Associate Professor, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Dr. Holloway is a tenured Professor of Medical and Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at Uniformed Services University in Maryland, a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and an Adjunct Faculty speaker and consultant at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Philadelphia. Dr. Holloway received a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in English Literature in 1994 from the University of California, Irvine. She received a M.A. in Pre-Clinical Psychology in 1997 from Chapman University and a Ph.D. in 2003 in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Holloway completed her postdoctoral training in 2005 at the Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide and the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron T. Beck. As a licensed Psychologist, from 2003 to 2018, Dr. Holloway maintained a private clinical practice where she delivered cognitive behavioral interventions to adults, families, and couples. Since 2006, Dr. Holloway has served as the Founder and Director for the Suicide Care, Prevention and Research Initiative (Suicide CPR Initiative) at the Uniformed Services University. The mission of the Suicide CPR Initiative is threefold: (1) to develop innovative interventions to care for individuals during or after a suicidal crisis; (2) to create and disseminate suicide prevention programs to educate diverse audiences; and (3) to advance suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention research. Dr. Holloway has expertise in psychotherapy research, cognitive behavior therapy, military mental health, and suicide prevention.