Matt Denham

Teaching:

Swimming and Water Polo.

Bio:

Matt Denham earned his bachelors from UC Berkeley and went on to take a masters in physiological psychology, graduate student lecturer, and neurophysiology lab manager at assorted institutions. His thesis detailed the negative correlation between elevated cortisol and working memory. He is currently working on his PhD under Dr. Daniela Kaufer of the Kaufer Lab & Berkeley Neuro-AI Resilience Center where he examines the convergence of cortisol, circadian rhythms, and aquatic activity as a possible non-pharmaceutical means to temper psychoses and related neural dysfunctions.

He brings extensive coaching experience including nationally ranked club water polo, certification with USA Water Polo, USA Swimming, and USA Triathlon. He is a masters water polo player, open ocean swimmer, surfer, bodysurfer, and multi-sport athlete.