Heidi Kraft
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Heidi Squier Kraft is an American psychologist who, after serving in a combat hospital in occupied Iraq, became a notable author and speaker on mental health issues facing GIs and returning veterans.[1][2][3]
Education
Kraft earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1996.[2]
Military service
Kraft whose father was a United States Navy officer, joined the Navy as an avaition psychologist, during her internship. She met and married a fighter pilot in 1999.[2] She served in Iraq from February through September 2004. She retired from active duty in 2005.
Author and speaker
Kraft published "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital" in November 2007.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ann E. Yow (2007-11-17). "Book review: An assault on mental health: the struggles of a war psychologist". Seattle Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.com%2Fhtml%2Fbooks%2F2004014547_rulenumbertwo18.html&date=2012-11-30. ""Rule Number Two" offers no in-depth psychological analysis, but simple stories of individual struggles seen through the eyes of a practitioner who endures the same assaults on sanity as those she treats, underscoring the truth that even those escaping physical harm in combat do not return whole."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Former Military Careers: Read The Remarkable Story of Heidi Kraft". Science Applications International Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saic.com%2Fcareer%2Fmilitary%2Fformer-careers.html&date=2012-11-30. "Following her lifetime ambition to work in the medcal field, Heidi earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1996. During her internship at Duke University Medical Center, her love of flight and desire to serve her country led her to join the U.S. Navy as an aviation Clinical Psychologist."
- ↑ Mary Beth Sammons (2011). "Meet Dr. Heidi Kraft: Mom, Navy Officer and Guardian Angel under Fire to Wounded Soldiers". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcms.carepages.com%2FCarePages%2Fen%2FArticlesTips%2FFeatureArticles%2FMaryBethSammons%2Fheidi_kraft.html&date=2012-12-10. "Dr. Kraft forged a close bond with Deb Dunham, the mother of Jason and even accompanied the Dunhams to the White House in January of 2007 as they accepted their son's Congressional Medal of Honor from President Bush."
