
Melissa Munro Boyd
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Dr. Melissa Munro Boyd is a wife, mother of 3, clinical psychologist, and officer in the United States Army. Dr. Boyd has
spent much of her clinical career treating military service members with behavioral health disorders and she currently serves
as the Deputy Chief for the Division of Behavioral and Social Health Outcomes Practice at the Defense Centers for Public
Health-Aberdeen. Dr. Boyd was also stationed at USAG Humphreys in South Korea. Prior to the Army, Dr. Boyd worked in the
Philadelphia School District where she completed her dissertation on the impact of community violence on children. She is a
proud graduate of Hampton University in Virginia, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology and of La Salle University
in Philadelphia, where she earned her Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Her professional interests include the
impact of mental health on families, suicide prevention and awareness, and promoting healthy emotions and coping skills
through children’s literature. Through it all, God and her family have been a constant source of strength and motivation.