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Training > Psychology Training Faculty > MUSC Internship faculty - Dr. Jeffrey J. Borckardt 

Dr. Jeffery Borckardt, Ph.D. Jeffery J. Borckardt, Ph.D.
[Behavioral Medicine rotation]

Dr. Borckardt received his Honors B.A. in Psychology from the University of Akron and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee. He completed his internship and a post-doctoral training at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Borckardt currently has several active research projects in the Brain Stimulation Laboratory at the Institute of Psychiatry, and in conjunction with the Department of  Anesthesiology.
He is studying the effects of minimally invasive brain stimulation technologies such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) on pain perception in healthy adults, patients with depression, and patients with chronic pain conditions of various etiologies. He is also interested in using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) techniques to investigate neurobiological overlaps between psychiatric and chronic pain disorders.

Additionally, Dr. Borckardt is interested in integrating single-subject research design into psychological and psychiatric clinical practice. As a result, he is currently involved in developing and testing new research methodologies and statistical procedures for analyzing single-subject time-series data.

Research interests: chronic pain and co-morbid psychiatric conditions, research methodologies and statistical procedures for single-subject time-series data

Select Honors/Awards:

June, 2005Circle of Excellence Award - for outstanding teaching in the Doctorating II Curriculum at the Medical University of South Carolina
June, 2003Scientist Practitioner Award- for excellence in integrating scientific methods into clinical practice. Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston DVA Clinical Internship Consortium
May, 2001Science Alliance Award - for outstanding graduate research at the University of Tennessee. Given by: James Lawler, Ph.D (Head of Psychology Department) and Robert Wahler, Ph.D. (Director of Clinical Training)
May, 2000Department of Psychology Graduate Student Research Award - for demonstration of excellence in clinical and experimental research in psychology. Given by: James Lawler, Ph.D (Head of Psychology Department) and Robert Wahler, Ph.D. (Director of Clinical Training)

Select Publications

  • Borckardt JJ, Weinstein M, Reeves ST, Kozel FA, Nahas Z, Smith AR, Byrne KT, Morgan K, George MS (in press). Post-Operative Left Prefrontal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reduces Patient-Controlled Analgesia Use. Anesthesiology.
  • Anderson B, Mishory A, Nahas Z, Borckardt JJ, Yamanaka K, Rastogi K, George MS (in press). Tolerability and Safety of High Daily Doses of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Healthy Young Men. Journal of ECT.
  • Borckardt JJ, Smith AR, Weinstein M, Reeves S, Gibert S, Barry A, Kozel FA, George MS (2005). Effects of left prefrontal rTMS on laboratory, neuropathic and post-operative pain. Neuropsychopharmacology, 30, Supp. 1, S131.
  • Borckardt, J.J., Kozel, F.A., Anderson, B., Walker, A., and George, M.S. (2005). Vagus nerve stimulation affects pain perception in depressed adults, Pain Research and Management, 10(1), 9-15.
  • Borckardt, J.J., Younger, J., Winkel, J., Nash, M.R., and Shaw, D. (2004). The use of the computer assisted cognitive/imagery system for pain management, Pain Research and Management, 9(3), 157-62.
  • George, M.S., Nahas, Z., Li, X., Anderson, B., Molnar, C., Kose, S., Borckardt, J., Ricci, R., Mu, Q. (2005)  Current status of daily repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression, Primary Psychiatry, 12(10).
  • George, M.S., Nahas, Z.,Bohning,D.E., Mu, Q.; Kozel, F.A., Borckardt, J.J., Denslow, S. (2004). Mechanisms of Action of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS). Clinical Neuroscience Research, 4, 71-79.
  • George, M.S., Nahas, Z., Bohning, D.E., Kozel, F.A., Anderson, B., Mu, C., Borckardt, J.J., and Li, X. (2005).Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Deep Brain Stimulation. APPI Textbook of Mood Disorders (Stein, Kupfer, Schatzburg, eds)
  • Borckardt, J.J., Murphy, M.D., Nash, M.R., and Shaw, D. (2004). An Empirical Examination of Visual Analysis Procedures for Clinical Practice Evaluation. Journal of Social Service Research, 30(3), 55-73.
  • Borckardt, J.J., Nash, M.R., Hardesty, S., Herbert, J., Cooney, H., Pelic, C. (2005). An empirical evaluation of Tukey's control chart for use in health care and quality management applications. Quality Management in Healthcare, 14(2), 112-115.
  • Borckardt, J.J. (in press). Practitioners making contributions to psychotherapy research: The empirically-grounded case study. The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis: Theory, Research and Practice; Nash, M.R., and Barnier, A. Eds. Oxford Press.
  • Borckardt, J.J., Nash, M.R., Hardesty, S., Herbert, J., Cooney, H., Pelic, C. (in press). How unusual are "unusual events" detected by statistical process control chart techniques. Journal of Healthcare Quality.
  • Kruesi, M.E., Borckardt, J.J., Younger, J., Shaw, D., Nash, M.R. (2004). Perceived links between physical problems and stress may be clouded by dissociative processes. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 5(3), 121-127.
  • Denkhaus, H.K., Borckardt, J.J., Alfano, A.P. (2003). Shoulder Pain: a Comparison of Wheelchair Athletes and Non-athletic Wheelchair Users. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35(12):1958-61.
  • Cipani, E., Langenfeld, M., & Borckardt, J.J. (2001). The effects of hypnosis on pain-control with people living with HIV/AIDS.  International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 50(2), 170-188.
  • Borckardt, J.J.., Engum, E.S., Lambert, E.W., Nash, M., Bracy, O.L., and Ray, E.C. (2003). Use of the CBDI to detect neuropsychological malingering when malingerers do their “homework.” Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 18, 57-69.
  • Borckardt, J.J. (2001). Case study demonstrating the efficacy of a multi-modal psychotherapeutic intervention for hypertension. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 50(2), 189-201.
  • Borckardt, J.J., & Nash, M.R. (2001). How practitioners (and others) can make scientifically viable contributions to clinical-outcome research using the single-case time-series design. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 50(2), 114-148.
  • Borckardt, J. J., & Nash (2003).  Practitioners' scientifically viable contributions to clinical outcome research. Hypnose, 13, 16-42.
  • Winkel, J.D., Younger, J., Tomcik, N., Borckardt, J.J., & Nash, M.R. (in press). Anatomy of a Hypnotic Response: Self-Report Estimates, Actual Behavior, and Physiological Response to the Hypnotic Suggestion for Arm Rigidity. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
  • Borckardt, J.J., Strassle, C.G., Andreasen, D., Fecco, T., Nash, M.R. (2000). The benefits of integration: An integrated EAP/MBHC service is much more than a productivity tool. EAP Digest, Summer, 24-27.
  • Borckardt, Jeffrey J., Sprohge Erik, and Nash, Michael (2003). Effects of the inclusion and refutation of peripheral details on eyewitness credibility, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(10), 2187-2197.
  • David, D., King, B.J., & Borckardt, J.J. (1999). Is a capacity for negative priming correlated with hypnotizability?: A preliminary study. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 49(1), 30-37.

  • Borckardt, J.J, and Nash, M.R. (2004). Empirically demonstrating effectiveness in clinical practice. SCEH Focus, 46(3), 4-11.

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