Military Psychology Podcast

• So You Want To Be An Air Force Intern? Overview of Air Force Psychology Internships with Dr. Ann Hryshko-Mullen

  On this episode of the mil psych podcast, Dr. Bannar welcomes mentor, colleague, and friend Dr. Ann Hryshko-Mullen, Ph.D., ABPP-CHP, DBSM, Lt Col USAF (ret) to the show to discuss the many exciting training opportunities within Air Force Psychology! Dr. H-M serves as the director of psychology training for the US Air Force and plays a paramount role in the selection of HPSP scholarship recipients as well as AF resident training selection. If you are a graduate student and have questions about navigating the application, or are an AF psych wanting to know how our recruitment efforts are doing, you won't want to miss this episode. Dr. H-M shares her personally extensive history as an AF psych, unique opportunities during her active duty career, work training students through the internship pipeline, and current recruitment and performance within our training sites. This episode discusses the AF internship pipeline, training sites, unique programs, and fellowship opportunities. We share how to be competitive, what to expect, and explore what makes a training site the right fit for an applicant. We invite listeners to a unique opportunity to hear this vital information straight from the lead psychologist within AF psychology training. Want to get connected with our team or guests? Have feedback, suggestions, or recommendations? Send us an email at [email protected]

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• Intro to Military Psychology Episode 6: Army Psychology Training with CPT Contessa Tracy (USA) and CPT Thomas Ballas (USA)

  In this episode, we discover the many phenomenal training opportunities within Army Psychology! Maybe you have considered pursuing the Army HPSP or you are currently serving and curious if pursuing a career-change to psychology is even possible. Spoiler alert, it absolutely is! We welcome CPT Contessa Tracy (USA) and CPT Thomas Ballas (USA) from the APA accredited internship program at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Huston. These two talented interns share their training trajectory from graduate school practicum, internship applications, and completing a highly competitive internship program. They discuss various opportunities unique to Army Psychology and what it means to serve as an embedded mental health provider. We also open a unique conversation about supervising paraprofessional staff in the behavioral health field, an important factor of practicing psychology with active duty military units. Lastly, we touch on research opportunities as an Army Research Psychologist (71F). Want to get connected with our guests or have feedback, suggestions, or recommendations? Send us an email at [email protected] or reach us on Facebook (fb.com/Div19Students ) or Twitter (@div19students).

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• Intro to Military Psychology Episode 5: Research with Military Populations with Dr. Kristin Saboe

  Research psychologists are the backbone of psychological science, and many listeners have been asking to hear more about conducting research and applied work within the military. Join us for another exciting episode on the Intro to Military Psychology as we discuss a popular topic: conducting research with military populations! Listen in on our talk with Dr. Kristin Saboe, former Army psychologist who shares her experience working at the pentagon, deployed as a researcher on a Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) and discussing her current interests in veteran employment. We host an interesting discussion about the unique ways military psychologists wear many hats from deployed locations to congressional legislature. Dr. Saboe is the recipient of the 2019 Society for Military Psychology's Early Career Psychologist Award, the 2020 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's Early Career Practitioner Award, and in 2019, she was selected to participate as one of 43 national leaders in the highly competitive George W. Bush Institute's Veterans Leadership Program.Want to reach Dr. Saboe or have feedback, suggestions, recommendations? Send us an email at [email protected] or reach us on Facebook (fb.com/Div19Students ) or Twitter (@div19students).

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• LGBTQ Series Episode 1: "If Not Me, Then Who?" The US Military's Highest Ranking Out-Transgender Member Discusses Her Trailblazing Journey

  Our inaugural episode for the LGBTQ Military series features a talk with Lt Col Bree Fram. She’s an astronautical engineer, published author, transgender advocate, and delightful person. We cover her impressive military career, including working at the Pentagon...twice(!), we talk 'misgendering,' 'passing,' and self-disclosure. Lt Col Fram also invites medical providers and mental health professionals to provide affirming care to LGBTQ patients...and tells us how. Acknowledging that we live in a unique historical time, one of open LGBTQ service, she provides a fresh perspective on how military leaders can harness the unique leadership skills that this community brings to the workplace.Resources referenced in this episode:-Disclosure documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81284247-Lt Col Fram's forthcoming book: https://nyupress.org/9781479801053/with-honor-and-integrity/-SPARTA: https://spartapride.org/

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• Intro to Military Psychology Episode 1: Operational Psychology with Col Mark Staal (Ret.), USAF

  Are you curious what it is like serving as a military psychologist in operational settings? Wondering what is life like as an active duty psychologist? In our inaugural episode, we learn just that from retired (Col) Dr. Mark Staal. Dr. Staal has worked as licensed psychologist for 25 years, serving 20+ years as an active-duty military psychologist with the US Air Force and is an expert in the field of operational psychological, ethics, and the psychological science pertaining to national security. He is an esteemed authored to multiple articles, chapters and books on these topics and he continues to push the literary needle forward in these specialty areas. On this episode we discuss his career and experience as a military psychologist, from being a NASA Aerospace Psychology Fellow to a senior Air Force operational psychologist across the world. Join us for an exciting review of what it’s like to serve as a military psychologist in active duty settings. Dr. Staal shares multiple tips for anyone considering this as a potential career path!He most recently co-authored a book “Operational Psychology: A New Field to Support National Security and Public Safety,” which digs deep into the ethical issues surrounding the work of operational military psychology practitioners. Dr. Staal is an avid participant in Division 19, the Society for Military Psychology and is currently operating his own consulting firm - http://www.ossconsultation.com/index.html Want to reach Dr. Staal or have feedback, suggestions, recommendations? Send us an email at [email protected] or reach us on Facebook (fb.com/Div19Students ) or Twitter (@div19students).

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