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Education

PhD Cognition and Neuroscience (2016)
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences
The University of Texas at Dallas


MS Applied Cognition and Neuroscience (2014)
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences
The University of Texas at Dallas


BS Computer Science (2009)
Minor: Italian
Brigham Young University


Experience

Time Position Organization
2018 - Research Biomedical Engineer III Texas Biomedical Device Center at The University of Texas at Dallas
2016 - 2018 Research Associate (Post-Doctoral) Texas Biomedical Device Center at The University of Texas at Dallas
2011 - 2016 Research Assistant Texas Biomedical Device Center at The University of Texas at Dallas
2016 - 2017 Research Engineer Vulintus, Inc
2009 - 2011 Software Engineer National Instruments

Publications

  • Souza RR, Robertson NM, Mathew E, Tabet M, Bucksot JE, Pruitt DT, Rennaker RL, Hays SA, McIntyre CK, Kilgard MP (2020). "Efficient parameters of vagus nerve stimulation to enhance extinction learning in an extinction-resistant rat model of PTSD". Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109848

  • Souza RR, Robertson NM, Pruitt DT, Gonzales PA, Hays SA, Rennaker RL, Kilgard MP, McIntyre CK (2019). "Vagus nerve stimulation reverses the extinction impairments in a model of PTSD with prolonged and repeated trauma". Stress. DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2019.1602604

  • Ganzer PD, Darrow MJ, Meyers EC, Solorzano BR, Ruiz AD, Robertson NM, Adkock KS, James JT, Jeong HS, Becker AM, Goldberg MP, Pruitt DT, Hays SA, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL (2018). "Closed-loop neuromodulation restores network connectivity and motor control after spinal cord injury". Elife 7. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.32058

  • Souza RR, Robertson NM, Pruitt DT, Noble L, Meyers EC, Gonzales PA, Bleker NP, Carey HL, Hays SA, Kilgard MP, McIntyre CK, Rennaker RL (2018). "The M-Maze task: an automated method for studying fear memory in rats exposed to protracted aversive conditioning". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 298. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.02.004

  • Pruitt DT, Danaphongse TT, Schmid AN, Morrison RA, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL, Hays SA (2017). "Traumatic brain injury occludes training-dependent cortical reorganization in the contralesional hemisphere". Journal of Neurotrauma 34. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4796

  • Pruitt DT (2016). "Pairing vagus nerve stimulation with motor training enhances functional recovery after traumatic brain injury". The University of Texas at Dallas, Proquest Dissertations Publishing.

  • Pruitt DT, Danaphongse TT, Flanagan KE, Morrison RA, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL, Hays SA (2016). "Forelimb training drives transient map reorganization in ipsilateral motor cortex". Behavioral Brain Research 313:10-16. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.07.005

  • Pruitt DT, Schmid AN, Kim LJ, Trieu JL, Choua C, Hays SA, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL (2016). "Vagus nerve stimulation delivered with motor training enhances recovery of function after traumatic brain injury". Journal of Neurotrauma 33:871-879. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3972

  • Pruitt D, Hays S, Schmid A, Choua C, Kim L, Triey J, Kilgard MP, Rennaker RL (2014) "Controlled-cortical impact reduces volitional forelimb strength in rats". Brain Research 1582:91-98. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.039


Awards & Honors

Year Award Institution
2017 Trainee Professional Development Award ($1000) The Society for Neuroscience
2017 Excellence in Poster Presentation Award University of Toronto Program in Neuroscience
2013 PhD Fellow Award Texas Biomedical Device Center, UT Dallas
2001 Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America


Academic Service

Paper Reviews

Journal
Brain and Behavior
Brain Research Bulletin
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
Journal of Neurotrauma
Scientific Reports


Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant

Year Semester Class Professor Institution
2013 Fall Neuroscience Lab Methods Dr. Jonathan Ploski The University of Texas at Dallas
2013 Spring Neuroscience Lab Methods Dr. Steven McWilliams The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 Fall Neuroscience Lab Methods Dr. Steven McWilliams The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 Summer Behavioral Neuroscience Dr. Steven McWilliams The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 Spring Neuroscience Lab Methods Dr. Steven McWilliams The University of Texas at Dallas
2011 Fall Neuroscience Lab Methods Dr. Christa McIntyre The University of Texas at Dallas