CRAIG BRYAN portrait
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
  • Executive Director, National Center for Veterans Studies
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychology Department
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Professional Service

  • Behaviour Research and Therapy. Guest Co-Editor. 02/2018 - 04/2019
  • Military Psychology. Editorial Board. 01/01/2018 - present
  • Archives of Suicide Research. Editorial Board. 01/01/2018 - present
  • Objective Zero Foundation. Role: Member. Board of Directors. 11/01/2016 - present
  • Continue Mission. Role: Member. Board of Directors. 11/01/2016 - present
  • National Center for PTSD. Role: Member. Educational Advisory Board. 09/2015 - present
  • PsychArmor Institute. Role: Member. Mental Health Advisory Committee. 05/2015 - present
  • National Ability Center. Role: Member. Military Subcommittee. 01/2015 - present
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Editorial Board. 05/2014 - present
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Associate Editor. 05/2014 - present
  • The Durkheim Project. Co-Founder & Board of Directors. 09/2013 - 09/2015
  • American Association of Suicidology. Role: Secretary. Board of Directors. 04/2013 - 04/2015

Internal Service

  • Graduate Curriculum Committee. 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018. Department service.
  • Presidential Task Force on Campus Safety. Member, 01/15/2017 - 05/01/2017. University service.
  • Diversity Committee. Member, 08/2016 - 08/2017. Department service.
  • Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. Member, 08/01/2016 - 07/31/2017. Department service.
  • Asia Campus Leadership Team. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2016. University service.
  • Clinical Training Committee. 01/01/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Student Veterans Advisory Committee. 01/01/2012 - present. University service.
  • Undergraduate Committee. 01/01/2012 - 05/08/2015. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Salt Lake Behavioral Health task force for military and veteran mental health. 10/01/2016 - present
  • Zero Suicide Academy. 01/2016 - present
  • Governors Task Force for Military and Veterans. 11/18/2014 - present
  • Utah Suicide Prevention Committee. 11/18/2014 - present
  • National Ability Center. 11/18/2014 - present
  • Utah National Guard . 11/11/2014 - present

Outreach

  • Utah Comrades peer support program. 09/2015 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Irwin Altman Outstanding Psychology Faculty Award. University of Utah Department of Psychology, 05/2018
  • Presidential Scholar. The University of Utah, 11/2016
  • Charles S. Gersoni Military Psychology Award. American Psychological Association Division 19, 08/2016
  • Edwin S. Shneidman Award. American Association of Suicidology, 04/02/2016
  • Beacon of Excellence Award. University of Utah, 10/2015
  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Category: Team/Academic). Military Health Services Research Symposium, 08/2014
  • Peter J.N. Linnerooth National Service Award. American Psychological Association, 08/2013
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor. Andrews Air Force Base, 05/2013
  • Distinguished Young Alumni Award - The Distinguished Young Alumni Award was established in 1997. This honor is presented to an alumnus/a under the age of 40 who has made significant strides in his/her personal and professional development and who has demonstrated service to the University and his/her community. University of Evansville Alumni Association, 02/2012
  • Fellow. National Center for Veterans Studies, 01/2011
  • Fellow - The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) has been conducting competency-based exams since 1948. The American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (ABCBP) is a member specialty board of ABPP and as such adheres to the same high standards. Board certified psychologists through the American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology have demonstrated a high level of specialty practice by means of examination by their peers. American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, 10/2010
  • Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award - The Melton Award is given to recognize early career achievements in military psychology, normally within five to 10 years of entry into the field. These contributions may be in the form of excellence in research, service, product, development, administration. Any of these must clearly reflect advancement of the profession of military psychology, improved effectiveness of military psychology systems, or service on behalf of the welfare of military personnel. Society for Military Psychology (APA Division 19), 08/2009
  • Mentor of the Year, San Antonio Area - This annual award is given to a mentor who has contributed most to the successful reintegration of a juvenile offender back into society. Texas Youth Commission, 05/2008
  • Volunteer of the Year, San Antonio Area - This annual award is given to a mentor who has contributed most to the successful reintegration of a juvenile offender back into society. Texas Youth Commission, 05/2007

Affiliations

  • International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), Member, 10/2013 - present
  • American Association of Suicidology (AAS), Board of Directors, 04/2013 - present
  • American Psychological Society (APS), Member, 01/2013 - present
  • Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP), Member, 01/2010 - present
  • Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Member, 01/2007 - present
  • Suicide Interventions Strategic Planning Group (SISPG), Member, 05/2006 - present
  • American Association for Suicidology (AAS), Member, 01/2006 - present
  • American Psychological Association (APA), Member, 01/2006 - present
  • Society for Military Psychology (APA Division 19) (Division 19), Member, 01/2006 - present
  • Society for Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12) (Division 12), Member, 01/2006 - present

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