Bruce Crow, PsyD, MPH holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in public health. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army for 30 years, retiring at the rank of Colonel, then served as an Army civilian for five years leading development of the largest tele-behavioral health operation in the Department of Defense.
While on active duty, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology and held several senior leadership positions including eight years as the Army’s chief psychologist. During his military psychology career, Dr. Crow served as a clinician, training director, and policy advisor, and has served as a consultant to the defense ministries of Australia, Columbia, and Ukraine. Following his service with the U.S. Army, Dr. Crow completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in military suicide prevention at the University of Washington and served six years as the Associate Director for Program Evaluation with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Suicide Prevention. He retired from government service in 2025 and currently leads an initiative within the American Psychological Association to support Ukrainian military psychologists, a project he instigated in 2023 during his tenure as president of the military psychology division (Div 19).
He has served as a member of work groups that developed U.S. government clinical practice guidelines in the areas of suicide risk management and post-traumatic stress disorder and currently serves in leadership roles with the American Public Health Association in the areas of mental health and suicide prevention. He is a 2018 recipient of the John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award from APA Division 19 and was named the Outstanding Graduate from his public health graduate program. His military awards include the Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (eight awards), and the Army Expert Field Medical Badge.
