Kate Thomas

Kate Hendricks Thomas (Col ’02) published an anthology, Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans. An assistant professor of public health at Charleston Southern University, Thomas’s anthology pulls together a team of leaders in the fields of security studies, social work, public health, and veterans’ health practice to outline the case for such skills-building. Mental fitness training methods include body-based protocols long used in the treatment sector to rewire brains after trauma. Weaving together personal stories from military veterans and the latest in holistic behavioral medicine research, this book offers a call to action and health for those interested in peak performance. Watch the book trailer at www.bulletproofingthepsyche.com.