-year, population-based study analyzing the National Health Insurance Service data in South Korea. Medicina, 61(5), 782.

2. Lee, D.-Y. (2025). Prevalence and associated factors of dynapenia, pre-sarcopenia, and sarcopenia in Korean adults: A cross-sectional epidemiological study. Medicina, 61(4), 575.

3. Lee, D.-Y. (2025). Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and low muscle mass in Korean adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(4), 1134.

4. Lee, D.-Y. (2025). Rheumatoid arthritis prevalence and risk factors in Korean adults: A focus on age and sex differences. Medical Sciences, 13(1), 17.

5. Lee, D.-Y. (2024). Prevalence and risk factors for hand-grip-determined dynapenia in the Korean population: A cross-sectional study. Sports, 12(7), 187.

KIFA Core Research Focus Areas

Neuromechanical Control in Microgravity

  • Analyze postural instability and motor variability under altered gravity

  • Investigate muscle activation strategies during task-specific movements in space

  • Develop exercise countermeasures for musculoskeletal preservation

Predictive Modeling of Movement Outcomes

  • Use large-scale biomechanical datasets and AI to predict motor decline

  • Personalize astronaut training before, during, and after spaceflight

Sensor-Based Real-Time Movement Analysis

  • Utilize wearable sensors (e.g., EMG, IMU) to monitor fatigue and movement quality

  • Create adaptive feedback systems integrated into space habitats

Digital Twin Simulation for Adaptive Rehabilitation

  • Build individualized digital twins based on neuromechanical profiles

  • Simulate intervention strategies before mission deployment

Automated In-Flight Exercise and Rehabilitation Systems

  • Develop intelligent systems with feedback loops for posture correction and exercise control

  • Enable autonomous physical rehabilitation without human supervision

Dr. Tara B. M. Smith

Dr Tara B. M. Smith is an early career interdisciplinary academic who works in the fields of science fiction, literature, religion, cognition and popular culture. Tara recently completed a Postdoctoral fellowship (2023-2024) at the Center for the Study of World Religions at the Harvard Divinity School, Boston, writing on religious ideas and experiences of people that paint and play within the science fiction “grim dark” universe of Warhammer 40,000. Tara’s doctoral thesis, completed at the University of Sydney, Australia (2022), explored the role of science fiction in promoting positive social change and is currently accepted as a monograph in the series Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action with Brill. Her other current monograph is on New Religious Movements as Expressed in Science Fiction and is expected to be published in 2025. When Tara is not studying, she spends time with her two cats, Thomas and Momo and fiancé Luke.

Her research blends ethnographic methods with critical theory and has been featured in various academic journals.

Experience

Position title

Project Manager, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

Tara’s research investigates the mental health and spiritual needs of astronauts with a focus on embodiment, imagination, and play. She contributes to the design of psycho-social countermeasures and analog experiments that explore how symbolic worldbuilding practices (e.g. tabletop gaming, spiritual ritual, narrative immersion) may support astronaut resilience during long-duration missions. Her work focuses on how speculative genres and analog subcultures help individuals navigate an increasingly automated and ecologically unstable world. She is particularly interested in gaming cultures, psychological flow, and spiritual experience. A current area of research interest is the design of a new religious framework to support the psychological and emotional well-being of astronauts on long-duration missions to Mars.

Tara is co-authoring a speculative research paper titled "The Religion of Venus: A Science Fictional Argument for A New Religion on Mars" with David W. Kim. This paper explores the conceptualisation and implementation of a novel religious framework tailored for astronauts undertaking interplanetary journeys. Drawing on science fiction works such as Stranger in a Strange Land, Dune, and The Mars Trilogy, the project argues that deliberately constructed spiritual practices may play a crucial role in astronaut cohesion and resilience on long-duration space missions.

Selected Publications

• 2025 “Drowning in the Pacific: Climate Change, the Apocalypse and the Future of Australia”. Literature and Aesthetics, 34 no. 3 (2025): 84-96.

• 2025 “Miniature Mindfulness: Finding Spiritual Flow with Warhammer 40,000 Figurines”. Religions. Religions 2025, 16.2 (2025): 1-20.

• 2024 “The Ox’s Tail: Reading Frank Herbert’s Dune as a Zen Buddhist Koan” in Journal for the Academic Studies in Religion. Special issue on (Non)Religion, Spirituality and Ecological Politics, 37.3 (2024): 320-238.

• 2024 “Blood for the Blood God!” - Engaging with Gods and Religion in the Warhammer 40K Universe””. Emerging Voices in the Field, Gamenvironments no. 20 (2024).

• 2021 “The Anthropocene in Frank Herbert’s Dune Series”, Foundation 140, 50.3 (2021): 62-74.

Henderika de Vries, PhD

Henderika de Vries, PhD, received her PhD from the University of Paris-Sorbonne Cité. She is also an International Space University alumni and an award-winning researcher in the domain of creative performance. As former Fulbright scholar, she was a research scientist at Yale University, at the ‘Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence’. Fluent in 5 languages, she once worked for the late Prof. Geert Hofstede, world-renowned for his research on cultural differences. Dr. de Vries regularly presents at international conferences, is a Guest lecturer in several Universities (eg, the Sorbonne University, Université Paris-Descartes, University of Ohio) and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She edited and co-wrote a book on astronauts’ creative performance. Besides her research interests, Dr. de Vries has extensive experience in leading wellbeing projects for more than 30,000 students in international environments. She works for the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Ministry of Education, leading scientific projects. She further participated in a UNESCO initiative for ‘Innovation in Education for a Sustainable World’. Dr. de Vries is National Correspondent of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA) and Founder of the Special Interest group on creativity and giftedness. She is also a member of the Space for STEAM working group of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).

Experience

Position title

Researcher, The Korea Institute for Astronauts (KIFA), Seoul, Korea.

Research Focus

Dr. de Vries’s innovative research is at the forefront of creativity research. She initiated the new research domain of creativity in extreme human environments and published the first book on astronauts’ creative performance. She carried out multiple research projects on astronauts’ creative performance in analogue space environments. In her research, she specifically focuses on cultural differences and the role of emotions. Furthermore, her interest lies in investigating how creative performance can contribute to the well-being of astronauts during deep space travel.

Selected Publications

• De Vries, H., Welch, C., Hatamleh, O., eds. (2021). Creative Performance in Extreme Human Environments: Astronauts and Space. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88971-097-3

• De Vries, H. (2021). Editorial Creativity in Extreme Human Environments: Astronauts and Space. Frontiers Media S.A. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.709676

• De Vries, H., Khoury-Hanold. W. (2021). How the Immune System Deploys Creativity: Why we can learn from Astronauts and Cosmonauts. Frontiers in Psychology Journal. Frontiers Media S.A. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.582083

• De Vries, H. (2021). Space: Astronauts and Creativity. In: Glăveanu V.P. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5_174-1

• De Vries, H. (2021). Space for STEAM: New Education Challenge for Creativity. Frontiers in Psychology Journal: Frontiers Media S.A. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.586318

• De Vries, H. & Lubart, T. I. (2019). Scientific creativity: Divergent and convergent thinking and the impact of culture. Journal of Creative Behavior: Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.184

• Lubart, T., Glaveanu, V., de Vries, H., Camargo, A., Storme, M. (2019). Cultural perspectives on creativity. In J. C. Kaufman, R. J. Sternberg, (Eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (second edition). Cambridge

Anderson Wilder

Anderson Wilder, MSc, is a PhD Student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the Florida Institute of Technology with extensive applied and academic experience in human performance, and behavioral health. He has served as a Graduate Research Assistant on US Army Research Institute (ARI) projects, a researcher in cognitive and neuroscience labs studying movement control and astronaut cognition, and an intern at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He has also served as executive officer and engineer for an analogue astronaut mission at MDRS (Mars Desert Research Station) and was also selected and trained as an alternate crew member for two NASA HERA missions. In parallel, he has applied his expertise as a Parabolic Flight Coach, STEM educator, and healthcare coordinator, bridging research insights with practice.

Experience

Position title

NASA Analog Astronaut

Research Focus

His work integrates academic research with applied operations, emphasizing team cohesion, coaching, and human factors in extreme or dynamic environments. His interdisciplinary research examines cognitive performance and team-functioning in spaceflight and other extreme environments. He contributes to advancing methods for astronaut behavioral health, team cohesion, and resilience in isolated, confined, and extreme environments.

Selected Publications

- Rajput, S., Mayor, I., Diamond, M., Rosenberg, M., Cole, V., Bhakare, N., Aziz, O., & Wilder, A.L. (2023). Medical Ethics of Long-Duration Spaceflight. npj Microgravity, 9(1), 85 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00333-9

- Wilder, A.L., Addante, R.J., Perez Caban, J., Smith, S., Rivera, K., Zhang, W. W., & Muller, A. 2023. Space Analog Psychomotor Performance Variability as a Function of Mission Specific Factors on a NASA NEEMO Mission. Presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

- Thayer, A.L., Carter, D.R., Shuffler, M.L., Brown, T.A, Traylor, A.M., Warren, C., Gerkin, E., Christenson, K., Medrano, E., Wolf, A., Pearman, J., Wilder, A.L., Rahner, Z.L., Bessey, A.F., Tannenbaum, S. I., & Salas, E. (2023). The TEAMS Paradigm: Transportable Experiment for Advancing Mission Simulation. In Thayer, A. L., Medrano, E., Gerkin, E., Warren, C. (Co-Chairs), Research Incubator: Teams in the Wild: Exploring High-Fidelity Team Paradigms. Research incubator to be presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Boston, MA, United States.

- DiazGranados, D., Woods, J. J., Wilder, A., & Curtis, M. T. (2023). Team dynamics in the air: A review of team research relevant to aviation. Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace, 199-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-420139-2.00003-4

- Wildman, J. L., Fedele, D., Wilder, A., Curtis, M. T., & DiazGranados, D. (2023). Team self-maintenance during long-duration space exploration: A conceptual framework. Human factors, 65(6), 1251-1265. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208221076185

- Oleksy, E., Wilder, A., & Slifkin, A. (2019). Do the Language and Motor Systems Share Information Processes? Poster session presented at the 91st Midwest Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, IL, United States.

- Wilder, A. (2015). Communications: A Literature Review for Future Communications Mitigations. (No. JSC-CN-34277). National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Seolah Min

Seolah Min (Emily) is a dedicated student at Kookmin University pursuing a dual academic path that reflects her diverse intellectual interests. She is majoring in English Language and Literature while also studying Law as her second major, demonstrating her commitment to both linguistic excellence and legal understanding.

Currently enrolled at one of South Korea's respected universities, Emily represents the new generation of globally-minded students who are preparing to bridge cultural and professional boundaries in an increasingly interconnected world.

Position title

Research assistant