Dr. Paul Thomlinson is a licensed psychologist with specialties in organizational, clinical, and experimental psychology, and is the Executive Director of the Compass Health Research Institute. He earned the BS degree in Psychology & Sociology from Southwest Baptist University, the MA degree in General/Experimental Psychology, and the PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, both of the latter from the University of Southern Mississippi. Subsequently, Dr. Thomlinson completed a post-doctoral re-specialization in Clinical Psychology and holds the license to practice as a psychologist in the state of Missouri. He has been on the faculties of several universities and graduate schools, including Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and Missouri State University.