Dr. Desmond's research focuses broadly on neuroimaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation methods to investigate neural correlates of behavior. Some specific areas of interest are:

• The contributions of the cerebellum, and cerebro-cerebellar circuits, to cognition
• Aging effects on awareness and cerebro-cerebellar function 
• Integration of transcranial magnetic stimulation with functional MRI to assess which sites of activation are necessary to performance
• Clinical applications of functional MRI, including characterization of altered brain activation due to disease, surgical planning, and diagnosis
• Methodological aspects of functional MRI, such as estimating statistical power for group analyses.

EDUCATION:

1985 Ph.D., Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
1982  M.S., Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

1978  B.A., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, University of South Florida, Tampa 

Link to Curriculum Vitae