N. Jed Todd
N. Jed Todd
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Non-Invasive & Minimally Invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces; Human-Machine Teaming; Electroencephalogram Studies
Nathan 'Jed' Todd is a PhD student under Craig McDonald, studying non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces and practical applications of low-cost EEGs, with interests in the neuroscience of religious/spiritual experiences and group identity. He is a graduate of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, the University of North Texas, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, American Military University, and the George Mason CBN Graduate Certificate program.
Veteran of the US Army with service on many tactical and strategic deployments, he, his wife Ami, and daughter Meera have lived in the Northern Virginia area for over ten years now. The dogs (Reba and Veda) are more recent arrivals. Jed also writes war poetry and short fiction, having been published most recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association and in a few collections of speculative and/or war poetry.
Selected Publications
Poetry
Meditations on a Too-Small Hat
Fiction
Expanded Publication List
Courses Taught
Fall 2025: Biopsychology Laboratory 2D2 & 2D3
Spring 2025: Biopsychology Laboratory & Statistics Laboratory
Education
George Mason University Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Doctoral Program (ongoing)
George Mason University Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience (Fall 2023 - Spring 2025)
AWKNG School of Theology Certificate in Biblical Studies (Spring 2022)
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center // MSA Basic Program (2009 - 2011)
American Military University Master of Arts in Unconventional Warfare (Spring 2005 - Summer 2007)
University of North Texas Bachelor of Science in Biology (Fall 1999 - Fall 2000)
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center // Basic Russian Program (1995 -1996)
University of North Texas Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Fall 1990 - Fall 1994)
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (Fall 1990 - Spring 1992)
In the Media
Military Experience