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Dr. Thomas Piccin, founder of Three Mountain Learning, has been a teacher for more than 30 years. He earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Northwestern University, specializing in language acquisition, cognitive development, and spatial learning. His research on word learning, language acquisition, and spatial cognition has been published in academic journals including First Language, Developmental Science, and Language Learning and Development.

Dr. Piccin’s other academic degrees include an M.S. in psychology from Villanova University, an M.A. in linguistics from Gallaudet University, an M.S. in engineering management from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in computer engineering from Western New England University. He is a Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner, a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
Thomas Piccin, Ph.D.

Over the years, Dr. Piccin has taught psychology, linguistics, management, reading, writing, English, mathematics, study skills, test preparation, and computer programming. He has worked as a teacher, manager, mentor, and volunteer with such learning- and service-oriented organizations as:
  • Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
  • Living Classrooms Foundation
  • Moveable Feast
  • Girls Incorporated
  • Leadership Tech Valley
  • StudySmart
  • SAFEchild
  • Literacy Councils of Northern Virginia and North Carolina
  • Arlington Community Temporary Shelter
  • Alexandria Hotline
  • Recording Service for the Visually Handicapped
  • University of Maryland
  • Loyola University Maryland
  • Johns Hopkins Health System
  • Gallaudet University
  • Villanova University
  • Northwestern University
  • Washington University of Virginia
  • Wake Tech Community College
  • Charles County Community College
  • Fairfax County Virginia Public Schools
  • Kendall Demonstration Elementary School for the Deaf
Read some of his student evaluations at RateMyProfessors.com.

Dr. Piccin has delivered presentations at a number of academic conferences across the country, including the Boston University Conference on Language Development, the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, the Cognitive Development Society in San Diego, the Society for Research in Child Development in Boston, and the Society for Risk Analysis in San Diego.
 
Tom is also active in the theater and film community as an actor, director, and playwright. Watch him star in the short film Near the Reaper, written and directed by Levi Reid. Watch a film based on his 10-minute play Match, directed by Jeffrey Blake and produced through The Hive Collaborative. Watch a reading of his 10-minute play Ruth, directed by Miriam Bazensky and produced by the Baltimore Playwrights Festival.
  • "His cadence and pacing are flawless, and he commands every scene he is in."  -  TheatreBloom
  • "His confidence and commanding stage presence leave you hanging on his every word."  -  Backstage Baltimore
  • "Piccin is incredibly funny … from his look to his delivery of the dry one-liners, he steals the show." - Broadway World
  • "Piccin navigated his demanding character with precision ... a raw and unsettling performance"  -  DC Metro Theater Arts
  • "A brilliant performance"  -  MD Theatre Guide
Tom Piccin in The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Tom Piccin in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Tom Piccin in The Home for Retired Canadian Girlfriends by John Bavoso
Tom Piccin in Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Photo by Gina Abel
Photo by Will Kirk
Photo by Trent Haines-Hopper
Photo by Bruce F. Press Photography
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Header photo by Thomas Piccin. Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.
Three Mountain Learning is a productivity consulting firm that delivers Myers-Briggs personality type workshops, conducted by a cognitive psychologist and
certified Myers-Briggs practitioner, that focus on team building, improved communication, and leadership development. We are based in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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