Byul Kim recently joined Prof. Dr. Markus Gerber’s research group at DSBG as a postdoctoral researcher. She is spending one year at the University of Basel as a recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship. Before coming to Basel, she completed her doctoral training in Applied Physiology at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. She subsequently worked as a research professor at the University of Seoul in South Korea. Her research focuses on the behavioral and psychological dimensions of physical activity and health. She's particularly interested in how stress, motivation, and other psychological factors influence physical activity and sedentary behavior in everyday life. During her time at DSBG, she looks forward to developing new research projects and collaborating with colleagues across the department.