Psychology Alumni Profile
Craig Bryan
Class of 2001
It was during Craig Bryan's senior year at the University of Evansville that he began to fully develop his career path. "Dr. Kopta encouraged me to apply to graduate school and helped me determine which graduate degree to pursue. I'm grateful for his proactive interest and investment in my continuing education. I often say that I learned 'about' psychology at UE which paved the road for me to learn how to 'do' psychology in graduate school." He earned a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) from Baylor University.
As the chief of primary care psychology at Kelly Family Medicine Clinic on Lackland Air Force Base, Craig provides consultation regarding psychological and behavioral aspects of health (e.g., depression and anxiety, fibromyalgia, diabetes, or chronic pain). He also trains psychologists and social workers to integrate their services into family medicine clinics, serves as a suicide prevention program manager, and is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Wilford Hall Medical Center, where 50 percent of active duty air force psychologists are trained.
Craig will soon head to Iraq to assist with Operation Iraqi Freedom. "Psychologists play a significant role in deployed locations not only for combat stress support but also for neuropsychological screening and dispositional decisions. We use testing to measure attention deficits, memory impairment, and other functional problems associated with mild traumatic brain injuries that do not show up on MRIs or other imaging devices."
