Mr. Thomas Pignone, MS, MA

Senior Instructor

USMAPS CEP

thomas.pignone [at] westpoint.edu

Mr. Tom Pignone began working at USMAPS for the Center for Enhanced Performance (CEP) in the fall of 2006 and was promoted to Senior Instructor in spring 2009. In addition to teaching the Student Success Seminar and providing academic coaching for CCs, he is an active member of USMAPS’s Character Council and Health & Human Fitness (H2F) committees.  Mr. Pignone also oversees the Human Performance Laboratory, a space to educate and train cadet candidates on specific strategies and mental skills that underlie elite human performance across all domains.  

M.A. in Counseling - West Virginia University

M.S. in Sport & Exercise Psychology - West Virginia University

B.S. in Psychology - SUNY at Cortland

Research Interests

Performance Psychology

Self-Regulation

Character Development