Ph.D. in Mathematical and Quantitative Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
M.S. in Cognitive Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
B.B.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

Dr. Kyongje Sung (PI) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Morgan State University.  Before Dr. Sung joined Morgan State in August 2025, he was an Assistant Professor in the Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit at the Emirates College for Advanced Education in the UAE from August 2020 to August 2025. From August 2008 to June 2020, he worked as a postdoc and research associate in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Sung was also a postdoctoral research associate in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University from August 2005 to July 2008. He received his Ph.D. in 2005 from Purdue University, where he studied Quantitative and Mathematical Psychology applied to human perception and attention. Dr. Sung received an M.S. in Cognitive Science, focusing on developing a pre-processing procedure for an automatic offline handwriting recognition system, a part of an AI model. Dr. Sung’s current research topics include diverse levels of human information processing, from low-level visual perception to the higher cognitive functions (semantic memory), of healthy individuals and people with mental conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism. He adapted mathematical and computational modeling/simulation, electrophysiologic (EEG) techniques, transcranial direct/alternating current stimulation (tDCS/tACS), and behavioral analysis (reaction times) techniques to answer his research questions. Dr. Sung’s recent research focus has been the electrophysiologic investigation of early visual perception and attention of individuals with autism, especially those with severe autism symptoms. He has been an active member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and the Neuroscience Society.

Areas of Specialization
Cognitive Neuroscience, EEG, autism, Semantic System

Courses Taught
PSYC 101: General Psychology; Advanced courses on Cognitive Neuroscience Methods/Research Methods; Statistics; Early Childhood Development