Dame of Maryland University). She is also a highly sought speaker, giving multiple keynote talks at scientific meetings and regular public presentations. She directs the Thompson-Schill Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is active in research with her team. Thompson-Schill has done extensive research on the biological basis of cognitive systems, including perception, language, and thought, resulting in numerous publications whose impact is reflected in their high citation rate in the scientific community. One particular focus of her lab's research has been the role of the brain's frontal lobes in the regulation of thought and behavior, including extensive studies of Cognitive control, part of the brain's executive system. Thompson-Schill has published numerous papers on the subject and spoke about it to the public at a panel discussion hosted by the American Folk Art Museum, entitled 'Unraveling the Mysteries of Creativity: Connections to Genetics, Mental Health, and the Brain'. Her work is primarily focused on cognitive processes and systems such as perception, language, and thought, and her team produces numerous studies and papers that are widely circulated throughout the psychological community. Another substantial focus of the Thompson-Schill Lab's research is conceptual knowledge, including how concepts are constructed, combined, and organized in the brain as well as how conceptual knowledge interacts with language and perception. Her research uses a wide range of methods to study the biological basis of complex thought and behavior, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and lesion-deficit mapping of neurological patients. For over 20 years, her research has been supported continuously by the National Institutes of Health, and she has received funding from a variety of other sources, including the National Science Foundation. Her research has been published in well-reputed scientific journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition, and Nature Human Behaviour. Awards Thompson-Schill has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, both for her innovations in research and for her outstanding mentorship and teaching of students. Her research awards include a Young Investigator Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, a Mid-Career Award from the Psychonomic Society, election as a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and election as a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society. Her teaching and mentoring awards include the Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education Award from the National Science Foundation (1999), the Women