Matthew Thurston specializes in computational magnetic resonance imaging for clinical application.
After receiving his Master's of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics from the University of Southern California in 2020, Matt worked for a few years as an imaging science contractor. This included work in modeling perfusion defects in pulmonary MRI at the National Institutes of Health for patients with COVID-19, as well as modeling brain MRI BOLD time-series changes at the University of Utah in patients with alcohol use disorder. Now at UQ, Matt is engaged in a PhD project that is focused on modelling brain white matter and perfusion defects in MRI of survivors of stroke for means of clinical outcome prediction.
Key Publications
Campbell-Washburn, A.E., Kanth, S., Thurston, M.D., Mancini, C., O’Brien, K.J., Potersnak, A., Wang, H., Huapaya, J., Regenold, D., Baute, S., Javed, A., & Suffredini, A.F. (2026). A longitudinal study of quantitative pulmonary dynamic contrast enhanced MRI following COVID-19 infection. Respir Res, Advanced Online Publication. doi:10.1186/s12931-026-03582-w
Thurston, M. D., Mattingley, J. B., Wu, D., Moore, M. J., & Oestreich, L. K. L. (2026). Meta-analytic review of longitudinal depression severity in stroke survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 393(Pt B), 120479. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.120479
Thurston M.D., Ericksen LC, Jacobson MM, Bustamante A, Koppelmans V, Mickey BJ, Love TM. Oxytocin differentially modulates reward system responses to social and non-social incentives. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2025 Mar;242(3):449-460. doi: 10.1007/s00213-024-06
Goldin, P.R., Thurston, M.D., Moodie, C., Dixon, M.L., Heimberg, R.G., & Gross, J.J. (2021) Cognitive behavioral therapy versus mindfulness meditation related brain changes in reappraisal and acceptance for social anxiety disorder: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(10), 1134-1142. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1862
Thurston, M.D., Goldin, P.R., Heimberg R., & Gross, J.J. (2017) Self-Views in social anxiety disorder: The impact of CBT versus MBSR. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 47, 83-90.doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.01.001