Db Palmer

About Db Palmer

Cognitive Performance Specialist for the United States Space Force, designing and delivering cutting edge resiliency programs and services on 1 of 8 Guardian Resilience Teams (specialty 4-person teams delivering Cognitive Performance, Physical Therapy, Strength & Conditioning, & Holistic Health Integration). making the best of the best, even better. Ensuring that our Warfighters are the most capable on the planet. and beyond!Entrepreneur/Founder: 2A Mental Health, industry disruptor serving the Conservative and Firearms Community with an innovative, active total-life resiliency coaching tech business.Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist, Certified First Responder Counselor, & Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, extensive training in Advanced Nutritional & Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals.Clinical Licensure in Alaska (Supervisor), Washington (Supervisor), Idaho (LPC), Utah (LCMHC), Colorado (LPC), Oregon (Supervisor), and Louisiana (LPC).Presentations, Industry Honors, & Research:Vice President (Board of Directors): Alaska Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental HealthAdvisory Council: Alaska Avalanche Information Center.2018- ECMH in Rural Alaska: Cultural Considerations, Engaging Families, and Promising Practices. Alaska Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Conference.20••••19- Judging Panel. Irish Adventure Film Festival. Ireland20••••22- PI/Project Director for 3 multi-year federal grants, totalling $5.6 million.2014- Rebranding Outdoor Studies for Social Change. UAA Faculty Research & Creative Activity Symposium.2013- Invited- Group & Expedition Leadership. American Canoe Association / BCU. St. Augustine, FL.2013- Arctic Slope Safety Project (NAOI): Facilitator for Barrow, AK.2013- APU/ NAOI Principal researcher/instructor: Program Design & Outcomes. MSOEE 60•••••13- Human Dynamics & Avalanche Risk, NAOI.2012- Adventure Leadership: Decision-Making. Alaska Geographic.2012- Classroom Health & Fitness: Mental, Social, & Physical Gains. Guest Lecturer: APU-Education Department.2012- Avalanche Risk: Adventure Psychology. North America Outdoor Institute (NAOI)2011- AEE Northwest: “Professional Opportunities & Wilderness Therapy”2010- AEE International, “Evidence-Based Wilderness Therapy”2010- AEE Northwest “What the research tells us about Adventure-Based Counseling”

Experience

1. Cognitive Performance Specialist

   United States Space Force

   Mar 2026 — Present · Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, US

   Cognitive Performance Specialist for the United States Space Force, designing and delivering cutting edge resiliency programs and services on 1 of 8 Guardian Resilience Teams (specialty 4-person teams delivering Cognitive Performance, Physical Therapy, Strength & Conditioning, & Holistic Health Integration). making the best of the best, even better. Ensuring that our Warfighters are the most capable on the planet. and beyond!

Education

• John Brown University

  Bachelor of Science, Recreation Management

  1998 — 2001

• The Washington School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University

  Ed.D, Counseling Psychology

  2008 — 2013

• Liberty University

  MA, Human Services: Marriage & Family Counseling

  2006 — 2008

• Prescott College

  Graduate School, Adventure-based Psychotherapy

  2002 — 2004