James Balcius serves as Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, working in the Human Health and Performance Systems Group. Mr. Balcius holds a BS in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a MS in Biology from Worcester State University, a MS in Public Health focusing on Global Emergency Preparedness and Response from San Diego State University and Joint Doctorate in Public Health from the University of California at San Diego and San Diego State University.
Prior to joining MIT Lincoln Laboratory, he completed 30 years of military service serving in the Massachusetts Army National Guard as infantryman, the active-duty US Army as an environmental medicine researcher and in the active-duty Navy as an aerospace operational physiologist & public health researcher. James continues to utilize his diverse academic and operational background encompassing aspects of human performance in extreme environments, resource management in disaster risk reduction and response and healthcare policy analysis to advance technologies solutions for national security needs. His current research examines evidence-based human health and performance technologies applicable to both military and civilian applications.