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Recognition for the work I love to do!

 

Here is a sample of some of the awards I've won doing what I love to do:  study ways to enhance brain health.

SAIC:  Best Overall Publication

In 2012, while working at the Naval Health Research Center's (NHRC) Warfighter Performance Department in San Diego, I was fortunate enough to collaborate with the Optibrain Group, a consortium of scientists from the University of California-San Diego, Naval Special Warfare, the Olympic Training Center, and NHRC.  As part of this work, I helped analyze and publish several manuscripts related to how elite adventure racers process interoceptive information.  One of those manuscripts was published in Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience (impact factor = 7).  It was for this work that I was awarded SAIC's "Best publication" award.  The highlight of the evening was receiving the award from retired 4-star General, and former Air Force Chief of Staff, John Jumper.  

In the News

During my post-doc, we executed the Marine Corps first randomized controlled trial of a mental skills training program designed to enhance resilience.  

 

This work was featured in multiple news outlets including ABC News and Time Magazine.  

Neuroimaging Fellowship

From 2006-2008, Dr. Thom was selected as a Paul D. Coverdell Neuroimaging Program Fellow at the Bioimaging Research Center (BIRC) housed at the University of Georgia's Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. During his time at BIRC, Dr. Thom was part of a large group that used EEG, MEG, and fMRI to study the brain.  

In the News

During his doctoral training, Dr. Thom investigated the effects of exercise on the brain.  For his dissertation he evalauted the effects of an acute bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise on feelings of anger.  The initial results suggest that exercise prevented the onset of an angry mood, demonstrating that exercise is indeed medicine!

 

This work was featured in the New York TImes and WebMD.  

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