Seeon Kim is working on her dissertation for a Ph.D degree in Speech and Hearing Science at Arizona State University, under the direction of Dr. Xin Luo. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electronic Engineering from Soongsil University, followed by a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Audiology from Hallym University of Graduate Studies. Before her doctoral journey, she worked as an audiologist in a hearing aid center in Seoul, South Korea. Her current research interests are hearing devices, auditory training, and listening effort.