CPT Carrie Kennedy, PhD, was awarded a Presidential citation for her service as a 2-term representative to Council for the Society for Military Psychology, and being a leader in the field of military psychology, first as a service member and second as a clinical psychologist.
CPT Kennedy has served APA in a variety of roles, including being named a fellow in 2011, having memberships in Psychologists in Public Service, Society for Military Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology. She is also an alumni of the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. She is a leading scholar on military psychology and has published several cornerstone books, including Military Psychology: Clinical and Operational Applications, Military Stress Reactions: Rethinking Trauma and PTSD, and Aeromedical Psychology. Her service to the Society for Military Psychology and its field has been recognized by the receipt of Robert S. Nichols Award and the Charles S. Gersoni Award.
She currently serves as the interim chief of Clinical, Procedural Instruction Prioritization & Compliance at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), where she oversees the development of over 200 clinical DHA procedural instructions required to integrate and standardize service-level treatment policies and procedures for the military. She has served in a number of leadership roles prior to this, including acting as the division chief of the Psychological Heath Center of Excellence in DHA and the Head of the Mental Health Department, Naval Branch, in Bharain.
Thank you, CPT Kennedy, for your dedication to APA, the profession, and service to our country.