Deborah Bradbard is a senior research associate at the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, focused on veteran and military spouse employment as well as military financial readiness and transition. She served as the director of research and policy at Blue Star Families and one of the primary authors of the 2013 and 2014 Blue Star Families Annual Lifestyle Survey. Her work on military families and military financial literacy have been cited by the White House, members of Congress, CNN, the Center for Deployment Psychology, and the Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE).  
 
Dr. Bradbard previously worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, developing products focused on military mental health issues including PTSD, suicide, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury. She received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Auburn University.