Thomas Balkin, PhD

Thomas Balkin, PhD has been at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research since September 1985, first serving as a research psychologist in the Human Psychopharmacology Branch of the Department of Behavioral Biology, and since April 1995, as chief of the Department of Behavioral Biology. He is also a consultant and co-director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Howard County (MD) General Hospital. He has been affiliated with several sleep disorders centers and sleep centers since 1981, and has served on NAT0 , NIH, and other government boards and committees focused on issues of sleep and performance.

Dr. Balkin received his B.S. from Syracuse University, an M.S. in experimental psychology from the State University of New York, College at Cortland, and his PhD in experimental psychology from Bowling Green State University.

He is the author of numerous articles and studies on sleep issues, including those involving alertness, fatigue and performance.


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