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President: Mark Staal ✉
Dr. Mark Staal retired from active duty at the rank of Colonel serving as the US Air Force’s senior operational psychologist. Dr. Staal held the rank of Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Leadership at the USAF Academy and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in human factors engineering at NASA. He spent most of his career serving within US Special Operations Command to include positions as the Deputy Command Psychologist at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and the Command Psychologist at the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Mark is board-certified in clinical psychology and has published over 50 journal articles and book chapters in operational psychology, ethics, resiliency, and decision making. Dr. Staal currently serves as the President of the Society for Military Psychology for the American Psychological Association.
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President-Elect: Stephen Bowles ✉
COL (Ret) Stephen V. Bowles, , Ph.D., ABPP, is currently serving as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Institute for National Security Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. and as an Adjunct Faculty at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He served 27 years in the U. S. Army, is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and is a graduate of The Eisenhower School at the National Defense University. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (DIV 19) and Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology.
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Past-President: Sally Harvey ✉
Over the course of a 27-plus year military career, COL(R) Sally Harvey, PhD, has served in clinical and operational positions, with duty assignments in the United States, Asia and Europe, as well as multiple trips to combat theaters. She has completed a fellowship in neuropsychology as well as training in aeromedical psychology and survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE). Her awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the AMEDD “A” Proficiency Designation. At present, she continues to serve as a civilian psychologist in support of the medical evaluation board process at Fort Hood, Texas, finally sharing the same 10-digit grid square with her best friend, and husband, Richard.
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CAPT Scott L. Johnston is a native Californian and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pacific Graduate School in Palo Alto. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Harvard Medical School. He has been a licensed clinical psychologist since 1995 and is board certified in both forensic and clinical psychology. CAPT Johnston was commissioned in 1993. During his career he has served at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Naval Hospital Yokosuka Japan, Marine Barracks Washington, Presidential Helicopter Squadron One, and Naval Health Clinic Hawaii. He deployed with the USS Constellation Expeditionary Strike Group to the Persian Gulf; 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; Charlie Surgical Company to Fallujah, Iraq; 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment to Ramadi, Iraq; 3rd Marine Regiment to Haditha, Iraq; and Joint Task Force, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He is currently stationed at Naval Special Warfare in Coronado, California. Academically, CAPT Johnston has published and lectured around the world on treatment of combat-related PTSD, building resilience in Marines and Sailors, and transitional interventions for returning warriors. He is currently investigating virtual reality treatments for PTSD, stress injuries in detention operations and use of meditation in substance-abuse treatment. CAPT Johnston’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy Achievement Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (Fleet Marine Force), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (Fleet Marine Force) and various service and unit awards.
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Secretary: Nathan Ainspan ✉
Nathan D. Ainspan, PhD, has conducted research, written and spoken extensively about the psychological issues impacting wounded and transitioning service members. He is the research psychologist with the Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This office has been tasked with revising the Transition Assistance Program that is a requirement for all service members. Ainspan’s role is to ensure that the revision of the program is based on behavioral science and psychological research. His research focus has been on improving civilian employment opportunities for returning service members and the positive impact that employment can have on service members with posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other injuries. He is editing the “Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans” to be published by Oxford University Press in 2015 and has edited “When the Warrior Returns: Making the Transition at Home” and “Returning Wars Wounded, Injured, and Ill: A Handbook.”
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APA Council Representative: Carrie Kennedy ✉
Carrie H. Kennedy, Ph.D., ABPP represents Division 19 on the APA Council of Representatives (2017-2019). A neuropsychologist with specialization in military psychology and aeromedical psychology, she is an active duty Captain in the U.S. Navy with deployments to both Cuba and Afghanistan. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia and a Fellow of both APA and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Awards include the APA Division 19 Charles S. Gersoni Award and she is a two time Navy Psychologist of the Year winner. She serves on the editorial board of Psychological Services and is board certified in both Clinical and Police and Public Safety Psychology.
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Member at Large: Paul Bartone ✉
Colonel (Retired) Paul T. Bartone, Ph.D. is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, Center for Technology & National Security Policy, National Defense University. A Fulbright Scholar (Norway, 2006-07), Bartone has taught strategic leadership at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, and at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, where he also served as Director of the West Point Leader Development Research Center. Trained as an interdisciplinary research psychologist at the University of Chicago, he is a seasoned expert in applying psychological, social, cultural, and biological perspectives to the understanding of human behavior. Bartone’s research has focused on understanding and measuring resilient or “hardy” responding to stress, identifying underlying biomarkers for resilience, and applying this knowledge to improve selection, training and leader development programs. A U.S. Army Research Psychologist for 25 years, Bartone also served as the Consultant to the Surgeon General for Research Psychology, and as the Assistant Corps Chief for Medical Allied Sciences. He is a past-President of the American Psychological Association’s Division 19, Society for Military Psychology, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a charter member of the Association for Psychological Science. He holds a U.S. government Secret security clearance.
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Member at Large: Arlene Saitzyk ✉
CDR Arlene Saitzyk, Ph.D. currently serves as Director, Behavioral Science, and Group Psychologist, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG), in Quantico, Virginia. In this role, she provides critical guidance on all matters involving personnel behavioral health and counterintelligence vulnerabilities to regional commanders for Marines posted at embassies and consulates dispersed across six continents. Prior to arriving at MCESG, CDR Saitzyk served as the Assistant Officer in Charge at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), in Pensacola, Florida, where she led Aeromedical Officers, enlisted Aerospace Medicine Technicians, and civilian support staff, evaluated aviation personnel for psychiatric conditions and flight status, and trained Flight Surgeons and Aerospace Medicine Residents being groomed for leadership assignments as aircraft carrier Senior Medical Officers, Marine Expeditionary Forces surgeons, and Army Brigade surgeons. During her time at NAMI, she also served as the Subspecialty Leader for Aircraft Carrier Psychology. CDR Saitzyk has additional tours as the carrier psychologist on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), Assistant Department Head, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS), Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, Mental Health Clinic Manager, Naval Branch Health Clinic Bahrain, Senior Clinical Manager, Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Staff Psychologist, Naval Hospital Naples, Italy. Given her diverse experiences in both Military Treatment Facilities and operational settings, she was selected as the Assistant Specialty Leader for Navy Clinical Psychology. CDR Saitzyk is an active leader not only with the Navy Clinical Psychology community, but also in arenas that impact Department of Defense, other governmental agencies, and the nation’s mental health community. She has led groups of senior multiservice military and veteran’s affairs psychologists, authoring chapters and chairing panels on various aspects of military psychology, including the integration of women in combat. She was selected as the 2016 Aerospace Human Factors Psychologist of the Year, and voted by her peers as the 2015 Senior Navy Clinical Psychologist of the Year. Her awards include: Meritorious Service Medal, Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement Medal, Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer (SWMDO), and she was winged as an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist (AEP). CDR Saitzyk completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University, doctorate at Michigan State University, internship at the University of New Mexico Children's Psychiatric Hospital, and postdoctoral fellowship training in Pediatric Psychology at the Children's Health Council, in Palo Alto, CA.
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Member at Large: Tatana Olson ✉
CDR Tatana Olson received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Virginia Tech. She received her master’s degree and doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from Purdue University, and completed post-doctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at George Mason University.
CDR Olson earned her commission in the U.S. Navy in 2004 as an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist (AEP) and completed aeromedical officer training in May 2005. From 2005-2008, she served as the Biostatistics Division Officer in the Operational Psychology Department at NAMI. She then reported to the staff of the Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) in Arlington, VA, where she worked as a Special Assistant for Strategic Planning and Communications and served as the CNP’s speechwriter and lead for congressional testimony from 2008-2011. During this time, CDR Olson was asked to serve as the Medical and Social Science Advisor to the Secretary of Defense’s Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) tasked with assessing the potential impacts to the military of a repeal of the law known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and later, as a Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations to facilitate implementation of the repeal within the United States Navy. After completing her post-doctoral work at George Mason in 2012, CDR Olson reported to the Defense Forensics & Biometrics Agency (DFBA) in Arlington, VA as the Special Advisor to the Director for Biometrics in the Maritime Domain and Navy Liaison Officer where she represented the Navy within the Department of Defense biometrics enterprise and provided critical subject matter expertise on Navy biometrics strategy, policy, requirements, acquisition, and science and technology efforts. In 2014, CDR Olson assumed the role of Operational Psychology Department Head at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) in Pensacola, Florida where her responsibilities included providing oversight, management, and policy guidance for the United States Naval Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB), the primary tool used to select pilot and flight officer candidates for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. CDR Olson currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Lab at the Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton managing research across a broad aeromedical portfolio, including altitude threats, respiratory physiology, spatial disorientation, aircrew neck and back pain, and aviation personnel selection, to develop innovative solutions to the current and emerging aeromedical challenges facing the Naval Aviation Enterprise. CDR Olson is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Society for Military Psychology, and the U.S. Naval Aerospace Experimental Psychology Society. She is the recipient of the 2017 Heroes of Military Medicine Award and the 2012 Charles S. Gersoni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Military Psychology from the Society for Military Psychology. Her military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2 awards), Army Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards), Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and National Defense Service Medal. |
The following newly elected members will begin their term in 2019:
- Eric Surface (President-Elect)
- Bruce Crow (Member-at-Large)
- Rebecca Blais (DIV 19 Representative to APA Council)
