Monique Beaudoin, PHD

Dr. Monique Beaudoin is a Research Scientist/Principal Investigator at the UMD Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), where she also leads the lab's research portfolio related to the Human Performance and Readiness Augmentation (HPRA) mission area as a Mission Manager. She occasionally serves as a guest lecturer for UMD campus courses, has published peer-reviewed journal articles on topics such as cognitive neuroenhancement and the impacts of technology on cognitive capabilities, and regularly serves as a peer reviewer and guest editor for scientific journals. Previously, she was as a Technical Program Manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), initiating the Warfighter Health Research Program and the Neurological Health and Human Performance Program, leading multidisciplinary research programs related to physiology, neuroscience, and human performance for the DoD/USG. She has also previously served as an Associate Director/Science Director (Navy Civilian) at the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global in the London, UK office. At ONRG, she evaluated, funded, and oversaw research performed by academic institutions outside of the US and often in collaboration with other funding agencies. Dr. Beaudoin has also worked as a Staff Scientist at Strategic Analysis, Inc. (Arlington, VA), providing scientific, engineering, and technical support to several US S&T funding agencies; as a research assistant at the National Defense University; as a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts and for a private company; and as a private consultant in S&T. Dr. Beaudoin earned a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2009), and BAs in Psychology and French/Francophone Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003).