Dr. Thomas Thesen is an Associate Professor of Medical Education at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College, an Affiliate Faculty member at the Center for Technology & Behavioral Health, and a Visiting Scientist at the Brain & Mind Institute at Aga Khan University in Kenya. He earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychophysiology and brain imaging at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Thesen led a brain imaging lab at the New York University School of Medicine and later contributed to the establishment of a new mission-driven medical school at the University of Houston, Texas.

Dr. Thesen directs the Neuroscience-Informed Learning & Education (NILE) Lab at Dartmouth, where he leads research focused on optimizing learning conditions for healthcare trainees through innovative technologies. His work emphasizes the importance of individual variability in learners, applying a precision approach to medical education that caters to the unique needs of each student. Dr. Thesen's current research explores the use of Generative AI and digital health to develop personalized learning and wellness strategies in medicine, with the goal of enhancing educational outcomes and supporting trainee well-being.

Dr. Thesen’s research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, Wellcome Trust, American Medical Association, IAMSE, and other nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. At Geisel, Dr. Thesen directs the Neuroscience & Neurology course and the Medical Learning Sciences course in the MD program. A dedicated educator, he has received several teaching awards, including the Distinguished Lecturer Award at Geisel, a Teaching Innovation Award from the University of Houston, and the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology.