Faculty: Jenny D'Olympia, PsyD, LP, HSP, LMHC

 

Courses

• PR800 - Dissertation I
• PR801 - Dissertation II
• CN601 - Mental Health Counseling Internship I
• CN602 - Mental Health Counseling Internship II
• FX510 - Introduction to Family Therapy
• MV555 - Trauma Theory and Treatment with Emphasis on Military and Veteran Populations

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Research and Practice Interests

• Women Veterans
• Readjustment and Mental Health Needs of Military, Veterans and their Families
• Suicide Prevention and Safer Firearms Storage
• Veterans Homelessness Prevention
• Internal Family System TherapyMental healh of military, veterans and their families, women veterans
• Post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression
• Individual, group, couples and family therapy
• Testing and assessment
• Evaluation and advocacy for children with special needs
• Special interest in children, families and systems

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Professional Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Psychologist, Health Service Provider, Massachusetts (#105562)
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Massachusetts (#6567)

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Awards

• VACO Veterans Experience Office's Customer Experience Innovation Award, 2024
  Awarded to HEARTH Project team for innovative homelessness prevention strategy implemented in the VA Healthcare System nationwide.
• Keynote Speaker, Massachusetts Statehouse Deborah Sampson Award, 2024
• Keynote Speaker, Celebrating Our Community Veterans, Lions Club, Easton, MA, 2023
• Deborah Sampson Award, Massachusetts Women Veteran of the Year, EOVS, 2023
• 5 Year Career Service Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011
• Guest Speaker, Veteran's Day Event, Boston, MA: State House, 2007
• Featured Speaker, Women Are Veterans Too, State House, MA, 2006
• Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force (USAF), 2005
• Air Force Commendation Medal, USAF, 2004
• Joint Service Achievement Medal, USAF, 2004
• Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device, USAF, 2004
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Combat Device, USAF, 2002, 2004
• Global War on Terrorism Campaign Medal with Combat Device, USAF, 2002, 2004
• Air Force Achievement Medal, USAF ,2001

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Publications and Presentations

Presentations at Scientific Meetings

• Hamner, K., D’Olympia, J., Thoms, A., Lund, E.M., Taveira-Dick, Gatewood, T., Maury, R., Notch, R., Störmer, K., Watson, K., and Williams, K. (2025). Exploring associations among U.S. women veterans between mental health diagnoses and self-reported negative mental health days and wellbeing indicators. The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference Presentation, Seattle, WA.
• Suri, S., Tiamuh, Z., Liu, Y., Kolodney, J., Ford, A., Lawson, J., D’Olympia, J., Ball, J., & Lambert, K. (2024). Longitudinal analysis of a veteran suicide prevention through safe firearm storage intervention program: Lessons learned & recommendations for sound evaluation practice. Presented at the NEPA Conference. D’Olympia, J. (2024). Veteran Suicide Prevention: An Innovative and Depolarizing Approach to Lethal Means Counseling. Presentation for APA Division 19: Society for Military Psychologists at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.
• D’Olympia, J., Taveira-Dick, A., Matlock, P., Polanco, M., & Bright, L. (2024). Women Warriors Not Damsels in Distress: Intersectional Issues in the Wellbeing of Women Veterans (panel). Presentation for Division 19: Society for Military Psychologists at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
• D’Olympia, J., Hamner, K., (2024) Understanding Variation in Well-being Among Women Veterans in the United States. Presentation for Division 19: Society for Military Psychologists at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
• Panel Member (2024). Shedding Light on the Innovative Help with Employment, Agency, Risk, Transition, and House (HEARTH) Project. Panel Discussion at National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Conference, Washington D.C.
• D’Olympia, J., Ball, J. (2024). Addressing Veteran Suicide Prevention Through Safer Firearm Storage: A Training, Implementation, and Evaluation. Presentation at Second Annual Co- Response Conference, Cambridge, MA.
• D’Olympia, J., Suri, S., Ball, J., Lambert, K., Tiamuh, Z, Ford, A, Lawson, J, Lawson, Ph.D., Jacob Kolodney, B.S. (2023). Addressing veteran suicide prevention through safer firearm storage: A training implementation and evaluation. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
• D’Olympia, J., Lambert, K., Taveira-Dick, A., Liu, Y., Ginsburg, Z., Suri, S., Ball, J., Tiamuh, Z., Ford, A., Lawson, J., Kolodney, J. (2024). Addressing Veteran Suicide Prevention Through Safer Firearm Storage: A Training, Implementation, and Evaluation. Presentation at APA Division 19 Military Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C.
• D’Olympia, J., Taveira-Dick, A., Suri, S., Kolodney, J., Tiamuh, Z., Re, K., De Ramon, J., & Pierce, E. (2023). Development and Implementation of Veterans Continuing Education Series in the Community. Poster presentation at the 2023 APA Annual Convention.
• D’Olympia, J., Ré, K., Taveira-Dick, A., Suri, S., Kolodney, J., Tiamuh, Z., DéRamon, J. & Pierce, E. (2023). Development and Implementation of Veterans Continuing Education Series
• in the Community. Poster Presentation at 2023 New England Psychology Association Annual Conference, Worchester, MA, United States.
• Merrill, E., Wall, S., Ginsburg, Z., D'Olympia, J. (2023). Preparing Now to Train Later: Early Career Training to Support the Military Community. Poster Presentation at 2023 New England Psychology Association Annual Conference, Worchester, MA, United States.
• D’Olympia, J., Hamner, K. et. al., (2023). Assessing the Needs of Women Who Served in the United States Armed Forces. Presentation for RAND Veterans Policy Research Institute. Virtual.
• D’Olympia, J. (2021). Internal Family Systems Therapy: An Approach to Treatment of Moral Injury of Veterans and Service Members. Presentation at Comprehensive Moral Injury Conference.
• D'Olympia, J., Suri, S., Price, J., Lee, S., Patel, D., Ferguson, H., Sobel, J., Duval, B., Taylor, Q. (2020). Education in service of our nation’s heroes: Analysis of outcome data for the WJC MVP training program. Presentation at New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Conference, 2020.
• D’Olympia J., Lee, S., Patel, D., Sobel, J. (2020) Women Veterans’ Quilt Group: Quilting as a Means to Build Camaraderie Among Women Veterans in an Integrated Treatment Program. Poster Presentation for Division 19 Military Psychology Summit, virtual due to Covid 19.
• Suri, S., Price, J., Lee, S., Patel, D., Ferguson, H., Sobel, J., Duval, B., & Taylor, Q., D'Olympia,
• J. (2020). Education in service of our nation’s heroes: Analysis of outcome data for the WJC MVP training program. Presentation at New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Conference.
• D’Olympia, J. (2020). Readjustment and Mental Health Needs of Women Veterans. Presentation at the Comprehensive Moral Injury Conference. Virtual.

Lectures and Workshops

• Invited Speaker, (2024). Suicide Prevention and Women Veteran, 3rd Service Women Veterans Caucus Event, Washington, D.C.
• Speaker, (2024). Mental Health and Veterans Round Table, Governor’s Advisory Counsel for Veterans, Charlestown MA.
• Panelist, (2024), Lethal Means Panel, 4th Annual Servicing Those Who Serve MA Governor’s Challenge Conference, Framingham University, MA.
• Presenter, (2022-Present repeat presentation). Suicide Prevention for Military and Veterans Through Lethal Means Counseling, William James College, multiple locations.
• Guest Speaker, (2024). SALUTE Suicide Prevention for Military and Veterans, Grand Rounds, VA Bedford Suicide Prevention Presentation, Edith Norse Healthcare Center, Bedford, MA.
• Guest Speaker, (2024). Issues and Innovations in Mental Health Related to Veterans, American Occupational Therapy Association National Training Series, National Web Series.
• Guest Speaker, D’Olympia, J. and Lambert, K. Veterans and Firearms (2024). What Every Responder Needs to Know, Mental Health and Law Enforcement Conference, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 2024, Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts.
• Guest Speaker, D’Olympia, J. and Lambert, K. (2024). SALUTE Safer Firearm Storage: A Model for Veteran Suicide Prevention Specific to Firearms, Mental Health and Law Enforcement Conference, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts.
• Panelist, (2024). Veteran Suicide Prevention, Massachusetts Veterans Service Officers Association Mental Health Conference, 2024, Leominster, MA.
• Panelist, (2024). Lethal Means Safety, Massachusetts Veterans Service Officers Association Mental Health Conference, Leominster, MA.
• Panelist, (2023). Mental Health Panel Discussion, Empowering Veterans NYC, Columbia University, New York City, NY.
• Guest Speaker, (2023). Firearm Safety Training for Clinicians, Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide in Military, Veterans and their Families Annual Conference, Newton, MA.
• Guest Speaker, (2023). Navigating the Strengths and Challenges of Women Veterans in the Mental Health Domain, Military and Veteran Provider Continuing Education Training Series, William James College, virtual.
• Panel Moderator, (2022). Women Veteran’s Readjustment and Mental Health Needs, Military and Veteran Provider Continuing Education Training Series, William James College, Newton, MA.
• Guest Speaker, (2022). Moral Injury and Service Members, Massachusetts Governor’s Challenge: Serving Those Who Served Annual Conference, virtual.
• Guest Speaker, (2021). Introduction to Internal Family Systems Therapy, Harvard Neighborhood Health Center, Dorchester, MA.
• Presenter, (2021). Moral Injury in Military and Veteran Populations, Military and Veteran Provider Continuing Education Training Series, William James College, virtual.
• Panel Moderator, (2021). Women Veterans and Mental Health Needs, Military and Veteran Provider Continuing Education Training Series, William James College, Newton, MA.
• Guest Speaker, (2021). Listening to Trauma, Vet Center Counselor Training, District 1, Department of Veterans Affairs, virtual.
• Presenter, (2019). Military Veterans as a Therapeutic Population, William James College APA Consortium Presentation Series, William James College, Newton, MA.
• Presenter, (2019). The Evolution of Veterans Helping Veterans in the Boston Area, Innovations and New Horizons in the Psychological Care of Veterans, William James College, Newton, MA.
• Presenter, (2019). Internal Family Systems Therapy as an Intervention with Veterans, William James College APA Consortium Presentation Series, William James College, Newton, MA.

Media Appearances

• Ockerbloom, Mark, (2024). A stranger in a strange land: local college helping veterans adjust back to civilian life, Fox News 25. www.boston25news.com 
• Brownlee, C. (2023). Can veteran-led training make suicide prevention more effective? The Trace. www.thetrace.org 
• Jolicoeur, L. (2023). Program at William James College tries to reduce veteran suicide by focusing on relationship to guns. WBUR. www.wbur.org 
• Huntsberry, W. (2022). Women in the military more than twice as likely to die by suicide as civilians. Voice of San Diego. www.voiceofsandiego.org 
• Dearing, T. (2022). A special Veterans Day hour of Radio Boston with D’Olympia, J., Moulton, S., Auchincloss, J., Tuitt, M., & Dearling, T. WBUR. www.wbur.org
• Reilly, A. (2021). Nurses feel mental health strains of a year of giving pandemic care [Guest appearance]. In Greater Boston. WGBH. www.wgbh.org 
• Labouré College of Healthcare & William James College. (2021). Recognizing & handling trauma [Podcast episode]. In UNPRECEDENTED: Nursing in a Pandemic – Prolonged Disaster Nursing Podcast Series. www.laboure.edu 
• Garvin, J. (2020). Supporting military families [Podcast episode]. In 102nd Intelligence Wing Wellness Podcast. www.102iw.ang.af.mil 
• O’Connell, S. (2018). Vets treating vets [Guest appearance]. In The Take with Sue O’Connell. NECN. www.necn.com 
• Rooney, E. (2008). Female veterans interview [Interview]. Emily Rooney Interviewer, WGBH.www.wgbh.org 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Hooshyar, D., D’Olympia, J., Kearns, J., See, R., Park, W., & Siddiq, J. (2025). Homeless outreach: Framework, influencers, and best practices. Journal of Illness, Crisis, and Loss, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/10541373251316261 
• Hamner, K., D’Olympia, J., Williams, K., Finn Störmer, K., Gatewood, T., Korede, A., Watson, K., Lund, E., Green, A., Bornhoft, K., Maury, R., Notch, R., Rodgers-Farris, S., Hendricks Thomas, K., & Fletcher, K. (In preparation). Assessing the needs of women who served in the United States Armed Forces. The Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health.
• Hamner, K., D’Olympia, J., Thoms, A., Lund, E., Taveira-Dick, Finn Störmer, K., Notch, R., Gatewood, T., Taveira-Dick, A., Watson, K., Williams, K., & Vasquez Maury, R. (In preparation). Exploring associations among U.S. women veterans between mental health diagnoses and self-reported negative mental health days and wellbeing indicators.

Other Publications

• Military Veteran Psychology Video Training Series. William James College (2022-2024), www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0bKzLVix7ieE02xi6YVMOLrlsOjZqan7 
• Series Director and Guest Speaker, Lectures for Psychologists During the War Series for Ukrainian Psychologists, YouTube Video Series with over 2,000 views in Ukrainian (2023– 2024), youtu.be/CuEk9FwV44s?si=BMmJOk8QdBtYeKiM 
• D’Olympia, J. (Contributing Author). (2023). Staff Manual for the Help with Employment, Agency, Risk, Transitions and Housing (HEARTH) Project. D. Hooshyar (Ed.). Department of Veterans Affairs.
• D’Olympia, J., Gagliardi, J. (2022). Connecting with Military Families: An Insider’s View, New England Journal of Relational and Systemic Practice.

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Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

• Founding Member, FAST Committee on Firearm Safety, MA, 2024 - Present
• Committee Member, GVAC Mental Health Subcommittee, MA ,2024 - Present
• Member, RAND Veterans Policy Research Institute, USA, 2023 - Present
• Member, MA Governor’s Advisory Council on Veteran’s Services, 2023 - Present
• Member, Service Women’s Action Network, USA, 2022 - Present
• Member, Governor’s Advisory Council to Prevent SMVF Suicide, 2022 - Present
• Secretary, Service Women’s Action Network, USA, 2023 - 2024

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Prior Experience

Clinical Experience

• Consultant/Collaborator, Havard Medical School and Department of Veterans Affairs,  2022 - 2024
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brenner Center, William James College, Newton, MA, 2019 - 2020
• Internship, Doctoral Level, Part-time, APA, Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center,Boston, MA, 2016 - 2019
• Practicum, Doctoral Level, Taunton Public School, Taunton, MA, 2015 - 2016
• Readjustment Counseling Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, 2005 - 2013
  • Military Family Counselor, 2011 - 2013
  • Readjustment Counselor,  2007 - 2011
  • OEF and OIF Outreach Specialist and Counselor, 2005 - 2007
• Internship, Master's Level, Bridgeway Center, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2003 - 2005
• Practicum, Master's Level, Bridgeway Center, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2002 - 2003

Research Experience

• Collaborator, SAFEGUARD, National Study, 2024 - Present
• Collaborator, HEARTH STARRS, National Study, 2022 - Present
• Collaborator and Co-Director, National Women Vets Needs Survey, National Study, 2022 - Present
• Volunteer Consultant, Internal Family Systems Therapy Research Foundation, National Study, 2021 - 2022
• Doctoral Project, "The Relationship of Trait Emotional Intelligence, Self-Reported Burnout, and Exposure to Social and Emotional Learning in Teachers K-12," William James College, Newton, MA, 2019

Military Experience

• Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force Reserves, Chicopee, MA, 2006 - 2009
• SAOC Sub-Saharan Africa Orientation Course Director, Air Force Special Operations School Hurlburt Field, FL, 2005 - 2006
• Intelligence Officer, United States Air Force Special Operations Command Hurlburt Field, FL, 2000 - 2005

International Duty and Deployments

• Bagram, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), 2004
• Bagram, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, 2003
• Oman and Afghanistan, OEF, 2002
• Tunisia, 2001

Learn more about Dr. D'Olympia here

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Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Psychological Association, 2019 - Present
• Clinical Fellow, American Association of Family Therapists, 2022 - Present

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Community Service

• Softball Coach, town, travel, and club levels, Canton, MA, 2022 - Present
• Camp Resilience Veterans Retreat Facilitator, Gilford, NH, 2023
• Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse Committee Member, Canton, MA, 2022 - 2023
• Room Parent, Hansen Elementary School, Canton, MA, 2022 - 2023
• Project Developer, WITRP Women Veterans Quilt Project, Brockton VA, MA, 2019 - 2020
• Collaborator, Afghan Women Refugees Counseling Collaboration, MA, 2022 - 2023
• Member, Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative, MA, 2019 - 2022
• Den Leader, Cub Scouts of America Pack 77, Canton, MA, 2017 - 2019