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Amy B. Adler, PhD, is a research clinical psychologist and senior consultant with Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and is acting director of the Research Transition Office at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. She co-chairs the Army's Psychological Health and Resilience research program and has published more than 100 articles and co-edited six books. Dr. Adler is also an associate editor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

David Forbes, PhD, is the Director of Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, in the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. Dr. Forbes is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of mental health problems following trauma, and has worked in both acute crisis and continuing care settings across the community mental health system and in specialist traumatic stress services. He is an international expert in posttraumatic stress disorder and military mental health. Dr. Forbes has published more than 110 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and sits on the editorial board of leading international journals. He is a member of many advisory committees for governments and other organizations, including the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Defence, and the Australian Psychological Society. He has a strong track record in leading initiatives to improve outcomes for people affected by trauma through the translation of research into effective policy and practice.