Student - College of Education

Jacob is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Dept. of Kinesiology and Health Education. He was born in Austin, TX, and grew up a Longhorn fan. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UT-Dallas, he earned a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in research methods from Columbia University.

I am interested in how social and digital environments influence health and health behavior with a focus on depression and substance use. My dissertation uses natural language processing to model information flow on Twitter during the COVID-19 Pandemic within this context.

Keryn E Pasch (Supervisor)
Examines the relation between marketing influence on youth and young adult risk behavior such as substance use, nutrition, sleep and energy drink consumption.

Alexander Caswell Ellis Fellowship in Education, The University of Texas, College of Education (2019 - 2023)

Texas New Scholar Recruitment Fellowship, The University of Texas, College of Education (2018 - 2021)

Jacob Thomas