Alan L. Peterson is a Professor and the Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is the Director of the STRONG STAR Consortium, which includes over 150 research collaborators and 50 institutions worldwide. STRONG STAR collaborators have collectively secured more than $225 million in research funding over the past 16 years. Dr. Peterson retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2005 after 21 years of active duty service including deployments in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. He has clinical and research expertise in the areas of behavioral medicine, psychological trauma, and resiliency. He has published 7 books, almost 400 scientific manuscripts, and given over 700 presentations and invited addresses at national and international meetings.
